Sheathing and nail withdrawal design table for wind pressureĬollector and force-transfer strap force tables Shearwall deflection and wind & seismic story drift tables Individual shear wall ASD force vs resistance tables Shear wall materials summary table (for developing a shear wall schedule) One-page design summary of all critical design results and alerts
Transparent reporting of results, including: emf files from AutoCAD as templates for floor layouts Optimizes shear wall design by iterating and automatically selecting the most economical sheathing and nailing patternsĭesigns components & cladding for out-of-plane wind loadsĬalculates shear wall deflection using “3-term” or “4-term” deflection equationsĭetermines anchor bolt, collector and force-transfer strap forces Implements limitations and provisions for structural irregularities in ASCE 7ĭesigns full-height wall segments, force-transfer shear walls, and perforated shear walls with wood, gypsum, fiberboard and lumber sheathingĭesigns shear walls for sheathing, nailing and hold-down connections Generates shear, bending moment, and deflection diagramsĭesigns for supporting member bearing, notches, and Simpson Strong-Tie beam and joist hangersĪutomatically generates wind loads following the Directional or Envelope procedure in ASCE 7Īutomatically generates seismic loads following the Equivalent Lateral Force procedure in ASCE 7ĭistributes lateral loads to shear lines according to flexible and rigid diaphragm analysesĭistributes lateral loads within shear lines based on shear wall stiffness or capacity Structural members are transferable to the beam or column design mode for detailed analysisĭesign Structural Members (Beam & Column Mode)ĭesigns components including multi-span, cantilevered, and inclined beams and joists, columns, wall studs, beam-columns, and cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels Includes editable database to add or modify custom wood materialsĬonfigure and design wood structures up to 6 stories for gravity loads Optimizes structural member size using material database and generates a material list for design
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 memberĪnalyzes all load combinations as per IBC and ASCE 7, including partial loading, and concentrated live loadsĭesigns for all critical load combinations for shear, bending, deflection, and bearing at supports