NO MORE STRUGGLES WITH CONNECTION DESIGN
FAST CONNECTION DESIGN
Shorten your connection design time by up to 80%, get pass/fail code checks in minutes, and handle everything from simple to complex connections, with:
- 10,000+ connection configurations and parametric templates with savable Company Sets, footings, HSS connections, or steel-to-timber. All bolted or welded.
- Connection Wizard to set geometry, materials, and start fast
- Connection Library with 1M+ real-world joints to adapt and reuse
- Comprehensive AISC checks, including advanced analyses of buckling, stiffness, bearing capacity, and seismic
- Fully customizable reports with equations and pictures that help prove and sell your work
- Cross-app interoperability for anchor design in reinforced concrete
SIMPLE, MODERATE, AND COMPLEX STEEL CONNECTIONS
ANY GEOMETRY AND LOADING
Design steel connections of any type or complexity. Start from scratch, define property dependencies using parametric design, or import connections from your CAD or BIM software. Apply loading, visualize force flow, and generate full sketches and code-check reports. Connections include:
- Steel moment connections in steel structures, shear and axial connections, including seismic
- Beam to beam, beam to column, column to column, or column to base plate connections
Complete base plate workflow
In one seamless workflow, you can model and analyze any type of base plate, check the reinforcement immediately, and increase anchor breakout resistance.
- Model and design the base plate
- Design steel components
- Design anchor bolts
- Export the base plate model to our Detail 3D app
- Model the reinforcement on the concrete block
- Run the analysis and review the results
DESIGN CONNECTIONS, ANALYZE, AND REPORT
Ready for seismic design
IDEA StatiCa perfectly aligns with the AISC codes for prequalified connections.
By comparing IDEA StatiCa's moment capacities with established AISC procedures, the extensive study of The Ohio State University validated the software's accuracy in predicting seismic steel connection behavior.
The results obtained for five different moment connections were compared and evaluated with the experiments, AISC design calculations, IDEA StatiCa, and ABAQUS.
AVOID OVERDESIGNED CONNECTIONS
Overdesign increases material and fabrication costs, often because engineers can’t check every joint. According to the Steel Construction Cost publication by SCI, BCSA and TATA Steel, fabrication and materials account for 60–80% of total cost. IDEA StatiCa helps you:
- Avoid oversizing by checking all joints early, not just the critical ones
- Exchange accurate, actionable connection data with your detailers
- Optimize materials before fabrication to reduce carbon and costs
- Experience all features, the User Portal, and workflows
- Receive support from our product engineers
- Learn through training and free tutorials
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