Software for Wood Frame Analysis/Design
Software for Wood Frame Analysis/Design
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Dear Colleguages,
One of our daily office tasks is designing members in wood framed buildings for gravity forces. This is a labor-intensive and time consuming job. For steel buildings, we use Ram-steel to analyze and design the gravity framing quickly and efficiently. If anyone knows of software for gravity design of wood frame structures please let us know.
Chung-Soo
cdoo@sdesf.com
One of our daily office tasks is designing members in wood framed buildings for gravity forces. This is a labor-intensive and time consuming job. For steel buildings, we use Ram-steel to analyze and design the gravity framing quickly and efficiently. If anyone knows of software for gravity design of wood frame structures please let us know.
Chung-Soo
cdoo@sdesf.com






RE: Software for Wood Frame Analysis/Design
www.woodworks-software.com
they also advertise here: www.awc.org
RE: Software for Wood Frame Analysis/Design
I don't think WoodWorks does complete framing systems. For quick beam or joist sizes (even columns), try TJ Beam. Trus Joist also makes a program called TJ Expert which will do complete gravity systems, however, I don't think Trus Joist makes the TJ Expert program readily available. Couldnt hurt to ask, though.
RE: Software for Wood Frame Analysis/Design
RE: Software for Wood Frame Analysis/Design
RE: Software for Wood Frame Analysis/Design
Most of our wood design is either by in-house spreadsheets or by RISA 3D (per ishvaaag). RISA is just now developing area load generation similar to RAM.
baueng - does STRUCALC do framing systems or just single member design?
RE: Software for Wood Frame Analysis/Design
I see your comment
"Most of our wood design is either by in-house spreadsheets".
All of my work is wood design in CA.
I looked at woodworks and feel the interface is too...
I've written Some VB apps and would like to exchange and/or see what your spreadsheets have to offer.
Please eMail me some of your wood spreadsheets.
WoodGuy@builderspost.com
RE: Software for Wood Frame Analysis/Design
I'm not saying Woodworks is a terrible program, just that it'll probably take you a while to learn it and get used to it, while TJ Beam was almost childs play. (And TJ beam will do solid sawn for you, also!)
One other thing - You can only install Woodworks on one computer. If you have one guy in your office doing wood design, your OK. If you have 10 guys, forget about it.
TJ Beam can be on any/all computers.
Do I sound like a TJ Beam salesman or what?! Sorry for the biased post!
RE: Software for Wood Frame Analysis/Design
Does TJ have a website?
RE: Software for Wood Frame Analysis/Design
Not trying to be stingy, but our in-house stuff is the company's property and I can't since they aren't my own to share. Sorry.
RE: Software for Wood Frame Analysis/Design
Honestly, I'm not a TJ sales rep!
I prefer steel, not wood!
RE: Software for Wood Frame Analysis/Design
RE: Software for Wood Frame Analysis/Design
RE: Software for Wood Frame Analysis/Design
The following links apply.
www.enercalc.com
www.archoneng.com
Regards
Mike