yungmin:
@hakeem4 hello bro, please, have you seen the latest staadpro connect edition released this year January 2020. I read the review and it seems to have been very much updated. Please, share if you have a copy.

Thanks

hakeem4:
is it staad pro CE v22 update 3 ? the crack is not yet out

yungmin:
oh I see.. it was actually released 22 January, 2020. Still quite early. They have now included shear wall design.

hakeem4:
yes I saw it ... I’m waiting for the crack to come out

But I use etabs for my shear wall

yungmin:


lol, I'm on the hunt for it already. is etabs very user friendly?

hakeem4:


errrrrm its more difficult than staad, cause of all the complex parameters you would input

micxwell:
Funny how I find it more straightforward than STAAD pro . But STAADS is top notch

hakeem4:
you find easier than staad ? Well maybe when it comes to building then it’s easier. But when it comes to other structures I prefer staad. In ETABS you’ve to define materials, then section then you apply. But in staad it’s easier sha

micxwell:
Ehn Hakeem I wanted to ask. Pls your draughtsman, cause I've seen you mentioned it a few times. What's their price point? And are they open to jobs from outside to. Furthermore, how feasible is it for them to teach/train people who wants to learn from them.

*Sorry my questions are too much. Thanks.

sconp:
How can I break into this industry

micxwell:
Sure. ETABS is actually meant for buildings majorly. ETABS> *Extended Three-dimensional Analysis of Building Systems*

I've come to like STAADS too, thanks to you and other people I've learnt from .

yungmin:


Most times the software you started with has a way of sticking to you. I came across staadpro at my 400L in campus sometime in 2008 or so. Even though I've seen other software with better capabilities, I find it reluctant to learn. Has anyone here tried sofistik ?

yungmin:


Most times the software you started with has a way of sticking to you. I came across staadpro at my 400L in campus sometime in 2008 or so. Even though I've seen other software with better capabilities, I find it reluctant to learn. Has anyone here tried sofistik ?

hakeem4:
well most of them are experienced and quite old ( though they use Autocad). But I can train you on the basics

micxwell:
I don't mind bro. I already can produce beam, column, slab and stair details in both AutoCAD and AutoCAD Structural detailing though. But I'll love to learn more.

hakeem4:
does it produce good structural drawings

yungmin:


It is a sister software called soficad that produces structural drawings (reinforcement). One of the best I've ever seen. Just incase you're into softwares hacking lol; pls help if you can download soficad. I would pay.

hakeem4:
I hope the drawings are better than Orion ?

yungmin:
far better. Not comparable at all. This one is more like an add-on in AutoCAD. Generates BBS with their shapes automatically. Pls check if you can download it. I have the 2007 version but it has many limitations. I can share drawing outputs if you want

hakeem4:
do you mind if you share some drawing to me especially it’s slab, shear wall and Column

yungmin:
okay pm me then

psychologist:


No naa
Some persons are following this discussion silently na

Unless I should pm u too

sconp:


How easy?

yungmin:
okay pm me then

hakeem4:
what else do you need ? Those are the basic drawings