Loadpath Software

Fully Integrated Load Tracking

Track loads from one element to another across the entire project

Never manually copy individual loads from reactions ever again.
Make any change, anytime, anywhere, and the correct loads will be used.
Incredibly powerful feature to save time and eliminate errors.
Link one reaction to multiple members if needed.
Easy to see where load has been transfered, and where it was missed.
Easy to incorporate into your current design methods.

Captured your design intent

Remembers limiting conditions as you design so you don't have to when changes happen.

Save multiple sets of design criteria and apply to any element.
Check both LRFD (Strength) and ASD (Service) for any members.
Ability to assign different deflection criteria to each member option.
Adjust design limits for each load combination. Incredibly customizable.
Check footings for multiple soil bearing limits depending on load combination.

Multiple Design Options

Check multiple wood & steel options simultaneously

Design multiple wood and steel options together.
Reactions from the chosen option are tracked.
Assign different strength and deflection criteria to each design option
Design one member option for ASD, and another for LRFD.

Connection Design

Connection Design modeled after hand calcs.

Add multiple connection checks to build the full connection. Decide which components are for uplift and which are for downward loading.
Component based design. Add as many components as needed to describe your connection.
Check each component for different design criteria, limits, and load directions.
Connection design as flexible as hand calcs, but without manual calculations.
Connections along the load path are checked everytime.

Visual Load Map

Graphically show where each load goes

Have multiple views to track and organize the structural elements and their load path
Views are live and display Pass / Fail status by color.
Green is passing
Red is failing.
Never forget to transfer a load ever again. Loads not transfered are marked with Red Circle.
Back check by another engineer is now substantially easier.
See entire load path graphically for any group of elements you want.

Clean & Simple User Interface

Display just the information you need, nothing else.

Windows can be docked and organized anyway you want.
Multi-Monitor support. Drag any view to your 2nd monitor.
Display only those views you want.
Light and Dark Themes

Groups of Loads

Group different types of loads with a logical name

Roof, Floor, Deck...etc. Give groups of loads a name, then link to your calcs.
Combine gravity loads with wind and seismic, load combinations handle the rest.
Changes to group loads are reflected in any member that uses that group load.
Incredibly flexible.

Unbraced Lengths

Simple user interface for handling unbraced lengths.

Your current design software is terrible at this.
Full control over unbraced lengths at member to member connections.
If linked loads move, so does the bracing.
Add continuous bracing along entire member or from point to point.
Add additional point braces at any point along member.

Custom FEA Engine

Written from scratch for raw performance.

Runs locally on your machine. This is NOT a web app.
Uses custom engine for each member type.
Creates Finite Element Model behind the scenes.
Builds separate FE model for each member option for accuracy.
Runs separate analysis for each load combination.
Example: A 1000 member project, each with multiple member options, runs in under 1 second.

Mac and Windows Native App

Native application for best performance

This is NOT a web app running in a window.
Store your data on your servers, not ours.
Entire app and all support files are under 10mb.
Uses the full raw performance of what ever OS you are using.

Unlimited Beam Supports

No limit to number of beam supports.

Simple coordinate system allows changes later.
Feel free to move supports, with out having to update load locations.
Create new linked columns / footings for each member support with a single click.
Each support shows what it is linked to.
View reactions by load case for each support.

Shear Moment Deflection Diagrams

View diagrams for any load combination.

Display diagrams for beam and column elements.
Find the value on the graph just by holding mouse over line.
Dock this window where ever you want.
Toggle display of window as needed.

Footing Design

Check footings for bearing / uplift.

Link multiple beams and columns to any footing.
Add additional points loads as desired.
Checks for footing bearing / uplift failure.
Add connections for each linked member to verify load path strength.

Simple Reports

Print Entire Vertical Load Path Calculations

Simple text based calculations.
Easily searchable using any PDF tool.
Provides condensed results for simple reporting.
Reports all input and output for entire load path.
Copy entire report to clipboard for insertion into custom document template.

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