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# Welcome to Paragon Design

Paragon Design is a cloud-based truss design and analysis platform. It allows users to efficiently design and analyze wood trusses using plates from multiple manufacturers, providing flexibility and independence in truss design. As a web-based application, it requires no installations or site setups, enabling access from any modern web browser.

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Unsure where to begin? Start with some of the most common topics below or choose from the Table of Contents.

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-cover data-type="files"></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Getting Started</strong></td><td>This is the best place to start if you're completely new to Paragon Design.</td><td></td><td><a href="/design/getting-started.md">Getting Started</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Insert a Component</strong></td><td>Learn how to perform the most common action in Paragon Design.</td><td></td><td><a href="/design/tutorials/single-component-design-and-analysis.md">Single Component Design and Analysis</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Create a Layout</strong></td><td>Learn how to use the 3D Layout add-on.</td><td></td><td><a href="https://docs.paragontruss.com/layout/">Layout</a></td></tr></tbody></table>


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