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The Design Process


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The frame design process is, of course, driven by structural as well as aesthetic and program requirements. Beam geometry is exported from the 3D frame drawing into Finite Element Analysis (FEA) software which predicts resultant forces, stresses and deflections, data which can then be used to refine timber layout, size members and detail connections.

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