Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Professional
Release Comparison Matrix

LEGEND

Supported Feature Enhanced Feature New Feature

Usability

Multiple Languages and Units for Global Markets Regional Settings Loads on Cladding Distribution Combinations Generation Open API Easier Access to Results Load Takedown Customer Involvement Program (CIP)

Modeling

Background Drawings Typical Structures Rigid Links Building Design Advanced Finite Element Auto-Meshing Capabilities Steel Section Databases Releases 3D Steel Frame Generator* Advanced Shell and Solid Edition Using ASM

Collaboration

Robot Spreadsheet Calculator Link with Autodesk Revit Structure Link with AutoCAD Structural Detailing Link with Autodesk Inventor

Analysis and Results

Static linear Dynamic - Modal Dynamic - Spectral Harmonic Transient Nonlinear Transient Pushover Elasto-Plastic Frequency Response Function Cable Elements Advanced Diagrams Dynamic - Seismic Buckling Footfall Results for Stories Harmonic with Damping Grouped Walls Results New Multi-Threaded Calculation Solver

Design

Steel Codes Steel Connection Codes Reinforcement Codes Timber Codes Load Combinations Codes Snow and Wind Loads Codes Geotechnical Codes Common Steel Connections Definition

User Interface

ViewCube Help New Start Page Layouts Unification and Simplification InfoCenter
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Voluntary Product Accessibility Template

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The purpose of the Voluntary Product Accessibility Template, or VPAT, is to assist Federal contracting officials and other buyers in making preliminary assessments regarding the availability of commercial Electronic and Information Technology products and services with features that support accessibility. Autodesk provides this information to help our customers understand the accessibility features of this Autodesk product in the context of the Section 508 standards. This was done with the intent to enable agencies to be compliant with the Section 508 regulations. This document is not intended to be a certification of compliance. It is assumed and recommended that offerers will provide additional contact information to facilitate more detailed inquiries. The first table of the Template provides a summary view of the Section 508 Standards. The subsequent tables provide more detailed views of each subsection. There are three columns in each table. Column one of the Summary Table describes the subsections of subparts B and C of the Standards. The second column describes the supporting features of the product or refers you to the corresponding detailed table, e.g., equivalent facilitation." The third column contains any additional remarks and explanations regarding the product. In the subsequent tables, the first column contains the lettered paragraphs of the subsections. The second column describes the supporting features of the product with regard to that paragraph. The third column contains any additional remarks and explanations regarding the product.
Date: June 22, 2010 Name of Product: Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Professional 2011 Contact for more Information (name/phone/email): Chauncey Wilson, 781-464-5416, chauncey.wilson@autodesk.com
Summary Table VPAT Voluntary Product Accessibility Template
Criteria Section 1194.21 Software Applications and Operating Systems Section 1194.31 Functional Performance Supporting Features Supports with Exceptions Supports with Exceptions Remarks and explanations See Section 1194.21 for details. See Section 1194.31 for
Criteria Section 1194.41 Information, Documentation and Support Supports with Exceptions
details. See Section 1194.41 for details.
Section 1194.21 Software Applications and Operating Systems Detail
Criteria Supporting Features Remarks and explanations Keyboard input is provided for most functions. Supports standard shortcut keys and keyboard mnemonics for most functions. (a) When software is designed to run on a system that has a keyboard, product functions shall be executable from a keyboard where the function itself or the result of performing a function can be discerned textually. MouseKeys is supported for features not directly accessible through keyboard functions. There is a Keyboard Shortcuts feature in 2011 that allows customization of keyboard shortcuts for many functions.

Supports with Exceptions

(b) Applications shall not disrupt or disable activated features of other products that are identified as accessibility features, where those features are developed and documented according to industry standards. Applications also shall not Supports disrupt or disable activated features of any operating system that are identified as accessibility features where the application programming interface for those accessibility features has been
A sample of common office applications was tested and no disruption of accessibility features was noted. Testing has indicated that the Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Professional 2011software program does not disrupt
documented by the manufacturer of the operating system and is available to the product developer.
the accessibility features of other products on the end-users system. Focus is programmatically exposed for navigation within some interface panes, but movement between panes and through all pane options and menus is not supported without the use of MouseKeys or other mouse- equivalent software. Most dialog boxes have a well-defined indicator of focus.
(c) A well-defined on-screen indication of the current focus shall be provided that moves among interactive interface elements as the input focus changes. The focus shall be programmatically exposed so that Assistive Technology can track focus and focus changes.
Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Professional 2011 provides inconsistent information about user interface elements via the Microsoft Accessibility Applications. (d) Sufficient information about a user interface element including the identity, operation and state of the element shall be available to Assistive Technology. When Supports with Exceptions an image represents a program element, the information conveyed by the image must also be available in text. Most menu items and controls are available to Narrator. Not all drawing-related elements provide consistent equivalent textual information. In some list boxes, only the first column of text is read with screen readers (e.g., Materials dialog) (e) When bitmap images are used to identify controls, status indicators, or other programmatic elements, the meaning Supports with exceptions assigned to those images shall be consistent throughout an application's Bitmap images and actions associated with them have some inconsistencies.

