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ShapeBuilder

Recorded Video Training

Recorded training sessions from our weekly training series:

ShapeBuilder 6.0 Jumpstart Windows Media Player 30 Minutes
Tips and Tricks for Editing (ver. 5.0) Windows Media Player 21 Minutes
Understanding Stress Analysis (ver. 5.0, Some restrictions have been removed, performance has improved!) Windows Media Player 30 Minutes
Reinforced Concrete Analysis (ver. 5.0) Windows Media Player 22 Minutes

 

Silent Demo Tutorials

These short tutorials cover basic ShapeBuilder operations and features (ver. 5.0):

Shear Flow Calculation Adobe Flash 5 Minutes
Custom Concrete Section Adobe Flash 8 Minutes
Create a Simple Tee Shape Adobe Flash 2 Minutes
Import a Bent Shape Adobe Flash 3 Minutes
Another Tee Shape (with holes) Adobe Flash 3 Minutes
Import DXF Shapes into ShapeBuilder Adobe Flash 2 Minutes
Create a Reinforced Concrete Section Adobe Flash 2 Minutes

 

Tutorials

Note: These are from a prior version--updated tutorials are included in ShapeBuilder's help file...

Simple Tee Shape Adobe Acrobat (PDF File) 2 Pages
Import a Centerline Adobe Acrobat (PDF File) 2 Pages
Another Tee Shape Adobe Acrobat (PDF File) 1 Page
Import DXF Outline Adobe Acrobat (PDF File) 1 Page
Reinforced Concrete Adobe Acrobat (PDF File) 3 Pages
Composite Steel Beam Adobe Acrobat (PDF File) 2 Pages
Advanced Stress Analysis Adobe Acrobat (PDF File) 2 Pages
Built-up Shape Adobe Acrobat (PDF File) 3 Pages
Export to VisualAnalysis Adobe Acrobat (PDF File) 3 Pages
Bridge Super-Deck Adobe Acrobat (PDF File) 3 Pages
Weighted Plastic Modulus Adobe Acrobat (PDF File) 2 Pages

 

Sample Reports

ShapeBuilder provides a concise one-page summary report with graphics, and calculated properties.  Here are some examples:

Bent Hat Shape Report (properties/dimensions) Adobe Acrobat (PDF File) 1 Page
Composite Beam Report (transformed properties) Adobe Acrobat (PDF File) 1 Page
Concrete Column Report (stress/strain graphics) Adobe Acrobat (PDF File) 1 Page