Coming Soon
WoodWorks® USA 2023, Update 1
This update will increase the allowable number of storeys from 6 to 7 and
add proprietary shear-resisting elements, as well as other fixes and
improvements. Expected early in 2024.
WoodWorks® Canada 2024
Will add continuous rod shear wall tie-down systems, shear wall force
transfer around openings, detailed I-joist design, and other features. Expected
in 2024.
WoodWorks® USA 2025
Will update to ASCE-22 and IBC 2024 and include shear wall tie down
systems. Expected early in 2025.
MASS® 4.2
Service update for masonry design software planned for early 2024.
News
Releases
December
21, 2023
WoodWorks – Update: Canadian Version 2020, Update 4. Please refer to the WoodWorks website for more details.
March
1, 2023
Woodworks
Custom Version: Version 8.1 of WoodWorks Sizer for Nordic
Structures released, for design of Nordic’s I-joist, glulam, and CLT products.
Refer to Nordic Structures' website for more details.
December
22, 2022
WoodWorks – Major
release: USA Version 2023 conforms to NDS 2018, IBC 2021,
ASCE 7-16 standards. Please refer to the WoodWorks website for more details.
WoodWorks – Proprietary
Product: KLH CLT materials added to the USA
edition.
October
26, 2022
WoodWorks
Custom Version: Version 4.0 of WoodWorks Sizer for Web
Joist released. Refer to Web Joist’s website for more details.
July
2022:
Acronym moves to
its new office at 194 King St. S, Waterloo Ontario.
WoodWorks – Update: Canadian Version 2020, Update 3. Please refer to the WoodWorks website for more details.
WoodWorks – Proprietary
Product: KLH CLT materials added
to the Canadian edition.
WoodWorks – Proprietary Product:
LVL Global materials added to the
Canadian edition.
October
28, 2021
WoodWorks – Update: USA Version 2019, Update 4. Please refer to
the WoodWorks website for more details.
WoodWorks – Proprietary Product: Boise Cascade Versa-Lam®
LVL materials added to the USA
edition.
July
17, 2021
WoodWorks – Proprietary
Product: Element5 CLT materials added to the
USA edition.
June
21, 2021
MASS
– Update: Version 4.1.
Please refer to Mass
version 4.1 for more details. MASS is sponsored
by the Canada
Masonry Design Centre and the Canadian Concrete Masonry Producers
Association.
May
28, 2021
Woodworks
Custom Version: Version 8.0 of WoodWorks Sizer for
Nordic Structures released, for design of Nordic’s I-joist, glulam, and CLT
products. Refer to Nordic
Structures' website for more details.
December
23, 2020
WoodWorks – Major Release: Canadian
Version 2020, includes update to CSA O86-19 design standard. Please refer to
the WoodWorks website for more details.
WoodWorks – Proprietary
Product: Element5 CLT materials added to the Canadian edition.
December 8, 2020
WoodWorks
Custom Version: Version 5 of WoodWorks Sizer
for Western Archrib, Inc. of Edmonton, Alberta released, for design of their
glulam products. Refer to the Western
Archrib website for more details.
October
30, 2020
WoodWorks
Custom Version: Version 3.1 of WoodWorks Sizer
for Web Joist of Chehalis, Washington released, for design of their open web
trusses and Web-i I-joists. Refer to Web
Joist’s website for more details.
July
28, 2020
MASS
– Major
release: Version 4.0, adds multiple storeys, boundary
elements, and ductility verification for shear wall design, and the NBC
Simplified Method for low seismic regions. Please refer to the MASS
version 4.0 for
more details. MASS is sponsored by the Canada Masonry Design Centre
and Canadian Concrete Masonry Producers
Association.
December
13, 2019
WoodWorks – Major release: USA Version 2019 including upgrades to NDS 2018, IBC 2018, ASCE 7-16 standards. Please refer to the WoodWorks website for more details.
WoodWorks – Update: USA Version 11.3 for those users who wish to continue designing with NDS 2015 and IBC 2015. Please refer to the WoodWorks website for more details.
November 21, 2016
WoodWorks – Proprietary Product:
Nordic Structures Nordic Lam materials added to the USA
edition.
WoodWorks – Proprietary
Product: Nordic Structures Nordic Lam materials added to the Canadian
edition.
WoodWorks – Proprietary
Product: Weyerhaeuser TimberStrand®
LSL, Microllam® LVL and Parallam® PSL materials added to
the Canadian edition.
WoodWorks – Proprietary Product:
LP
Building Solutions SolidStart® LVL
and LSL materials added to the Canadian edition.
August 7, 2014
WoodWorks – Proprietary
Product: Boise Cascade Versa-Lam®
LVL materials added to the
Canadian edition.
Jan 1, 2008
SODA – Acronym is no longer responsible for the SODA steel design software. For SODA products, sales, and support, please go to the SODA website or email sales@sodaspace.ca.