Situation: In RFEM6.12.0007, I have steel members, and I want to change their cross-section.
Problems:
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When I open the catalogue, the default material changes from steel to concrete (video below). Without any warnings and the model happily runs without problems.
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All the design configurations are removed from the 'concrete' HEA beams without elaborate warnings or notifications.
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All the HEA profiles made of concrete are removed from the 'objects to design' list of the steel-design add-on without elaborate pop-up messages or warnings although low-key marked as warning in steel-design module.
Although it is the user's responsibility to check all the inputs, often during repeated changing of cross-sections and on a rush, this silent material change causes some headaches.
Given that this software is meant for the design of civil structures, not general design (like Abaqus), it would be good that it warned the user based on common engineering sense that an HEA beam is typically not made of concrete.
I hope this is fixed in the future versions.
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