https://dynamicosystems.com/insights/Releases, milestones and technical insight from the engineers who build Shell Element Designer.en-gbhttps://dynamicosystems.com/insights/second-generation-eurocode-2-sandwich-method/https://dynamicosystems.com/insights/second-generation-eurocode-2-sandwich-method/Fri, 11 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000The second-generation Eurocode 2 makes the sandwich method normative for the design of shells and slabs. Here is what the method is, what changes, and why transparency matters more than ever.https://dynamicosystems.com/insights/techfest-awards-2026-shortlist/https://dynamicosystems.com/insights/techfest-awards-2026-shortlist/Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000Dynamico Systems has been named a finalist in five categories at the TechFest Awards 2026, run by Construction News and New Civil Engineer.https://dynamicosystems.com/insights/shell-element-designer-5-0/https://dynamicosystems.com/insights/shell-element-designer-5-0/Sun, 09 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000Version 5.0 zones reinforcement automatically with mathematical optimisation, adds a Results page for very large models, and checks your input files as you select them.https://dynamicosystems.com/insights/shell-element-designer-4-1/https://dynamicosystems.com/insights/shell-element-designer-4-1/Sun, 05 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000Version 4.1 rebuilds the application on a modern platform with a new sidebar interface and guided tour, and introduces the Reinforcement Applicator.https://dynamicosystems.com/insights/shell-element-designer-4-0/https://dynamicosystems.com/insights/shell-element-designer-4-0/Tue, 26 Aug 2025 09:00:00 +0000Version 4.0 adds the French nuclear civil works code, AFCEN RCC-CW (previously ETC-C), with flexural, shear and crack width modules and full validation calculations.https://dynamicosystems.com/insights/shell-element-designer-3-0/https://dynamicosystems.com/insights/shell-element-designer-3-0/Tue, 25 Jul 2023 09:00:00 +0000Version 3.0 brings multi-threaded calculations, load combinations, ACI 318M-19 shear with the size effect, and smarter automatic panel recognition.https://dynamicosystems.com/insights/shell-element-designer-2-0/https://dynamicosystems.com/insights/shell-element-designer-2-0/Mon, 28 Jun 2021 09:00:00 +0000Version 2.0 adds the EzyWizard to guide new users step by step, ACI flexural design with a per-element reinforcement search, and ACI long-term deflections.https://dynamicosystems.com/insights/shell-element-designer-launch/https://dynamicosystems.com/insights/shell-element-designer-launch/Thu, 25 Feb 2021 09:00:00 +0000Version 1.0 of Shell Element Designer is released: automated, code-compliant design of reinforced concrete walls and slabs, with every step of the working on the table.