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Instant Structural Framing directly from Building Outlines
Evaluate timber, steel, and concrete options in seconds—complete with member sizes, quantity takeoffs, and embodied carbon.
✓ No signup required
✓ Does not use AI
Outline to Structural Framing

Here's what sets StruCompare apart

Easy Design Exploration

Automated Member Sizing & Sizing Optimization

Easy to Create: Trace existing PDF drawings or simply draw an outline.

Instant preliminary member sizing: Generate framing depths and member profiles for timber, structural steel, and concrete elements directly.

Code-governed utilization checks: Review simple strength and deflection capacity values.

Multi-Material Framing Comparisons

Multi-Material Framing Comparisons

Side-by-side material trade-offs: Simultaneously evaluate mass timber, hot-rolled steel, and reinforced concrete schemes for the same layout.

Optimization by structural depth: Compare structural system depths to minimize floor-to-floor heights and maximize clear ceiling space.

Custom structural parameters: Tweak spans, material grades, and exposure conditions to immediately see how global member quantities adapt.

Easy Design Exploration

Quantity Takeoffs & Carbon

Automated material quantity takeoffs (BOQ): Extract accurate volume, mass, and surface area breakdowns.

Real-time embodied carbon estimation: Instantly gauge A1-A3 structural carbon impacts to make data-backed sustainable design decisions early.

Export-ready preliminary reports: Generate clear summaries and material schedules to support early-stage cost and sustainability decisions.

How it Works

1

Import & Outline

Upload your architectural plans and/or outline the area you need framed

2

Auto-Generate Sizing

Get automated & optimized framing layouts and member sizes for Timber, Steel, and Concrete without the use of AI

3

Compare & Export

Review options, refine the design, export drawings, 3D models, and reports

Who Uses Us

Architects

Save 3–5 hours of initial draft time per project and reduce mid-design structural revisions.
  • Rapid Iteration: Explore different structural framing solutions in minutes, not weeks.
  • Design Flexibility: Test architectural floor layouts and bracing requirements early in the concept phase.
  • Avoid Spatial Clashes: Catch beam depths, column placements, and clearance issues before engineering sign-off.

Builders

Get an instant BOQ in seconds based on real structural design
  • Fast Material Take-offs: Automated framing software accurately estimates material costs upfront.
  • Compare Material Options: Trade off timber vs. steel vs. concrete to optimize constructability and budget.
  • Cut Project Delays: Reduce back-and-forth RFI cycles during construction setup by testing structural alternatives.

Engineers

Get fast preliminary design options in a variety of materials
  • Streamlined Drafting: Dramatically cut down preliminary design and drafting turnaround times.
  • Unified Workflow: Design timber, steel, concrete, and lateral bracing all within a single interface.
  • Faster Certification: Accelerate structural review and engineering option testing.

A single platform for timber, steel, concrete, and bracing design online.

Structural Design Standards

Designs are backed by over 20 years of building industry experience and engineered in full compliance with current standards and building codes.
Outputs are deterministic and do not use AI.

NCC Compliant AS 1170 Loading AS 1684 & 1720 Timber AS 4100 Steel AS 3600 Concrete

More Information

This is a Structured Parametrics service