CSC Fastrak 2013

Features

• Design any simple or complex steel building with speed and ease
• Work with real physical objects such as beams, columns and slabs
• Choose from British Standards (BS), Eurocodes (EC) or US design codes
• Save time with features such as automated wind loading, composite design and web openings
• Quickly assess design alternatives to establish the most cost-effective solution
• Produce clear and concise documentation including drawings and calculations
• Handle project changes easily and efficiently
• Synchronise with leading BIM platforms such as Autodesk® Revit®
• Integrate with Fastrak Connection Design and Fastrak Portal Frame modules

Reasons to choose CSC 

• Fastrak Building Designer was voted the "Structural Analysis and Design Product of the Year 2010" at the Construction Computing Awards
• Fastrak is used by every major ‘design & build’ fabricator in the UK
• CSC's Chief Engineer sits on committees associated with the drafting of the Eurocodes
• CSC is involved in the scoping of the Eurocode Green Book, in collaboration with the SCI
• We partner with leading BIM providers such as Autodesk® and Tekla

Modelling features

• Model complex steel buildings, including challenging roofs, all within a single model
• Work in 2D or 3D views to create any building structure quickly
• Define the structure by using grid lines and levels
• Import DXF drawings to provide architects’ set out and to create grid lines
• Work with real physical objects such as beams and slabs, instead of analytical 'wires'
• Provide stability with bracing, moment frames or walls
• Choose from various automated diaphragm options to distribute horizontal forces
• Automate composite beam design with metal decking or precast planking data
• Model curved members easily
• Model other materials such as concrete, timber and cold rolled
• Import 3D models from BIM platforms such as Autodesk® Revit® and Tekla Structures

Loading features

• Apply self weight and dead load cases automatically
• Calculate wind loads and zoning for the entire building to BS6399-2 and EC1
• Apply loads as floor loads, area loads, line loads, patch loads and point loads
• Generate variable area loads for roof snow drifting
• Apply building perimeter loads for cladding and walls
• Automate notional horizontal loading for sway stability to BS and EC
• Automate imposed load reductions
• Automate decomposition of applied loads to structural members
• Add extra loading and load cases as required
• Generate code-based loading combinations automatically

Analysis and design features

• Design and optimise the complete steel building to BS, EC and US codes
• Define your parameters to generate the most suitable section automatically
• Visually interrogate model to establish pass/fail status and utlisation
• Quickly assess design alternatives to establish the most cost-effective solution
• Choose from numerous beam options including rolled, plated, Westok, Fabsec and Slimflor
• Automate composite beam design with supplied metal decking and precast planking data
• Design web openings to SCI P068 and SCI P355 with or without stiffeners
• Automate notional horizontal load and sway assessment
• Design for P-Delta effects using either kamp or true second order analysis
• Assess floor vibration response factors to SCI P354
• Check for disproportionate collapse and tying forces
• Handle project changes easily and efficiently
• Integrate with Fastrak Portal Frame and Fastrak Connection Design

Output features

• Export frame and connection drawings to CAD software via DXF
• Customise and export reports to Microsoft Word
• Export material lists including tonnage and surface area to Microsoft Excel
• Export beam and base reactions to Microsoft Excel
• Export bracing forces and shear wall forces to Microsoft Excel
• Include beam reactions on plan and section drawings
• Save all output documents in PDF format
• Export design to Fastrak Connection Design and Fastrak Portal Frame modules
• Export 3D models to BIM platforms such as Autodesk® Revit® and Tekla Structures
• Export via SDNF, STAAD and SAP formats

Download

Code

CSC Fastrak 2013 v15.0.1.1: Steel Building Design Software
http://goo.gl/uo6r4a

Guide
- Unrar and install the application.
- Copy applied license file to the folder: C:\ProgramData\CSC\Licensing\
- Program Data folder is hidden. Therefore you need to unhide it.