Design tool according to Eurocode 5

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​Kerto manual is a tool for the structural designer which helps in design of wooden structures according to Eurocode 5. The manual also offers a proper info package about Kerto products and their applications.

The Kerto manual includes four chapters of the most common connector types (Nailed, Screwed, Dowelled and Bolted connections). All the chapters have been done as a separate entity so the user will not need to look through several sources.

Browse the Kerto® manual

Metsä Wood offers free technical service at Open Source Wood platform. If you have any technical questions, register to Open Source Wood and use 'get support' section. You can also post questions on Twitter with #OpenSourceWood.

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Simple and easy to use, Finnwood® software performs calculations for individual beams and columns made of Kerto® LVL and other Metsä Wood products. A user-friendly interface makes structural design and calculation fast, efficient and effective.

Finnwood enables users to freely choose the geometry of the structural system including spans, support widths, slopes and loadings. After the geometry and loads have been selected, the software calculates the optimal member size and prints out full structural calculations - simple!

The software has been localised for the USA and for many European countries, including the UK, France, Germany, Finland, Sweden, the Netherlands and Belgium, Spain and Portugal. Each localization calculates according to the locally valid building code or standard, such as NDS (USA) or Eurocode 5 and its National Annex.

Finnwood software can be downloaded free of charge from a country's Metsä Wood web site or obtained from a local Metsä Wood office. For the website delivery, please click on the relevant country link below.

Timber engineering through BIM

Effective co-ordination between design disciplines and communication of the design to the field is a constant challenge. Building Information Modelling (BIM) is driving a revolution in the construction industry.

Digital engineering (BIM) goes beyond the planning and design phase of the project, extending throughout the building life cycle, supporting processes including cost management, construction management, project management and facility operation.

Organised into BIM families, our key engineered wood product systems and solutions are all available and can be downloaded here.

Here you can access Declaration of Performance documents (DoPs) for the products you purchase from Metsä Wood, for compliance to the Construction Products Regulation (EU) No 305/2011.

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Metsä Woods Kerto LVL products are available through ProdLibs product library.
This library contains of Kerto-S, Kerto-Q, Kerto-Qp, Kerto-T and Kerto multiple glued products.

With this product library, Kerto LVL products can now be inserted directly into Autocad and Revit.
Also, structural type details for Kerto-Ripa -floors and -roofs are available from the library.

Read more about ProdLib libraries.

UK specific tools and instructions

In addition to globally adaptable tools, Metsä Wood UK is offering tools related to the products available exclusively in the UK.