With WoodWorks Sizer, you can size beams, joists, columns and wall studs to meet the 2015 National Design Specification (NDS) for Wood Construction.

    Specify dead, live, snow and wind loads
    Automatically pattern loads
    Generate a materials take-off summary based on your design
    Design for point, line, area, triangular, and trapezoidal loads simultaneously
    Automatically check all load combinations as per IBC 2015, ASCE 7-10
    Analyze the critical load cases for reactions at supports, shear, bending, and deflection
    Generate detailed analysis reports and diagrams
    Generate a list of acceptable sections for dimension lumber, heavy timbers, glulam, LVL, or I-joists
    Use the Materials Database editor to customize the software to your needs

Design Entire Structures – Concept Mode

    Configure and design a complete structure in plan
    Do preliminary designs of structures considering gravity loads using the graphical design and analysis work area
    Perform multi-storey gravity load analysis – sizing all structural members and reporting the reactions at the base
    Export elements from Concept Mode for further analysis into either Beam Mode or Column Mode

Design Beams – Beam Mode

    Design individual wood bending members
    Use Beam Mode to verify the design of critical bending members
    Generate deflection, shear and bending moment diagrams for any beam or joist in your project
    Design single or multi-span beams and joists with or without cantilevers
    Design beams for gravity and uplift loads
    Specify full, clear or design span
    Design supporting members for bearing
    Design Beams with end and interior notches

Design Columns – Column Mode

    Design individual wood columns, walls, and beam-columns
    Use Column Mode to verify the design of critical compression members
    Design columns and wall studs to resist both axial and lateral loads
    Generate deflection, shear and bending moment diagrams for a single column or wall stud
    Check wall bottom plate for bearing

Shearwalls

With WoodWorks Shearwalls, you can perform complete shearwall design and lateral load analysis.

    Design shearwalls for multi-storey and irregularly shaped buildings
    Determine hold-down and drag-strut forces and display them graphically
    Design shearwalls with or without hold-downs
    Generate an elevation view to show loads and forces on each shearwall
    Assign loads to shearlines following a flexible or rigid diaphragm analysis
    Import Adobe PDF and CAD (.wmf) files to establish the building footprint
    Model wood structures up to six stories
    Specify openings in shearwalls such as windows and doors
    Model roof shapes, including hips, valleys, gables, and overhangs
    Quickly assess the locations of high aspect ratio segments in a structure

Wind Load Generation

    Generate wind pressure and resulting lateral loads as per ASCE 7-10
    Input specific site information, including wind speed up over a hill
    Manually input lateral loads or modify wind loads that were automatically generated
    Report shearwall material designs for all wind load cases
    Check the capacity of wall sheathing and nailing to resist wind suction (components and cladding loads)
    Check shearwalls for wind serviceability deflection and story drift

Seismic Load Generation

    Generate seismic loads as per the IBC 2015 (ASCE 7-10)
    Input site-specific seismic information
    Manually input lateral loads or modify seismic loads that were automatically generated
    Report shearwall material designs for all seismic load cases

Connections

With WoodWorks Connections, you can design new connections or check the capacity of existing ones.

    Produce fully dimensioned, CAD-quality drawings
    Generate a material list for fasteners and steel plates
    Run designs using lag screws, wood screws, bolts, nails, shear plates or top-mount hangers

Post & Beam Connections

    Design connectors for beam-to-beam, beam-to-column, and column-to-foundation connections
    Allows output of beam-to- beam connections as .dxf files for use in AutoCAD

Lapped Shear Connections

    Design single or double shear connections for wood-to-wood, wood-to-steel, and wood-to-concrete configurations