2D Frame Analysis & Design

Module Summary

• Provides general purpose 2D frame analysis capability
• Incorporates stress checking based on ASD or LRFD design methodology
• Frame Wizard offers the ability to quickly define geometry parametrically for many typical configurations of trusses and frames
• Features free-form definition of joint coordinates and member incidences
• Joint generation function facilitates the automatic generation of joints and members for repetitive geometry
• Allows loads to be applied to joints and to members
• Offers option of fixed or free boundary conditions
• Includes full wood and rolled steel section databases
• Offers the convenience of fill-in-the-blanks style forms and instantaneous recalculation to facilitate the evaluation of “what-if” scenarios
• Provides highly efficient results summaries as well as generous detail in the on-screen and printed results