QuickQnect® Release Notes: August 2023

 Notable updates from August 2023:

• qnect-cplus: Added three new NoConnect reasons for the new End Plate Connections
  
  
  • END_PLATE_YIELD_RUPTURE_CALCULATIONS_FAILED, “Internal Error: End Plate Yield Rupture calculations failed.”
    END_PLATE_BLOCK_SHEAR_CALCULATIONS_FAILED, “Internal Error: End Plate Block Shear calculations failed.”
    END_PLATE_BENDING_CALCULATIONS_FAILED, “Internal Error: End Plate Bending calculations failed.”
    
    
• EPL - Weld strength calculations - The Capacity Utilization Factor preference was not being used correctly for End Plate connections.  This has been resolved.
  
  
  
• Horizontal distance to first hole does not get defaults with New job.  When creating a new job using AISC 15 and imperial, the Horizontal distance to first hole was not being set with default values.  This has now been resolved.