ADAPT Corporation Support Newsletter

ADAPT Online Tutorials
Building Design Solutions

November 2010


As a client with an active support contract, you have access to ADAPT's online training resources. The online tutorials are designed to keep you informed of latest features added to the software as well as provide general tips for good modeling practice. The tutorials are listed in order of the design process. First-time users may find it helpful to model using the following design process outline and viewing each section before modeling.

Featured New Tutorials


Weekly Online Training Sessions



Online Software Training - is an integral part of your ADAPT support program. Take advantage of these live interactive training sessions to learn how to design your projects more productively and become and expert at using ADAPT concrete design software. Each session is carried out in a small group setting by one of our highly skilled and experienced support engineers. The Open Session, held each Friday for Platinum Support clients, is a unique opportunity for you to have ADAPT work through your toughest modeling, analysis and design projects.

If you prefer one-on-one, customized training, or need additional training, please contact support@adaptsoft.com. Additional training can be scheduled online or on-site.


Weekly Online Training Schedule

Day Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Session PT/RC Training (Strip Method) Floor-Pro Training (FEM) SOG/MAT Training Open Session
Time 11:00 (PDT) 11:00 (PDT) 11:00 (PDT) 11:00 (PDT)
  • Gold Support contracts include 2 training sessions per license.
  • Platinum Support contracts include unlimited training sessions.
  • Open Session for Platinum Support clients only.
Fee - weekly scheduled online training sessions are free for clients with an active support contract (see limitations above). The fee to attend a weekly scheduled online training session without a support contract is $125 or beyond your support program contract limit is $100. Private, one-on-one online training sessions are invoiced at $175/hour for clients not on support and $150 for those with a contract.

Enrollment - in sessions is limited and on a first-come-first-serve basis.

To enroll for any of the sessions above, please send a request to support@adaptsoft.com. You will receive an invitation including a password for the requested session.

Latest Software Releases

  • ADAPT-Builder Platform 2010 build 0
  • ADAPT-Floor Pro 2010 build 0
  • ADAPT-MAT 2010 build 0
  • ADAPT-SOG 2010 build 0
  • ADAPT-MAT 2010 build 0
  • ADAPT-PT 2010 build 1
  • ADAPT-RC 2010 build 1
  • ADAPT-FELT v4.09
  • ADAPT-PULT v3.02
  • ADAPT-ABI 2009 build 3

