Canadian Edition

• • • Specify dead, live, snow, wind, seismic, and other load types distributed as point, line, area, triangular and trapezoidal loads for up to 100 loads per member

    • Analyzes all load combinations as per the National Building Code of Canada (NBC), including pattern loading and concentrated live loads

    • Designs for all critical load combinations for shear, bending, deflection, vibration, and bearing as per the CSA O86 Standard

    • Optimizes structural member sizes using material database and generates a material list for design

    • Includes editable database to add or modify custom wood materials

Design Structures – Concept Mode

• • • Configure and design wood structures up to 6 storeys for gravity loads

    • Structural members are transferable to the Beam or Column Mode for detailed analysis

Design Structural Members – Beam and Column Mode

• • • Designs structural members including single or multi-span, cantilevered, and inclined beams and joists, wall studs, columns, beam-columns and CLT panels

    • Designs W-shaped steel beams and HSS steel columns using CSA S16

    • Generates shear, bending moment and deflection diagrams

    • Designs for bearing, notches, and Simpson Strong-Tie beam and joist hangers

    • Designs for fire resistance

    • And much more!

• • • Free Technical Support on the latest version of the software
    • Automatically receive updates/new versions

Concurrent licensing: floating license that can be used on any number of computers. Each license purchased grants one simultaneous use of the software. License Agreement.

• • • Automatically generates wind loads as per NBC Static Procedure or Low Buildings Procedure

    • Automatically generates seismic loads following the NBC Equivalent Static Force Procedure

    • Distributes lateral loads to shear lines according to flexible and rigid diaphragm analyses

    • Distributes lateral loads within shear lines based on shearwall stiffness or capacity

    • Designs shearwalls with or without hold-downs

    • Optimizes shearwall design by iterating and automatically selecting the most economical sheathing (plywood, OSB or gypsum) and nailing patterns

    • Includes designs of shearwall sheathing and nailing for out-of-plane wind loads

    • Calculates shearwall deflection using “3-term” or “4-term” deflection equations

    • Checks storey drift for wind and seismic as per NBC requirements

    • Automatically detects seismic irregularities and implements corresponding NBC provisions

    • Determines anchor bolt and drag-strut forces

    • Allows additional manual load inputs for shearwall design

    • Import .pdf, .bmp, .wmf and .emf files from AutoCAD as templates for floor layouts

Detailed and transparent reporting of results, including:

• • • One-page design summary of all critical design results and alerts

    • Shearwall materials summary table (for developing a shearwall schedule)

    • Shearwall force versus resistance tables

    • Shearwall deflection and wind and seismic storey drift tables

    • Hold-down design tables

    • Sheathing and nail withdrawal design table for wind pressure

    • Drag-strut force tables

    • Tabulated results for wind and seismic load generations and torsional analysis

    • And much more!

• • • Free Technical Support on the latest version of the software
    • Automatically receive updates/new versions

Concurrent licensing: floating license that can be used on any number of computers. Each license purchased grants one simultaneous use of the software. License Agreement.

• • • Model single-shear or double-shear wood-to-wood, wood-to-steel and wood-to-concrete connections with multiple configurations

    • Iterates through fastener database for design optimization and produces a material list for fastener options

    • Generates a detailed and transparent display of connection analysis and design results

    • Produces fully dimensioned drawings with some drawings exportable as .dxf files for use in AutoCAD

    • Includes editable database to add or modify custom wood materials

• • • Free Technical Support on the latest version of the software
    • Automatically receive updates/new versions

Concurrent licensing: floating license that can be used on any number of computers. Each license purchased grants one simultaneous use of the software. License Agreement.