Fast connection design of any complexity
Shorten your connection design time by up to 80%, get pass/fail code-checks in minutes, and code-check anything you model
- Parametric templates and savable company sets
- Model import from FEA, automatic connections grouping and bulk checks
- Customizable reports with equations and pictures to prove and sell your work
- Connection Library with 1M+ joints to adapt and reuse
- Cross-app interoperability for anchor design in reinforced concrete
Bolted gusset plate truss connections
Column base plate connections
HSS splice connections
Beam to column flange-bolted frame connections
Frame moment footings
Spatial welded HSS connections
3D connections with braces and stiffeners
Heavy anchoring
3D hollow section connections
Use any geometry and loading
Design steel connections of any type. Start from scratch, import from your CAD or FEA software, or define dependencies using parametric design. Apply loading, visualize force flow, and generate full sketches and code-check reports. Connections include:
- Steel moment, shear, and axial connections, including seismic
- Beam to beam, beam to column, column to column, and base plates
Model
Start from scratch, import from your CAD or FEA software, or use predefined templates.
Load
Apply loading, visualize force flow, and generate full sketches and code-check reports.
Calculate
Start from scratch, import from your CAD or FEA software, or define dependencies.
Report
Apply loading, visualize force flow, and generate full sketches and code-check reports.
Model
Start from scratch, import from your CAD or FEA software, or use predefined templates.
Load
Apply loading, visualize force flow, and generate full sketches and code-check reports.
Calculate
Start from scratch, import from your CAD or FEA software, or define dependencies.
Report
Apply loading, visualize force flow, and generate full sketches and code-check reports.
Avoid overdesigned connections
Overdesign increases material and fabrication costs, often because engineers can’t check every joint. According to the Steel Construction Cost publication by SCI, BCSA and TATA Steel, fabrication and materials account for 60–80% of total cost.
- Avoid oversizing by checking all joints early, not just the critical ones
- Exchange accurate, actionable connection data with your detailers
- Optimize materials before fabrication to reduce carbon and costs
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