Customer Reviews

I have been using RFEM 6 for my steel design projects in Italy and abroad for a few years now, and it has become indispensable! Geometric modeling, always fast and precise, is easy and convenient due to the internal (CAD) tools. Any type of a structure, from the simplest (beam elements) to the most complex geometries with shell elements, can be modeled with ease; BIM is excellent with other software. Editing is also easy, and if you make changes or revisions to the design, it takes a moment to implement them. The software includes several design standards, is flexible in use, clear, complete with all types of structural analysis, both static and dynamic, precise and reliable. In my opinion, it excels in nonlinearities when both entering the data and performing the nonlinear calculation; the mesh quality is excellent. The post-processing is very complex and the results are always clear, reliable, and easy to check and interpret. It always gives me freedom in my design preferences and assists me with all of them. When I compare myself with colleagues who use other software, frankly, it is impossible to do better. It simply does things that other software does not, and does them in an easy way. The support provided by the Italian team has always been up to the highest standards and has only improved over the years. Thanks and congratulations!

When I started my company, I was naturally looking for analysis software that would meet my needs (steel structures, timber, metal work, glass facades, curtain walls, glass roofs).

I have decided for RFEM, because it meets all my requirements. RFEM is a very user-friendly tool and allows for a quick documentation of calculation notes.

I recommend it!

Thanks to RFEM and CRANEWAY software, we're able to seize opportunities we wouldn't have thought of in the past!

In retrospect, I would like to thank you very much for the invitation to the digitalBAU trade fair in Cologne. It has been an experience and also impressive for me to see what has happened in the digital sector in the construction industry and related fields in recent times.

The visit and the very pleasant and detailed technical discussion with your enginerrs at the Dlubal booth have confirmed my opinion that your programs in the field of civil and structural engineering are excellent. I was and still am a fan of your user-friendly programs and wish Dlubal all the best for the future.

We have decided to use RFEM 6 in our consulting office for the design of photovoltaic shade structures.

I am using the RFEM, RSTAB, and RX‑TIMBER software, and I'm very satisfied with them, both for the quick modeling of small isolated structures (such as beams on three supports) as well as large complex structures.

With the assistance of your support team, we have learned to use the software very quickly, which allowed us to be 100% compatible with our customer from Germany.

The structural analysis software RFEM by Dlubal offers a powerful all-in-one solution for our engineers. Its precision and reliability make it an indispensable tool for the design of complex steel structures. With its user-friendly interface and advanced features, RFEM simplifies the process of the structural steel desig and analysis.

After analyzing the other structural analysis software offers on the market, we chose Dlubal's RFEM to calculate our three-dimensional timber structures. 

After 6 years of using the RFEM software (RFEM 5 and RFEM 6), my feedback is very positive.

RFEM 6 has a rich library of cross-section and materials, including special point-line surface attributes, which can realistically simulate a variety of complex force situations. The program is powerful in nonlinearity and form finding, which can reduce the difficulty of engineers to start. The pre-processing can be linked to the Grasshopper parameterization platform, which is convenient for spatial structural modeling as well as iterative calculations. And the post-processing interface is intuitive and user friendly, with strong extensibility and more options. 

After a six-month trial, I've decided to switch to Dlubal RFEM because of its superior ability to model structures and their behavior as close to reality as possible, compared to the other models used: effective eccentricities, linear or nonlinear supports and hinges, various member sections, steel connection configurator with a wide range of options, and so on.

Moreover, the interface is user-friendly and intuitive, so it's easy to understand the functions without having to refer to the documentation.

Result filters allow for a quick interpretation of the calculations, while setting up and editing the calculation notes is quick and easy.

A significant advantage is a wide range of resources on the Dlubal website as well as on Youtube.

Last but not least, the sales and technical service are always ready to answer your questions. The main points of the comparison are excellent. I'm thus convinced of my choice.

Thank you for the option to join your webinars free of charge. In particular, I like the open communication between the presentation and the support, in the constant preparation and spontaneous answering of the participants' questions. The simultaneous calculation in RFEM 6 - just great!

Excellent software, very powerful, and intuitive.

I would like to thank you for the opportunity to try out RFEM 6. The program is very user-friendly for me, and if I have encountered a problem, it always helped me to watch the tutorial video, study the online manual, or finally contact your online support, where they were happy to assist me. I was very pleased that many parameters are predefined, but can be customized. That's the reason why I consider the program to be very flexible.

I would like to mention that I'm excited about how much information and webinars you share. Since I've been on maternity leave for several years, when I have not had many opportunities to stay up to date with the latest developments, your website is an inexpensive source of information for me.

Professional and reliable finite element modeling and analysis programs, with rather intuitive work interfaces. Interoperability with other 3D modeling software also allows for using them in academics and for university research. Excellent training service and technical support.

Once again, I am impressed by the Dlubal support.

The interface of RFEM 6 is much more intuitive to me than the interface of RFEM 5. The structure of tables is also well-arranged, so my work with RFEM 6 is more straightforward and clear.

I would like to thank you for your work. All speakers prepare very carefully for the webinars and present the information in a thorough and accessible manner. I enjoy watching and learning from your webinars.

After researching the with structural analysis software market, I finally decided to choose RFEM by Dlubal for the design of all types of timber structures (traditional framework, glued-laminated timber, timber-framed walls, mechanically-welded fittings, and so on). The software is quite easy to learn and relatively intuitive; I don't need any training.

After a detailed evaluation of the solutions available on the market, we have decided on RFEM by Dlubal for the structural analysis and design of our three-dimensional steel structures.

RFEM is impressive software that combines power and clarity. It can calculate all types of structures, still providing an extremely intuitive interface. We appreciate the program utilization in our work as structural timber engineers.

We use it mainly to perform structural analysis and design of frame and truss structures made of timber and steel, as well as CLT panels, and composite timber-concrete floor slabs.

After analyzing the options on the market, we have chosen RFEM by Dlubal for the calculation of our timber/steel structures, because it is the software that allows the most efficient 3D modeling for these types of complex models.

We appreciated the help of Dlubal's customer service, which was able to guide us in order to model all the technical optimizations. We witnessed the responsiveness and technicality of the Dlubal customer service, which we were able to discuss very specific points with.

We have experimented with the fact that the software does all the Eurocode design checks and yet remains very flexible to the requirements of the project.

We highly recommend the RFEM 6 software!

RFEM from Dlubal allows us to quickly and clearly calculate the necessary safety documents for live shows.

A few years ago, I was looking for a structural analysis software that could calculate primarily timber-steel structures.

RSTAB is a very powerful calculation software, as it allows the designer to model any type of structure in a very academic and scrupulous way, with the simplicity and practicality that is needed in the profession. It's easy to obtain an analysis model very close to reality without many input difficulties.