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In addition to the features shared with Metalpla See shared features

According to Eurocode 5 and the latest revision of the Spanish Structural Code (Código Estructural)

Features and new developments:

More detailed reports
Fire: option to specify the fire resistance time
Fire design of steel members in Estrumad
Round timber (logs)
Eaves: generation by length, horizontal projection length or elevation
Option to specify the fire delay time
New improvements in the member editor: copy members, join members and split members at a given distance from their lower node.
Clearer descriptions in the section tables
Buckling is calculated in beams if a buckling coefficient is defined or if the program is asked to calculate it
Two new options added to node alignment: vertical alignment and horizontal alignment
Improvements in breaking intersecting members
Updated lateral-torsional buckling formula
Material tables completed and improved
Improvements in equalising lateral-torsional buckling properties across members
Improvements in the DXF viewer. More text types by alignment
Structure composer extended in number of planes and improved in speed
In section tables, sections with equal area are sorted by greater moment of inertia
Fix in the import of 3D DXF files (the direction of the Z axis is changed)
Fix in the deflections of steel members in Estrumad
Double-clicking the middle button (wheel) zooms to extents, like other similar programs
Check of the tie rod thread for solid circular section members (Table 18)
Option to change the behaviour of the mouse wheel for zooming
Shift adds to and removes from the selection
The project title is carried in the FIE file

And from version XE5

Document manager. Customise your reports by adding any images you want, as well as your company logo in the headers.
Download examples/templates from the cloud, so you can have a project ready in minutes.
Use of all processors in the calculation. Calculating a structure is now even faster.
Description text on members.
Simplified input for members with constant section.
Drawing of stresses and envelopes with colour gradation.
Improved import of DXF files.
Tables created by users travel with the FIE file; there is no need to pass on the table files.
Assignment of the worst section classification, if the one in the table is more favourable
Improved editing of load cases and combinations, as well as automatic renumbering
Improved import of DXF files for calculating the mechanical properties of sections
Improved calculation of members with semi-rigid connections
Drawing of reactions in the graphical result outputs.
Improved calculation of the self-weight of variable-section members
Autosave. Set how often you want the program to save your structure automatically
Aids for fire design
Improved PDF export with the option to embed fonts in the document
American sections. Design structures in other countries.
New export options in the results display (HTML, Word, PowerPoint…)
Validation of loads on members

And from version XE3

32-bit and 64-bit versions, the latter up to 25% faster than the 32-bit one
Option to upload structures to the cloud and view them from a mobile device (tablet/smartphone)
Automatic sizing of timber structures
Complete design of any timber structure
Automatic generation of common typologies: trusses, industrial buildings, buildings, towers…
Calculation of construction models: floor slabs, rafters, trusses, boomerang beams…
DXF import and export
Footings
Dynamic and buckling analysis
Automatic load generation and design of purlins for industrial buildings
Fire design
Seismic design
Ring connections
Calculation of the mechanical properties of sections from their DXF drawing
Link with Revit 2016 and 2015 (separate module)
Generation of hipped roofs

In the case of Estrumad LT, not all options are available, as it is a reduced version of the program and very easy to use

Estrumad-specific features

The limit is your imagination

DATA INPUT USING CONSTRUCTION MODELS

The Construction Models option makes it very easy to define the data relating to: node coordinates and properties, member numbering and section types, and it even generates internally the permanent loads, maintenance loads, snow loads and the loads from the different wind directions. It is an extraordinarily fast and powerful procedure and very easy to use. Some of these models are shown below

Curved beam

Spanish truss

Double-pitched beam

Continuous beam

OTHER FEATURES SPECIFIC TO TIMBER CONSTRUCTION

Apex zones and grain deviation

In double-pitched beams, curved beams, boomerang beams and variable-section members, apex zones and grain deviation are analysed in accordance with the recommendations of the CTE.

Fire design

It designs the structure for the fire situation according to the CTE, based on the fire resistance time and the charring rate of the timber.

Link with Cadwork

The Cadwork module is a program for manufacturing timber parts by numerical control that can be linked directly with ESTRUMAD. The program produces a practically real representation of the structure.

Steel-timber composite structures

The program accepts structures that include both steel and timber members.

ESTRUMAD PRINTED OUTPUT

Rigorous, thorough and easy-to-interpret printed results, adapted to the Spanish Technical Building Code (CTE).