Customer Reviews

RFEM 6 is a very comprehensive program with excellent technical support. It also has a very detailed and extensive knowledge base that helps us continue progressing.

We selected RFEM 6 due to its intuitive interface and extensive versatility, enabling us to work with a broad range of materials and structures. Its robust nonlinear and dynamic calculations significantly enhance the value of our projects.

Before CRANEWAY, I used to analyze my crane runways manually and using spreadsheets. However, checking crane runways according to the Eurocodes requires complex calculations, and each adaptation to the risks and variability of the construction site requires long working hours.

Thanks to CRANEWAY, I was able to speed up my analysis, consolidate this part of my design and optimize the dimensions completely safely.
The DLUBAL teams always listen, and offer efficient, modular, and cutting-edge products for my projects.

It is software which seems to be well-suited for analyses according to the Eurocode standards. Its clear and intuitive interface allows data and results to be entered in a visible and editable way, minimizing the "black box" effect.
The technical support team is very patient, competent, and responsive, which has confirmed our decision in favor of RFEM.

Since we decided to work with RFEM 6 almost two years ago, we look forward to working with this tool every day. It has enabled us to take our studies to a new level, as the large number of materials, cross-sections, and properties, combined with Python routines developed in-house, allow us to carry out a calculation in 10 minutes (data input, calculation, post-processing).

What's more, the results are very intuitive to use. What I particularly appreciate is the availability of the teams to answer any technical questions.
I highly recommend RFEM 6.

After using several software packages for the design of reinforced concrete structures, I found Dlubal's RFEM 6 to be the perfect fit for my needs for the following reasons:

• Webinars organized to help customers better understand the software
• Webinars can be replayed
• Easy to understand and use the software
• Time savings in modeling, load descriptions, and design

Technical support is easily accessible when needed for explanations on simple or complex topics.
I highly recommend this software.

The CRANEWAY software has given us complete satisfaction, allowing us to detect a stress accumulation anomaly during the verification of an existing raceway. This discrepancy had never been detected in previous studies carried out by other design offices.

We particularly recommend this software for its ease of use and the complex checks it allows.

I am a Midas user, but Dlubal is without doubt the most innovative software: I believe that its structure and its continuous updating are unmatched in the world of structural analysis software.

Using the Dlubal RFEM 6 software, we were able to quickly integrate the parametric design done with Rhino/Grassopher software into the structural design because of the excellent interface between both programs. We also used the Steel Design add-on to check the steel tubular elements. For load modeling, we made good use of load transfer surfaces, which was really helpful given the size of the structure. At last, we got the constrained ground reactions for joint sizing. Many thanks for the educational license that let us really dig into the project.

Thank you, you are always helpful, prompt and effecient in providing support.

The software is ergonomic and intuitive, which simplifies modeling and calculation. Support is very responsive, whether by email or telephone. Updates are regular and development is ongoing, which means that new features are regularly available. Version 6 has given me a significant productivity boost. I think Dlubal is several steps ahead of the competition.

For our civil engineering office in Geneva, RFEM 6 is the best solution for structural calculations and design. It performs design according to both the European (EUROCODE) and Swiss standards (SIA), including the use of timber materials (EN 1995 and SIA 265). Furthermore, it also offers the option to model combined structures, such as timber-concrete floors.

Since 2012, I have been using the Dlubal software in my work. At that time, RFEM captivated me with its user-friendly interface and powerful capabilities, making my engineering designs incredibly efficient. Time has flown by, and over ten years have passed, during which RFEM has been updated to version RFEM 6.

The RFEM software has introduced many impressive features and improvements, making the entire design process more precise and seamless. As technology advances and user demands evolve, this software continues to develop, striving to offer users a superior experience.

I sincerely wish for Dlubal to keep innovating and enhancing in the future, providing convenience and support to more engineers and designers! I look forward to seeing its remarkable growth in the years to come!

I was introduced to Dlubal Software by my thesis advisor, who suggested it as a suitable tool for my Master's thesis in the Civil Engineering structures curriculum.

In particular, I had the opportunity to utilize the RFEM 6 program, which was immediately intuitive, user-friendly, and highly performant.

In regard to the topic of my thesis (modeling of a small ballet structure composed of cross-laminated timber beams), the software proved to be an invaluable asset. It enabled me to directly model the material using the extensive library of commercial products available. Furthermore, the extrapolation of the results, in both tabular and graphical formats, was a straightforward and efficient process.

Moreover, the technical support was outstanding, consistently available to provide guidance on resolving any issues that arose.

I'm really excited about the Steel Joints add-on for RFEM, because it's possible to model connections with any geometry. In cases of deviations from the standard, we've mostly checked the connections manually.

Now we are much faster!

