SuperBeam 4
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Do you design houses, extensions, loft conversions or other small building works? If you need a quick and effective way to produce calculations for steel and timber beams and columns take a look at SuperBeam.
Key features
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Steel beam design and checking to BS449 Part 2
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Timber, glulam and flitch beam design and checking to BS5268 Part 2
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Column design and checking to BS449, with simple base plate sizing
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Checking of timber posts and studs
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And all in one easy to use and affordable program! Price list
SuperBeam 4 looks much the same as many other Windows applications, with a menu at the top, toolbar under, status line at the bottom and Project Manager to the left. It runs on Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7 systems.
You can choose the font(s) used to display and print calculations. A larger font is easier to read; a smaller font shows more information without scrolling - the choice is yours!
You can edit items by double clicking on the window, clicking on the pen icon on the toolbar, selecting 'Edit' from the menu or by pressing Alt+E - one of these should suit your preferred way of working.
Project options
The Project details dialog lets you enter job-related data in four fields - you can change the default field names. You can choose whether to enter total loads or enter separate dead and live components of loads (the option selected applies to the whole project, not individual items). Most people will probably find that total load entry is simpler; dead/live load entry allows steel beam deflection to be checked against live load deflection only, and automatically calculates the required factor for steel bearing padstones and bearing plates. Top
Beam design
Beam dialog: load entry page
In SuperBeam 4 the load, steel, steel bearing, timber and timber bearing data is entered in a multi-page modeless dialog. Click the appropriate tab to select the required page, enter the data, then pressing 'Apply' commits any changes that you make without closing the dialog, and you see the updated calculations in the corresponding window. 'Undo' restores the data to what it was before you started editing or last pressed 'Apply'.
So to work out a typical beam you enter the loads (each beam can now have up to 30 loads), click on 'Apply', click on the Steel tab and make any changes, then 'Apply' again. The required size on the button immediately under 'Consider' (see below) - you can click on the button to manually choose an alternative section, if you don't want the one that the program has selected. Then click on the 'Bearings' tab and change the bearing details as necessary. Click once more on 'Apply' then close the dialog and you're done. Top
You can display and print beam loading and bending moment and shear force diagrams Top
Beam dialog: steel beam design parameters page
Beam dialog: steel beam bearing page
Beam dialog: timber beam design parameters page
Steel column design and checking
Steel column edit dialog: load entry page
Steel column edit dialog: baseplate page
SuperBeam's column design dialog has three pages, one each for loads, steel design parameters and base plate sizing. Unlike ProSteel, connection design is not included as it is anticipated that in most instances this feature will be used for individual columns or those supporting beams bearing on an end cap. Top
Timber posts and studs
Timber post and stud edit dialog
This dialog shows lets you enter the loading and design criteria for timber posts and studs. These can be axially loaded only or axially loaded and subject to bending to about the either axis. Top
Text pages
SuperBeam 4 includes a basic text editor that will allow straightforward pages to be created. Extra tags within the text handle tabs, underlining and overlining (for titles) and tab setting. You can also add OLE object pages to your project: these contain data supplied and maintained by another application on your system, for example a page of spec notes produced using Microsoft Word. Top
Page headings
SuperBeam 4 and ProSteel 5 use the same page heading editor. It splits the page heading into a grid of eight rows and four columns. The text in each cell can be left or right aligned or centered, and you can use any one of four (user selected) fonts. Lines can be drawn around cells as desired. Optionally text may be centered to the page rather than within a cell. You can create and save multiple page headings which can be switched at will. SuperBeam 4 and ProSteel 5 share the same headings: any heading created in one of these programs is instantly available to the other. Top
Price List
If you are a registered user of: |
SuperBeam 4 (single copy) |
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SuperBeam 3.x (Windows 3 version 1998-2000), SuperBeam 2.x (DOS version 1993-8) or SuperBeam 1.x (DOS version 1989-93) |
£80 including 12 months updates from date of purchase* |
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ProSteel 1-5 |
£100 do.* |
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None of the above: i.e. first time buyers |
£175 do. BUY NOW |
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All prices subject to VAT and subject to change without notice. P&P inc. |
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* To get this price go to www.superbeam.co.uk/renew.
You will need your
Greentram user number and postcode.
For additional copy licences, site licences and update cover pricing see our ordering information page | Top
All our programs run on Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7 systems
