LIFTdesigner 5.2.22

Latest update

December 29, 2025

License Price

125 $

Windows

LIFTdesigner 5.2.22

LIFTdesigner is a professional elevator traffic analysis and design software. It enables users to model the passenger traffic flow in a building, simulate elevator performance under various conditions, and automatically select and configure an optimal elevator or escalator system that meets performance criteria (like handling capacity and passenger waiting time). The software is essential for ensuring efficient, code-compliant vertical transportation in buildings ranging from offices and hospitals to residential towers and hotels.

Primary Users

LIFTdesigner is a specialized vertical transportation planning and design software used by Elevator & Escalator Consultants, Building Architects, MEP (Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing) Engineers, Facility Planners, Construction Project Managers, and Sales Engineers for elevator companies to design, specify, and simulate elevator and escalator systems in buildings.

Key Features & Capabilities

Traffic Analysis & Simulation: Uses recognized calculation methods (e.g., interval, handling capacity, round-trip time calculations) and Monte Carlo simulation to model passenger arrivals and elevator movements.
Automated Lift System Sizing: Recommends the number, capacity, and speed of elevators based on building parameters (population, floors, floor heights) and performance requirements (e.g., 30-second peak interval).
Code Compliance Checking: Incorporates key requirements from major elevator codes and accessibility standards (like EN 81-70, ADA, local building codes) into the design process.
Multiple Building & Traffic Types: Supports design for various building types: office (single/multiple tenant), residential, hotel, hospital, and mixed-use with different traffic patterns (uppeak, downpeak, interfloor, lunchpeak).
Escalator & Moving Walk Design: Modules for sizing and evaluating escalators and moving walks based on required capacity and rise.
Comprehensive Reporting & Proposals: Generates detailed, professional reports, specifications, and proposal documents including summarized data, performance graphs, and system layouts.

What’s New in Version 5.2.22

This incremental update focuses on enhanced usability, expanded libraries, and refined calculation models.

Updated Elevator Product Libraries: Added the latest models and specifications from major global elevator manufacturers (Otis, Schindler, KONE, ThyssenKrupp) to the component database.
Enhanced User Interface & Workflow: Streamlined data input forms and improved the visualization of simulation results and traffic graphs.
Improved Modern Traffic Patterns: Refined algorithms for modeling complex, modern traffic scenarios found in mixed-use buildings and buildings with high interfloor traffic.
Extended Reporting Formats: New options to export reports to PDF and Excel with customizable company branding templates.
Bug Fixes & Calculation Corrections: Resolved minor issues in specific calculation edge cases and improved overall software stability.