Software Comparison
Comparison
The following table compares the features of spWall 5.xx and its predecessors spWall/pcaWall and TILT.
| FEATURE | TILT/pcaWall v1.0 - 2.0 | pcaWall v3.0 | spWall v3.6x | spWall v4.0x | spWall v5.xx |
| General | |||||
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 3.1 or above | Microsoft Windows 98 or above | Microsoft Windows XP and Vista | Microsoft Windows XP, Vista, and Windows 7/8/10 | Microsoft Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7/8/10 |
| Evaluation Version | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Electronic Documentation | Help file (.HLP) |
Help file (.HLP) Manual file (.PDF) |
Help file (.HLP) Manual file (.PDF) |
Help file (.CHM) Manual file (.PDF) |
Help file (.CHM) Manual file (.PDF) |
| Printed Documentation | Yes | On demand | On demand | On demand | On demand |
| Context Sensitive Help | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Digitally Signed Installation | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Network Licensing | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| License Server Redundancy | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Input Data File | pcaWall v2.00 (.WAL) |
pcaWall v3.00
(.WA3) pcaWall v2.00 (.WAL) |
pcaWall v3.00
(.WA3) pcaWall v2.00 (.WAL) |
spWall v4.00
(.WA4) pcaWall v3.00 (.WA3) pcaWall v2.00 (.WAL) |
spWall v5.00 (.WAL) spWall v4.00 (.WA4) pcaWall v3.00 (.WA3) pcaWall v2.00 (.WAL) |
| Export to DXF | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Data Import from Text Files | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Input Auto Saving | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Recent file list | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Keyboard Shortcuts | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| On-line Checking for Program Updates | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Digital Signature for Improved Security | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Modeling and Calculation | |||||
| Capacity | About 3,500 nodes | 10,000 nodes | 10,000 nodes | 10,000 nodes | 10,000 nodes |
| Code/Standard |
ACI 318-95 CSA A.23.3-94 |
ACI 318-02 CSA A.23.3-94 |
ACI 318-05 ACI 318-02 CSA A.23.3-04 CSA A.23.3-94 |
ACI 318-11 ACI 318-08 ACI 318-05 ACI 318-02 CSA A.23.3-04 CSA A.23.3-94 |
ACI 318-14 ACI 318-11 ACI 318-08 ACI 318-05 ACI 318-02 CSA A.23.3-14 CSA A.23.3-04 CSA A.23.3-94 |
| Metric Units | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| US Customary Units | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Default Definitions and Assignments | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Second Order Analysis | Yes | Yes | Yes (by default) | Yes (by default) | Yes (by default) |
| Cracking Coefficients | Yes (same value for service and ultimate load levels) | Yes (same value for service and ultimate load levels) | Yes (same value for service and ultimate load levels) | Yes (different values for service and ultimate load levels) | Yes (different values for service and ultimate load levels) |
| Wall Cross-sectional Forces | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Wall Shear Strength | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Displacement Check | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Center of Gravity | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Point and Line Loads | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Uniform Area Loads | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Linearly Varying Area Load | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Rectangle and Circular Stiffeners | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| T-shaped Stiffeners | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Different Wall-reinforcement Limits for Vertical and Horizontal Directions | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Different Cover at Interior and Exterior Wall Face | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Circular Layout for Stiffener Longitudinal-reinforcement | For circular sections only | For both circular and rectangular sections | For both circular and rectangular sections | For both circular and rectangular sections | For both circular and rectangular sections |
| Visualization and Reporting | |||||
| Geometry View - Planar | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Zoom In / Zoom Out | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Geometry Panning | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Display Settings via Pop-up Menu | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Annotation for Subsets of Nodes Assigned with Loads, Piles, and Restraints | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Text Results - View | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Text Results - Print | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Text Results - Save to file | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Text Results - Copy to Clipboard | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Text Results - Print Highlighted Selection | No | No | No | Yes | Yes |
| Contours & Diagrams- View | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Contours & Diagrams- Print | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Contours & Diagrams- Print Preview | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Contours & Diagrams- Copy to Clipboard | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Annotated Contours & Diagrams | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes |