The module in 2022 is arguably the best in the mid-range software market. Why? Time-dependent material properties.
If you are on ETABS or SCIA Engineer: Switch to Gen 2022 if you do complex moving loads on bridges or intricate construction staging. Do not switch if you live in Revit and hate manual node editing. midas gen 2022
The iterative solver got smarter. If you’ve ever analyzed a stadium roof with P-Delta analysis and nonlinear boundary conditions, you know that convergence is a prayer. Gen 2022 introduced a modified Newton-Raphson method with line search that handles "snap-through" buckling better than v.2020. The module in 2022 is arguably the best
The load pattern input for staged construction is still manual. You have to tell the software exactly when you pour slab 15. Automating this via the API is possible, but the documentation is sparse. 4. The BIM Hole: IFC and Revit in 2022 This is where the love affair cools. If you are on ETABS or SCIA Engineer:
MIDAS Gen 2022 supports IFC 2x3 and IFC 4. But "support" means geometry comes in. Sections? No. Loads? No. Material nonlinearity mapping? Absolutely not.
In 2022, they finally calibrated the shrinkage and creep models to match ACI 209 and CEB-FIP 2010 accurately. For a concrete core wall building rising 3 floors per week, the 2022 solver correctly predicts the differential shortening between the core and perimeter columns.