Autostrek Journal

Concept illustration of timber roof trusses carrying snow loads down to supporting walls.
Product update

Structural calculations, built into your design

Advanced calculations with a simple workflow. Explore preliminary sizing for roof trusses, rafters and glulam ridge beams in our early-stage release.

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The archive

Product thinking and practical work

02 / Product update

Design your building before you generate it

Design one or two storeys, add an A-frame loft, place openings and dormers, and plan the rooms in one visual workspace before generating the building.

October 1, 2026 · 7 min read
03 / Product update

Hip roofs and better dormers

Meet Hip Roof, with improvements to dormer framing, battens, extension gutters, sheathing and A-frame loft floors.

September 14, 2026 · 6 min read
04 / Product walkthrough

Automatic assembly guides in Project Planner 2

Turn a generated building into an editable first draft, with specifications, measured drawings, parts tables and larger detail pages. Here is how to make the booklet your own—and what still needs your review.

September 12, 2026 · 15 min read
05 / Product update

A faster route from startup preset to project plan

A tour of the latest Autostrek framing workflow—from presets and dormers to clearer measuring, elevations and Project Planner 2.

May 6, 2026 · 9 min read
06 / Design practice

Why structure-first design changes the conversation

A useful small-building model can answer more than what the exterior looks like—it can reveal the parts, sequence and material decisions behind it.

April 18, 2026 · 6 min read
07 / Workflow

From model to material list without losing context

Material quantities are more trustworthy when every surprising number has a visible path back to the objects that produced it.

March 28, 2026 · 7 min read
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