Import pictures and objects from any source. Supported file formats include IFC, STEP, and DWG/DXF, PDF, and Image(PNG, JPEG, GIF, BMP).
Export all objects from the job site to share with customers and colleagues alike. Supported file formats include IFC, STEP, DXF, and 3DPDF.
There is no theoretical restriction on how many objects or pictures you can import into and export from the job-site!
Tadano: Overload
Overloads of up to 10% will be available for ALL Tadano cranes which are in accordance with the current EN13000 standard.
Up to a maximum load of 110% there will still be ground bearing pressure calculations and the crane can be freely controlled.
The overload will be clearly visible during the simulation and in the printout.
Tadano: PLMin curve in load diagram
The interpolated PLMin curve in relation to load, radius and current load is now shown in the load diagram during simulation and in the printout.
Crawler pressure distribution in crane control
The distribution of forces under each crawler are now shown live during simulation in the form of a 2d plane.
This is available for ALL crawlers where we are able to calculate ground bearing pressure.
Improvements
New Language: Dutch / Nederlands!
CRANEbee is now completely translated to the dutch language. Hartelijk welkom!
Improved Load Chart Precision
Setting any radius in the crane control now highlights the interpolated values of maximum load, height, PLMIN, and wind speed for this radius in the load chart table as a new row.
Those values are also now shown and clearly marked in the printout load chart with its own row.
Crane search Results table
The result table of any crane search now shows "Parts of Line" and "Crane Standard". Remember that you can ORDER by these values by simply clicking on the header of each column.
Version 6.2.2.0 - May 2024
Improvements / New
The Manitowoc 31000 quad crawler crane is now available in CRANEbee.
The VPCmax, as well as the ground bearing pressure for all four crawlers, is calculated and visualised in real time.
Bug Fixes
Obstacles in AutoCAD during a new imperial project now scale correctly.
Warehouses are now correctly created in AutoCAD (only applicable if many are in the same project).
Creating a printout with a lot of entries in the load chart table now correctly shortens this list around the selected radius to not have overlaps.
Version 6.2.1.0 - March 2024
Improvements
CAD: AutoCAD2025 interface available. Our official support for AutoCAD
has changed to versions 2018-2025. Older versions may still work but are
no longer supported by us.
Bug Fixes
Crane Overview List now opens considerably faster.
Large projects are now loaded faster into AutoCAD.
Wind speed (Improved wind speed handling)
Fixed a bug where selecting several cranes with and without WindData caused a crash during crane search.
The maximum crane data value of 'Wind speed' is now correctly entered in the corresponding label during crane search.
The crane control window now shows maximum wind speed if wind speed exists in crane data.
During crane search the field for wind speeds is hidden for cranes that have no wind speed data.
Telescoping under load (GROVE) (Improved telescoping under load (GROVE))
Gaps in telescoping paths due to wind limits are now appropriately handled.
Fixed a bug where some tooltips in the crane control showed the wrong information.
Fixed a visual bug where the minimum and maximum length were overlapping.
Fixed the slider "bouncing" when using it to select a length.
Fixed an issue where the telescoping mode wouldn't start properly sometimes.
Wind speeds are now taken into account for free telescoping.
English and French title of the printout is more accurate now.
Fixed an error while saving snapshots.
Fixed light theme in MCC.
Version 6.2.0.1 - January 2024
Hotfix
Starting a new project correctly sends you to the project information page again, instead of the save project page. This is to ensure that the workflow does not change.
Version 6.2.0.0 - December 2023
Changes
New: Dimensioning in CRANEbee
Set your own dimension for everything you need, at any place.
Measure directly inside the CRANEbee job-site without any need for
an additional CAD program.
Improve your precision with self selected snap points.
Make a new snapshot of your dimensions to show them in the printout.
New: Change all visual styles to rendered(standard), hidden lines, flat, shaded and wireframe.
New: Change colors for your background, selection, text, dimensioning, and crane radius.
Improvements
New: Updated color scheme for light and dark theme.
New: Updated Icons for dimensioning, job-site, view, and job-site explorer.
According to the selected telescoping mode (retract, hold, or
extend) some selected Manitowoc-GROVE cranes allow to set
intermediate boom lengths where possible.
