# SteelFrame Studio Reviews
**Vendor:** SteelFrame Studio  
**Category:** [Building Design and Building Information Modeling (BIM) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/building-design-and-building-information-modeling-bim)
## About SteelFrame Studio
SteelFrame Studio is a desktop CAD application for designing cold-formed steel framing buildings, engineered specifically for Latin American construction standards. Users lay out walls, slabs, floors, roofs, and stairs parametrically; the software automatically generates studs, plates, headers, and connections using real Barbieri profile catalogs. Structural analysis is built in: wind loads per CIRSOC 102 (13 Argentine cities), dead and live loads per CIRSOC 101, seismic per CIRSOC 103, snow per CIRSOC 104, and thermal compliance per IRAM 11601/11605. Every member is verified against LRFD combinations with clear pass/fail reporting. The integrated Bill of Materials uses live supplier prices (Barbieri, Hiperplaca, PuntoSeco, Gili y Cia) and a bin-packing optimizer that reduces steel waste by suggesting profile lengths that minimize offcuts. Cutting diagrams, floor plans, and BOMs export to PDF, DXF, CSV, and IFC for BIM handoff. Works offline (no cloud dependency), one-time purchase (USD 100, no subscription), available on Microsoft Store and Mac App Store. Localized for Argentina, Chile (Metalcon + NCh), Uruguay, and Paraguay.






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## SteelFrame Studio Features
**Design**
- Visualizing
- Rendering
- Drawing
- Editing
- Sequence Steps
- Dynamic Updating

**Collaboration**
- Multi User
- File Import/Export
- Annotating 
- Document Storage

**Construction**
- Fabrication
- Reinforcement Tools
- Clash Detection 
- Grading
- Earthwork

**Generative AI**
- AI Text Generation
- AI Text Summarization
- AI Text-to-3D

**Common Data Environment (CDE) - Building Design and Building Information Modeling**
- Role-Based Access
- Centralized Data Management

**Cost Estimation - Building Design and Building Information Modeling**
- Lifecycle Cost Tracking
- Quantity Takeoff & Cost Estimation

**Electrical & Circuit Design - Building Design and Building Information Modeling**
- Clash Detection
- Electrical System Modeling
- MEP Coordination
- Load Calculation & Analysis
- Interoperability with BIM & CAD
- Circuit Design Integration

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