▁ 2 D ▁and ▁ 3 D ▁structures , ▁from ▁brid ges ▁and ▁cul ver ts ▁to ▁buildings ▁and ▁to wers . ▁Adv ance ▁Design ▁is ▁currently ▁available ▁in ▁two ▁versions : ▁one ▁according ▁to ▁North ▁American ▁standards ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁according ▁to ▁European ▁standards . ▁ ▁Local ▁software ▁packages ▁ ▁Gra ite c ▁local ▁software ▁packages ▁include ▁the ▁following : ▁▁ ▁E ff el , ▁a ▁program ▁of ▁CA E ▁/ ▁struct ural ▁analysis ▁and ▁design . ▁Based ▁on ▁the ▁finite ▁element ▁calculation ▁method , ▁E ff el ▁performs ▁static ▁and ▁dynamic ▁anal ys es ▁of ▁ 2 D ▁or ▁ 3 D ▁buildings . ▁The ▁software ▁is ▁provided ▁with ▁a ▁large ▁range ▁of ▁functional ities , ▁such ▁as ▁ 3 D ▁clim atic ▁generator , ▁non - linear ▁calculation , ▁large ▁disp lacement ▁rein for ced , ▁concrete ▁structure ▁optimization , ▁regul atory ▁ver ification ▁for ▁rein for ced ▁concrete , ▁steel ▁and ▁tim ber , ▁etc . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁with ▁E ff el ▁v . ▁ 2 , ▁G RA ITE C ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁software ▁provider ▁to ▁deliver ▁autom ated ▁optimization ▁of ▁materials ▁according ▁to ▁rein for ced ▁concrete ▁and ▁steel ▁construction ▁standards . ▁Moreover , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁E ff el ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁software ▁application ▁provided ▁with ▁an ▁automatic ▁ 3 D ▁clim atic ▁action ▁generator . ▁▁ ▁Ar che , ▁a ▁software ▁application ▁for ▁CA E ▁/ ▁rein for ced ▁concrete ▁struct ural ▁analysis ▁and ▁design .