Studios

67 studios. Draw it, load it, check it.

Each studio is a live drawing board: change the engineering or drag the drawing, and the numbers and code checks follow at once. Every studio draws to scale, offers five design codes and exports drawings, reports and Excel workbooks.

Drawing & documents

Write the project report, paint, sketch and illustrate construction, mark it up, edit and convert the paperwork

7 studios
Drawing & documentsReport studioWrite the whole project's design analysis and estimating report: send results from any studio or calculator, numbered figures and tables, consolidated cost estimate, compliance register, programme, and Word, PDF, HTML and Excel exportsOpen studio
Drawing & documentsPaint studioA painting, drawing and doodling app in the browser: 39 pressure brushes including doodle brushes, a stroke stabiliser, kaleidoscope symmetry for mandalas, shapes and speech bubbles for cartoons, onion-skin animation, smudge and eraser, layers with blend modes, alpha lock and clipping masks, colour disc and palettes, shape snapping, perspective and symmetry guides, adjustments, time-lapse video, layered export and send to the reportOpen studio
Drawing & documentsConstruction illustrations studioCut-away 3D illustrations of how foundations, retaining walls and ground works are built: layered textured ground, casings, support fluid, cages, tremies, rigs, nails, anchors, wells and drains, labelled stage by stage, with SVG, PNG and report exportOpen studio
Drawing & documentsSketch studioDraw freehand; get a dimensioned engineering drawing, live frame analysis, PDF and DXFOpen studio
Drawing & documentsCalc canvas studioUnit-aware engineering calculations on A4 pages — type anywhere, units checked and converted — with live spreadsheets, plots, drawing and image markup, and Python with numpy and matplotlibOpen studio
Drawing & documentsMarkbeam — markup & takeoff studioFull-window PDF markup and takeoff: smart areas traced from the drawing, symbol auto-count, numbered callouts, auto legend, 3D takeoff view, clouds, stamps, length, area, volume and count, compare revisions, PDF and Excel takeoffOpen studio
Drawing & documentsPDF studioEdit PDFs, fill and sign, redact, organise, combine and split pages, convert PDF ↔ Word / Excel / images, OCR scans and run batch actionsOpen studio

Structural

BNBC 2020 buildings, frames, RC members and bar schedules, slabs, masonry, temporary works, tilt-up panels, connections, loads, steel, timber, silos and tanks, retrofit and façades