Tutorial Library


Description of Online Tutorial (duration) Product
  MOD PT RC FP SOG MAT
INTEGRATION            
CAD File Import and Calibration (1.5 min) X     X X X
How to Combine Existing Model with New DWG (2.5 min) X     X X X
Generate ETABS Export Files (1.5 min) X X X X X X
Generate ETABS INP Import File - Builder v3 and 3.1 (3 min) X X X X X X
Import ETABS File - Builder v3 and 3.1 (6 min) X X X X X X
GENERAL MODELING            
Slab Modeling (2.5 min) X     X X X
How to Transform Structural Components
by CAD Layer in Builder (5 min)		 X     X X X
Modeling Depression/Steps in Slab in Builder (4 min) X     X X X
Modeling Openings in Builder (6 min) X     X X X
How to Change Text Size (2 min) X     X X X
How to Control the Display of a Model (5 min) X     X X X
How to Display Selected Items Only (1.5 min) X     X X X
How to change a component’s color (1 min) X     X X X
How to Import Loads from Excel into Builder (5 min) X     X X X
ADAPT-PT v8 Input Editor Options (8 min)   X        
ADAPT-PT v8 3D Model Viewer (4 min)   X        
Segmental Geometry Input (3.5 minutes)   X        
New How to model upturned beams in PT 2010 (2 min)   X        
Copy and Mirror Function (1.5 min) X     X X X
How to Use Snapping Tools in Builder (8.5 min) X     X X X
How to Modify Multiple Components as a Group (1 min) X     X X X
Alignment Tool (3 min) X     X X X
Loading (3 min) X     X X X
Modeling of Offset Soil Springs for SOG Projects (3 min)         X X
How to Apply a Displacement for SOG (2.5 min)         X  
Live Load Skipping (3 min) X     X X X
TENDON MODELING            
How to export and design Floor Pro strips in PT (8.2 min) X X   X    
Importing Tendons from ADAPT-PT (3 min) X X   X    
Editing Tendon Profiles (3 min)       X X X
How to Copy Tendons (3 min)       X X X
How to Swerve Tendons in Builder (4 min)       X X X
How to Map Distributed Tendons (6 min)       X X X
How to Map Banded Tendons (3 min)       X X X
How to Modify Tendon Profiles as a Group (2.5 min)       X X X
New Effect of different tendon profiles in cantilevers (4.3 min)       X    
How to Calculate Tendon Elongations (3 min)       X X X
How to Generate a Graphical Tendon Report (3 min)       X X X
How to Generate Slab Tendons for SOG (3 min)         X  
How to Generate Beam Tendons for SOG (3 min)         X  
ANALYSIS            
Load Combinations in Builder (3 min)       X X X
Node Shift Feature (3.5 min)       X X X
How to Troubleshoot Meshing Error Messages (4 min)       X X X
How to Edit FEM Mesh (2 min)       X X X
Punching Shear (4 min)       X X X
How to View Deflections (2.5 min)       X X X
How to Determine Precompression (1.5 min)       X X X
How to Check Stresses in Builder (2.5 min)       X X X
How to Check Cracked Deflection
in Floor Pro v3(4 min)		       X    
New Effect of base reinforcement on cracked deflection values for RC slabs (3.5 min)       X    
How to Measure 3*em in ADAPT-SOG (3.5 min)         X  
Checking Soil Pressure in ADAPT-MAT/SOG (6 min)         X X
DESIGN            
Support Line Creation (2 min) X     X X X
Intersecting Support Lines (3 min) X     X X X
How to Place Splitters Around Openings (4 min) X     X X X
How to Troubleshoot Support Lines in Builder (5.5 min) X     X X X
Modeling of Column Strip and Middle Strip (5 min) X     X X X
Modeling of Column Strip and Middle
Strips in v3 (2.5 min)		 X     X   X
How to Generate Support Lines for Slab/Beam Foundations (7 min)         X X
Support Line Results/Scale Toolbar (2 min)       X X X
How to Show Design Section Data (4 min)       X X X
Splitters for Preliminary Design Using ADAPT-PT (2.5 min) X X X      
How Modeler Exports Walls Parallel to Support Lines to ADAPT-PT (2 min) X X X      
How to Model Mesh Reinforcement (3.5 min)       X   X
Rebar Configuration (Using Advanced DRD Module) (2 min)       X   X
New How to interpret rebar in Floor Pro and MAT (6 min)       X   X
How to Design a Beam in ADAPT-Floor Pro (4 min)       X   X
Modeling of structural vs architectural beams (4 min)       X   X
Using the Recycling Screen (4 min)   X        
ADAPT-PT v8 Force Selection Options in the Recycling Screen (5 min)   X        
Lateral Load Post-Processor for ADAPT-PT (3.5 min)   X        
INVESTIGATION            
New How to model base reinforcement and calculate capacity of slab system in Builder 2010 (8.5 min)       X   X
New How to calculate capacity of beams and slabs in RC 2010 (8 min)     X      
REPORTS            
New How to generate tabular and graphical reports in PT 2010 (5.11 min)   X        
Understanding Graphs in ADAPT-PT (2.5 min)   X        
ADAPT-PT v8 Report Generator (4 min)   X        
How to Compile a Report (4.5 min)       X X X
GENERAL PRODUCT TUTORIALS            
New General ADAPT-PT 2010 tutorial (17 min)   X        
New General ADAPT-RC 2010 tutorial (21 min)     X      

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