Problem with B/F loads in release 5.33a

[factory-fit]

Hello Tony, got friends in Melbourne, nice place to live.

Run into a glitch with 5.33a update; after admiring and experimenting with the 'dual cantilever' facility, went on to work on a big project we're doing.

When shunting a beam up the list that has a reference to one above it, ie where a principal supports a primary running into it, not only do you get an error message (it used to just stop you moving it before, so was foolproof) but when you move the beam back down the damage becomes permanent.

Only cure is to go back in and manually edit the references, removing the ? and changing the reference back again.

If you wish I can send over the Prosteel calculation file for you to check this for yourself.

Added twin cantilever is good, but we used to get round this by just making two separate design calculations and using the heaviest beam. This new glitch is particularly dangerous as you don't always spot the damage and it changes the loads to zero.

Best
Kevin Armstrong

[Tony Bryer]

I've done a quick check here and nothing has changed. If I try and move a beam above a referenced one I get the expected error message Item 4 uses data from item 3 so cannot be moved above it. If you would like to send your file as an attachment to support@superbeam.co.uk I will check it out.

[factory-fit]

All cured by 5.33c, thanks for the speedy response, and trust those terrible fires haven't affected you.:(

Kevin

[Tony Bryer]

Glad to have sorted it. The fires are all well away from the city but for those of us who are unaffected directly, the daily news reports and rising death toll - it may reach 300 - make for harrowing reading and watching. Spare a thought too for all those in the emergency services - many of them volunteers - who have been at the sharp end.