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    Capabilities and Limitations

     

    The table below lists the features available in ISM 6.0 (Structural Synchronizer CONNECT Edition Update 1) and indicates the Bentley applications or plug-ins that Import and Export or only Export each feature. For a list of features in ISM 5.0, click here.  

    The versions referenced below are from Q1 2017 or earlier. Some features are not supported as a result of these elements not being required data in the client application. These are listed as "N/A" in the table.

    FEATURES RAM Concept RAM Elements RAM Structural System ISM Revit Plugin ProStructures AECOsim Building Designer STAAD.Pro STAAD(X).Tower Microstran MultiFrame
    MATERIALS Aluminum N/A NO N/A I/E* N/A I/E NO N/A N/A NO
    Concrete I/E I/E I/E I/E I/E I/E I/E NO I/E E
    Masonry N/A NO N/A I/E* N/A I/E N/A N/A N/A NO
    OtherMaterial N/A NO I/E I/E* NO NO NO NO I/E NO
    Steel N/A I/E I/E I/E I/E I/E I/E E I/E E
    Timber N/A NO NO I/E* N/A I/E NO N/A N/A NO
    REBAR AreaSurfaceRebar I/E NO E E I/E I/E NO N/A N/A N/A
    CircleParallelRebar NO NO E E I/E I/E NO N/A N/A N/A
    CircleTieRebar NO NO E E I/E I/E NO N/A N/A N/A
    ConcentratedSurfaceRebar I/E NO E E I/E I/E NO N/A N/A N/A
    CustomParallelRebar NO NO NO E I/E I/E NO N/A N/A N/A
    CustomPerpendicularRebar NO NO NO E I/E I/E NO N/A N/A N/A
    DiamondTieRebar NO NO NO NO I I/E NO N/A N/A N/A
    GridParallelRebar NO NO NO NO I/E I/E NO N/A N/A N/A
    LappedTopRectangleTieRebar NO NO NO NO I I/E NO N/A N/A N/A
    LayerParallelRebar I/E NO NO E I/E I/E NO N/A N/A N/A
    OpenUTieRebar I/E NO E E I* I/E NO N/A N/A N/A
    RebarCage NO NO NO NO E NO NO N/A N/A N/A
    RebarMaterial I/E NO E E I/E I/E NO N/A N/A N/A
    RectangleParallelRebar NO NO E E I/E I/E NO N/A N/A N/A
    RectangleTieRebar I/E NO E E I/E I/E NO N/A N/A N/A
    SingleRebar NO NO NO E I/E I/E NO N/A N/A N/A
    SpiralTieRebar NO NO NO E I I/E NO N/A N/A N/A
    StraightPerpendicularRebar I/E NO E E I/E I/E NO N/A N/A N/A
    SECTIONS BuiltUpSection N/A I/E NO I/E* NO NO NO NO NO NO
    CustomSection N/A I/E NO I/E* I/E NO I/E* NO I/E E
    ParametricSection I/E I/E I/E I/E I/E I/E I/E* E I/E NO
    TableSection N/A I/E I/E I/E I/E I/E I/E* E I/E E
    VaryingSection N/A I/E* NO I/E* NO I/E I/E* NO NO NO
    GRIDS CartesianGridLine NO NO I/E I/E NO I/E NO NO NO NO
    CircularGridLine NO NO I/E I/E NO I/E NO NO NO NO
    RadialGridLine NO NO I/E I/E NO I/E NO NO NO NO
    DECKS CompositeDeck N/A NO E I/E NO I/E NO N/A N/A N/A
    CustomSteelDeck N/A NO NO NO NO I/E NO N/A N/A N/A
    SineWaveSteelDeck N/A NO NO NO NO I/E NO N/A N/A N/A
    StandardSteelDeck N/A NO NO I/E NO I/E NO N/A N/A N/A
    TableSteelDeck N/A NO E I/E NO I/E NO N/A N/A N/A
    LOADS CurveForceMemberLoad I/E I/E E I/E N/A NO NO E I/E NO
    LoadCase I/E I/E E I/E N/A NO NO E I/E NO
    PointForceMemberLoad I/E I/E E I/E N/A NO NO E I/E NO
    SurfaceForceMemberLoad I/E I/E E I/E N/A NO NO NO N/A NO
    CURVE MEMBERS ShearStudZone N/A NO E I/E* N/A I/E NO N/A N/A N/A
    Beam I/E I/E I/E I/E I/E I/E I/E* E I/E E
    Column I/E I/E I/E I/E I/E I/E I/E* NO I/E E
    HorizontalBrace N/A I/E I/E I/E NO I/E I/E* NO I/E NO
    Pedestal NO I/E NO I/E NO  I/E I/E NO N/A NO
    Pile NO NO NO NO NO I/E NO NO N/A NO
    StripFooting NO NO NO NO I/E I/E NO NO N/A NO
    VerticalBrace N/A I/E I/E I/E NO I/E I/E* NO I/E NO
    ANALYTICAL CurveSupport NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO E
    Node NO I/E NO NO NO NO I/E E I/E E
    PointReaction I/E NO E NO NO I/E NO E E NO
    PointSupport I/E I/E E NO NO NO I/E E E E
    FEATURE ADDITION OR SUBTRACTION BasePlate N/A I/E NO I/E* I/E NO NO NO NO NO
    Connector N/A NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
    EndPlate N/A I/E NO I/E* I/E NO NO NO NO NO
    FlangeCover N/A NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
    GussetPlate N/A I/E NO NO I/E NO NO NO NO NO
    Haunch N/A NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
    OpeningReinforcement N/A NO I/E I/E* NO NO NO NO NO NO
    ShearTab N/A NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
    Splice N/A NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
    WebDoubler N/A I/E NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
    WebStiffener N/A E* I/E* NO I/E I/E NO NO NO NO
    BoltHole N/A NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
    Coping N/A NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
    EndCut N/A NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
    Opening I/E NO I/E I/E I/E I/E NO NO NO NO
    Recess NO NO NO NO NO I/E NO NO NO NO
    ReducedSection NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
    Other NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
    STEEL JOISTS ParallelChordSteelJoist N/A I/E NO I/E* NO I/E NO N/A NO NO
    SjiParallelChordJoistGirder N/A I/E I/E I/E* NO I/E NO N/A NO NO
    TableSteelJoist N/A I/E I/E I/E NO I/E NO N/A NO NO
    OTHER Story I/E I/E I/E I/E NO I/E NO NO NO NO
    SUBSTRUCTURES Substructures I/E NO NO I/E I/E I/E NO NO NO NO
    SURFACE MEMBERS SurfaceMemberOpening I/E I/E* I/E I/E I/E I/E NO N/A N/A NO
    Cladding NO NO NO I/E* I* I/E NO N/A N/A NO
    Footing I/E NO I/E I/E I/E I/E NO N/A N/A NO
    PileCap NO NO E I/E* I* I/E NO N/A N/A NO
    Slab I/E I/E I/E I/E I/E I/E NO N/A N/A E
    Wall I/E I/E I/E I/E I/E I/E NO N/A N/A NO

    I/E         Import and Export

    I            Import only

    E           Export only

    NO        Not Implemented

    N/A       Not applicable for the specific product

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    • Raoul Karp Created by Bentley Colleague Raoul Karp
    • When: Fri, Jul 1 2011 12:31 PM
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    • When: Mon, Apr 10 2017 11:47 PM
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