File Management

•   Takes advantage of the Mac OS X document-based app environment. Easily save, create, duplicate, move, and rename files.
•   The MacSlope file format (.msl) is easily shared and is fully compatible with our companion app MobiSlope, designed for the iPad.
•   Import drawing geometries from CAD .dxf files.

Geometry

•   Unlimited number of regions in a drawing.
•   Work in Metric (SI) or Imperial (British) units of force, stress, and distance.
•   Analyze slope geometries left-to-right or right-to-left, as desired.
•   Draw accurate slope geometries quickly with a simple, intuitive user interface that includes snap-to-grid and line-trimming.
•   Edit geometry distance-elevation coordinates in tabular form. Import coordinates from .csv files or clipboard selection.

Materials

•   Unlimited number of materials in a drawing.
•   Save materials to the Material Library for easy re-use.
•   Use of Mohr-Coulomb strength model to define soil strength.
•   Define a soil whose strength changes with depth.
•   Define material anisotropy over specified ranges or using the transverse isotropic model.
•   Model fluid and hard layer regions using the no strength and impenetrable strength models.

Reinforcements

•   Unlimited number of reinforcements in a drawing.
•   Save reinforcements to the Reinforcement Library for easy re-use.
•   Model reinforcements as anchors, geosynthetics, or piles.
•   Use advanced strength parameters to customize reinforcement force distribution, inclination, magnitude, and dependence on the computed FOS.

Stages

•   Create multiple stages within the same drawing file to efficiently analyze different geometry, material, and analysis sensitivities.
•   Unlimited number of stages in a drawing.

Groundwater

•   Assign unique pore pressure conditions for each material.
•   Use easily defined piezometric surfaces.
•   Use r_u or B-bar coefficients.

Search Types

•   Search grid and radius.
•   Specified surface.
•   Auto search.
•   Slip Surface Optimization.

Analysis Methods

•   Ordinary.
•   Bishop's Simplified.
•   Janbu's Simplified.
•   Spencer's Method.
•   General Limit Equilibrium.

Model

•   Tension cracks.
•   Partially and fully submerged slopes, either by including fluid regions in the slice calculations or by applying external hydrostatic forces.
•   Vertical and inclined point and surcharge loading.
•   Seismic loading, input as a horizontal acceleration for pseudo-static analysis.
•   Material and reinforcement parameters as random variables for use in probabilistic and sensitivity analysis.

Inspect

•   View contour and heat map displays of the calculated factors of safety.
•   Use the slice inspector to view slice details and forces graphically.
•   Create custom plots of FOS convergence, force and stress over the slip segment, and moment-force FOS with respect to inclination of interslice forces.
•   View summaries of any warnings and/or filtered trials so you can interpret the results with confidence.

Reporting

•   Create custom reports as PDF or HTML, using staged results and custom plot content. See a sample report here.
•   Annotate the drawing using customizable labels and automatic slope angle recognition.