With FRAME-JOINT Pro you can dimension and design connections for structures calculated in RSTAB. If no RSTAB model is available, you can enter geometry and loading also by manual definitions, for example to check external calculations.

In RSTAB you select the node that you want to design. All connected members are recognized automatically and the connection type is assigned. Then, depending on the connection type, you define further details for ribs, backing plates, web plates, bolts, welds and hole spacings by further input options. The loads are entered by selecting the load cases, groups and combinations. If you work in the "preliminary design" mode, FRAME-JOINT Pro will suggest appropriate layouts after the first calculation run. When the relevant layout is selected, the program shows all designs both in detailed tables and various graphics.

FRAME-JOINT Pro performs the following designs according to
EN 1993-1-8 or DIN 18800:

First, the governing designs for column and horizontal beam are shown together with the connection's geometry displayed in a table. In further results tables you can check all important design details like lengths of flow lines, load bearing capacity of screws, stresses in welds or stiffnesses of connections. All connections are visualized in a 3D rendering graphic. Dimensions, material properties and welds significant for the connection's construction are immediately displayed and can be included in the printout.

The connections can be represented graphically in the add-on module FRAME-JOINT Pro or directly in the RSTAB model. All graphics can be integrated in the RSTAB printout report or printed directly. An optimal visual check is already possible in the design phase due to the results output that is true to scale.