19 studios
StructuralDrawing to Model StudioUpload a plan (DXF, CAD PDF, scan or photo): columns, beams, walls and slabs read automatically or traced with snapping, a 3D model, quantities priced at PWD or Australian rates, member design through the BNBC 2020 engine and the 3D Frame Studio, and retaining wallsOpen studio
Structural3D Frame StudioModel 3D frames, trusses and buildings: joints, members, sections, releases, supports, load cases, floor and wind loads, combinations, 3D stiffness analysis, P-Δ, modal, AS 4100 / AS 3600 design, member selection, command file, drawings and calculation sheetsOpen studio
StructuralBNBC 2020 Building StudioRC moment-frame buildings to the Bangladesh National Building Code 2020: earthquake and wind loads, drift, soft ground storey, beam, column, slab and footing design, and a PWD Schedule of Rates cost estimateOpen studio
StructuralRC Member StudioReinforced concrete beams and columns to AS 3600: flexure, shear, torsion, crack control and deflection; interaction diagrams, biaxial bending and slendernessOpen studio
StructuralColumn StudioAny concrete or composite column section: section designer with bars and steel shapes, P–M–M interaction surface, capacity ratios for every load case, slenderness, moment–curvature with confined concrete, stresses, detailing and shear to five codesOpen studio
StructuralConcrete technology studioMix design, aggregate grading, exposure and durability, strength gain and maturity, mass-pour temperature and cracking, shrinkage and creep, formwork pressure, hot-weather evaporation, carbonation and chlorides, QA compliance, cost and CO₂Open studio
StructuralDetailing & Bar Schedule StudioReinforcement detailing of beams, columns and walls to AS 3600: development and lap lengths, cogs and hooks, bend diameters, shape codes and a bar schedule with massesOpen studio
StructuralSlab StudioTwelve floor systems — flat plate, drop panels, waffle, post-tensioned flat plate and band beams, RC band beams, two-way slab on beams, one-way, ribbed, hollow-core, composite deck and slab on ground — plus finite-element plates: reinforcement, punching, deflection, drawings and 3DOpen studio
StructuralMasonry StudioBlock and brick walls to AS 3700: compression with slenderness, vertical and horizontal bending, reinforced walls, in-plane shear walls and lintelsOpen studio
StructuralTemporary Works StudioFormwork, falsework and scaffolding to AS 3610 and AS/NZS 1576, with CIRIA 108 form pressures and multi-storey propping and backproppingOpen studio
StructuralTilt-up & Precast StudioTilt-up and precast wall panels through their life: lifting inserts and panel stresses, temporary bracing under construction wind, and the slender wall in serviceOpen studio
StructuralSteel Connection StudioBase plates and anchors, bolted moment end plates, fin plates, bolt and weld groups to AS 4100 Section 9, with drawings, 3D and calculation sheetsOpen studio
StructuralWind & Earthquake Loads StudioAS/NZS 1170.2 wind speeds, pressures and roof zones, AS 1170.4 spectrum, EDC and base shear, storey forces sent to the 3D Frame StudioOpen studio
StructuralFrame & beam studioBeams, inclined and portal frames, trusses: N, V, M, deflection, influence linesOpen studio
StructuralSteel structure studioDraw a steel frame, analyse and auto-size it to AS 4100, then design connections, base plates, purlins, bracing, crane runway, fire and corrosion protection, in 3DOpen studio
StructuralTimber structure studioDraw a timber frame or truss, analyse, design to AS 1720.1, auto-size, estimate and draw itOpen studio
StructuralSilo & tank studioGrain, food and cement silos, API 650 tanks and LPG vessels: pressures, hoppers, shells, wind, seismic, foundations, drawings and constructionOpen studio
StructuralPrestressing studioPretensioned and post-tensioned beams, multi-storey post-tensioned frames, prestressed girder bridges, columns, square and PHC piles: losses, secondary moments, stresses by stage, interactive Magnel diagram, ultimate, shear, camber, drawings, 3D and executionOpen studio
StructuralRetrofit & façade studioCondition testing and interactive defect mapping, FRP flexure, shear and column wraps, jacketing, external PT, repair and cathodic protection, curtain-wall wind, glass, mullions, anchors and cladding risk — drawings, 3D and executionOpen studio

Geotechnical

Foundations, reactive sites, slopes, boreholes, in-situ tests, piles, walls, soil nails, dewatering, soft-clay embankments, ground improvement and monitoring

