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SAM Version 6.2 is now available

Sam version 6.2 is now available to download from this website. It has also been sent to all registered customers on CD.

The following full Eurocodes modules are now available in Sam:

• Section design modules for Eurocodes (S.01_EU, S.02_EU, S.04_EU, S.06_EU)
• Precast pretensioned beam design for Eurocodes (B.03_EU)
• Reinforced concrete beam design for Eurocodes (B.04_EU)
• Basic analysis for Eurocodes (A.02_EU)
• Advanced analysis for Eurocodes (A.04_EU)
• Line beam analysis for Eurocodes (A.06_EU)
• Live load optimisation for Eurocodes (A.08_EU)

• UK National Annex for special vehicles
• French National Annexes

This release also includes a number of major new features:

• Rail loads for line beam structures
• Dynamic analysis
• CAD .DXF and .DWG import for structures and section shapes
• Improved 3D submodel generation
• Improved definition of planes
• Plot of analysis results can show multiple effects
• Stress vector plot option for FE results
• Results drill down for compilations, envelopes and envelope-of-envelopes

Full details can be found in the Release Notes.