Changes DC-Settle for Windows

Date Version Changes

Nov. 17 5.00 Graphic functions for drawing and labelling in the graphics, separate handling of
graphics elements in the input window (displayed in every geometry graphics) and
single result graphics (displayed only in this page), DXF import with support of layers
to use the graphics as a background for the input of elements.

July 16 4.10 Support of the T2W interface for import and restart of projects in VCmaster.

Oct. 15 4.09 The newer ZTV-Ing form (state of 2012) is available (if the option DCZTVK exists).
If “ZTVK form” is selected in the menu Project and the older version of the form is
present, the new one may be selected with Settings - Header ZTVK – „create standard
header again”.

Sep. 15 4.08 In the graphics-based output a function „Find“ (menu item Edit - Find or shortcut Ctrl-
F) and a function „Goto“ (View – Goto or Ctrl-G) to jump to specific load cases and
sections are available.

July 15 4.07 The exactness of the settlement calculation is increased. Especially for large loose
load areas we have more realistic gradients of the settlement depression.

Apr. 15 4.06 The reduction coefficient for the settlement kappa is predefined by default with 1.0
instead of 2/3, because a reduction is only allowed with sufficient laboratory results.

Nov. 12 4.01 Like in MS Word and other programs scrolling is now possible by using the mouse
wheel, the zoom function is used with Ctrl-mouse wheel.

June 12 4.00 Full support of Eurocode 7 with all the 3 Design Approaches. Here only for the output
of the standard, as the settlement analysis as a serviceability verification is done
without safety factors.

Sep. 11 3.22 For footings with embedment below ground surface the modulus of foundation ks is
calculated without subtracting the overburden pressure from the ground, i.e.
calculating ks with the stress at the footing base only.

Dec. 10 3.20 With the interactive display of the settlement with Start – Settlement resp. pertaining
icon as well as with the output of the settlement values for footings and evaluation
points, the modulus of subgrade reaction ks = p/s [MN/m³] is displayed.

Sep. 10 3.10 Analysis of circular load areas and circular loads is possible. Exact calculation of the
settlement under non-constant soil pressures, therefore less settlement differences
(inclination) with approx. the same mean settlement.

Apr. 10 3.02 The ground water level may be considered at z = 0.

Mar. 10 3.01 Improvement for the transfer of symbol data for additions (from DCNAME0.DXB =
original file DC-Software to DCNAME.DXB = customer data).

Oct. 09 3.00 Only the new type of dongle HASP HL is supported from now on.
New layout for icon and splash window.
Setting the font size for the status line is possible (Settings – Font sizes)

July 09 2.91 The desired standard may be selected for the output.

June 08 2.90 ZTVK form available as an option (menu item Project – ZTVK-Form), rotated header
field for landscape graphics on portrait page.
Support of the new dongle type HASP HL
Feb. 08 2.82 With the mouse wheel you may zoom in the input window (Zoom greater/smaller) and
scroll in the results.
Under Settings – Header new function „Adapt“ to adapt the width of the complete
header to the available width of the sheet (e.g. for a printer with another printable
width).

Apr. 07 2.81 New icon Print preview, function tile horizontal orders the windows horizontally
instead of vertically.

Nov. 06 2.80 French and romanian version available.

Dec. 05 2.70 New function Export – RTF for the transfer of the results to Microsoft Word. With a
template file, e.g. Standard Vorlage.rtf, the layout of the output, especially company
name and logo, may be changed to company-specific settings.

Sep. 05 2.60 Undo and Redo function is available. Any number of steps can be reversed and
repeated.

Apr. 05 2.50 Change of the printing process: for printing to PDF format all output is written to one
file (exception: graphics with different sheet formats).
We append an identifying letter to the file name (the last letter of the program’s file
extension, here _S) to distinguish PDF output of different programs with the same
project name.

Dec. 04 2.40 The address file DCPROG.DYX is not needed any more to start the programs. If it is
not present, the desired address lines are entered at the first program start.
The DXF option is now included in every program as a standard.

May 04 2.31 Menu item View – Load cases to show only the loads of selected load cases.
With the display of settlements at variable positions in the system window with the
pipette function, the settlement at an exact position may be displayed by key input
(x.xxx,y.yyy) and pressing the Enter key.

May 03 2.30 English program version available:

Under Settings – Configuration – Other the language of the program can be set, as
well as the standard sheet (DIN A4 or Letter).