LP Building Products announced the release of LP Solutions 5.0, an update to the affordable, whole-house CAD-based design program available to LP SolidStart Engineered Wood Products customers. New features include custom labeling, smart modeling, a new closure application for rim board, a tributary area and rim board feature, as well as automatically added squash blocks. LP Solutions 5.0 features: Custom labeling gives the user greater control over member labels.

Not only does each member type now have its own tab for customization of all aspects, but each member label can now be individually changed by the user; With the new Smart Modeling, the software continuously checks for support in the background as users add objects to the model to provide instant feedback for unsupported objects; The new Closure Application allows for rim board to be cantilevered.