ConSteelSoft — The Complete Guide: Free Structural Steel Connection Design in the Browser

ConSteelSoft by ADIT is a browser tool for connection design in structural steelwork. It checks connection details — end plates, cleats and base plates — against the forces passing through them, and produces a full calculation report. It is free, needs no registration or installation, and has a Hebrew interface.

ConSteelSoft — structural steel connection design

ADIT Ltd (ADIT)

Designs bolted and welded connections in structural steelwork.

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What you get

End plates — beam-to-column and beam-to-beam connections.
Cleats — shear connections with angle cleats.
Base plates — connecting the column to the foundation.
Checks against forces — enter the forces from your analysis and get the detail check.
Full calculation report — to attach to a submission.

How it fits your workflow

Structural analysis packages return internal forces, but they usually leave the connection design to the engineer. The natural workflow is to solve the frame in an analysis tool, take the forces at the nodes and check each connection in ConSteelSoft.

Related tools

For 2D frame analysis in the browser — STRUCTSOFT. For anchored connections and base plates on concrete — STEELSOFT. For bolt tightening torque — the torque calculator.