1. General purpose cold-formed steel component design software

2. Cross-Section Capabilities
Any cold-formed steel shape, including panels
Composite shapes such as back-to-back cees
Open and closed shapes, including cylindrical tubes
Outside or centerline dimensioning
Holes in elements
Editing features: cut, copy, paste, insert ribs
Section libraries for SSMA, LGSI, and HUD
Output geometry to DXF file

3. Example Sections

4. Working With Sections Numerous material choices Graphical interface
Customize material
Convert units with drop-down
Cold work of forming option

5. Section Calculations
Full and net section properties using exact integrations
Torsional properties calculated using rounded corners
Carbon steel design per 2004 AISI North American Specification, as well as 2001 and 1999 Editions
Stainless steel design per 2002 ASCE Specification
ASD, LRFD, and LSD strengths for tension, compression, bending, and shear
Effective section properties at yield stress

6. Example Output

7. Design Checks Member check Web-crippling check
Strengths based on specified unbraced lengths
Axial/bending interaction equations
Bending/shear interaction equations
Effective section properties at applied loads
Web-crippling check
Web-crippling strength for unreinforced webs
Web-crippling/bending interaction equations

8. Design Check Dialogs

9. Analysis Capabilities
Analysis problem types
Beam-columns
Continuous beams
Multi-span beams with laps
Horizontal, vertical, and torsional supports
Discrete bracing and one-flange bracing
Axial loads and lateral loads at any angle
ASD and LRFD load combinations
Member checks and web-crippling checks

10. Working With Analyses Lapped Members Wind Uplift Load Discrete Braces
Top Flange Braced

11. Analysis Diagrams

12. Design Check Options Run all load combinations
Run current load combination
Specify locations to report
Add other checkpoints

13. Example Member Check Design parameters Loads and design strengths
Effective section properties
Interaction Equations

14. Elastic Buckling Analysis
Finite Strip Method
Any shape part
Automatic element meshing
User-specified stress distribution

15. Elastic Buckling Profile
Local Buckling
Panel Buckling
Distortional Buckling
Torsional- Flexural Buckling

16. CFS Cold-Formed Steel Component Design Software
Download the free “light” version of CFS
RSG Software, Inc.
2803 NW Chipman Road
Lee’s Summit, MO 64081