Planning Service
Comprehensive Service for Designers, Structural Engineers and Architects
Planning Services and Design Support Tools for All Requirements:
- Use the interactive load tables to quickly and easily select structural values.
- Utilize our design tools for preliminary sizing.
- Our individual calculation service provides personal support. Our engineers assist you with the preliminary sizing of your projects. Close cooperation during the planning phase ensures an efficient realization of your projects.
Load Tables
The interactive Excel-based load tables provide characteristic load-bearing capacities and design values in accordance with ETA-10/0189 (edition 2022/08/25), allowing you to select values according to your specific criteria. This enables fast and simple preliminary design calculations. Load tables are available for the products GIGANT, RICON®, RICON® S, and RICON® Stainless Steel.
Important Notes for Use
For all tools, Excel macros must be enabled to ensure that all functions operate correctly.
Design Tools
The design tools allow convenient calculations of timber dimensions and the corresponding connector sizes, eliminating time-consuming preliminary sizing. These tools provide practical support and offer designers and structural engineers a basis for structural calculations. The Main Beam–Secondary Beam design software is available for the connector products MEGANT®, RICON®, RICON® Stainless Steel, RICON® S, and EVO-GRIP™. After registration, the tools are provided free of charge via e-mail download
Personal Calculation Service
Would you like to use KNAPP connectors in your project? Take advantage of our calculation service. You will receive a preliminary sizing proposal and a recommendation for the most suitable connectors for your project. As part of the project development process, our engineers will be pleased to prepare a proposal for you. Simply send us a message with the connection details and loads of your construction project.
Note: This service does not replace the approval or verification by a licensed structural engineer.
Additional Downloads
CAD Drawings
You can find matching CAD drawings for every system connector in the product downloads section. If you cannot find a specific drawing, please contact us!
European Technical Assessments (ETA)
The ETAs for the connectors are available in the product downloads section.
Declarations of Performance (DoP)
In accordance with the Construction Products Regulation (CPR), we provide Declarations of Performance (DoP) for our connectors.
Tender Specification Texts
We provide specification texts for use in your tender documents. These texts can be viewed, copied, and downloaded here.
