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iBeams Pro Changelog

What's new in iBeams Pro 3.3.1

Jun 21, 2023
  • Bug fixes.

New in iBeams Pro 3.3 (May 8, 2023)

  • Various bug fixes

New in iBeams Pro 3.2 (Nov 30, 2022)

  • Analysis:
  • Section Properties can now be rotated 90° to use the weak axis during analysis.
  • You can now switch the base system of units used in a document from metric to imperial or vice versa.
  • Online Help:
  • A page was added explaining the iCloud sync icons displayed in the Section Properties dialog.

New in iBeams Pro 3.1 (Mar 18, 2021)

  • Beam Canvas:
  • Units can now be displayed along with dimension and load values.
  • Beam material and section properties (E and I) can now be displayed below the beam

New in iBeams Pro 3.0.1 (Dec 11, 2020)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Removed duplicate weight load that appeared when printing documents

New in iBeams Pro 3.0 (Nov 12, 2020)

  • Support for macOS Big Sur and Apple Silicon Macs

New in iBeams Pro 2.9.3 (Mar 29, 2020)

  • Bug Fixes

New in iBeams Pro 2.9.2 (Feb 11, 2020)

  • Fixed an issue with QuickLook not generating preview images of ibeam files

New in iBeams Pro 2.9.1 (Nov 15, 2019)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Some files could not be opened if "Include Beam Weight" is enabled
  • Fixed hang when "Include Beam Weight is enabled

New in iBeams Pro 2.9 (Nov 10, 2019)

  • Updates and improvements for Catalina

New in iBeams Pro 2.8.2 (Aug 13, 2019)

  • Added option to show the filename instead of the beam description, when printing the header.

New in iBeams Pro 2.8 (Mar 6, 2019)

  • Support for Cloud Shares:
  • Documents can now be stored locally or on cloud shares such as iCloud, Dropbox, and OneDrive
  • Synchronize Preferences, Materials, and Section Properties:
  • You can now synchronize preference settings between iOS and macOS versions of iBeams Pro using iCloud
  • Material and/or Section properties can now be synchronized between between iOS and macOS versions of iBeams Pro using iCloud

New in iBeams Pro 2.7 (Jan 28, 2019)

  • Added steel section database for the European Union

New in iBeams Pro 2.6 (Oct 17, 2018)

  • Added support for Mojave (macOS 10.14) including Dark Mode

New in iBeams Pro 2.5.1 (Jun 4, 2018)

  • Fixed a bug where reactions were not being displayed when printing the document.

New in iBeams Pro 2.5 (May 29, 2018)

  • You can now add text boxes to the beam canvas to annotate loads or add notes to your document.

New in iBeams Pro 2.3.3 (Apr 18, 2017)

  • Bug fixes

New in iBeams Pro 2.3.2 (Apr 8, 2017)

  • Fixed an issue with Wedge loads not setting the initial value correctly.

New in iBeams Pro 2.3 (Mar 21, 2017)

  • Automatically add beam weight to the load set:
  • There is now an option to automatically add the beam's weight; calculated using the material density and the section property area
  • Bug Fixes:
  • fixed issue when importing section properties with files using commas as decimal separators
  • fixed issue when duplicating an imperial material property
  • miscellaneous fixes

New in iBeams Pro 2.2 (Jan 9, 2017)

  • Edit Beam Properties Directly
  • Now instead of creating material and section properties in a database and then assigning them to a beam, you can edit the values directly within the beam canvas.

New in iBeams Pro 2.1 (Oct 26, 2016)

  • Added a dialog for editing material values to be consistent with section properties and the iOS version
  • Bug and macOS Sierra (10.12) compatibility fixes.

New in iBeams Pro 2.0 (Apr 18, 2016)

  • Customize Supports:
  • Now you can modify the support constraints for special support conditions such as allowing vertical displacement.
  • Full Screen View:
  • The document window layout now works correctly when switching to Full Screen View.

New in iBeams Pro 1.9 (Mar 5, 2016)

  • Fixed a problem where setting the beam length value to zero in Preferences or in the beam canvas resulted in a crash.

New in iBeams Pro 1.8.1 (May 11, 2015)

  • Added steel section properties for Australia / New Zealand.

New in iBeams Pro 1.8 (Apr 27, 2015)

  • Section Database Management: British (BS 5950) Steel section properties are now included with this application.
  • Beam Canvas: When inspecting values along the shear, moment, and deflection diagrams, the offset is now displayed along with the value.

New in iBeams Pro 1.7.3 (Mar 13, 2015)

  • Fixed a bug where trapezoidal and wedge loads were producing incorrect results when both supports were fixed (results are correct for other support combinations).

New in iBeams Pro 1.7.2 (Jan 19, 2015)

  • Bug fix: Undo and Redo of trapezoid load values was incorrect.

New in iBeams Pro 1.7.1 (Oct 25, 2014)

  • Bug Fixes for Yosemite (OS X 10.10).