Individual boom sections may retract, hold, or extend freely in the
new "Free telescoping" tab. This will always be represented live in
the load chart tab.
New: GROVE Windspeeds
Selecting an expected wind speed in the crane search may reduce the
maximum available radius of the chart in case this is restricted by
an additional wind limit. This allows to use the absolute maximum
wind speed for short radii.
If a wind speed was given during the search this will also be shown
in the crane control as well as in the final printout.
Very old crane databases may be set to "deprecated" by the CRANIMAX Team
if there is a newer version available. This allows to still use them in
existing projects but those databases will no longer be shown in the
crane selection for new projects. Their replacement will automatically
show up in their place.
Improvements:
The Lift-Area-Selector will consume less processing power.
Creating a load from AutoCAD now generates an Obj-file regardless of
mesh material.
Both MAXbase and non-MAXbase cranes can now be searched simultaneously.
The Lift-Area-Selector is deactivated when only one lifting angle is
set.
The AutoCAD connection is more stable.
New crane supports are possible:
H-OnWheels
H-Central
Crawler with Outriggers
Additional tooltips have been added.
Minor improvements have been made regarding specific cranes.
Minor improvements to OBB.
Bugfixes
Trailing whitespaces in project names will not cause errors while
saving.
Obstacles will be correctly placed in AutoCAD when using multiple
default names.
PLMin Printout: Load Chart will be displayed.
PLMin: The current SL-Counterweight will be shown in the printout.
Rigging mode allows the creation of new steps.
SSL/Y angles will be retained when modifying cranes.
The printout load diagram will be displayed correctly with different
steps.
Tandemlift "Cranes to Load" works with high Z-Values.
Imported images will not disappear.
Minor bug fixes
Version 6.1.1.1 - April 2023
Changes
CAD: AutoCAD2024 interface available. Our official support for AutoCAD
has changed to versions 2018-2024. Older versions may still work but are
no longer supported by us.
Version 6.1.1.0 - November 2022
Changes
New: GROVE MaxBase is now supported for selected cranes. They will
automatically appear in your crane list.
You can now define the available support area and working slew range
during search.
In the job-site you may change the radius and slew angle in the new
tab "Lift Area Selector". Simply click within the area and place the
boom inside the green area.
Note: You may see a database with the name "_update" at the
end. This is meant to represent the update to the crane controls
inside the crane. For more information on this please see
this video by Manitowoc
or contact your Manitowoc crane vendor.
New: Tadano PL-Min (currently only for Superlift/CC3800-1_PLMIN) is now
supported.
Improvements
OBB: Changed the description of a button in AutoCAD OBB to better
reflect that it actually does Import the Obstacle from AutoCAD into
CRANEbee.
Search over Obstacle: Obstacle can now be changed with "Re-Equip" after
the crane was placed in the job-site.
Bugfixes
Job-Site: An obscure bug that stopped the program while changing the
viewpoint is fixed.
Version 6.1.0.3 - June 2022
Changes
Crane Control: Now with working second jib control
Crane Control: MLC models now fully supported with the new crane
control.
Printout: Project date is now only shown in the printout when it differs
from the creation date.
Improvements
Tandem: Crawler cranes can now be correctly rotated during tandem lifts.
CAD: Mats now automatically update in AutoCAD.
CAD: Load angle now also works with "Architectural" and "Engineering" in
AutoCAD.
Bugfixes
Job Site: The obstacle from obstacle search stays visible in the
job-site.
Job Site: Cranes using the main boom with an attached jib for the lift
are now correctly shown in the crane control diagram.
Version 6.1.0.2 - April 2022
Changes
CAD: AutoCAD2023 interface available. Our official support for AutoCAD
has changed to versions 2018-2023. Older versions may still work but are
no longer supported by us.
Job-Site: The "Refresh" button now also refreshes the crane model. This
gets rid of unwanted "fragments" of other cranes on the current crane.
Improvements
Crane Control: Large cranes are a lot quicker now during usage. A small
blue busy indicator lets you know that there is data being prepared in
the background.
Printout: Undercarriage now better scaled when a crane uses very big
mats.
