Whether its a database shape from one of the various country databases or a custom built shape using a variety of preset shapes. The Section Builder will use a full FEA analysis to obtain the section properties of single material or composite sections. Have a section drawn as a DXF? Directly import that shape into Section Builder to analyze. All shapes used in the Section Builder are directly integratable with the SkyCiv analysis modules.

SkyCiv Structural 3D is easy to pick up and use immediately -- don’t waste weeks of your time learning other software. The streamlined user interface gives you all the modeling power, without the headaches of congested toolbars or menus. Take advantage of the various modeling tools that make generating any type of structural cold formed steel (light gauge steel) model a breeze.

With SkyCiv’s FEA solver, run your structural model using the following analysis methods:

• Linear Static
• Buckling Analysis
• P-Delta Analysis
• Dynamic Frequency
• Response Spectrum

When your structural model is complete, import it and the analytical results directly into the Member Design module to run full design checks in accordance with a variety of design codes including:

• AISI S100-12 LRFD/ASD
• AS/NZS 4600-2005

Enforcing the same “ease-of-use” methodology, the Member Design module will walk you through any required inputs and display the results clearly and concisely. To further investigate any member, look at the individual member’s design report containing all of the hand calculations and other pertinent information, then export it as a PDF or HTML document. Use these reports as deliverables in your structural calc packages.

Get a headstart on your cold-formed steel (light gauge steel) model using the various supported 3rd-party file types such as:

• Revit (.RVT)
• .DWG
• .DXF
• .CSV
• Others in development!

With correctly formatted 3rd-party files, the majority of the modeling of your 3D steel structure can be completed, including material properties and section properties.