API Engineering Workflow
Automatic engineering analysis for every building
Our engineering engine automatically analyses each building based on its location, geometry, and design requirements, ensuring every structure is compliant, efficient, and economical.
Calculation path
From site data to engineered outputs in seconds
The workflow combines site assessment, member design, frame analysis, bracing, connections, and foundation recommendations into one connected engineering process.
Location, terrain, wind, snow, cladding, and standards.
Frames, members, bracing, deflection, and serviceability.
Connections, supports, base plates, anchorage, and footings.
Site assessment
Loads and site-specific requirements are calculated first
Snow Load Assessment
Where required, snow loads are automatically calculated based on the building location, elevation, roof geometry, and relevant design criteria.
Site & Cladding Assessment
The software evaluates the site conditions and cladding requirements needed for design.
- Wind region and terrain category
- Distance from the coastline
- Cyclonic and non-cyclonic conditions
- Cladding span capacities
- Fastener and cyclonic washer requirements
- Applicable design standards
Structural design
Members, frames, and bracing are analysed as a connected system
Purlin & Girt Design
Using the calculated site loads and building configuration, the system determines:
- Optimum purlin and girt spacings
- Live, dead, wind, and snow load effects
- Member capacities and utilisation
- Serviceability requirements
Structural Frame Analysis
Every portal frame is analysed individually to ensure accurate engineering outcomes.
- Internal and external frame conditions
- Supported and unsupported frames
- Variable bay sizes and building heights
- Knee brace and apex brace configurations
- Single and back-to-back member arrangements
- Support locations and connection details
- Automatic or manual design options
Bracing Design
The required roof and wall bracing systems are determined, then calculated, and checked to ensure overall building stability and compliance.
Deflection & Serviceability Checks
Comprehensive deflection checks are performed on all structural members to ensure serviceability requirements are satisfied.
Connection design
Critical connections are analysed with the frame forces
All connection designs are integrated with the frame analysis, ensuring forces are accurately transferred throughout the structure and that each connection satisfies strength and serviceability requirements.
- Apex bracket design and capacity checks
- Haunch bracket design and capacity checks
- Knee brace connections
- Apex brace connections
- Primary to secondary connections
- Base connections and column anchorage design
- Holding-down bolt design and verification
- Base plate sizing and capacity checks
- Support reactions and connection forces
- Connection utilisation and compliance reporting
Foundation output
Support reactions flow through to footing recommendations
The system calculates support reactions and determines suitable footing sizes based on the forces generated by the building analysis.
Applied loads
Support loads from the engineered structure are carried into the footing design.
Soil bearing capacity
Footing sizes are assessed against the available site soil capacity.
Building geometry
The design reflects the building size, layout, supports, and structural configuration.
Wind uplift requirements
Anchorage and footing recommendations account for uplift and stability requirements.
Final result
A fully engineered building design completed in seconds
The workflow provides accurate member sizes, connection details, bracing requirements, and foundation recommendations.