Bugs are found from time to time and in our effort to be trustworthy and transparent, they are posted here as well as appearing on the MASS Welcome Screen The known bugs page has moved from the MASS website to the MASS section of the CMDC website. Click here Read more…
Ever had MASS stop working while working on a design? You aren’t alone! In any windows architecture application, there is a limit of 10,000 GDI objects. Internally, there a number of these crated with every design and population of each results screen. Unfortunately, there are a number of these that Read more…
Server migration issues have resulted in a (now restored) temporary outage for all MASS software renewals and license activation attempts Update for MASS Version 4.0 Release: Online Activation functionality has been restored. Click here for the full release notification and here for the full change log, including an explanation Read more…
Understanding the issue, when it can come up, and what can be done to account for it This article originally was featured on the MASS Software Blog, formerly hosted on the software section of the Canada Masonry Design Centre website. CMDC is the authorized technical service provider for the Read more…
With the release of MASS Version 3.0 comes a new design standard as well as a new type of project file. What’s the difference? How can old projects be opened/converted? Which format should you be using? Continue reading for quick answers to all of your questions. This article originally Read more…
When a design seems like it might not meet minimum steel, all hope is not lost While there is no way around satisfying the minimum steel requirements in the CSA S304, there is a clause that can be taken advantage of that is not used by MASS. By following the Read more…
Adding steel to a wall design does not necessarily mean that the steel is being used. This article covers the basics on how to avoid adding steel that offers no performance benefit to your wall design This article originally was featured on the MASS Software Blog, formerly hosted on Read more…
Getting the most out of MASS is easy once you understand how to model your design within the software This article originally was featured on the MASS Software Blog, formerly hosted on the software section of the Canada Masonry Design Centre website. CMDC is the authorized technical service provider Read more…
Beam design can be tricky but understanding the factors at play makes it easy to design beams with masonry This article originally was featured on the MASS Software Blog, formerly hosted on the software section of the Canada Masonry Design Centre website. CMDC is the authorized technical service provider Read more…
MASS might be telling you to place a bar in every cell. Maybe you need that much steel… but what if you don’t? This article originally was featured on the MASS Software Blog, formerly hosted on the software section of the Canada Masonry Design Centre website. CMDC is the Read more…