[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":81},["ShallowReactive",2],{"copy:newsletters:en":3,"newsletters:en:2026-06-22-xframe2d-xbeam2d":54},{"seoTitle":4,"description":5,"ui":6,"label":9,"title":9,"lead":10,"listLabel":11,"filter":12,"types":22,"langTag":28,"meta":31,"notes":34,"nav":47,"cta":51},"Newsletters since 2015 · Struct4U","The Struct4U newsletters since 2015: new versions of XFEM4U, XFrame2D, XBeam2D and XConstruct, news, training and events, in English and Dutch.",{"home":7,"breadcrumb":8},"Home","Breadcrumb","Newsletters","The newsletters Struct4U sent to its users since 2015: new versions, new modules, news, training and events. 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The stiffness matrix of the structure with the load matrix must be solved a large number of times, especially in the geometrically nonlinear calculation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A completely new solver has now been implemented that solves that stiffness matrix at lightning speed. This greatly reduces the total calculation time especially for large models.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2 class=\"nlm-rh\">\u003Cspan class=\"nlm-no\">2.\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan class=\"nlm-badge nlm-badge-new\">New\u003C\u002Fspan> Chessboard loading\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>It is possible to perform calculations for live loads using a chessboard loading pattern. The various loading scenarios (load cases and combinations) are generated automatically. (help desk #3160, #829, #2748)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\u003Cimg src=\"\u002Fnewsletters\u002Fimg\u002F2026-06-22-xframe2d-xbeam2d\u002F01-488.webp?v=bf2e9bd2d438\" width=\"488\" height=\"798\" alt=\"Chessboard loading: five load arrangements on a four-span beam with loaded and unloaded spans\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\">\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2 class=\"nlm-rh\">\u003Cspan class=\"nlm-no\">3.\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan class=\"nlm-badge nlm-badge-improved\">Improvement\u003C\u002Fspan> Lateral stability\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>The lateral stability check has been improved and refined in a number of ways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, the correction factor kc, as specified in Article 6.3.2.3, Table 6.6, is now determined using the formula by Serna et al. This method is not only more generic but also more accurate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Ch2 class=\"nlm-rh\">\u003Cspan class=\"nlm-no\">4.\u003C\u002Fspan> \u003Cspan class=\"nlm-badge nlm-badge-improved\">Improvement\u003C\u002Fspan> Draw a beam perpendicular\u003C\u002Fh2>\n\u003Cp>In \u003Cstrong>XFrame2D\u003C\u002Fstrong> there is also snapping to the point of perpendicularity. The bullet node is drawn marked and the status bar shows that you connect perpendicular to the beam. This allows you to draw beams perpendicular to other beams. 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