VersaFrame

Available on both Cloud and Desktop.

Cutting-edge computational power for engineers at a very affordable price.

WHAT IS VERSAFRAME

VersaFrame offers cutting-edge computational power (e.g. Aluminum, Steel, Timber, Cold Formed Steel, Reinforced Concrete, Custom Shape Maker, brick elements, p-delta analysis, and frequency analysis) at a very affordable price. VersaFrame is ideal for the engineer who designs 90% of our infrastructure. The program has all the features needed to ‘get the job done’ without becoming overly complex.

INCLUDED MODULES

Aluminum Design Tool

(Coming Soon)

Design or check aluminum members for axial loads, biaxial bending, and deflections.

Steel Design Tool

Design or check steel beams, columns, and single span beam columns using the ASD and LRFD standards.

Timber Design Tool

Design or check any continuous beam or column using the latest NDS, IBC, and ASCE building codes.

CFS Design Tool

Design flexural and axial members for standard shapes defined by AISI.

Custom Shape Maker

Calculate centroidal axis locations, moments of inertia, radius of gyration, section moduli, and product moment of inertia for any shape.

Reinforced Concrete Design Tool

Design flexural members, including beams, columns, and one-way slabs.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

  • Inputs can be made graphically, with spreadsheets, or via DXF. All model data is stored in spreadsheets that can be accessed at any time. Changes made graphically are instantly made in the spreadsheets and vice versa. You can also import model from one VersaFrame file to another.
  • Fully Integrated Concrete and Steel Design; see details below.
  • ​Powerful editing features such as undo/redo, duplicate, array, move, scale, delete, revolve, extrude, beam split, nodes at intersections, sub-mesh shells, node and element merging, explode members at nodes, automated orphan node removal, freeze except plane and freeze except level.
  • ​In addition to the industry standard 64-bit solver, VersaFrame offers a 128-bit solver that provides unmatched precision and reliability for numerically ‘tough’ structures.
  • Ultra-fast and efficient sparse matrix solver in addition to traditional skyline solver. The sparse matrix solver can be configured for parallel processors/cores and restricted RAM access.
  • CAD-quality graphical interface (OpenGL) supports real-time pan, zoom and rotate as well as Window, Pick and Cross selection methods. Additional CAD-style utilities include drawing cues and member object snaps.
  • Visualization tools such as to-scale graphic rendering and the ability to freeze/thaw parts of a model make editing and viewing large/complex models enjoyable.
  • ​Command Line Input – this optional feature is for those familiar with AutoCAD. Just like AutoCAD, you can key-in commands, input and set up aliases for commands.