Steel connection design and detailing software.
Rendered 3D view showing just a few of the connection types supported by Limcon, which contains a comprehensive libraryof connection templates.
Overview
Limcon is productivity-geared steel connection design software. Connection types include beam to column, brace end, member splices, anchorage to concrete, and complicated multi-member joints. By using a library of standard connection types, designers can arrive at results in a remarkably short time.
- Comprehensive limit state design to a number of international standards.
- Shear and moment connections, member splices, brace end connections, base plates, and hollow section connections.
- Connections may be auto-designed by program or specified directly by user.
- Concise calculation summary, reporting results for all relevant limit states.
- Output to CAD format directly from design.
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| New connection type selection screen | Connection detail dialog | |
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| 3D view of connection detail | Connection design and clear warning of failures | |
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| Multiple connection designs per job | Comprehensive design report |
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Additional Resources
A detailed description of Limcon features can be found at the following link:
https://www.bentley.com/en/products/product-line/structural-analysis-software/limcon
A list of the specific types of connections included in Limcon's template library is available at the following link:
http://ftp2.bentley.com/dist/collateral/datasheets/7898_Limcon_PDS_Temp_LTR_0714_LoRes_F.pdf