SPACESOFT — The Complete Guide: Free 3D Steel Structure Analysis, Design and Seismic Checks
SPACESOFT is free software from ADIT for the analysis and design of 3D steel structures: multi-storey buildings, industrial halls, lattice towers, space roofs, canopies and pipe racks. It runs right in the browser, with no installation and no registration, and every member is computed with six degrees of freedom at each end.
SPACESOFT — 3D Structural Analysis and Design
ADIT Ltd (ADIT)
3D steel structure analysis and design in the browser — seismic to SI 413, design to EN 1993-1-1 and a full calculation report.
Get it from the vendorWhat you get
- Seismic design to SI 413 — design spectrum by locality, soil class and importance group, mode shapes, CQC combination and storey drifts.
- Steel design to EN 1993-1-1 — section classification, resistance, buckling and interaction, with a utilisation map on every member.
- Live 3D view — the deformed shape and mode shapes in motion, plus a colour stress map.
- Straight on to connections and anchors — node forces pass on to steel connection design and concrete anchor design.
- Full calculation report — in Hebrew, English, Spanish and Russian.
Why you can trust the results
The analysis was compared with Code_Aster, an independent finite element program, for both statics and mode shapes. As with any software, responsibility for the model, the loads and checking the report stays with the engineer. Disclosure: the owner of this site also owns ADIT.
Related tools
For quick 2D frame analysis — STRUCTSOFT. For the steel connections — ConSteelSoft. For the anchors at the column bases — AAS.
STRUCTSOFT — 2D Structural Analysis
ADIT Ltd (ADIT)
Plane frame and truss analysis in the browser — forces, displacements, diagrams and steel design.
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ConSteelSoft — structural steel connection design
ADIT Ltd (ADIT)
Designs bolted and welded connections in structural steelwork.
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AAS — concrete anchor design
ADIT Ltd (ADIT)
Designs anchors into concrete for the full range of failure modes.
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FACADESOFT — curtain wall and glazing design
ADIT Ltd (ADIT)
Designs curtain wall and glass facade fixings.
Get it from the vendorThe bottom line
SPACESOFT brings 3D analysis, steel design and seismic checks to the Israeli standard into the browser, for free. An excellent starting point for any steel structure.