Has Leap Bridge Concrete been updated to expand the use of Strut and Tie Modeling (STM)?

My version of Leap Bridge Concrete currently allows for the use of STM in hammerhead pier caps, but we also need that option for all cap types in multi-column bents. We also need an STM option for prestressed and CIP concrete girders in Leap Bridge Concrete Superstructure. Has this update happened or are we still waiting? If it hasn't happened, it needs to happen immediately if Bentley wants to maintain their customer base. Although there is language in current editions of the code allowing for the use of other, traditional methods, some DOT's (i.e. ARDOT) are beginning to require the use of STM for all applicable concrete elements as long-term bridge performance has begun to suggest the traditional methods may be under-conservative. The strut and tie method can be arduous when done by hand and the amount of time required to produce a useful model is difficult to predict. Is this something Bentley plans to address?

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