ShapeDesigner is an advanced general beam section calculator. ShapeDesigner calculates the cross-sectional torsion and flexural structural properties, including torsion (J)  and warping (Cw) constants, normal, warping and shear stresses. ShapeDesigner is a useful tool for structural engineers, design or analysis of steel, aluminum, and polymeric or composite materials sections, 'these properties are absolutely necessary for the design in static, free vibrations, dynamic and buckling analysis.  ShapeDesigner calculates the stresses distribution including normal stresses, warping and shear stresses, also the equivalent Von-Mise stresses, principals stresses and residual stresses are given.

ShapeDesigner key features:

 Demos & Documentation

 

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Computing & Results

  

     

 

 

   

 

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   Selection of materials and properties from a library

   Multi-criterion optimization fo standards sections

  Optimization fo complexe sections

  Added of the new and efficient solver  DesignVerifaction

  Integrated of the new  tool for the Buil-Up beams connectors calculation

   Advanced Integrated CAD for sketching and drawing 2D profiles

   Integrated automatic 2D mesh generator

   Library of commonly used complex and standards AISC, CISC and BS (British Steel)

      sections can be used to assemble complex geometries.

   Import-export of DXF file format

   Integration of the DXFEasy application  in ShapeDesigner v6.0

   2D profile may be extruded to 3D view or revolved to view 3D axisymmetric shape

   Isocolor representation of the stresses 

   Stresses results are Normal, warping, shear, Von-Mises stresses , and principal

      stresses.

  Improvement of the 2D mesh generator, fast and efficient solver  for the  complexes

      sections  

  Shear flow and shear stresses due to the shear loads Vx and Vy

   Professional output results

   Integrated units converter tool

   Integrated 3D MohrCircle tool

   Adding dimensions and notes

   Locate the plastic neutral axes of a composite section

   View the transformed composite section with stress distributions

   Elastic-plastic bending analysis

   Detailed user manual with practical examples and references

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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