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Dear colleagues and ATENA friends,
we hope you
are doing well, and you are enjoying this year's summer to the maximum.
As previously
announced, we are releasing the ATENA 2023 version for
public beta
testing. The full commercial version is planned for the end
of 2023. We have been working on ATENA 2023 for quite a long time, so
please kindly apologize delays in the completion of this version. Now it is
ready to be used. We have uploaded this public beta version on our
website to be downloadable for everyone who has the
updated license or just bought a new version recently. Of course, we have
not forgottten about those who want to test it prior to purchasing it. This
beta version is also available as a 30-day
trial version with full capabilities.
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ATENA 2023 Beta will be
installed in a separate directory so that it does not affect your
previous ATENA installation. Separate version of ATENA
Center 2023 will be also installed, and can be used to access the various
components of the ATENA system.
However, if you select to install same GiD version, it will upgrade your
ATENA-GiD scripts, which may result in some incompatibilities. It is
therefore recommended that you select different GiD version during ATENA
2023 installation.
ATENA 2023 beta version
represents a milestone in our latest software development as we are
introducing the new preprocessor that unifies ATENA 2D and 3D into a single
user evironment.
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Fig.
1: ATENA 2023 uses ATENA Studio for runtime analysis visualization and
post-processing.
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Fig.
2: 3D model of a historical bridge in the environment of the new ATENA 2023
pre-processor
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We would love
to have your feedback, so that we can make last fixes before the final
release. Everyone who uses an updated version of ATENA 3D, ATENA Science or
ATENA Full is encouraged to explore the new features of this unified
environment. Those who own ATENA 2D Engineering only, are recommended to
upgrade to ATENA 3D Engineering.
ATENA Engineering supports
static analysis of reinforced concrete structures. The new version
is also compatible with the current Science version, which will still
remain the main product for more advanced analyses such as creep, transport
or dynamic. If compared to the existing ATENA 2D & 3D Engineering,
it contains the following main improvements:
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2D
and 3D modelling and preprocessing is combined into a single
environment,
curved
NURBS lines and surfaces are supported,
stronger
compatibility with ATENA Science,
import
of *.gid models as well as old *.cc2 and *.cc3 data files,
scripting
support using Python programming language,
support
for layers as in other modelling programs,
possibility
to develop user defined material libraries as well as materials,
support
for construction process modelling both in 2D and 3D,
durability
models for reinforcement corrosion and alkali-silica reaction,
modelling
and simulation of 3D concrete printing,
BIM
based internal data format,
our
popular AtenaStudio program is used for unique runtime visualization
and control,
fully
built on 64-bit technology and supporting larger computer memory
capacity and speed,
analysis
time increased by a factor 2-3 for more complex problems with
extensive internal reinforcement,
import
of other data formats such as: ifc, iges will be fully implemented in
future releases.
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Fig.
3: View of axi-symmetric analysis definition in the new ATENA 23
pre-processor
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Fig.
4: Large scale 3D model of a composite steel-concrete cable stayed bridge
in ATENA 2023 imported from a previous GiD model.
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A webinar including
a tutorial example in the new ATENA 2023 Engineering Preprocessor is
available on our youtube channel here.
In the near
future, we are planning gradually to integrate the features of ATENA
Science and Engineering into a single user environment. As for now, ATENA
Science is recommended for analyses with complicated 3D models, or when you
need to model transport problems or dynamic and long-term behavior (creep
& shrinkage).
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We will keep
you updated on any development in this new ATENA 2023 environment. Stay
tuned and follow our YouTube Channel where we are
presenting new videos and tutorials on ATENA applications and examples.
Please, feel
free to ask our team at cervenka@cervenka.cz
for any queries you may have about this new release.
We look
forward to hearing from you or seeing you in one of the upcoming webinars or international conferences.
With best regards from Prague
Your Červenka Consulting ATENA
team
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Fig.
5: Internal reinforcement defined in the new ATENA 23 pre-processing module
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We strongly
support our users in their simulation work with ATENA. Support is mainly
provided by email and phone calls. The solution to many questions can be
found also in our FAQ & Online Forum. New versions of ATENA are
released every year. Maintenance is provided for free for one year after
the software purchase. After that it can be prolonged at an annual rate
coresponding to 15% of the program price.
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