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Scia Engineer Editions Comparison Chart

Standard SCIA Engineer Editions cover all engineering analysis and design tasks and include tools for structural BIM, preparation of project documentation and drawings. The chart shows what is included in each edition. (not all functions are shown, contact us for more information).

Modeller Concept Professional Expert Ultimate
Geometry modelling in 3D: straight or curved beams, columns, walls, slabs, shells including intersections ■ ■ ■ ■
Productivity toolbox: table input, storeys, project templates, etc. ■ ■ ■ ■
Engineering Report ■ ■ ■ ■
General cross-section editor   ■ ■ ■
Parametric modelling   ■ ■ ■
Interoperability Concept Professional Expert Ultimate
BIM Toolbox: conversion from structural model to analysis model, revision management, etc. ■ ■ ■ ■
Revit link ■ ■ ■ ■
Tekla link ■ ■ ■ ■
Etabs link   ■ ■ ■
Loads Concept Professional Expert Ultimate
Load panels ■ ■ ■ ■
Climatic loads: generator of wind and snow loads ■ ■ ■ ■
Mobile loads: influence lines, critical position, one group of mobile load, code-defined load groups   ■ ■ ■
Advanced mobile loads: support for multiple load groups,     ■ ■
Train loads: generation of load positions along a track     ■ ■
Analysis Concept Professional Expert Ultimate
Linear analysis ■ ■ ■ ■
Material non-linear analysis: ties, soil supports, non-linear springs, gaps ■ ■ ■ ■
Geometrical non-linear analysis: 2nd order, large displacements ■ ■ ■ ■
Stability analysis ■ ■ ■ ■
Advanced non-linear analysis: surface elements resisting only pressure, friction springs, general plasticity   ■ ■ ■
Analysis of cables, membranes     ■ ■
Non-linear stability analysis     ■ ■
Soil interaction, nonlinear soil supports in frames     ■ ■
Material nonlinearity in concrete frames     ■ ■
Dynamics: eigenmodes analysis ■ ■ ■ ■
Dynamics: earthquake, harmonic load, time-history   ■ ■ ■
Construction Stages     ■ ■
Sequential analysis     ■ ■
Modelling and analysis of prestressing     ■ ■
Design Concept Professional Expert Ultimate
Design of reinforced concrete members; Calculation of long-term deflections ■ ■ ■ ■
Fire resistance design of concrete members   ■ ■ ■
Design of prestressed concrete     ■ ■
Design of steel members ■ ■ ■ ■
Fire resistance design of steel members   ■ ■ ■
Cold-formed steel design   ■ ■ ■
Analysis of plastic hinges in steel frames   ■ ■ ■
Steel connections design   ■ ■ ■
Design of composite floors   ■ ■ ■
Design of timber members ■ ■ ■ ■
Foundation pad design ■ ■ ■ ■
Open Design   ■ ■ ■
Load combinations and special checks for bridges     ■ ■
Drawings Concept Professional Expert Ultimate
Picture gallery, paperspace, import & export of DXF/DWG ■ ■ ■ ■
General arrangement drawings   ■ ■ ■
Steel connection drawings   ■ ■ ■
Optional modules Concept Professional Expert Ultimate
Composite column design       ■
Design of steel members - lateral torsional buckling (2nd order)       ■
Design of aluminium members       ■
Design of scaffolding       ■
3D free form modeler; ODA; Parametric batch optimisation       ■
Pushover analysis with ECTools       ■

 

Special packages

If the standard editions do not match your particular needs, please look at our offer of specialised packages.

Extension and upgrade of Editions

If you extend your field of interest and your current Edition does not any more reflect your needs, it can be easily upgraded to any higher Edition.
Similarly, if you have specific needs and need a tailor made configuration of SCIA Engineer, any of the Editions can be extended by separate additional modules.
 

Detailed factsheets about each module can be found in the SCIA Resource Centre.

Concept Edition

This version of the software attracts engineers modelling structures made of steel, concrete or other materials. Flat or curved plates and beam members (straight or curved) constitute the 3D model built using gridlines, construction templates, imported drawings or direct input.

Professional Edition

It is the version for an experienced design engineer. It adds to the Concept Edition more modelling facilities: arbitrary cross-sections (shape, materials), real parametric modelling of every input entity (geometry, loading, ...).

Expert Edition

The Expert Edition extends the Professional Edition and will interest the most demanding users. A few excerpts: advanced mobile loads and train loads, construction stages.

Ultimate Edition

The Ultimate Edition contains the whole spectrum of features offered in SCIA Engineer. It extends the Expert Edition by all available design codes, code checks (like aluminium), languages and more.