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Soware Quality Assurance
Appendix A
SmartFrame Soware
Quality Assurance plan ‐
Cerficate of Compliance
(revision date 30 April 2012)
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A SmartFrame Software Compliance Certificate
A1 Soware Title and Version
Soware Quality Assurance
This compliance cerficate relates to Version 13 SmartFrame soware, which is distributed in two
(2) forms:
i) SmartFrame Suite
ii) SmartFrame Quick Design (SmartFrame Quick Design being a freestanding module
from the SmartFrame Suite)
A2 Ownership and Copyright
All intellectual property and the copyright of SmartFrame soware is wholly owned by Tilling
Timber Pty Ltd.
The management of the soware is as shown in clause 1.3 of the SQAP , the Project Manager being:
Naonal Product Manager—EWP
Tilling Timber Pty Ltd
31‐45 Orchard Street
Kilsyth Vic 3137
E: smartdata@lling.com.au
Ph: 03 7925 0222
Fx: 03 9725 6569
A3 NCC
The soware is engineered to conform to volume 2 BCA 2012 and its referenced documents.
The individual models within SmartFrame are set up to follow the strength and serviceability criteria
as listed in AS 1684:1999 as a basis, BUT have been modified in the following manner:
1. Load combinaon factors have been amended to reflect AS 1170.0:2002
2. Permanent, imposed and other acons as defined within NCC Volume 2 Part 2.1 reflect the
worst case values of AS 1170.1, Timber soluons soware and AS 1684.1:1997 e.g. Balcony
LL of 3.0 KPa within AS 1684.1 is greater than that specified in AS 1170.1
3. Serviceability limits for glulam members follow the Glued Laminated Timber Associaon
(GLTAA) Technical data sheet No. 3 – Uniform Design Criteria. This acon is to keep the design
of SmartLam glulam consistent with span tables etc produced with the GLTAA soware.
The following acons listed within NCC Volume 2 Part 2.1 are NOT included within the soware:
i. Earthquake
ii. Liquid pressure
iii. Ground water acon
iv. Rainwater (including ponding)
v. Earth pressure
vi. Differenal movement
vii. Thermal effects
viii. Ground movement
ix. Construcon acvity
x. termites
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To maintain its currency to the NCC, the mandatory soware registraon process expires at the
end of 12 months and coincides with the release of annual NCC revisions so that the user is forced
to re‐register the soware and thus any necessary amendment or changes to the soware can be
implemented.
A4 Scope
The FREE SmartFrame soware is a structural analysis, design, layout and take‐off tool primarily
for the design of proprietary SmartFrame Engineered Timber Products (EWP) but also allows the
user to design non‐proprietary common mber groups which have Characterisc Properes defined
within Table 2.1 of AS 1720.1. No tables for the design of SmartFrame EWP (I‐Joists, LVL and
Glulam) are included in AS 1684 and as such are an “alternave soluon” within the BCA. Smart‐
Frame soware also allows the user to:
A5 User Qualificaons
i) design bracing requirements as per secon 8 of AS 1684.2
ii) design hold down requirements as per secon 9 of AS 1684.2
iii) create standard fixing details for SmartFrame EWP
iv) fixing brackets for SmartFrame EWP and generic solid mber sizes
v) produce a comprehensive report which includes computaons and cerficaon
documents
The SmartFrame soware is specifically targeted at the building industry praconer that has an
understanding of AS 1684 and is capable of reading the span table within thatdocument.
There is no capacity for users to alter/amend or vary any of the pre‐set engineering parameters
within the program or material characterisc properes.
Advanced Features within this module are protected from “non‐competency assessed” users by
the adopon of differing Registraon Codes, with certain advanced features only available to users
who demonstrate wrien competency in the relevant areas.
The full descripon of the SmartFrame Training and the associated competency levels is included
in clause 4.2‐4.3 of the SQAP.
The SmartFrame training program is currently recognised by the Victorian Building Commission
with Registered Building Professionals successfully compleng the program being awarded 2 CPD
points.
A full list of qualified operators including their level of competency is maintained (SQAP form 16)
A6 Product Installaon Instrucons
The SmartFrame suite contains a module called “Connecon Details” which includes all the nonindustry
standard fixing details for SmartFrame EWP .
