International Design Codes & Standards

• BS8110:87
• BS8110:97
• CP65
• IS456
• ACI-318
• AS3600
• NZS3101
• NZS3101:06
• EC1
• EC2
• EC3
• EC8
• EC2(NA to SS)
• EC2(NA to MS)
  

Input & Model

• 2D Key plan, Elevation Input and 3D Model view
• Input Grid(G), Slab(S), Beam(B), Column(C), Wall(W), Brick-wall(K) object and
• set custom properties such as material, size, element drop
• Note: Grid, Slab, Beam, Column, Wall, Brick-wall object will be abbreviated
• as G, S, B, C, W and K respectively
• Non-orthogonal floor key plan grids with regions
• Floor key plan with fully integrated project management and status control of analysis and design stages
• Mapping of elements to identification of slab, beam, column and wall in input
• Toggle input object Slab(S), Beam(B), Column(C), Wall(W), Brick-wall(K), Loadings(L)
• and All input objects using short-cut key of S, B, C, W, K, L and A respectively
• Grid bounded objects, input objects of S, B, C and W are bound to grids
• Break or merge structural objects of B, S and W at intersecting grids
• Auto generation of input objects slab(bound by B and W), beam(between C) and
• column(at G or B intersection) under respective input mode
• Command-driven icon to change or delete of same type of input data(G, S, B, C, W and K)
• selected by individual click or window drag-select
• Highlighting of input data(G, S, B, C, W) connected to selected grids and group delete
• them all with ‘Delete’ key
• Input point(P), uniform distributed line(U), general-variable line(V), area(E), patch(H)
• and brick-wall(R) loads to respective objects of slab(P,U,E,R,H), beam(P,U,V,R),
• column(P) and wall(P,V)
• Input circular(I), rectangular(T) and polygonal(O) openings to respective objects of
• slab(I, T, O), beam(I, T), column(I, T, O), wall(T)
• Import key plan from another Esteem project
• Copy key plan to multiple other floors
• Overlay upper or lower floor key plan object slab, wall column, wall on current key plan input
• 2D plan and side elevations view
• 3D view Orthographic, Perspective view
• 3D Model wireframe or solid rendering
• 3D Model Walk-through mode and Fly-Through animation
  
  
  

New Features

• Import dwg/dxf 2d drawings and use them as a tracing background and
• to auto assign dwg entities as input objects
• Auto change to element input mode by double-clicking the element
• Colour coded icon of analysis and design status
  
  

Auto Mesh Generation & 3D Analysis

• Total integration of floor key plans for 3-D analysis and input of beam, column and wall for automatic 3-D modelling, including wall opening, offsets of beam, column and wall
• Automatic data feed-back from floor plan analysis for 3-D analysis and vice versa for floor plan design
• of beam and column with full integration of:
• All floor plans gravity load effects for 3-D analysis based on actual beam support in total input
• Wind and notional load effects for total project design and detailing of beam, column, wall, pile and pad footing
• Post-analysis load combinations, graphical deflection and analysis textual output
• Finite Element Analysis
• Automatic adaptive mesh generation for well-graded triangular and quadrilateral shell elements
• Beam pattern loading analysis in 2D
• Wind and Notional Load Analysis in 3D
• Ritz or Eigenvalue Seismic Dynamic Analysis in 3D
• Seismic Modal Response Spectrum (EC8, EC8, EC8 Malaysia & Singapore or User Defined)
• P-Delta analysis of selected load combinations
• Steel member section
• Stage Construction Analysis
• Moment, shear, torsion, displacement, loading, forces diagram for Beam and Column
• Moment, shear, top and bottom steel area contour in X and Y direction for Floor
• Slab(2D) and Transfer Slab(3D) & Raft(3D)
• Vertical Displacement contour for Floor Slab(2D) and Transfer Slab(3D) & Raft(3D)
• Diaphragm stress and Soil pressure contour for Floor slab and Raft respectively in 3D
• Moment, shear, diaphragm and principal stress contour for Wall in 3D
  
  

New Features

• Faster Beam Free Nodes Checking for Meshing
• Simplified MRSA biaxial load combination feature which reduce seismic design to only 8 biaxial envelope combinations.
  
  

Design

• Compliance with the BS8110:1985 / 1997 and EC2 & EC8 code of practice
• Full Design for Slab, Beam, Column and Wall
• Reinforced Concrete Design
• Conventional, Stage Construction, P-Delta, Seismic Design
• Foundation Design for Pile and Pad
• Design Calculation Report
• Export out Design Calculation Report to Rich Text Format file to be viewed in MS Word
  
  

New Features

• Steel member design check from Class 1 to Class 4 complying to EC3
• Slab Displacement contour in 2D based on non-reduced slab stiffness
• Slab design based on band-width contour cut
• Pile offset from edge of core wall to increase capacity of foundation
• Column and wall design based on FE end restraint
• Column and Wall Design with Reduced Subframe Moment
• Wall framing beam design is made obsolete and unnecessary for Wall
• Multi-section beam deflection checking using weighed effective depth
• Beam end/inner span deflection check is based on its fixity to Wall end
• Auto fix Beam End Release on Wall
• Flat Slab Design
  
  

Detailing

• Auto-Drafting Design Detailing to meet Design Requirements
• Auto arrange beam and slab detailing cuts to fit imported Title Block drawing
• Detailing Schedule Table for Column, Wall and Pile & Pad Foundation
• Comprehensive and total output
  - Concise textual calculation and detailing output
  - Captivating user-friendly graphical interface
  - Compatibility to CAD drawing DWG and DXF files
• Column & Wall mark on Floor plan as in detailing schedule table
• Choice to freely configure rebar detailing and drafting
  - Customised to local consultants context and culture
  - Completed details of slab, beam, column, wall and footing for drafting, including(but not limited to) the column/wall schedule, footing key plan and schedule for both pad and pile foundation
  - Configure freely the design and detailing parameters for automatic selection and detailing of rebar
  - Control fully the vertical drop in slab and beam
• Column and Wall Design with Reduced Subframe Moment
• Export out 2D detailing to DXF or DWG file
  
  

New Features

• Wall link detailing in schedule table and is needed if vertical rebar steel % >= 2%
• Column & Wall mark on Floor plan as in detailing schedule table
• Show only necessary grids for 'cleaner' grids and dimensions in detailing plan
• Flat Slab Detailing
  
  

BIM

• Revit integration, import and export between Esteem models and Revit 2021-2025 models
• IFC2x3 geometric export of Esteem model including pile and pad foundation
• Export Esteem 3D models to 3D DXF
• Export Esteem model to Esteem Viewer which is a free software from Esteem to only view floor key plans and 3D model
  
  

Quantity Take-off

• Quantity take-off for Concrete & Foam-work, Steel Rebar, Mesh and Costing results for
• Slab, Beam, Column, Wall and Footing
• Export quantity take-off results to MS Word and Excel
  
  

File Utility

• Backward compatibility:- Newer software versions is able to open Esteem projects created in previous versionsl
  
  

New Features

• Forward compatibility:- Older software versions from Esteem 11 onwards is able to open Esteem projects created in newer versions