which of these softwares is the best in general?
which of these softwares is the best in general?
(OP)
I want to buy a software for designing every type of structure and these are the posibilities i have:
Sap2000
Etabs
Straus7 V2.3
Ansys 8.0
Algor
Could you please tell me which of these is the best?
Thank to everyone that will respond.
Sap2000
Etabs
Straus7 V2.3
Ansys 8.0
Algor
Could you please tell me which of these is the best?
Thank to everyone that will respond.





RE: which of these softwares is the best in general?
For SAP2000 and Ansys 8.0, I think SAP2000 is better.
RE: which of these softwares is the best in general?
The rest i don't know them.
Diquan
RE: which of these softwares is the best in general?
- ansys has not so friendly user interface and I find difficult to use it
- sap2000 is my favorite (I do steel mainly)
- strand7 is good and excellent for more mechanical related jobs. I find editing not so smart as it could be.
- algor: I don't know it
- risa: not bad, though still too young to be compared with sap2000
- etabs: never used deeply, only little tests
I also want to mention Multiframe that, for easy and standard jobs, is great. It doesn't have response spectrum analysis and that hurts.
Alfredo - Mech
Structural steel design and detailing
http://www.mechstudio.com
RE: which of these softwares is the best in general?