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…
Version 4.0 adds to the scope of what MASS is capable of handling It’s real, and it’s spectacular! We are very excited to announce this new release, available immediately and for free to all current, active license holders. This post originally appeared on the new MASS documentation website. Click Read more…
Understanding the issue, when it can come up, and what can be done to account for it When software bugs are found, notifications are posted in the Known Bugs page, on the MASS welcome screen, as well as here on the CMDC website software blog in an effort to be transparent 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…
Depending on keyboard or Windows system settings, it is possible to re-open a project file and see different results Have you ever saved a MASS file you were working on, only to open it up a few days later to see some values that are orders of magnitude larger? If Read more…
While not explicitly listed as a strain limit, the minimum boundary element size can have a large effect on how high maximum compressive strain can be increased. As part of the process of addressing a shear wall design with inadequate ductility, MASS will increase the maximum compressive strain, εmu Read more…
After five years of consistent renewal pricing, a small change has been applied to all renewal and purchase prices 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…
When designing a Shearline using MASS, the software relies on you to determine how the wall behaves 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…
In the absence of a true multi-storey MASS module (Update: added in V4.0), there are steps that can be taken to use MASS effectively for these types of designs This article originally was featured on the MASS Software Blog, formerly hosted on the software section of the Canada Masonry Read more…
Understanding the Total Height input when using MASS can add considerable moment capacity to a shear wall design 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 Read more…