One BIM model automates framing, drawings, and direct CNC roll-former output — light gauge steel framing (LGSF), wood, and modular prefab.
Detailers, engineers, fabricators — each enters the chain at a different step. Choose your role to see Vertex BD in your terms.
One dataset
From the first architectural model, Vertex BD frames the building, checks it, cuts the steel and documents the build — every output live-linked to that one dataset.
Pick your role on the left to see the workflow in your terms.
Design, engineer and document first — only then does steel enter. One model drives every step to the finished building.
Import what the customer sends — IFC, AutoCAD DWG/DXF or PDF — and frame straight on top. Auto-framed, re-run after any change.
Before any steel is cut, the frame is code-checked in STRAP or Vertex's Engineering module — signed off on the model.
One handover from the model: production drawings, parts lists, CNC machine data and assembly instructions — re-issued the moment it changes.
Only now does material meet the model: the coil feeds the roll-former, and your machine data forms every frame, panel and truss.
Panels arrive labelled, with parts lists and assembly instructions — the crew builds from the model's data, not a re-drawn set.
The frame closed, clad and standing — one dataset carried the job from first sketch to finished building.
Applications
From cold-formed steel and wood framing to prefab, modular, and production home building.
For cold-formed steel framing
Vertex BD automates framing for wall, floor, ceiling and roof panels — cut lists, piece labels, dimensions, direct output to CNC roll-formers.
For home builders
Full architectural design for single-family homes — floor plans, elevations, sections, rendered 3D views, material take-offs and As-Built models.
For production home builders
Standardize plan libraries, configure options once, reuse across hundreds of repeat builds — every plan live-linked to drawings, BOMs and framing output.
For prefab and modular construction
Building components created offsite, transported as complete assemblies, secured on-site. Teams see 20–50% faster timelines with live BIM coordination.
Vertex Sync is a cloud service for saving and managing projects securely online — projects and documents available 24/7.
Multiple designers collaborate across locations to keep lead times short. Production teams, crews and stakeholders access the latest revisions on any device.
Access projects from mobile, tablet, desktop — wherever the work happens.
View, rotate and zoom BIM models in the browser. No Vertex BD install required.
Document revisions, activity logs, and notifications keep every stakeholder current.
Vertex Sync Pro adds direct Vertex BD integration — save and open cloud projects, share custom environments, publish drawings and reports. Hosted in Microsoft Azure.
The manufacture-and-assembly half of DfMA: Vertex BD sends fabrication data to roll-formers, saws and CNC equipment via the Manufacturing Interface. No re-keying.
Don't see your machine — or not sure your model is covered?
Send the make and model. We check it against the connector list and the XML / BTL route, and tell you straight.
In addition to machine-specific connectors, Vertex BD generic XML output and BTL can transfer manufacturing data to other equipment. Become a partner →
The same model that frames the building helps you win and sell it — renderings for marketing, a configurator for every variant.
Add-onRendering Module
Turn any 3D model into photorealistic images for brochures, listings and client sign-off — your own logo placed into the scene.
Vertex BD TotalHouse Options Manager
Design one base house and a library of options — elevations, roofs, room heights, wall layouts, trim sets — assembled in seconds.
Vertex Systems is headquartered in Tampere, Finland — with nine offices. RAM CADDSYS is the authorized partner for India, GCC and Singapore.
India / Middle East / South Asia
RAM CADDSYS handles your Vertex BD licensing, training and roll-former integration across India, the Middle East and South Asia, in your timezone.
Framing, portacabin and modular teams anywhere in these markets get Vertex BD licensing, training and support close to home:
Chennai, IN
Mon–Sat, 9–6 IST
Dubai, AE
Mon–Fri, 9–6 GST
Talk to our team about Vertex BD training and onboarding, or browse the live and self-paced courses on RAM CADDSYS Campus.
Common questions about Vertex BD light gauge steel framing software. Have more questions? Talk to us.
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