New in iBeams Pro 1.7 (Aug 21, 2014)

  • Now you can view any value along the shear, moment, and deflection diagrams. Simply click and hold on one of the diagrams, and then pan to see all the corresponding values at one point along the beam span.
  • This update also allow this application to run correctly on Mac OS X 10.9.5 and later without triggering a warning from Gatekeeper.

New in iBeams Pro 1.6 (Jul 25, 2014)

  • Beam Canvas:
  • Section and Material Properties for a beam can now be inspected in a popover
  • Added missing retina icon images.
  • Miscellaneous:
  • Bug fixes

New in iBeams Pro 1.4.6 (Apr 17, 2014)

  • Added validation checks for section property templates. Invalid property values was causing incorrect drawing and freezing/crashing when running on OS X 10.9.

New in iBeams Pro 1.4.5 (Mar 28, 2014)

  • Fixed a bug where in some cases interpolated displacements were not being calculated correctly.

New in iBeams Pro 1.4.4 (Mar 13, 2014)

  • Commas can now be used as decimal separators when entering numeric values; provided that the Region Format is set to the appropriate locale.

New in iBeams Pro 1.4.3 (Jan 21, 2014)

  • Bug Fix: Moment of Inertia values with cm4 units were not being converted correctly.
  • Other minor bug fixes.

New in iBeams Pro 1.4.2 (Dec 12, 2013)

  • Fixed an issue where some users were unable to open files created with earlier versions of this application.

New in iBeams Pro 1.4 (Dec 6, 2013)

  • Section Property Dialog Improvements:
  • Added filters and a search field to help find sections much easier.
  • Sections can now be added using a template editor for various common cross-sections.
  • Added view options for showing or hiding various section property attributes.
  • Section Database Management:
  • Section databases can now be imported and exported.
  • Steel sections from the A.I.S.C. and C.I.S.C. are now included with this application.
  • Quick Look Support in the Finder:
  • IBeam files can now be previewed as thumbnails or preview images in the Finder.
  • Beam Canvas:
  • When selecting an object (span load, support, etc.), the corresponding dimension is highlighted making it easier to identify which dimension corresponds to each object.
  • You can now choose the beam fill color.

New in iBeams Pro 1.3 (Jun 21, 2013)

  • Diagram Improvements:
  • Moment diagrams can now be inverted (drawn on compression side).
  • Span loads are now drawn in the direction in which they act.
  • Fixed an issue with concentrated moments being offset from their actual location (imperial units only)
  • Additional Metric (S.I.) Units:
  • By popular request, decanewtons (daN) and centimeters (cm) have been added to the set of display units for loads and dimensions.
  • Online Help Improvements:
  • Added section to clarify load sign conventions
  • Other Improvements:
  • Changed moment of intertia labels to Ix and Iy (for major and minor axes, respectively) to be consistent with Steel Handbooks.
  • Bug Fixes:
  • Fixed an issue with dimension being clipped in printouts
  • Fixed a crash caused by setting negative values in trapezoid loads

New in iBeams Pro 1.2.2 (Apr 10, 2013)

  • Fixed a bug where the application would crash if the beam model was unstable (i.e. insufficient supports and/or too many hinged joints).
  • Fixed an issue when joints are moved between beam segments.
  • Minor changes to online help documentation.

New in iBeams Pro 1.2.1 (Nov 15, 2012)

  • Fixed a bug where some users were unable to modify numeric values in the Preferences dialog.
  • This only affects users running this application on Snow Leopard (Mac OS X 10.6); users running Lion (OS X 10.7) and later are not affected.

New in iBeams Pro 1.2 (Oct 15, 2012)

  • New Load Types:
  • Concentrated Moments
  • Trapezoidal Span Load
  • Wedge Span Load
  • Improvements to the Beam Canvas:
  • Load values are no longer obscured by stacked span loads
  • An I-Beam cursor now appears over editable text
  • Material and Section properties are now drawn in the beam rather than under it
  • Other minor bug fixes.

New in iBeams Pro 1.1.1 (Aug 8, 2012)

  • Minor fix: control-click now displays contextual menus

New in iBeams Pro 1.1 (Feb 10, 2012)

  • Joints and Moment Releases
  • You can now insert joints into the beam model. This will break the main beam up into segments allowing you to assign different material and section properties to each segment. You can also release the moment at a joint thus modelling a hinge (or pin).
  • Display Section and Material Properties
  • These properties can now be displayed on the main beam canvas.

New in iBeams Pro 1.0.1 (Nov 30, 2011)

  • Fixed some issues with deflection calculations - these did not impact force and moment calculations:
  • value displayed for the deflection at the tip of a cantilever was slightly off.
  • default section and material properties were not being converted into the correct units when a document is first created thus causing incorrect results if the "base units" didn't match those of the beam model.
  • Also fixed an issue with Point Loads not being drawn in the correct location for Imperial models.