Summary
PROFIS Engineering is available in two versions: Standard and Premium.
The Standard version is free and provides all essential functionality for everyday anchoring and basic connection design. The Premium version unlocks advanced automation, FEM‑based baseplate design, structural software integrations, productivity enhancements, and BIM/CAD workflows aimed at speeding up complex engineering tasks. This article outlines the key differences so you can select the license that best fits your design needs.
Feature comparison
Design capabilities
- PROFIS Engineering Standard (Free)
- Design core connection types e.g. Anchoring to Concrete, Anchoring to Masonry
- Full compliance with major international design codes
- Ability to create step‑by‑step design and calculation reports
- PROFIS Engineering Premium (Paid)
Includes everything in Standard plus:- Advanced baseplate design with CBFEM, allowing you to:
- Evaluations on baseplate and overall connection rigidity check
- Go beyond the rigid baseplate assumption and determine a more realistic distribution of load to the anchors
- Analyse and design not only post-installed or cast-in anchors, but all components of the connection including baseplate, stiffeners, welds, profiles and concrete
- Evaluate and visualise equivalent stress, plastic strain, stress in concrete and deformation
- Advanced baseplate design with CBFEM, allowing you to:
- Wider scope for complex steel‑to‑concrete connections
- PROFIS Engineering Standard (Free)
- Automation and Smart Tools
- Standard
- Manual input for anchor layout and design
- Suitable for routine or smaller design scenarios
- Standard
- Premium
- Smart Design automation, enabling:
- Automatic anchor layout
- Best anchor selection with just a few clicks
- Fewer manual iterations and faster optimisation
- Smart Design automation, enabling:
- Integrations with structural analysis software
- Standard
- No direct integration
- Premium
- Import loads directly from structural analysis software such as:
- STAAD.Pro
- ETABS
- SAP2000, etc.
- Import loads from Excel
- Supports digital workflows between FEA and PROFIS Engineering
- Import loads directly from structural analysis software such as:
- BIM & CAD connectivity
- Standard
- Basic report exports only
- Premium
- Export 2D/3D models into major BIM and CAD software, including:
- Revit
- Tekla
- AutoCAD
- Enables seamless coordination with BIM teams
- Export 2D/3D models into major BIM and CAD software, including:
- Standard
- Productivity tools
- Standard
- Basic user workflow features
- Manual setup for repetitive designs
- Premium
Includes productivity features for faster workflows:- Project sharing
- Favorites
- Templates
- Quantity calculator
- Report customization
- Standard
Summary table: Standard vs Premium
| Feature category | Standard | Premium |
|---|---|---|
| Automatic code updates | ✔ Included | ✔ Included |
| Detailed design reports | ✔ | ✔ |
| Smart Design automation | ✖ | ✔ |
| CBFEM baseplate analysis | ✖ | ✔ |
| Structural analysis software integration | ✖ | ✔ |
| BIM/CAD export | ✖ | ✔ |
| Advanced productivity tools | Limited | ✔ |
| Sharing and collaboration tools | Limited | ✔ |
| Advanced steel‑to‑concrete connection modeling | ✖ | ✔ |
Tip
If you work regularly with complex anchor/baseplate connections, BIM workflows, or structural analysis software, PROFIS Engineering Premium dramatically improves speed and precision. For routine, code‑compliant anchor designs, PROFIS Engineering Standard may be sufficient.