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Upload Your First PDF

Upload a building PDF or IFC model and get back a Eurocode report — like a teacher grading your homework.

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Upload Your First PDF

FrameAI takes your building file — PDF drawings or IFC BIM models — and checks every beam, column, and connection against European building rules (Eurocode). Think of it as a teacher grading your homework.

Before you start

ItemDetails
File formatsIFC2x3, IFC4, PDF
Maximum size50 MB
AccountStarter or trial (free tier available)
Time~3 minutes

Step 1 — Log in and open /intake

frameai-structural.polsia.app and navigate to /intake.

📸 Screenshot: The /intake upload page with drag-and-drop zone. TODO: replace with actual screenshot

Step 2 — Drop your file

Drag your PDF or IFC onto the upload zone, or click **Browse files**.

📸 Screenshot: File being uploaded with progress indicator. TODO: replace with actual screenshot

You can upload multiple files as a batch — FrameAI will process them in sequence.

Step 3 — Select your country/region

Choose the country for your Eurocode National Annex:

  • 🇳🇱 Netherlands — NEN-EN NDPs
  • 🇩🇪 Germany — DIN EN NA
  • 🇫🇷 France — NF EN NA
  • 🇮🇹 Italy — UNI EN NA
  • 🇧🇪 Belgium — NBN EN NA
The annex controls safety factors (γM), imperfection factors, and load combination rules. **Wrong annex = wrong results** — double-check this.
📸 Screenshot: Country/region dropdown with National Annex options. TODO: replace with actual screenshot

Step 4 — Run analysis

Click **Run Analysis**. Processing takes 30–90 seconds depending on file size and page count.

📸 Screenshot: Processing spinner with estimated time remaining. TODO: replace with actual screenshot

Step 5 — Download your results

When complete, the report screen shows green checkmarks for passed checks and red warnings for failures.

📸 Screenshot: Final report screen with checkmarks and download buttons. TODO: replace with actual screenshot

Click **Download PDF** to get the full Eurocode calculation report, or **Download IFC** to get the enriched BIM model.

What you should see

A final report screen with:

  • Member count and profile list
  • Green ✅ for passed checks, red ❌ for failures
  • Download buttons for PDF report and IFC model

Common problems

**File too large**

If your file is over 50MB, split the model by floor. FrameAI can handle up to 50MB per upload — larger files may time out or get truncated.

**Unsupported format**

We support IFC2x3, IFC4, and PDF. If your file uses an older IFC schema or a different format (DWG, DXF directly), re-export from your BIM tool first.

**No results**

Make sure your IFC has structural elements (beams, columns, slabs). Architectural-only IFC exports won't have members to extract — go back to your BIM tool and export the structural model.

**Wrong country annex**

Check the region dropdown. The wrong annex means wrong safety factors, wrong imperfection curves, and wrong load combinations. If you're working on a project in Germany but selected Netherlands, the results are incorrect.

What's next?

Run Eurocode Calculations — understand what the numbers mean
Export to Fabrication — download DSTV NC1 for your workshop
Run a Free Audit — check any IFC file without an account

Watch the video walkthrough

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