IES ShapeBuilder v15.0

Latest update

December 31, 2025

License Price

125 $

Windows

IES ShapeBuilder v15.0

The fastest way to find section properties for any cross section. Calculates shear and torsion properties as well as stress distribution.

ShapeBuilder is the most popular section property calculator available. Customers tell us it offers “fast results” and is “very easy to use”. This tool goes beyond civil/structural applications to include mechanical, aerospace, manufacturing, and construction industries.

Make Custom Shapes

Create built-up or cut-down structural shapes quickly using a variety of techniques.

Easy Shape Changes

Powerful graphical editor allows you to modify or change things.

Do Composite Shapes

Find transformed section properties for shapes in multiple materials.

Get Stress Analysis

Investigate bending and shear stress distribution under body-force loading. Accurate finite element results.

Export to

Create a library of shapes. Use these shapes as member elements in your VisualAnalysis projects. Even get design checks for certain profiles.

Manufactured Shapes

Includes built-in libraries of shapes from AISC, CISC, AISI, NDS, ADM, EuroSteel, Australian Steel, Rebar. Includes Historic AISC shapes, too.

Command Line

ShapeBuilder includes a simple command-line to provide another way of working with your shapes. This power-user feature offers the power of C# programming. Sometimes you know what you want to do, but not how, graphically. The command-line makes it easy.

Programmable

Create your own external scripts. You can automate the task of importing a CAD file, calculating properties, saving the ShapeBuilder project and creating a report. This is just one example of streamlining your workflow with ShapeBuilder.