2018 NDS® Standards Wood Design Software
SkyCiv provides integrated timber member design to the ANSI/AWC NDS® 2018 – National Design Specification® for Wood Construction, supporting both Allowable Stress Design (ASD) and Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) provisions.
Design timber members directly within SkyCiv Structural 3D or use the standalone Member Design software. The NDS® 2018 design module performs cross-section resistance, stability and deformation checks, allowing analysis and timber member design to be completed within a single workflow.
Design Timber Members using SkyCiv:
- NDS® 2018 Member Design: Comprehensive timber member design checks, including:
- ASD and LRFD design provisions
- Rectangular and round wood sections
- Lumber and glulam materials
- Cross-section resistance checks
- Member stability checks
- Deformation and serviceability checks
- Automatic calculation of applicable NDS® adjustment factors
- Detailed calculation reports and design results
- Import member geometry, sections, materials and analysis results directly from SkyCiv Structural 3D
- Import and apply ASCE load combinations within the integrated workflow
- Review multiple members and design checks from your structural model
- Clear design results showing relevant checks and adjustment factors
- Detailed calculation reporting for greater transparency and verification
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Structural analysis software that runs the full workflow
Easy and powerful FEA analysis
Run linear, non-linear, buckling and dynamic analysis within a single solver. No separate modules for complex analysis types.
Integrated design checks
Steel, concrete, timber and cold-formed design modules run directly on your analysis results. No exporting, re-entry or version mismatches.
Detailed calculation reports
Every formula, design check and
reference is shown in full, so you can defend every number, not just the result.
Discover key features of SkyCiv NDS Wood Design Software
NDS® Wood Design Software Features
Design timber members to NDS® 2018 with integrated structural analysis, automated design checks and detailed reporting.
Automatic Calculation of NDS® Adjustment Factors for all Members
Calculating the adjustment factor for each wood member can be a tedious process. This design module (implementing the NDS® standards) automatically calculates these adjustment factors for both ASD and LRFD provisions, saving you time and allowing you to turn projects around faster.
Fully Integrated with SkyCiv Structural 3D Analysis Software
To make the job easier, SkyCiv has powerful 3D structural analysis software that is completely integrated with your NDS® wood design module. Build your model, import ASCE load combinations, run the analysis and with a click of a button run an NDS® 2018 wood beam design. Work quickly and easily by having your analysis and design completely integrated in one workflow.
Clear and Easy Output
Reviewing the results can be half the battle. With this design module, the NDS® results specifically show the adjustment factor and relevant checks being performed. SkyCiv has clear reporting, including this summary table in PDF format. The simple green, yellow and red highlights help users to distinguish between passing and failing members.
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supported standards
Globally Supported Design Standards
Capabilities for modelling and analysing simple to complex structures.
DESIGN STANDARDS
Structural design codes
Complete support for local design standards across steel, concrete, timber and more
| Category | Supported Codes |
|---|---|
| Steel design | AISC 360, AS 4100, CSA S16, BS 5950, Eurocode 3 (EN 1993), IS 800, NZS 3404 |
| Reinforced concrete | ACI 318, AS 3600, Eurocode 2 (EN 1992), CSA, BS |
| Timber design | NDS, AS/NZS 1720, Eurocode 5, CSA |
| Cold-formed steel | AISI, Eurocode, AS/NZS 4600 |
| Connection design | AISC 360, Eurocode, AS 4100 |
| Wind and seismic loading | ASCE 7, AS/NZS 1170, NBCC, Eurocode 1 (EN 1991) |
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The ease of use and the presentation of the results are both awesome. I have had ongoing interaction with the support team and everyone is excellent.
Mitch Frumkin
CEO OF KIPCON
It is used for various civil and mechanical engineering courses and the students love it. We are happy with the continuous updates to SkyCiv as well, highly recommended.
Dr Kenneth R. Leitch
Assoc. Prof. at Texas A&M
It was easily the most intuitive package available to learn; it is particularly easy to build the 3D model and define nodes, members, supports, materials, sections, then apply loads & combinations.
Stuart Agars
Managing Director of Struct-Sure Limited
SkyCiv has been a great tool to help efficiently and clearly document and update design results for a member of a small company with multiple responsibilities.
Lydia Fahrenkrug
Engineer at MT Solar
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