Prokon-class 3D frame FEM, SANS member design and CBFEM connections — in the browser, with every number traced to its code clause.
No exporting between packages. Draw the structure, solve it, design every member and connection, and produce the reinforcement schedule — in the same model. The product page covers each area in depth.
Generators for portal frames, sheds, towers and grids. Snap, drag work-plane, typed coordinates — or import an existing .sumo model.
Direct and iterative solvers, P-Δ second order, modal and linear buckling, pattern live load, moment envelopes, combinations to SANS 10160.
Analysis in detail →Steel to SANS 10162, RC beams, columns and slabs, cold-formed DSM purlins — and connections by component-based FEM, on the same model.
Member design →Reinforcement detailing to SANS 282, bar bending schedules and DXF drawings — straight from the design, onto a titled sheet.
Detailing →A fixed-base portal under 1.2G + 1.6Q — members drawn, moments filled, deflected shape overlaid, capacities read. This is the working drawing STATIX makes of every analysis.
Six working areas, one model, one report.
Bolts, welds, plates and prying — the part of the design most tools hand off to a second product. STATIX designs it in the same model.
The usual workflow is two products: analyse the frame in one, export forces, rebuild the joint in a connection package, and keep both licences current. STATIX collapses that. Solve the frame, open the joint, and the Connection Studio meshes the plates, springs the bolts and lines the welds — with every capacity anchored to the EN 1993-1-8 component method.
Trust in engineering software is earned one benchmark at a time. These are actual results from the shipped build against published references — the same functions the app runs, not a demo path.
| RC beam flexure, As required (BS 8110 / SANS 10100) | 0.003% |
| Bolt shear Fv,Rd, M20 8.8 (EN 1993-1-8 Tab 3.4) | 0.02% |
| Wind basic velocity pressure qb (SANS 10160-3) | exact |
| Steel critical temperature θcr (EN 1993-1-2) | 0.007% |
| SCI P398 C.1 end plate — Mj,Rd 428.8 vs 416 kNm | +3.1% |
| SCI P398 C.2 stiffened — Mj,Rd 472.4 vs 471 kNm | +0.3% |
| InFaSo 9.1 base plate — Nj,Rd 889.7 vs 891 kN | −0.1% |
| SCI P358 fin plate — governing VRd 285.5 vs 288 kN | −0.9% |
Plus the frame FEM against closed-form statics and Euler buckling, slab FE against Timoshenko plate theory, and a 44-check build self-certification — all documented with references.
Start page, 3D modeller, Connection Studio, whole-frame analysis and FE slabs — one interface, one project.
One model, five steel member-design standards. Switch the code; the capacities change because the rules change — not the labels.
The conventional setup is an analysis suite priced per module, plus a separate connection-design product with its own licence. STATIX puts the whole workflow in one plan.
| Capability | STATIX Professional | Typical legacy workflow |
|---|---|---|
| 3D frame analysis (P-Δ, modal, buckling) | Included | Analysis suite |
| Steel member design to SANS 10162 | Included | Design module |
| RC beams, columns, slabs, footings | Included | Per-module licences |
| CBFEM connection design | Included — native | Separate product + export round-trip |
| Cold-formed purlins (Direct Strength Method) | Included | Design module |
| Bar bending schedules to SANS 282 | Included | Detailing module |
| Runs in the browser, cross-platform | Yes | Windows desktop install |
| Published validation benchmarks | Yes — open record | Varies |
| Annual cost | R10,000 (or R1,000/month) | Prokon Complete: R71,840 (list) — connection design software extra |
Prokon Complete annual list price of R71,840 is Prokon's published South African pricing (mid-2026) and may change. Third-party product names are the property of their respective owners and are referenced for factual price and workflow comparison only.
No tiers, no per-module add-ons, no surprises at renewal. Try the full suite free for 14 days, then R1,000 a month — or R10,000 a year and get two months free.
For scale: Prokon Complete is R71,840 a year — about seven times the price, before adding separate connection-design software.
Open the app, model a frame, run the analysis, design the members and the connections, and print a report a checker can follow. The first 14 days cost nothing.
STATIX is developed in South Africa by the STATIX design team, out of a specific frustration: the tools a small practice needs are split across expensive per-module desktop packages, and none of them handles both SA-code analysis and real CBFEM connection design in one place.
The response is one tool with the SANS codes built in natively — loading, steel, concrete, detailing — a validation record that is published rather than promised, and a price a sole practitioner can justify.
Professional responsibility. STATIX is a design aid. It does not replace engineering judgement, and a registered professional engineer must review and take responsibility for every production design. See the engineering disclaimer.
Email info@statix.engineeringAuthor & developer of STATIX · South Africa
Structural analysis, member design and CBFEM connection design in the browser — validated against published references and priced for working engineers.
info@statix.engineering