Printout: Undercarriage measurements are now correctly scaled (imperial
only issue).
Job-Site: Copying a crane now correctly fills all fields in the Crane
Control with values.
Bugfixes
Printout: "max. Gross Load at Radius" is now correctly shown.
Rigging the crane: Superstructure can be freely rotated again when main
boom angle is not in a working position.
Crane Control: Superlift mast and counterweight radius can now be picked
independently from one another (if the crane supports this).
Crane Control: Now Correctly changes hidden cranes/steps when something
is changed in the active step.
Crane Control: Remarks are now working as intended.
Crane Control: Crawler width is now correctly shown (imperial only
issue).
CAD: Obstacles are now correctly scaled in AutoCAD with unit type:
decimal (imperial only issue).
Version 6.1.0.1 - March 2022
Changes
Printout: Rounded decimal places down to two in the support dimensions.
Bugfixes
Crane Control: Visual bug that shows all mats fields as usable, while
"All of same size" is active, is fixed.
Crane Control: SL counter weight radius can be changed.
Crane Control: Fixed jibs in "Rigging the crane" can change angle
freely.
CAD: RHL can be started and used from AutoCAD.
CAD: "Move Crane to" correctly moves mats under outriggers in the
job-site as well as in the drawing.
CAD: Round and triangular spreaders in AutoCAD with french language pack
work as intended.
Version 6.1.0.0 - February 2022
Changes
New: Windows 11 is now supported
New: The crane control window was completely overhauled. You can now
change the following parameters without having to
"Reequip" the crane:
Support
Boom length
Boom sequence for each length
Boom angle (for fixed booms)
Jib length
Jib angle (for fixed jibs)
Crawler width
Carbody weight
Counter weight
Counter weight radius (if applicable)
Superlift mast radius
Superlift radius
Superlift weight
New: Tabs below the crane control lets you see all the information you
need. You can switch between:
Load chart
Load diagram
Ground bearing pressure
Mats control
New: Add your own ground bearing pressure calculations:
For cranes which don't have gbp calculations you can now add your
own calculations for each step
Your input for each step is automatically added to the printout
Improvements
Search: Search over obstacle now shows the obstacle before you search if
you include the width and height
Mats: You can now freely control your mats for crawler cranes or let
them follow the crane
Project: In imperial projects the kilopound is always represented with
"kip" to be more consistent
Tooltips: Tooltips now show more relevant information
Obstacles: Obstacle naming now deals with special characters
Bugfixes
Job site: The superstructure of the crane is now correctly displayed in
each step with mats activated
Rigging the crane: No longer produces errors when switching between
rigging mode and normal mode
Rigging the crane: Crane position is now identical in both modes
Reequip: Reequipping a crane with several steps correctly changes all
steps
RHL: Trunnions now work correctly
RHL: Pick up RHL attachment points in CAD now uses the correct base
point
CAD: A value of 0 in any field does no longer produce any errors when
using the interface to AutoCAD
Printout: Printout works even with a corrupted image file as the company
logo.
Language: Dropdowns no longer empty themselves in the crane search
(French)
Version 6.0.1.42 - December 2021
Changes
General: Updated General Terms and Conditions
General: Updated Privacy Policy
Improvements
General: Minor Improvements
Version 6.0.1.41 - June 2021
Improvements
General: Minor Improvements
Version 6.0.1.40 - April 2021
Changes
CAD: AutoCAD2022 interface available
New: UserManager: A tool to manage all the current licence seats in use.
For more information click
here.
Improvements
Updates: Option not to overwrite DWGs during update (Opt-In)
Image Import: Increase decimal count in scaling factor for image or PDF
import
RHL: Set reasonable default values for spreader and load
Bugfixes
Rename: Renaming cranes now checks for special characters. Some
characters were forbidden due to the CAD interface behaviour.
