The Howick Framing Machine produces Steel Framing designed in any software that can output a CSV file according to the Howick specification. Customers can choose whichever software package they prefer.

Below is a list of software websites that can produce the Howick CSV and have had the output tested:

Argos : http://www.argos.com/

ESS STEELBuilder : http://www.steelbuilder.com.au/

HSBCad : http://www.hsbcad.com/

Keymark :http://www.keymark.com/

Truss D&E : http://www.jfba.com/

Vertex : uk.vertex.fi

Older Howick Frame Machines that use the RFM file format can now be used with modern software wth CSV output using the Howick CSV to RFM converter. This converter changes the modern CSV output over to the older RFM for the machine to read.