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[ad026(--nospam--at)hwcn.org (Paul Ransom)]

> From: "Gary Hodgson & Associates" <ghodgson(--nospam--at)bellnet.ca>

> You might try Soda (Structural Design Optimization
> Analysis) from Acronym Software in Waterloo, Ontario.
> It works to both Canadian and American codes.  It is
> cheaper but will do 98% of what I have to face, i.e.
> single practitioner.
> Gary

AND has a nice, compact, member report.
AND does deflection design by energy methods.
AND otimises the total structure rather than individual members,
discretely.
AND doesn't hide very much (e.g. not very black box). The manual is
about 20 pages. The rest is in your steel design manual and text book.
AND provides great customer support.
AND permits custom member sections.
AND has a ASCII-CSV file import/export.
AND fits on two floppies.
AND needs a major interface overhaul (interface hasn't changed much
since it's original design for Win 3) but is thoroughly useable with a
price that you can work off in a day.

You gotta love it.

-- 
R. Paul Ransom, P. Eng.
Civil/Structural/Project/International
Burlington, Ontario, Canada
<mailto:ado26(--nospam--at)hwcn.org> <http://www.hwcn.org/~ad026/civil.html>

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