Stramit EX-facta Training - Part 1: Benefits & Features - YouTube

G’day and welcome to the first part of a 3-part training series on Stramit EX-facta...

Design Software for Exacta Purlins with Stramit Bridging.

In this first video, I’ll give you a quick introduction to what EX-facta is and what it can do for you.

In part 2, I’ll demonstrate installation and registration of the software.

And in Part 3, I’ll demonstrate how to use the software and how to get the most out of it.

So what exactly is EX-facta?

EX-facta is a unique and powerful software package...

that enables engineers to optimise the selection of Exacta purlins for use in commercial and industrial buildings.

The software is available on CD

and it runs on Microsoft Windows.

If you would like a copy of the software...

please contact your local Stramit branch and they will send you out a CD free of charge.

Some of the features of the EX-facta software include:

the ability to find a suitable purlin size in a matter of minutes;

the ability to look at varying span lengths and types of span arrangement;

the capability to input complex span cases of mixed purlin lengths and a huge array of loading combinations;

graphical display of load combinations and span cases to ensure that your data is entered correctly;

the ability to analyse the effect of local pressure areas by incorporating moving loads;

and the ability of the software to check an existing design or calculate the required purlin size for you.

The software can also retain and store all potential solutions that you’ve investigated;

the ability to select which load cases you wish to analyse;

intuitive output display bars that show you the structural efficiency of your purlin design at a glance;

the ability to quickly identify over-stressed areas to aid you in the design optimisation process;

the ability to assess ‘overload’ cases to determine possible failure locations and mechanisms;

and a full audit trail report that can be incorporated into your structural design report.

So, why would you use Stramit EX-facta software rather than using look-up tables from a technical manual?

Well, without EX-facta, purlins can be selected from a large list of simple look-up tables

but these are sometimes over-conservative simplifications of loads and spans.

The Stramit technical manual has 27 look-up tables with an estimated 25,000 data values.

Using tables alone, there is no practical provision to alter bridging positions, adjust lap lengths or mix purlin thicknesses.

EX-facta is much faster, accurate and easier than looking up tables and manual calculations.

It is simply impossible to publish look-up tables covering every possible solution.

Please note that it is a condition of the software license agreement, that EX-facta...

...is only used to design structures using Stramit Exacta Purlins and Stramit Bridging.

Other purlins and bridging do not have the same characteristics...

or behave in the same way as Stramit Exacta Purlins and Stramit Bridging.

As with all software, please take careful note of the End-User License Agreement.

It is also important to note that the software is provided as-is and at no cost.

and as such, the software is provided without any formal technical support.

However, if you do have any comments or suggestions about EX-facta...

...you can send feedback via the Stramit web site by clicking on the Contact Us button.

A bit of history about EX-facta.

EX-facta was first launched back in April 2007

and uses a design method that has been patented by Stramit.

Since 2007 there have been a couple of incremental updates released.

and as of the production of this video in December 2011, we are using version 1.3.

Once you've registered the software...

you'll be automatically notified via email of all future releases of the EX-facta software.

It is highly recommended that you use the EX-facta software in conjunction with the Product Technical Manual...

and it’s called: “Stramit Exacta C&Z Purlins & Girts: Design Capacity Tables and Member Moment Capacities”

The technical manual will provide you with important information...

such as section sizes and properties, installation, accessories, materials, etc.

This manual can be downloaded from the Stramit web site at www.stramit.com.au

and by looking in the Resource Library under the Product Technical Manual section.

Alternatively, you can also request a hardcopy of the manual from your nearest Stramit branch.

In the next video, Part 2, I will demonstrate how to install the EX-facta software and get it up and running.

Then in part 3 of this series I will demonstrate how the software works and how to get the most out of it.