Portal Frame Generator

Portal frame generator automatically creates the geometry and structural loads of portal-frame buildings, designs roof and façade purlins, and exports the complete model to CYPE 3D.

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Software Intro

Portal frame generator is a structural design tool for rapidly defining portal-frame buildings and automatically generating their geometry, load cases and structural loads. It supports single or multiple frames, rigid frames and trusses, while calculating wind and snow actions according to the selected design standard.

Overview

Portal frame generator automatically creates the geometry and structural loads of portal-frame buildings, making it faster to prepare industrial and warehouse structures for analysis.

Users can define single or multiple frames with mono-pitch or dual-pitch roofs, including rigid frames and trusses. The program calculates wind, snow, live and self-weight loads according to the selected project data and design standard.

It can also analyse and optimise roof and façade purlins, including their section and spacing. Once the model is prepared, the geometry, load cases, supports and buckling information can be transferred directly to CYPE 3D for complete structural analysis and design.

Applications

  • Industrial warehouses and factory buildings
  • Single-span and multi-span portal frames
  • Rigid frames and roof trusses
  • Wind and snow load generation
  • Roof and façade purlin design
  • Purlin section and spacing optimisation
  • Structural load and frame reports
  • Portal-frame drawing production
  • Preparing models for CYPE 3D
  • Steel-building preliminary design

Product Resources

Watch the official product video or download the technical datasheet for more detailed information.