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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Polhemus [mailto:bill@polhemus.cc]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2007 1:02 PM
> To: seaint@seaint.org
> Subject: STEEL: Connection Design Software
>
> Been awhile since we batted this around.
>
> We've been using Descon. To be honest, I'm not thrilled with
> the price/performance and their support has been less than
> stellar. Most of our problems have been related to
> installation and licensing issues - it almost seems as though
> we're going back to the "bad old days" of copy-protection
> schemes that make the software a real pain in the arse to use.
>
> I also don't like the fact that you can select EITHER LRFD OR
> ASD and not both (unless you pay double, at least). Seems to
> me that with the present code provisions it's not that big a
> deal to swing both ways.
>
> On the plus side, it does seem to be fully-featured, it does
> go by the latest AISC code provisions, and the sketches it
> puts out are really almost detailer-quality.
>
> Is there any sort of alternative out there that anyone would
> recommend?
> Would love it if IES would do a program like this; I still
> consider there stuff the best bang-for-the-buck of anything
> out there, including their entire line of products.
>
> Regards to all.
>
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