Specializing in Civil & Structural Engineering Analysis & Design Software.
A custom structural shape is sometimes the best solution to your structural design problem. But designing and calculating properties of custom shapes is a time consuming, error prone and frustrating exercise. Section Maker helps you to design a shape simply and quickly and then integrate your shape directly into the Multiframe library of sections. Section Maker completely eliminates the need for any calculation of section properties by automatically computing the properties of steel, concrete, timber or sections made from any other material.
Whether the shape is complex, or even if it includes holes and multiple material types, Section Maker's range of drawing tools lets you effortlessly construct the shape you require. If your data comes from another CAD system or drawing, you can easily import it directly into Section Maker. As you work with your shape, at every change the section properties are instantly re-calculated and displayed on-screen.
Built-up sections, including standard shapes such as I beams, channels, hollow sections, and tubes, can be automatically created by simply entering a few key dimensions. In addition, any standard shape from the sections library can be placed and combined with other sections. Once you have the shape you require, you can install it in any group in the library for use in any Multiframe structure. Section Maker even allows you to automatically create a range of sections which interpolate between two other shapes. Tapering members can be easily simulated or you can create a whole table of shapes simply by designing the parent form.
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