Modeling

CalcSteel provides a full 3D modeling environment for structural steel frames. Create bars, place nodes, assign profiles, and use automated generators for common structures.

Modeling Tools

Bars

Create and manage structural bars between nodes.

Nodes

Place connection nodes in 3D space.

Profiles

640+ steel profiles from international standards.

Generators

Automatically generate trusses, warehouses, and lattice columns.

Transform Operations

Select bars and use Move (M), Copy (O), or Mirror (I) to transform your model. All transforms show a ghost preview before confirming placement.

Keyboard Shortcuts

VSelect
LCreate Bar
NCreate Node
MMove
OCopy
IMirror
DDivide
DelDelete
EscCancel
SpaceRotate Profile
TabSelect Chain