Especially when it comes to changes resulting from the direct transfer of internal forces from the global structural system. I also like the modular structure. As a beginner, you quickly get to the result and can model very freely with a little practice.

5 stars!

In addition to the remarkable potential of the instrument, I would like to express my sincerest gratitude for the high level of assistance provided by Eng. Borriello and his team over the years.

After a few months of using your RFEM 6 software, I'm very happy to work with this tool, which is well suited for structural design and stability analysis.

Customer service and technical support are highly competent, responsive, and available at all times.

We have been using the structural analysis software RFEM for more than 8 years and are very satisfied. In fact, it meets all our needs due to the high availability and complementarity of the design modules.

We appreciate the constant availability of the technical support, whose competence allows us to find solutions to all our requests.

RFEM 6 software with its various add-ons allows us to optimize our calculations with cold-formed sections. Its user-friendly interface and finite element calculation capabilities let us easily design the stress limits of our cross-sections.

What's more, using the load wizard is a real time-saver when it comes to carrying out our calculations in accordance with the Eurocodes or the racking standards we also use. It's a comprehensive product that helps us handle our customers' requests quickly and easily.

Since we purchased RFEM 6, modeling structures from the simplest to the most complex has become an extremely easy task.

In our field, we get great results with our equipment, which helps us create digital models that are as close to reality as possible. The definition of supports, member elements, surfaces, or even solids is very extensive.

We're using fully parameterizable 3- and 4-foot tower section blocks to cut down on modeling time in anticipation of the tower module.

All in all, we're very satisfied with our choice of this new-generation software.

The webinars

• Design of Steel Structures in RFEM 6; Part 1: Modeling, Load Input and
• Design of Steel Structures in RFEM 6; Part 2: Combinations, Design, Documentation

are extremely useful for practicing engineers and especially for students.

Thank you for your perfect job!!!

The whole Dlubal team is top-notch. Thanks for being so available and professional.

The quality of the results is really exceptional.

I just wanted to share my thoughts on the new RFEM 6 version and how it works with Grasshopper. I'm thrilled with this new version, and I look forward to using it every day.

I also think the interface to Grasshopper is really great!

Thank you for your presentation. It was excellent and highly convincing, and the engineers now have greater confidence in RFEM.

I am an associate professor of Construction Technology and I teach the Steel Constructions course. I have several students and some scholars, and I think your software is of a high standard and therefore very useful to use.

We chose RFEM for the calculation of our steel structures because of its ease of use and modularity.

The interface is intuitive enough to allow easy parametrization and navigation. The structural analysis templates are also clear and provide precise details of the design check criteria and the corresponding standard references.

It is also important to point out the availability and responsiveness of the Dlubal support team.

The support team very thoroughly defined the problem and offered a clear resolution. This was definitely one of the most helpful experiences with support of a software product I have had in a while, which only strengthens my positive experience with Dlubal and RFEM.

On behalf of the entire IT team at the Thuringian State Administration Office in Weimar, I would like to thank you very much. We were very impressed with your quick and efficient support in solving the license problem after our server upgrade.

Thanks to the new license key for the SHAPE-THIN 9 software, we were able to get everything up and running again. The integration of the new key went great, and the tests showed that everything was working perfectly.

Your quick and helpful response to our request is another great example of why we've been using Dlubal products and services for so long.

Please pass on our thanks to everyone who helped make this quick solution happen. We really appreciate your help and look forward to continuing our cooperation with you.

RFEM 6 offers the following advantages:

1. The program has great flexibility, allowing engineers to set engineering assumptions independently.
2. The program interface is aesthetically pleasing, with a combination of a left-side navigation bar and table editing, enabling quick editing and modification of models, with good program modeling logic.
3. The program can adopt various international standards, suitable for engineering projects both domestically and internationally.

I have been using RFEM 6 for my steel design projects in Italy and abroad for a few years now, and it has become indispensable! Geometric modeling, always fast and precise, is easy and convenient due to the internal (CAD) tools.

Any type of structure, from the simplest (beam elements) to the most complex geometries with shell elements, can be modeled with ease; BIM is excellent with other software. Editing is also easy, and if you make changes or revisions to the design, it takes a moment to implement them. The software includes several design standards, is flexible in use, clear, complete with all types of structural analysis, both static and dynamic, precise and reliable.

In my opinion, it excels in nonlinearities when both entering the data and performing the nonlinear calculation; the mesh quality is excellent. The post-processing is very complex and the results are always clear, reliable, and easy to check and interpret. It always gives me freedom in my design preferences and assists me with all of them. When I compare myself with colleagues who use other software, frankly, it is impossible to do better. It simply does things that other software does not do, and does them in an easy way.

The support provided by the Italian team has always been up to the highest standards and has only improved over the years. Thanks and congratulations!