19 studios
GeotechnicalFoundation StudioThirteen foundation types: pad, strip, combined, strap and ring footings, flexible rafts, rigid mats, compensated and piled rafts, pile caps, well foundations, caissons and machine foundationsOpen studio
GeotechnicalReactive Site & Slab StudioResidential site classification to AS 2870 from shrink–swell tests (ys, Class A to E and P) and deemed-to-comply stiffened raft, waffle raft and strip footing designsOpen studio
GeotechnicalSlope Stability StudioLayered slopes, cuttings and embankments by the method of slices: Bishop, Spencer, Janbu and Ordinary, critical-circle search, water, surcharge, earthquake and soil nailsOpen studio
GeotechnicalRock engineering studioRock mass classification (RMR, Q, GSI), Hoek–Brown strength, an interactive stereonet with kinematic analysis, planar and 3-D wedge stability, rock bolts, rockfall trajectories, rock sockets, footings on rock and blastingOpen studio
GeotechnicalBorehole & strata studioBorehole logs, geological sections, site plan, 3-D ground model; Excel, PDF, AGS4Open studio
GeotechnicalCPT studioCPTu interpretation, SBT charts, parameters, CPT/SPT/Vs liquefaction, piles, footings and dissipationOpen studio
GeotechnicalSPT studioSPT corrections, soil lab tests, liquefaction, footings and every pile type — precast, PHC hollow-core, bored, CFA, steel, screwOpen studio
GeotechnicalGeotechnical laboratory studioTwenty-eight soil and rock laboratory tests to AS 1289 / AS 4133 and ASTM with A4 test certificates, interpretation, classification, cross-relationships, design parameters and a data hub linked to the SPT, pile and borehole studiosOpen studio
GeotechnicalPile studio3D finite element and spring analysis, lateral p-y and axial t-z analysis, structural design, construction of every pile type, PIT/CSL/TIP, PDA and load testsOpen studio
GeotechnicalRetaining & sheet-pile wall studioSteel, combi, precast and segmental precast sheet piles, secant and soldier piles, diaphragm walls: embedment, staged SSI, section design, anchors, stability and installationOpen studio
GeotechnicalDiaphragm wall studioDiaphragm walls from panel layout to the last pour: trench stability under bentonite or polymer, staged soil–structure analysis with struts, anchors and slabs, embedment, base heave and uplift, reinforcement cages, joints, tremie concrete, ground movement, programme and costOpen studio
GeotechnicalSoil Nail & Ground Anchor StudioSoil nail walls (nail forces, pullout, tension, facing and global stability), ground anchors (free and bond length, tendons) and anchor test schedules with acceptanceOpen studio
GeotechnicalDewatering & Excavation StudioConstruction dewatering by wells, drawdown contours and inflow, excavation base uplift, piping and heave, and settlement of neighbours from the drawdownOpen studio
GeotechnicalEmbankment on Soft Clay StudioStaged embankments on soft clay: settlement and time with vertical drains, undrained strength gain, stability of each stage with basal reinforcementOpen studio
GeotechnicalGround improvement & reclamation studioPVD and surcharge, vacuum, sand compaction piles, stone columns, deep mixing, rigid inclusions, dynamic and vibro compaction, and land reclamation — design, staged stability, drawings, 3D and executionOpen studio
GeotechnicalGeocell & geosynthetics studioGeosynthetics for roads — haul roads, working platforms, separation, reinforced pavements, drainage, asphalt interlayers, basal and piled embankments, porous pavements — plus slopes, channels, banks, walls, tubes, with engineering drawings and 3D modelsOpen studio
GeotechnicalGeotrix FEM2D finite-element analysis: tunnels, diaphragm and sheet-pile walls, footings, embankments, slopes, shafts, piles and reinforced soil — staged construction, groundwater flow and safety factorsOpen studio
GeotechnicalSeismic hazard studioProbabilistic and deterministic seismic hazard: catalogue, sources, ground motion, logic tree, hazard curves, UHS, deaggregation, hazard maps, site response and design spectraOpen studio
GeotechnicalGeotechnical Monitoring StudioInstrument readings against trigger levels: settlement plates with Asaoka and hyperbolic forecasts, piezometers, inclinometers and survey prisms, with a weekly status reportOpen studio

Bridges, tunnels, maritime, hydraulics & roads

Moving loads, tunnels and shafts, wharves, sewers, stormwater, open channels and road design

