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This browser-based structural engineering platform lets engineers, students, and small firms model and check 3D steel structures without installing traditional desktop software or waiting for procurement. It combines 3D modeling, finite element analysis, steel design checks, visualization, and reporting in one online workspace.

The platform supports beams, frames, trusses, and plates, with analysis methods covering linear, P-Delta, buckling, and modal finite element analysis. Built-in steel design checks for AISC 360-16/22, Eurocode 3, AS 4100, and CSA S16-19 provide a path from structural analysis to code verification within the same tool.

Key Features

Browser-Based Structural Modeling

Open the application in a browser and begin building structural models without installing a traditional desktop package.

The 3D viewport supports modeling of:

• Beams
• Frames
• Trusses
• Plates

This makes the platform accessible for engineers and students who need structural analysis without maintaining specialized desktop software.

Finite Element Analysis

The platform provides several analysis methods for evaluating structural behavior.

Supported analysis includes:

• Linear analysis
• P-Delta analysis
• Buckling analysis
• Modal analysis

These options allow users to investigate structural response, stability, and modal behavior from the same model.

Steel Design Code Checks

Built-in steel design verification supports several major design standards:

• AISC 360-16/22
• Eurocode 3
• AS 4100
• CSA S16-19

This creates a workflow where users can move from structural modeling and analysis into steel design checks without moving the model into a separate application.

3D Result Visualization

Analysis results can be inspected visually within the browser. The platform also supports animation for mode shapes and stability results, helping users understand structural behavior beyond static result tables.

DXF Import

Bring existing geometry into the modeling environment through DXF import.

This can provide a starting point for projects where structural geometry has already been created in another design or drafting workflow.

Load Combination Generator

Create load combinations directly inside the application instead of manually assembling every combination outside the analysis environment.

Custom Sections and Materials

Free accounts can use custom section and material capabilities, allowing models to be adapted beyond the platform's standard predefined options.

Cloud Projects and Synchronization

Projects can be saved online and synchronized across devices.

This allows users to continue working with their structural models and maintain consistent settings when moving between devices.

PDF and Excel Reports

Paid plans include exportable analysis reports in PDF and Excel formats.

These reports provide a way to take analysis results beyond the browser for project documentation and further review.

Hand-Calculation PDFs

Paid plans also include checked output for steel design in hand-calculation PDF format, providing additional documentation for design verification workflows.

Open-Source Solver and Benchmark Information

The platform places emphasis on transparency by using an open-source solver and providing benchmark information.

This gives engineers and technically minded users more visibility into the analysis foundation and the basis behind the reported results.

Built For Structural Engineers and Students

The platform is designed for engineers, engineering students, and small structural firms that need accessible analysis and steel design capabilities without purchasing or procuring a traditional desktop package.

It can also suit users who want to test structural concepts in the browser, evaluate steel members and systems, or work across devices using cloud-saved projects.

Common Use Cases

• Steel structure modeling: Build 3D beams, frames, trusses, and plate models in the browser.
• Finite element analysis: Perform linear, P-Delta, buckling, and modal analysis.
• Steel code verification: Check designs against AISC, Eurocode, AS, and CSA standards.
• Structural education: Give students access to structural modeling and analysis without traditional desktop procurement.
• DXF-based workflows: Import existing structural geometry through DXF files.
• Stability analysis: Visualize buckling and stability results through the browser.
• Modal analysis: Inspect and animate mode shapes.
• Cloud collaboration: Save projects online and keep settings synchronized across devices.
• Engineering reports: Export PDF and Excel analysis reports on paid plans.
• Design documentation: Generate checked hand-calculation PDFs for steel design on paid plans.

Pricing

The platform offers several levels of access.

The no-account option includes local browser storage, limited daily analysis runs, and steel checks.

Free accounts add cloud-saved projects, additional analysis runs, and custom section builder analyses.

The Pro plan removes the main usage limits and provides unlimited nodes, analysis runs, cloud projects, and steel design checks. Paid plans also include PDF and Excel analysis reports and checked steel design hand-calculation PDFs.

Why It Matters

Structural analysis software can involve expensive desktop licenses, installation requirements, and procurement processes that are difficult for students and smaller firms. A browser-based workflow reduces that barrier while keeping modeling, analysis, design verification, and reporting connected.

The platform's combination of 3D structural modeling, multiple finite element analysis methods, major steel design codes, DXF import, load combinations, cloud projects, and visualized results provides a practical environment for moving from a structural model to engineering checks.

Its use of an open-source solver and published benchmark information also adds transparency for users who want to understand the technical basis of the analysis rather than treating the software as a black box.

Model and Check Steel Structures in the Browser

Build 3D steel structures, run finite element analysis, visualize results, and perform code-based steel design checks without relying on traditional desktop software. With browser access, cloud projects, DXF import, multiple analysis methods, and support for major international steel design standards, the platform provides an accessible workflow for structural engineering and education.