Since I don't have a license I've been relying on a peer that has a license to test it out and it seems quite good, with a little tweaking it looks like you could dump rebar to cad and only need minimal drafting cleanup. A big advantage that I see in RAM, and my main reason for wanting to switch, is that the user can manually define their rebar in the model, verify designs, etc, and then directly export that to cad.
Is this still happening? Any other input/complaints/info on their license model? Is it possible to still buy perpetual licenses? I found some older threads on here with some very unhappy customers that got stuck with extra usage bills. Their website directs you to their blog to explain the "practitioner" license which they go on and on about as being superior to "old license models" but how their licensing actually works is very fuzzy. I am very confused by the Bentley licensing. The only benefits I have found in my research so far are: 1) connection to etabs, 2) safe is cheaper, 3) it seems like safe is faster for a quick and dirty schematic model Does anyone know of any benefit of SAFE over Concept? I have used Concept a long time ago and my partner is quite competent with it, so there's some learning curve but not starting at zero. SAFE's automatic design is so bad it's laughable so that's off the table. Recently I've been working on tools for post processing, but I am starting to realize that this is stupid. Back when I was starting out the company I worked for would plot the safe results on the big plotter and we'd sit with a calculator and manually work out and mark down the rebar.
It is essentially an analysis tool and relies on the user to manually design the rebar via post processing. Current frustration is that SAFE is entirely useless for slab design. several spreadsheets that directly speak to safe for load takedowns, design, etc. Currently have SAFE (along with Etabs) and have some infrastructure built around safe, i.e. A good amount of flate plate design (in the US), essentially no post-tension. I'm thinking of switching from SAFE to Concept and have a few questions.įirst, here what I typically do and need:
Next I'll be asking if column bases are assumed to be pinned. I've become that guy asking about software on here.
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