These details are in three (3) different formats, PDF, DXF and DWG files. The soware user can
print the required details, create a collecon of these details and print or import to their CAD
drawing or add the relevant details to the “Construcon Issue” drawing produced by the Smart‐
Frame soware.
On installaon, the SmartFrame soware also creates a separate SmartFrame Design Library on
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the desktop, displaying all the relevant SmartFrame EWP Design Guides as PDFs, the user able to
view each of the Design Guides as a flip book.
All Design Guide for SmartFrame product are also available in hard copy from any Tilling Timber Pty
Ltd state office and selected SmartFrame resellers.
A7 SmartFrame Soware Help Guide
An integrated Help Guide is built into the SmartFrame soware
A8 History of Revision
The revision history of the SmartFrame soware is contained within secon 1.3 of the SmartFrame
soware Quality Assurance plan
A9 Soware Features
SmartFrame soware both computes member loads, reacons and internal forces and provides the
user with clear unambiguous advice on the compliance or otherwise of the selected range of either
generic and proprietary mber members or group of members analysed to the relevant Australian
Standards.
The engineering assumpons, model loading combinaons, material properes and strength/
serviceability criteria contained within SmartFrame are all documented in the SmartFrame Soware
Analyc Fundamentals Manual, a controlled document which forms an integral component of the
SQAP. An inspecon of this document, if applicable, can be arranged by contacng Naonal Product
Manager ‐ EWP at Tilling Timber Pty Ltd 31‐45 Orchard Street Kilsyth Vic 3137.
A10 Soware Quality Assurance
The SmartFrame soware is managed as per the SmartFrame Quality Assurance Plan (SQAP)
A11 Soware Evaluaon
Validaon of the soware is carried out using a number of methods including:
i) Alternave method of structural analysis and design by selecng a variety of typical
building applicaons and selecng a variety of structural configuraons
ii) Analysis of the loading paerns, strength /serviceability limits and other relevant assumpons
by selecng a variety of typical building applicaons and selecng a variety of
structural models within SmartFrame. All parculars of each model are listed within the
SmartFrame Soware Analyc Fundamentals Manual
A12 Soware Outputs
The soware outputs comply with clause 5 of the Protocol for Structural Soware , namely:
1. Name and version number of the soware
2. Declaraon of compliance and locaon of the compliance document
3. Name and edion of the NCC and the relevant referenced documents incorporated
within the soware are listed
4. Specific recommended installaon procedures if necessary for that design
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5. Discreonary Input parameter sengs that are allowed within the NCC or referenced
document such as building class, load capacity factors based upon the
use of the building
6. Name of the person who has used the program and SmartFrame training cerficate
number where applicable
A13 Declaraon of Compliance
As a professional engineer, qualified and experienced in mber engineering, I cerfy that the
SmartFrame soware version 13 conforms to Volume 1 NCC part A 2.2 (b) 2012 and Volume 2 part
1.2.2 (b) NCC 2012. This document is located at
Tilling Timber Pty Ltd 31‐45 Orchard Street Kilsyth Vic 3137 Ph: 03 9725 0222
with a copy available at www.lling.com.au.
Craig Kay, PEng, EC1961, RPEQ5100, BPB0730, CC5635C, NPER
Naonal Product Manager ‐ EWP
A14 SmartFrame Soware Validaon
I, Andrew Dunn, have carried out an independent evaluaon of the SmartFrame soware prepared
under the SQAP and that in my opinion it :
1. Executes an appropriate structural analysis and design based on sound engineering
principles
2. Applies any relevant provisions, including discreonary design factors, in the appropriate
Australian Standards or other relevant documents
3. Selects appropriate proprietary components for use in parcular applicaons
Name: Andrew Dunn Cerficaon Date: 30/04/2012
Relevant Qualificaons: BE (civil/structural), MTE
Address: Timber Development Associaon (NSW) 486 Pacific Highway St Leonards NSW 2065
Signature: ……………………………………………………...
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A14 Sample input screen
(a) Client details screen (where structural category and building classificaon are input)
(b) Quick Design input screen
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A15 Output screens
Soware Quality Assurance
(a)
Computaonal output
(b) Cerficaon page
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