Version 6.0.1.39 - December 2020
Changes
Crane options: If a crane-colour is selected "my own colour" gets
activated automatically
Changes to license synchronisation
Improvements
Printout: Tip height is now always visible even with RHL
RHL: Lifting accessories have the same orientation in CRANEbee and CAD
Multilift/CAD: Cranes that are in CAD and then get changed to a
multilift are renamed and combined instantly. There are no copies of the
cranes left to delete
Bugfixes
Rigging Mode: Main Boom angles can be changed again
Reequip: Reequiping now also changes the support
RHL: Saved RHL files are loaded correctly
Printout: Symbolic represantation of AC cranes in the printout fixed
Version 6.0.1.37 - October 2020
Changes
If CRANEbee detects that the window is started outside of the screen,
CRANEbee will automatically open in the top left corner of the first
screen
"Options" and "Account" settings can be accessed from the starting
window
More step increments added to crane control (right click into the
selection box)
Improvements
When changing Point Loading or Bearing Pressures Units in options, they
also get changed for the current project
Load charts for MLC-Cranes in the printout are adjusted, to only show
radius, load and height
Moving objects with "Move to" in CAD is now considering units to move
objects the same distance in CRANEbee
Link chains can be shown in CAD now
Creating new steps with link chains works now
Angles of round mats no longer changeable
Main Boom lengths rounded to two digits after decimal seperator instead
of one
Saving a project with forbidden special characters automatically
replaces them with an underscore
Correct main boom and undercarriage orientation and scaling in printout
Bugfixes
Cranes are created on the correct layer in CAD which further reduces the
chances of "ghost cranes"
Many minor RHL bugs fixed
RHL: Rotation of same shackle only influences one instance of wire ropes
Small broad leaf trees cannot crash CRANEbee anymore
Less errors when cranes get created in CAD
Small bugfixes regarding the OBB
Admins can start CRANEbee
Multilift: RHL-Loading-Height is now correctly calculated if "No Load"
is selected
Version 6.0.1.36 - July 2020
Changes
Tandem-Lift now only possible if at least two cranes are present in the
job-site to improve user experience
Improvements
Rigging the crane: Massively improved load times
Bugfixes
Ghost cranes in CAD now even less probable
Version 6.0.1.35 - May 2020
Changes
Independent mat control on crawler cranes
Tandemlift: Trunnions fully implemented
Tandemlift: Goto functionality in CAD works
OBB: OBB objects count automatically on creation
OBB: convertMAX button embedded to convert missing OBJ files from DWG
(RHL, OBB Library)
CAD: AutoCAD2021 interface available
Improvements
Rigging the crane
Boom sequences for telesecopic cranes
Improvements to printout
Language: Spanish language updated
New Disclaimers (General disclaimer and Kobelco disclaimer)
Bugfixes
Ghost cranes in CAD less likely
Fixes for crane search
Fixes for printout
Fixes for CRANEbee-Explorer
Version 6.0.1.34 - February 2020
Changes
Help section included
Improvements
Improvements in the crane search
Improvements in printout
Version 6.0.1.33 - December 2019
Changes
Wind speed, if stored in crane database
Improvements
Crane search: Sorting of the table switched on again
Tandem lift: load rotation on crane possible, if "cranes follow load" is
active
Rental licenses can now update, but also needs the latest beeAdmin
Mats generator for crawler cranes temporarily deactivated for bugfixing
Bugfixes
MLC cranes: VPCMax is now transferred to CAD
Version 6.0.1.32 - November 2019
Changes
RHL: Larger selection of available hook blocks
Improvements
RHL: For loads with trunnions it is now possible to select rigging parts
on the upper end of the rope as well (#67)
Shortcuts inserted: Save (CTRL+S ) and Print (CTRL+P)
New logging
Bugfixes
Tandem Lift + single crane: loads have overwritten each other (#87)
Correct scaling of Tandem Lift load to CAD (imperial, #64)
Print: Designated printers that are not available are hidden
Version 6.0.1.31 - November 2019
Changes
New Supported Languages: Chinese, French, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese,
Russian, Spanish
Bugfixes
Crane Control, Search engine, Project loading
Version 6.0.1.25 - September 2019
Bugfixes
Tandemlift, RHL and imperial projects
Version 6.0.1.24 - September 2019
Changes
Feature Tandemlift is available
Improvements
'What's new?' is available (this page)
Version 6.0.1.23 - September 2019
Improvements
Print: the rotation angle of the whole crane is now also printed when
the option 'crane position in drawing' is activated.