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ShapeBuilder
Section Property Calculator Custom Member Cross Sections Reinforced Concrete Properties Effective Section Properties Composite Section Properties Steel Stress Analysis Concrete Interaction Diagrams Reinforce Concrete Stress & Strain Wood Shapes

Example of shapes imported through a DXF file, for property calculation.

Section Properties Calculator

  • Width & Height
  • Perimeter (paint area)
  • Area (gross and net)
  • Moments of Inertia
  • Section Modulus
  • Radius of Gyration
  • Centroid
  • Principal Axes and Orientation
  • Principal Moments of Inertia
  • Product of Inertia
  • Polar Radius of Gyration
  • Polar Moment of Inertia
  • more...

Calculates Structural Properties

  • Torsion Constant
  • Warping Constant
  • Shear Center
  • Polar Radius of Gyration about Shear Center
  • AISC Flexural Constants (H, C, etc.)
  • Composite properties "transformed" with modular ratio
  • Yield-stress weighted Plastic Modulus
  • Reinforced Concrete
    • Cracked Moments of Inertia
    • Pure Compressive Strength
    • Pure Tensile Strength
    • Modular Ratio, ACI's "n"

Analysis Results

  • Composite Shapes
    • Transformed properties
    • Multiple materials
  • Stress Analysis under Loads
    • Axial Stress
    • Bending Stress
    • Shear Stresses
    • Warping Normal Function
    • New! Shear Flow (VQ/I)
  • Reinforced Concrete Analysis
    • Bar Forces
    • Neutral Axis Location & Orientation
    • Interaction Diagrams
    • Moment and Axial Capacities
    • Strain in Concrete
    • Whitney Factor
    • Cracked Section Properties

Rapid Shape Creation

  • Drag & Drop over 30 different Parametric Shape Components
  • Drag & Drop from library of US and Foreign Manufactured Shapes
  • Wizards for Typical Reinforced Concrete Sections
  • Import Outline or Centerline (x,y) Points
  • Improved! Import DXF Outlines
  • New! IGES/STEP file support
  • Export to IES Shape Database (VisualAnalysis, AnalysisGroup, etc.)
  • Add Holes to Shapes
  • Intersection and Merge Operations
  • Rotate Shapes
  • Copy and Paste
  • Mirror-Copy
  • Generate Rectangular or Polar Copies
  • Import CFS (Cold-Formed) Shape Libraries; CFS is from www.rsgsoftware.com and is used by VisualAnalysis for cold-formed design checks.

Easy to Learn and Use

  • Graphical, Full-Color Report
  • Easy Shape Dimensioning
  • Flexible Unit Systems with Styles
  • New! Mouse-wheel Zoom and Pan
  • Filter Settings on Views
  • Preference Settings
  • Imports Complex Shapes from DXF/IGES/STEP

Clear and Concise Reporting

  • One Page Summary Report (Graphics and Properties)
  • Export Properties to Excel for Further Calculations
  • Export Picture of Shape to any Windows Program
  • Annotate the Shape with Labels and Dimensions
  • Print Full-color Stress Plots
  • Print Reinforced Concrete Interaction Diagrams

Example of a built-up shape created within ShapeBuilder.