FRAMECAD software is advanced, integrated, and saves you time and money.
There are four major components of the FRAMECAD Software suite:
- FRAMECAD Structure
- FRAMECAD Detailer
- FRAMECAD Factory 2, and
- MyFRAMECAD - a cloud-based portal that supports clients and ties the software suite together.
As a package, the FRAMECAD Software suite revolutionizes building design and cold formed steel framing construction.
Here are 21 reasons why you should consider FRAMECAD CFS Software to speed up your design, save you money by automating engineering calculations, and simplify your process throughout your construction processes.
FRAMECAD Structure
What are the benefits of FRAMECAD Structure, our powerful computer engineering software package?
- Speed
Doing over 25,000 calculations per square meter of roof and walls in seconds; a task which would take days, or potentially weeks, if done manually.
- Accuracy
Producing accurate calculations automatically, eliminating any margin of error that may occur during manual calculations.
- Reduced engineering costs
With real-time engineering as the building is designed, external engineering costs are greatly reduced.
- Straightforward
With FRAMECAD Structure doing a lot of the hard work for you, non-engineering designers can focus on design work.
- Reduced material costs
Using material as efficiently as possible and reducing wastage. The material savings when using FRAMECAD Structure can be as much as 30% on roof truss designs and other outputs.
- Compliance
With real-time engineering calculations done as the designs are created, analyzing loads, deflections and other forces, it becomes an easy process to check for compliant engineering.
FRAMECAD Detailer
What are the benefits of the link from design to automated production - FRAMECAD Detailer?
- Be ready for manufacture
FRAMECAD Detailer produces a manufacturing file which is read by the CFS equipment’s system. Once a file has gone through FRAMECAD Detailer, it is ready for manufacture.
- Optimized design
FRAMECAD Detailer enables users to review the engineered design files to improve manufacturing details and on-site constructability.
- Helps you visualize
The 3D view means framing can be shown in a virtual walk-through format to help visualize the design; designers can then check for design errors and eliminate on-site correction time.
- Improved construction process
The software covers the detailing of the component parts, as well as the generation of shop drawings. With these drawings brought up on a screen or printed out, the production team can carry out the initial phase of construction with ease.
- Enables the use of unskilled labor
FRAMECAD Detailer ensures that what is produced is simple to put together so unskilled labor can be trained up very quickly and deployed in your projects; saving you money and solving the global problem of sourcing skilled labor.
- Easy to use
Enter the dimensions and type of frame you require and FRAMECAD Detailer will convert the information into detailed framing plans.
FRAMECAD Factory2
And what about the benefits offered by Factory 2, the FRAMECAD production software pushing the FRAMECAD Structure and Detailer plans into production?
- It integrates perfectly
Designed to partner precisely with FRAMECAD manufacturing equipment, files pass through FRAMECAD Structure, then FRAMECAD Detailer, and into FRAMECAD Factory 2 smoothly and easily, via either a wireless connection or through a USB stick.
- Responsible for production
Factory 2 enables users to automatically transfer design information from architectural detail into framing layout, then on to production.
MyFRAMECAD
And the last piece of the FRAMECAD suite (but certainly not the least), MyFRAMECAD, our cloud-based customer portal...
- Production monitoring
MyFRAMECAD lets you track key production metrics of your FRAMECAD manufacturing system such as: total production, production rate, total operating efficiency, total tool count, total downtime, downtime by reason, and more.
- It stays up to date
By communicating directly with FRAMECAD Factory 2, MyFRAMECAD keeps running information regarding tool count, machine downtime, oil pressure and machine maintenance.
- It keeps you prepared and equipped
Using MyFRAMECAD to ensure your project is well-stocked with material requirements. Be aware of any shortages or issues in advance, enabling you to keep the project on track.
- It acts as a secure internal system
Information regarding your software and manufacturing systems can be seen on MyFRAMECAD, our dedicated customer portal and can be sent through to FRAMECAD for equipment diagnostics and support, and all your information is kept secure.
- MyFRAMECAD helps us provide better service
If any issues arise, your support staff and the team at FRAMECAD can extract machine information from MyFRAMECAD, via the cloud from wherever you are in the world, no matter where your business takes you.
- We give it the attention it deserves
The software is as intrinsically important as the physical manufacturing equipment itself, and we treat it accordingly. By providing cloud technology, and by using MyFRAMECAD, you and your FRAMECAD Software are always being looked after and benefit from regular software updates including the latest Software features.
- Gives you the support you need and peace of mind
The combined power of the FRAMECAD software system means peace of mind knowing your project will finish on time and within budget. Staff on-site can get support quickly and know exactly where to go for support should anything go wrong.
With 21 outstanding benefits of using powerful CFS software, we’re confident that many of the above will relate directly to your company’s needs in designing and building your next project(s).
To learn more about the advantages of FRAMECAD software, and investigate the possible project and business gains for your company, read more here.
