Steel.connection Design

Advance Steel detailing software is built on the AutoCAD platform. Intelligent 3D modeling tools help you accelerate accurate design and detailing. Speed time to fabrication and construction with tools that automatically generate shop drawings and deliverables.

Prota Inc. has released an update to ProtaStructure 2018. The 2018 release includes our fantastic ProtaSteel for steel connection design and detailing, Hundreds of new features and enhancements in ProtaStructure and ProtaDetails for rapidly designing and documenting your building projects, and our dynamic new ProtaBIM 2018 for coordination with other leading BIM systems.

As software skills rise to the forefront of design concerns, the art of structural conceptualization is often minimized. Structural engineering, however, requires the marriage of artistic and intuitive designs with mathematical accuracy and detail. Computer analysis works to solidify and extend the creative idea or concept that might have started out as a sketch on the back of an envelope.

Trimble has announced the 2025 versions of Tekla Structural Design Suite, its structural analysis and 3D design software for multimaterial buildings, and Tekla Tedds, its automated civil and structural analysis calculation software. With several updates, both products improve user experience and design collaboration capabilities.

What makes a joint rigid and what makes it flexible? How does software determine the stiffness of a joint?