On executing the Eurocode or AISC steel resistance and buckling verifications, the appropriate cross-section classification is taken into account. Buckling lengths and lateral torsional buckling supports are specified in no time or automatically calculated. Based on these checks Diamonds performs a cross-section optimization.
Diamonds calculates the optimal reinforcement solution according to Eurocode and ACI. This serves as a starting point for a practical reinforcement definition. You can then calculate cracked deflections and crack widths for bar and plate elements or verify punching for plates and footings. For beams, complete reinforcement drawings can be generated with ConCrete Plus.
Diamonds calculates the deflection with creep effects, based on the service class. On executing the Eurocode timber verifications, buckling lengths and lateral torsional buckling supports are taken into account. These can be user-assigned or automatically calculated. Based on these unity check verifications Diamonds calculates the most optimal cross-sections.
Select the appropriate nodes in the 3D analysis model, and Diamonds will automatically create the connection model and complete it with the relevant load data in PowerConnect. Once the connection is designed and optimized, you automatically return to Diamonds with a connection design resistance and stiffness diagram.
In spite of its power and completeness, Diamonds is easy to use thanks to its intuitive user interface. The graphic input does not only mean an enormous save of time, but you also lower the risk of making mistakes, thanks to the permanent visual control over the model.
Your learning curve is short – guaranteed, in no time you are up and running with Diamonds. You will soon be assessing the impact of specific design changes on structural behaviour and use the available analysis results to optimize the economy of your designs.
Analysis
Diamonds’ analysis engine is based on the robust and powerful PARDISO sparse solver technology. Combining high speed performance with minimal memory usage, Diamonds will solve both simple 2D and complex 3D structural analysis models in no time.
Report
Thanks to the unique sub-reports concept, you can quickly compose a complete and well-structured custom report. Simply define the appropriate model orientation and visibility for each individual sub-report. Diamonds produces for you a table of contents based on the heading of one or multiple sub-reports. Reports can be printed out directly (with preview mode) or can be saved for MS Word.
30-days testing all the possibilities, free of charge
Seismic design spectrum and seismic combination ULS SC
Eurocode 8, NPR 9998 , ASCE 7-10 or user-defined spectrum
Calculation of reinforcement, resistance & stability incl ULS SC
Multi-modal Response Analysis
Dynamic variation of loads or acceleration of supports
Periodic and aperiodic loads
Harmonic, pulse, linear or user defined signal
Dynamic response, eigenfrequencies and eigenmodes
What customers say
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“The way we experience Diamonds is that it quite naturally complements our practice-oriented approach. After all, we have been using BuildSoft structural analysis software for almost a quarter of a century. “
Alexander Willems
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“All those handy modelling capabilities strengthen Diamonds’ unique blend of ease-of-use and advanced structural analysis functions. That makes our life as structural design engineers much easier and more enjoyable!”
Patrick Jordaens
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“One of main advantages of using Diamonds is that it takes very little time to arrive at the first results: it takes less than 1 day to work out the structural analysis model and get the analysis results.”
Kristof Van Echelpoel
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“The great thing about Diamonds is that it’s an easy-to-use tool that enables you to analyse various structural designs. It is an absolute pleasure to work with Diamonds – we really like the BuildSoft products’ user-friendliness and BuildSoft’s top-notch customer service. We have been big fans since the 1990s, and that continues to be the case today!”
Walter Van Erum
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“When everything revolves around the structural analysis of reinforced concrete structures, the choice for BuildSoft’s Diamonds analysis software is a no-brainer. For many years, BuildSoft has been a pioneer in advanced structural analysis for concrete structures, making this kind of analysis very accessible to a vast user community. Thanks to its unique combination of analysis power and user-friendliness, Diamonds remains for us the best possible software for the analysis of concrete structures.”
Yvan Goetschalckx
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“Diamonds enables us to quickly evaluate structural concepts and investigate attractive alternatives through built-in code checks for cross-section resistance and member stability. As Diamonds provides clear reports of the analysis results, consultation with the architect became straightforward.”
Pieter Ochelen
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“For apartment buildings, using Diamonds, we typically build a fully functional structural analysis model within 2 days.”
Yvan Goetschalckx
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“In Diamonds, it’s so easy to experiment with various model variants, we can provide reliable structural advice and do it very fast. And that, of course, is the big advantage of using structural analysis software, which sets great store on usability and user-friendliness.”
Patrick Jordaens
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“Newcomers just need 1 week to become very efficient with Diamonds. We see this confirmed again and again every time a new colleague joins our team.”
Kristof Van Echelpoel
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“Since we have a broad project portfolio, the Diamonds software from BuildSoft gives us the flexibility that we need to work efficiently on very diverse structural engineering projects.”
Alexander Willems
Licenses and Pricing
You can buy your Diamonds license online via our webshop below.
Are you looking for an other configuration or you are not sure about what you need? Fill out our quote form to get a custom Diamonds quote and we will get back to you soon.
