IDEA StatiCa 25.0, released on April 24, 2025, is a structural engineering software focused on designing and code-checking steel connections, concrete details, and other structural elements. Here’s a concise overview based on available information:
Key Features and Improvements
Anchoring Design: Enhanced capabilities for anchoring to concrete, including cast-in plates, column pedestals, and general foundation shapes. Supports ACI 318-19, Australian codes, and Chinese GB standards for anchoring checks. Calculation of 3D tasks is up to 4x faster.
Checkbot Upgrades: Handles large projects with up to 1,000 nodes, featuring bulk workflows, automatic connection grouping, and critical load effect filtering. Generate detailed or summary reports in one click.
Connection Wizard: Over 200 parametric templates for steel connections, allowing quick, code-checked designs with real-time 3D previews. Templates can be customized and saved in personal or company libraries.
BIM Integration: New links with Tekla Structures (full anchoring model support), Midas NX, and an updated Grasshopper plugin. Improved compatibility with various FEA/CAD software.
User Interface: Refreshed visual style across all apps (Connection, Detail, Checkbot, Member) with consistent headers, fonts, and navigation. New Launcher app provides relevant info and news.
Regional Enhancements: Supports English (US/UK), Brazilian Portuguese, and Chinese standards. PJP welds added for Eurocode, AISC, and other standards.
Precast Design: Export tendon geometry and reinforcement from Beam to Detail. Lateral-torsional buckling checks in RCS for construction stages.