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2D Views
Customize all four dynamically modified 2D views.

3D Views
Visualize complex connections with a dynamic 3D view.

ON The Fly
Switch specifications whenever needed, even mid-design. It just takes the click of a mouse.

Feedback
See the governing limit state at a glance, as well as the strength ratios of all limit states.

Speed & Efficiency
Create working designs with your default preferences in just a few clicks.

Double Check
If any report doesn't pass Descon's checks, Descon will give a clear diagnosis that you can use to track down any problems.

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VISUALIZE COMPLEX CONNECTIONS WITH
2D & 3D VIEWS GRAPHICS & DESIGN FEATURES
  • Visualize complex connections with 2D and 3D views
  • Display any combination of 5 separate drawing views
  • Dynamically drag and stretch callouts and dimensions
  • Dynamically zoom, pan and rotate drawings
  • Customize preferences for material types and thicknesses
  • Click on connection elements to directly access inputs and forms
QUICKLY VIEW LIMIT STATES
WITH RATIO GAUGES ANALYSIS & RESULTS FEATURES
  • Quickly view limit states with ratio gauges
  • Easily access calculations by clicking on individual gauges
  • See overall connection capacity at a glance
  • Automatically creates optimized designs
  • Switch On the Fly between AISC 13th/14th and ASD/LRFD
  • Drawings and reports update instantly with input changes
COMPLETE HAND-STYLE CALCULATIONS
IN .PDF, .RTF, OR .HTML FORMAT REPORTING & OUTPUT FEATURES
  • Complete hand-style calculations in .pdf, .rtf, or .html format
  • Search calculations by headings or keywords
  • Customizable report header, including company logo
  • Add highlighting, comments and bookmarks to reports
  • Organize and separate drawings on report pages
  • Quickly cycle through no-goods (NG’s) and bookmarks

From the people who've used Descon

We have been using DesconWin and DesconBrace for about 8 years. It is very powerful but our main benefit has been speed. We are a design-build firm so we do estimates with a preliminary structure design. We used to estimate 10% of the total weight for connection material. But with Descon software, we can do preliminary connection design so fast that we get a better estimate. More than once we won the bid because we could estimate 7% of the total weight for connections instead of 10%. That little difference has been a key factor for being more competitive and winning more bids, mainly after the 2008 crisis that tightened all budgets

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