Connection Design Features

  • Member Types

    • Columns

    • Beams - Sloping & Skewed

    • Braces - Vertical & Horizontal

  • Section Properties

    • Relational database

    • Standard rolled sections

    • AISC

    • BCSA

    • CISC

    • EURO

    • HEHL

  • Import Formats

    • Industry standard SDNF

    • Bentley Structural TriForma

  • Export Formats

    • DGN

    • DXF

  • 3D Model Viewer - Built-in

    • Stick/Shaded/VHL

    • Hyperlinks to Fabrication Details

    • Hyperlinks to Calc Sheets

  • Graphic Deliverables

    • 3D Model

    • 2D General Arrangement Drawings

    • 2D fabrication Details - Columns/Beams/Braces

    • User Definable Drawing Border & Title Block

  • Clashes & Duplicate Members

    • Clashes Detection

    • Duplicate Member Detection

    • Delete Duplicates

  • Project Utilities

    • Project-wide defaults

  • Viewing Volumes

    • Floor

    • Elevation X-X

    • Elevation Y-Y

    • Joint

    • Stack

    • Column

    • Beam

    • Brace

    • Point of Interest - POI System

    • Point of Interest - POI User

  • Design Codes

    • AISC (ASD)

    • AISC (LRFD)

    • BS449 (ASD)

    • BS5950 (LRFD)

  • Member Loading

    • Default moments & forces

    • Manual override

    • Multiple load cases

  • Connection Design

    • Code Check Compliance

    • Calc Sheet Output

    • Automatic Design - beam/column/brace

    • Manual joint design override

    • Bolt Foul Elimination

    • Automatic Member Splitting

    • Column Splice Re-positioning

    • Lateral Brace Moves onto Common Gusset Plane

  • Connection Types

    • Welded End Plate (WEP)

    • Extended WEP

    • Cleats

    • FIN Plates

    • Top & Bottom Angles

    • Top & Bottom Tees

    • Haunch

    • Birdmouth

    • Seating Bracket

    • Edge Beam with Shear Plates

    • Edge Beam Bolted Directly

    • Beam over Beam

    • Beam over Column

    • Column over Beam

    • Column Splice

    • X-Brace (back to back)

    • X-Brace Gusset Plate (one through member)

    • X-Brace Gusset Plate (no through member)

    • K-Brace Gusset Plate (two or more members)

    • Single Brace Gusset Plate

    • L-Brace Gusset Plate (horizontal)

    • End Plate Gusset (vertical)

    • Gusset Welded to Inside Support (flange/web)

    • Gusset Welded to Toe of Tee

    • Heavy I-Section Bracing (vertical)

    • Girt Connections

    • Base Plates