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Plugins marked with the padlock 
are only available for customers only (as opposed to those using the evaluation version). If you are a customer, please contact us for the password to our secure file download area.
Please note:
- plugins cannot be used with the Professional version of ASCE.
- the plugins listed below all require the latest, 3.5.30 version of ASCE, which can be downloaded here
Installation
Plugins are posted on this site as zip files. Once you have downloaded and unzipped the file, you will see either a file whose name ends in .exe or .xml (as well, perhaps, as other documents such as a user manual).
- Files ending in .exe: automatic installer
- Simply double-click the file to run.
- Files ending in .xml: manual installer
- Copy the file into your user profile plugin folder and restart ASCE.
The first time you run the plugin, you will see a dialogue warning you that a new plugin has been detected, and prompting you to accept it. Click "Accept" to load the new plugin. Note that this dialogue has a checkbox which you can use to suppress warnings on subsequent occasions.
Plugins
For times when you need to reference material from PDFs, this plugin provides you with two choices:
- Create a link to a PDF file, specifying the page number you'd like the file to open at when you click on the link
- Extract text from a PDF file and embed it into your node text as a Dynamic Narrative Region (DNR). Note that extracts are formatted a plain text only. As with all ASCE DNRs, changes to the remote "source" file can be easily detected and viewed.
Note: this plugin has a standalone installer. Unzip the downloaded file and double click to install.
This plugin automates the generation of production quality Microsoft Word reports from ASCE networks.
Changes in 0.1.30 version from version shipped with ASCE 3.5 (0.1.13):
- improved support for use with Word 2000
- extra options to preserve link texts during export
- better integration with in-house Word template styles
- uses user selected template in more intelligent way, content now inserted into template rather than just picking up styles from the template
- improved performance and reliability
- export settings now remembered within session
- extra option to export title and id only when node content contains no headings
- various bug fixes
This plugin allow you to import data from MS Excel, MS Access, and any ODBC-compliant database (e.g. MS SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL). Simply choose your data source and selection criteria (a range of spreadsheet cells, or a SQL query), and the plugin will insert the results as an embedded table.
Find and replace text in node narratives. Provides options for
- case sensitive/insensitive searches
- whole/partial word matching
Too many knots in your handkerchief? Use this plugin to embed tags (text snippets) inside your node narrative to flag issues that you need to keep track of, e.g, limitations, assumptions, risks, or to do actions.
The plugin can then generate a summary table, collating all these tags, and embed it into your node narrative. The result: an overview of all your current outstanding issues, which, being a DNR (Dynamic Narrative Region), will update as each issue is closed off. As well as querying the current file, this plugin is equally capable of extracting issues from external ASCE files, allowing you to track and manage dependencies between a set of related safety cases.
Simplify the management and versioning of external files used by your ASCE network:
- Remap links to files (whether files used in DNRs or basic file hyperlinks) to point to new sources
- Package your ASCE network and all the files it links to, for taking a snapshot of your safety case and all the supporting evidence, archiving, zipping up for email, or burning to CD
Edit the status fields for multiple nodes in one go.