performance. Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Professional 2011 provides textual information for most functions. Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Professional 2011 provides inconsistent information to assistive technologies. Some readonly text inside dialogs is not accessible to screen readers. Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Professional 2011 does not override most contrast and color selections. (g) Applications shall not override user selected contrast and color selections and other individual display attributes. Supports with Exceptions Testing shows that under High Contrast accessibility settings some areas of Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Professional 2011 do not change to the high contrast appearance. Animated displays are included in the product. The same information shown in the animation is documented in data tables in text format.
(f) Textual information shall be provided through operating system functions for displaying text. The minimum information that shall be made available is text content, text input caret location, and text attributes.
(h) When animation is displayed, the information shall be displayable in at least one non-animated presentation mode at the option of the user.

Supports

(i) Color coding shall not be used as the only means of conveying information, indicating an action, prompting a response, or distinguishing a visual element.
Color-coding is not used as the only means of conveying information in most cases.
(j) When a product permits a user to adjust Supports color and contrast settings, a variety of
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color selections capable of producing a range of contrast levels shall be provided.
2011 provides a wide variety of color selections for many elements Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Professional 2011 does not use flashing or blinking text. Microsoft Active Accessibility applications like the Narrator can be used to access some particulars of the components of a form/dialog box.
(k) Software shall not use flashing or blinking text, objects, or other elements having a flash or blink frequency greater than 2 Hz and lower than 55 Hz.
(l) When electronic forms are used, the form shall allow people using Assistive Technology to access the information, field Supports with Exceptions elements, and functionality required for completion and submission of the form, including all directions and cues.

Most functions in forms/dialog boxes are accessible through MouseKeys and standard Windows tabbing and keyboard shortcuts. Tabbing through fields in some dialogs does not follow a consistent pattern. The layout of buttons is not always consistent (for example, the Help button is not always in the same location in a dialog.
Section 1194.31 Functional Performance Criteria Detail
Criteria (a) At least one mode of Supporting Features Supports with Exceptions Remarks and explanations Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis
operation and information retrieval that does not require user vision shall be provided, or support for Assistive Technology used by people who are blind or visually impaired shall be provided.
Professional 2011 supports assistive technologies with some exceptions and inconsistencies. Toolbar buttons have tooltips and audio versions are generally supported. Some icons in dialogs did not have audio support through Narrator. Some items in tables could not be read with a screen reader. No audio is available in the product. Keyboard navigation is provided for many functions. Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Professional 2011 works well with the Microsoft Magnifier tool. Keyboard navigation is provided for many menu and toolbar commands. Microsoft Accessibility applications like Microsoft Narrator can access some particulars of the components of a form/dialog. Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Professional 2011 does not require user hearing to operate the system. Supports No audio is provided by the product beyond the use of standard operating system alerts that can be displayed visually using Microsoft Accessibility settings. Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Professional 2011 does not require hearing to operate the system. No audio is provided by the product beyond the use of standard operating system alerts that can be displayed visually using Microsoft Accessibility settings.
(b) At least one mode of operation and information retrieval that does not require visual acuity greater than 20/70 shall be provided in audio and enlarged print output working together or independently, or support for Assistive Technology used by people who are visually impaired shall be provided.
(c) At least one mode of operation and information retrieval that does not require user hearing shall be provided, or support for Assistive Technology used by people who are deaf or hard of hearing shall be provided
(d) Where audio information is important for the use of a product, at least one mode of operation and information retrieval shall be provided in an enhanced auditory fashion, Does Not Support or support for assistive hearing devices shall be provided. (e) At least one mode of Supports
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operation and information retrieval that does not require user speech shall be provided, or support for Assistive Technology used by people with disabilities shall be provided. (f) At least one mode of operation and information retrieval that does not require fine motor control or simultaneous actions and that is operable with limited reach and strength shall be provided.
Professional 2011 does not require user speech to operate the software.
Keyboard navigation is provided for most commands and dialogs. Supports with Exceptions Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Professional 2011 supports use of Microsoft Accessibility applications for users with mobility concerns such as StickyKeys and FilterKeys.
Section 1194.41 Information, Documentation and Support Detail
Criteria (a) Product support documentation provided to end-users shall be made available in alternate formats upon request, at no additional charge Supporting Features Remarks and explanations Support documentation is available within the product itself, in the Help area. Some documentation is available in PDF format.
(b) End-users shall have Supports access to a description of the accessibility and compatibility features of products in alternate formats or alternate methods upon request, at no additional charge. (c) Support services for products shall accommodate the communication needs of end-users with disabilities. Supports
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Support services options are available via webpage, e-mail, fax, or phone. Direct, in-person support is also available through resellers.
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