15 studios
InfrastructureWater & wastewater treatment plant studioPhased water and wastewater treatment plants: demand growth and modules, process design (activated sludge, MLE, A2O, SBR, MBR, MBBR; coagulation, lamella, DAF, filters, UF, UV, CT), sludge and biogas, hydraulic profile, layout, 3D, energy, carbon and costOpen studio
InfrastructureSewer Design StudioGravity sewer reticulation: equivalent population, ADWF, PDWF and PWWF, Colebrook–White hydraulics, self-cleansing grades, cover, drops and invert designOpen studio
InfrastructureBuried pipes & trenchless studioBuried pipes and trenchless crossings: soil and traffic loads, flexible pipe deflection and buckling, rigid pipe class, trench and shoring, method selector, HDD pullback and frac-out, pipe jacking with interjack stations, settlement and open cut against trenchless costOpen studio
InfrastructureStormwater & Drainage StudioRational-method pit and pipe networks with HGL and pipe sizing, culverts by FHWA HDS-5 and detention basins with storm routingOpen studio
InfrastructureWater network studioWater distribution networks: gradient-method hydraulics, 24-hour simulation with tanks and pumps, fire flow, pipe sizing, storage, surge, thrust blocks, quantities and drawingsOpen studio
InfrastructureBridge studioA truck drives a 1–3 span girder bridge: moment, deflection, reactions and envelopesOpen studio
InfrastructureBridge design studioEvery bridge type — girder, slab, box, truss, arch, cable-stayed, suspension, integral and culvert — for road, rail and pedestrians: frame analysis, influence lines, stay and cable forces, modes, seismic, member design, 3D, drawings and costOpen studio
InfrastructureTunnels & shafts studioTBM, NATM, cut-and-cover and microtunnels with shafts: face stability, settlement and building damage, linings, rock support, TBM, shafts, drawings, 3D and constructionOpen studio
InfrastructureJetty & wharf studioOpen piled wharves, T-head jetties, dolphins, pontoons, timber jetties and quay walls to AS 4997 / BS 6349: berthing, mooring, piles, drawings, 3D and constructionOpen studio
InfrastructureBreakwater design studioRubble-mound, armour-unit, crown-wall, berm, caisson, submerged, piled and floating breakwaters: site map and hindcast waves, armour, overtopping, transmission, drawings, 3D wave action and calculation sheetsOpen studio
InfrastructureChannel studioSluice gate, water surface profile and hydraulic jump with moving waterOpen studio
InfrastructureRoad studioRoad design and analysis: alignment, sight distance, earthworks, pavement, drainage, intersections, drawings, 3D and constructionOpen studio
InfrastructureSite earthworks & survey studioSurvey points to a ground model (TIN), building pads, car parks and ramps with batters, cut and fill by three methods, balance, sections, mass haul, plant and programme, traverse and levelling adjustment, set-out and curves, 3D, LandXML and DXFOpen studio
InfrastructurePavement design studioFlexible, full-depth asphalt, sealed granular and concrete pavements: traffic and axle spectra, subgrade, mechanistic layered analysis, AASHTO 1993, rigid slabs and joints, overlays, life-cycle cost, drawings and constructionOpen studio
InfrastructureTraffic & intersection studioSignalised intersections with phasing, cycle and green times, delay, queues and LOS, a live traffic simulation, roundabouts, priority junctions, midblock capacity, sight distance, turn lanes and signal warrantsOpen studio

Construction yard & cost

Plant on site, construction records and whole-structure estimates

7 studios
Construction & costOnsite yardCrane pile driving, bored piling and crane lifts, animated and to scaleOpen studio
Construction & costForms studioRFI, ITP, NCR, SWMS, pile records and site diary, signed and registeredOpen studio
Construction & costProject planning studioEnterprise-grade scheduling: multiple calendars, every constraint and activity type, progress from the data date, baselines, WBS and codes, resources with curves, risk register and Monte Carlo, earned value, .xer and Project XML exchangeOpen studio
Construction & costContract administration studioContract administration: progress claims with retention, payment schedules and security-of-payment deadlines, variations, extensions of time and time bars, liquidated damages, final account and lettersOpen studio
Construction & costCrane lift planning studioMobile, crawler and tower cranes: crane selection, load charts, boom and radius, site plan with drag-and-drop, clearances and power lines, outrigger and mat bearing, rigging and lugs, wind, tandem lifts, a 3D lift simulation and the lift planOpen studio
Construction & costSite logistics & swept path studioSite logistics plans by stage: hoardings, gates, sheds and laydown, design-vehicle swept paths with clash and kerb checks, turning templates, tower crane coverage, lifts, oversail and interference, deliveries, concrete pours, pedestrian crossings and preliminaries costOpen studio
Construction & costEstimating studio43 whole structures: design checks, schematic drawings and live-formula workbooksOpen studio
1Model

Sketch, drag or type a few dimensions — the studio draws it to scale.

2Analyse

Stiffness frames, earth pressure, hydraulics, moving loads — solved live.

3Check

Pass or fail against AS, ACI, AASHTO, BNBC or BS, with the reason.

4Deliver

A3 drawing sets, PDF calculation sheets and Excel with live formulas.