Dlubal SHAPE-MASSIVE v6.86.01

Dlubal SHAPE-MASSIVE v6.86.01

Dlubal SHAPE-MASSIVE is a professional-grade standalone software for analyzing and optimizing cross-sectional properties. Part of the Dlubal Software engineering suite, it allows engineers to define any arbitrary cross-section shape (including holes, notches, composite materials, and cold-formed profiles) and compute a comprehensive set of mechanical properties. These properties are essential inputs for structural analysis in other software like RFEM or RSTAB and are critical for designing custom steel, aluminum, and composite members.

Primary Users

Dlubal SHAPE-MASSIVE is a specialized cross-section analysis and design tool primarily used by Structural Engineers, Steel Detailers, Mechanical Designers, Bridges & Offshore Engineers, Plastic Profile Manufacturers, and Aluminum Fabricators who need to calculate precise geometric and mechanical properties for complex, thin-walled, and massive cross-sections.

Key Features & Capabilities

• Advanced Cross-Section Modeling: Intuitive graphical editor to create complex sections from standard profiles, built-up plates, parametric shapes, or via DXF/DWG import.

• Comprehensive Property Calculation: Calculates all fundamental mechanical properties: area, centroid, moments of inertia (I_y, I_z), section moduli, radii of gyration, torsional constant (J), warping constant (C_w), shear areas, and plastic moment capacities.

• Stress & Capacity Analysis: Performs stress analysis for user-defined bending moments, shear forces, and normal forces. Calculates ultimate plastic moment capacity (M_pl) and interaction diagrams (N-M, M-V).

• Thin-Walled Section Analysis: Specialized algorithms for accurate analysis of open, closed, and mixed thin-walled sections common in cold-formed steel and aluminum structures.

• Temperature & Fire Design: Calculates reduced cross-section properties for elevated temperatures according to various international standards (Eurocode, AISC), supporting structural fire engineering.

• Integration with RFEM/RSTAB: Seamless bi-directional data exchange with Dlubal’s main structural analysis programs. Creates libraries of custom sections for use in full 3D models.

What’s New in Version 6.86.01

This maintenance release focuses on enhanced compatibility and refined standards support.

• Updated Material Libraries: Integration of new steel, aluminum, and timber grades according to the latest EN and ASTM standard updates.

• Enhanced DXF/DWG Import/Export: Improved handling of complex layers and polylines for more robust CAD data exchange.

• Extended Fire Resistance Standards: Added support for additional national annexes in Eurocode-based fire design calculations.

• Performance Optimizations: Faster property calculations for sections with a very high number of defining points or vertices.

• Bug Fixes & Stability: Resolved minor issues related to the graphical user interface and report generation for specific section types.

💻 System Requirements

• OS: 64-bit Microsoft Windows 10 or Windows 11.

• CPU: 1 GHz processor or higher.

• RAM: 4 GB minimum (16 GB recommended).

• Graphics: Graphics card with OpenGL 4.3 or higher, 1 GB VRAM.

• Storage: 2 GB free disk space.

• Other: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8 or later.