SCIA Engineer Student Licence — The Complete Guide: Free Structural Analysis and Eurocode Design
SCIA Engineer is commercial finite element software for structural analysis and design, with Eurocode checks for steel, concrete and timber. SCIA provides it free to students and professors in higher education, with all modules and the same functionality as the commercial version.
SCIA Engineer Student Licence
SCIA (Nemetschek Group)
Free licence for students and professors for SCIA Engineer — finite element analysis and Eurocode design of steel, concrete and timber structures.
Get it from the vendorWhat you get
- Finite element analysis — a full model of the structure.
- Eurocode design — steel, concrete and timber.
- All modules — with no limit on the number of members.
- BIM links — to Revit and Tekla, plus IFC support.
- Full edition — the same functionality as the commercial version.
Who may use it, and what is limited
The licence is for higher-education students, including doctoral candidates, and professors — for educational use only. It is valid for one year and is renewed by registering again with the same email address. Files are saved in a student format (.ESAD) that cannot be converted to the commercial format, and all printed output carries a watermark.
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Get it from the vendorThe bottom line
SCIA Engineer for students is a full edition for learning, coursework and research. The watermark and the separate file format are reminders that it is meant for education only.