Beam structural analysis

The 3D Beam software tool is used for efficient modelling and analysis of 3D beam structures. It can be used as a stand-alone program or as an integrated part of Nauticus Hull, and is an ideal tool for first assessment of structural design.

Nauticus Hull - 3D Beam software

• Intuitive and user-friendly interface allows you to reduce modelling time, even for complex models
• Flexible visualization of parts or the full model in any number of independent views
• Easy generation, combination and visualization of loads, due to hydrostatic pressure, inertia, wind, snow, temperature etc
• Large library of cross section profile types, including standard Nauticus profiles
• Display of force and moment diagrams directly on the model together with colour plots of stress distributions and deformations

Key benefits for 3D beam structural analysis

• Named collections of beams and nodes for convenient switching between selections
• Display of the model in wire mode with rigid ends and hinges, and optional display of boundary conditions, cross sections, and local axes, or a solid view of the model
• Use of discontinuous beam properties, e.g. for modelling of wires
• Input and results in sortable tables for easy result evaluation and generation of reports with flexible reporting tool
• Geometries may be generated in MS Excel and pasted into the 3D Beam software
• User-specified cross sections can be exported for re-use in other models