Who will benefit from the course?

Designed for civil and structural engineers who want hands-on skills in cold-formed steel design and analysis.

  • Light Gauge Steel Frame Manufacturers

  • Factories producing Modular Pods/ Modular Homes

  • Structural Engineers designing simple/ hybrid structures (HRS+CFS)

  • Consultants offering Cold-Formed Steel Design & Detailing Services

  • Academicians

From Codes to Construction: Applied CFS Design

Transform your steel designs into production-ready solutions with end-to-end workflows.

Learn to design and analyze cold-formed steel sections like cabins, wall panels, and trusses using global design codes. This course focuses on cost-effective, code-compliant workflows and integrates with STRAP and Vertex BD for complete design-to-manufacture solutions.

Skills you will develop

  • Mastering LGS workflows in STRAP

    Basic and Advanced techniques

  • Cold Formed Section (CFS) Creation

    Creating custom cold-formed steel sections.

  • CFS Structures: Cabin, Wall Panel, Trusses etc.

    Concept of modelling Cold Formed Steel Wall panels, Cabins, Trusses etc.

  • Assumptions designed for Reality

    Understanding design assumptions for cold-formed steel structures.

  • Code Checking (USA, UK, Canada, EU, AS, China)

    Design codes supported - AISI S100-16-ASD/LRFD (USA), BS5950 (UK), CSA S136 (Canada), EC3 (EU), AS 4600(Australia), GB 50018 (China).

  • Result and Report Generation

    Generating detailed design results and reports accepted by municipalities.

  • Optimizing Cost of Structures

    Auto-optimize using STRAP to achieve the most cost-effective structure with no compromise on integrity.

  • Importing IFC files from VERTEX BD, Revit and other BIM software

    Importing via IFC

  • Importing .std files from STAAD.Pro

    .std file transfer

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Course curriculum

What is included in our cold-formed steel design course?

    1. 1.1 Introduction to STRAP software

    1. 2.1 How to Create Cold Formed Steel Database

    2. 2.2 Global and Local Axis System in STRAP

    3. 2.3 Creation of Cold Formed Steel Wall Panel

    4. 2.4 Loads of Cold Formed Steel Wall Panel

    5. 2.5 Design of Cold Formed Steel Wall Panel

    6. 2.6 Creation of Detailed Report

    7. Quiz 1

    1. 3.1 3D Cold Formed Steel Cabin Geometry

    2. 3.2 Creating and Saving Views and Creation of Bracings

    3. 3.3 Assign Gravity and Wind Loads on the Structure

    4. 3.4 Seismic Analysis of 3D Cold Formed Steel Cabin

    5. 3.5 Automatic Load Combination

    6. 3.6 Design and Code Checks for 3D Cold Formed Steel Cabin

    7. 3.7 Check for Sway

    8. 3.8 Automatic Design Optimization

    9. 3.9 Automatic Wind Load Generation

    10. 3.10 Customized Report Generation

    11. Quiz 2

    1. 4.1 Import from VERTEX BD and STAAD. Pro through .std file

    2. 4.2 Import IFC File through AUTOSTRAP

    1. 5.1 Cold Formed Steel Truss Analysis

    2. 5.2 Cold Formed Steel Truss Design and Optimization

    3. 5.3 Automatic Optimization for SWAY

    4. Quiz 3

About this course

  • $500.00
  • 25 lessons
  • 3.5 hours of video content
  • 60 days access to full version of STRAP software
  • Certificate valid worldwide
  • Instructor Support via Mobile, Email & Zoom

Instructor(s)

Meet the person behind the initiative

Course Creator Raveendra Reddy

Raveendra Reddy is the Director at RAM CADDSYS, Singapore. After his Master's in Structural Engineering, he started out as a structural design engineer in 1992 with one of the biggest consulting companies specializing in the design of steel plants. His thirst for innovation and progress in design skills started in 1998 when he set up RAM CADDSYS. His goal was to provide the most productive software solutions and services to the A/E/C industry in India, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East. After 32 years in the industry, his mission to provide focused, responsible, and sustainable software with world-class training is coming alive.

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Officially recognized and approved in the UAE

STRAP software has been approved by the Dubai Municipality for structural design and analysis.
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Technology promoted by the Govt of India

Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana - Urban is an affordable housing initiative by the Government of India to provide housing for all urban citizens

Building Materials & Technology Promotion Council (BMTPC) of India has recognized the use of Light Gauge Steel as a sustainable technology to save time by 90% compared to Hot-Rolled Steel and also optimize costs. They have promoted the use of LGSF for an improved benchmark of the basic standard of living through PMAY-Urban.
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