ShapeBuilder 13.00.0002

Using ShapeBuilder is the fastest way to find section properties for any section. Calculate shear and torsion properties as well as stress distribution. It is the most popular part attribute calculator available. This tool goes beyond civil/structural applications to include the mechanical, aerospace, manufacturing and construction industries.

Features of ShapeBuilder

Create custom shapes

• Create pre-built or chopped structural shapes quickly using a variety of techniques.
• Easy shape change Editor
• powerful graphic editing allows you to modify or change everything.
• Implement composite shapes
• Find transformed part properties for shapes in multiple materials.
• Get stress analysis
• Study the distribution of bending stress and shear stress under body load. Exact finite element results.
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• Create a shape library. Use these shapes as component elements in your VisualAnalysis project. Even get design checks for certain configurations.

Manufactured shape

• Includes built-in shape libraries from AISC, CISC, AISI, NDS, ADM, EuroSteel, Australian Steel, Rebar. Includes historical AISC shapes.

Command line

• ShapeBuilder includes a simple command line to provide another way to work with your shapes. This power user feature provides the power of C# programming. Sometimes you know what you want to do but don't know how, graphically. Command line makes it easy.

Programmable

• Create your own external scripts. You can automate the tasks of importing CAD files, calculating properties, saving ShapeBuilder projects, and generating reports. This is just one example of streamlining your workflow with ShapeBuilder.

Find the shear force and twist

• Calculate twisting and warping constants for open or closed sections. See warp function graphically.

Create excellent reports

• Create a concise one-page report with graphics to show all calculated properties. Includes dimensions or stress results.