designIT® FOR COMMERCIAL FLOORS

Software for Architects & Specifiers

designIT® for Commercial Floors is a software tool for all building practitioners for the design of Futurebuild's engineered wood products for commercial, industrial and other heavily loaded floors.

Quick and simple to use yet deceptively powerful software, designIT for commercial floors is useful for the selection of beam sizes without the need for the exercise of professional engineering judgment.

 

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Features

  • Caters for a range of floor live loads.
    For building types included in AS/NZS 1170 (excluding storage floors) up to and including 5.0 kPa/9.0 kN.
  • Includes a floor joist calculator.
    To allow consideration of actual load and support conditions for optimum design, web hole placement and specification of hangers.
  • Bearer calculator (similar to joist calculator).
    Allows for consideration of a wide range of load and support conditions.
  • Serviceability report.
    Shows the estimated average deflection and the corresponding limit for the critical load case together with the permanent load deflection (where applicable).
  • Reaction report.
    For each member, providing designers with the flexibility to detail connections using Timber Framing Standards and proprietary connections.
  • Reference to specific details.
    Complete with installation guide for commercial, industrial and other heavily-loaded floors.

Microsoft Requirements:

  • 64 bit CPU
  • Windows 8 SP1 or later
  • .NET Framework 4.5 or later
  • Processor Speed – 1 GHz
  • RAM – 512 MB
  • Disk Space – 100 MB (Minimum)
  • Internet connectivity for updates

 

*Windows is a trademark owned by Microsoft.

What's New & Version History

V6.4.36, released November 2020

  • Correction of the Floor Joist Calculator in designIT for Commercial Floors in relation to the application of concentrated loads for shear and reaction determination

V6.4.36, released November 22, 2020

Available on Microsoft operating systems.

DOWNLOADS

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designIT for Commercial Floors

 

designIT® Specification Software for Commercial Floors.

designIT® Specification Software for Commercial Floors.

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