RAILSOFT — The Complete Guide: Free Design of Railing Posts and Their Anchors
RAILSOFT by ADIT is a browser calculator for railings: it checks a railing post and its base fixing against the horizontal line load required for guarding, on concrete or on steel, and issues a calculation report. It is free, needs no registration or installation, and has a Hebrew interface.
RAILSOFT — railing and balustrade anchor design
ADIT Ltd (ADIT)
Designs railings and the anchors that hold them.
Get it from the vendorWhat you get
- Post check — the post against the horizontal load at the top of the railing.
- Base fixing — the plate and anchors that connect the post.
- Concrete or steel — anchoring into a concrete slab or connecting to a steel member.
- Browser-based — no installation and no licence.
- Calculation report — a full report you can attach to a submission.
A practical tip
In a railing it is usually not the post that governs the capacity but the anchor — especially when it sits close to the slab edge. So it pays to check the base fixing early in design, before the post positions and the edge distance are fixed.
Related tools
For balconies and their connections — BALCSOFT. For a full check of an anchor in concrete — AAS. For a connection to a steel member — STEELSOFT.
BALCSOFT — balcony and balustrade fixing design
ADIT Ltd (ADIT)
Designs the anchoring of balconies, railings and their connections.
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AAS — concrete anchor design
ADIT Ltd (ADIT)
Designs anchors into concrete for the full range of failure modes.
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STEELSOFT — steel connection design
ADIT Ltd (ADIT)
Designs connections and fixings for steel structures.
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INDEXcal — Anchor Calculation to EN 1992-4
INDEX Fixing Systems
Anchor design software to Eurocode 2 Part 4, for the INDEX anchor catalogue.
Get it from the vendorThe bottom line
RAILSOFT gives a quick, documented calculation for the most common case on site — a railing whose anchor is the governing link.
Disclosure: the owner of this site also owns ADIT.