PREFAB 23.0.3
PREFAB 23.0.3
PREFAB 23.0.3 includes minor bug fixes and the following improvements.
Export data from PDF to Excel
We've introduced a new feature that allows you to create tabulated data directly from the PDF. Simply click the designated icon in the PDF, and you generate tabulated data that can be easily copied into Excel or used for other purposes.
When the icon is clicked, a window will open (resembles the image below). Currently, PDF-XChange both auto-copies to the clipboard and gets the data tabulated to fit Excel. Adobe doesn't auto-copy. Foxit replaces tabs with spaces, and unfortunately, Bluebeam doesn't support this feature.
By toggling the button on or off, you can choose whether to enable or disable the Excel export options in the PDF.
Merge PDFs
Now you can merge your PREFAB PDFs and other PDFs from within PREFAB. This ensures that all features are merged successfully.
The function can be found on the Export page. Simply drag your PDFs into the merge canvas and hit the Merge button. The function requires Java to be installed.
Improved plastic calculation engine
This release comes with various improvements to the plastic calculation engine.
The overall speed of the calculation is significantly improved. Additionally, there is no option to choose simple or complex calculation. The complex is now default without compromising the calculation speed.
The improved calculation engine ensures that tension in the anchorages in the compression zone cannot occur. In addition, anchorages are now able to handle shear to avoid sliding. See image above.
New languages
PREFAB now supports 2 new languages – Finnish and Norwegian.
The language can be changed under settings.
Surface loads to StruXML
Surface loads applied to shell elements (walls, slabs, etc.) are now included in the export to StruXML.
