Structural Steel · Free Tools
A growing suite of free, browser-based tools for fabricators, detailers, estimators, and students. No account, no install, no data sent anywhere.
Instant search across all AISC steel shapes — W, HSS, C, L, WT, MC, HP and more. Filter by designation, browse full property tables: Ix, Sx, r, flange & web dimensions.
Optimise cut lists against available stock lengths. Upload or enter required pieces and stock; get a cutting plan with waste percentage and bevel flags — ready for the saw operator.
Full project-based cut list & nesting workflow: upload, review & pair members, lock and consolidate quantities, compare nesting algorithms, and generate final reports. Best on desktop; progress isn't saved across a page refresh yet.
Bluebeam-style takeoff on structural PDFs — vector snap to endpoints, intersections and midpoints, per-page calibration, length/area/count tools. Export CSV straight into the 1D Nesting Calculator.
SFD & BMD diagrams for simply supported, cantilever, fixed-fixed, and fixed-pinned beams. Point loads and UDL. Reactions, max shear, max moment, and deflection — imperial and metric.
Upload a Tekla Structures or Revit IFC file to view all assembly data. Compare two revisions and get a diff of section, length, and elevation changes flagged for coordination.
Flashing cut optimizer for shear cutting. Import a takeoff schedule from Excel, define stock sheets, and get an optimized cutting plan with SVG layout diagrams and a print-ready summary report.
Upload a Tekla Structures KSS report to view assembly and piece-mark data. Compare two revisions to get a diff of section, quantity, and grade changes flagged for coordination.