Portable Windows app · desktop + CLI

Take the AISC steel shape database and export tools offline.

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v0.1.0-beta.3 · dark-interface update · single-file desktop app · portable unsigned beta · 92.0 MB · no installer · no separate .NET installation

Quantum Steel Shape Studio puts all 2,299 AISC v16.0 reference records, nominal profile geometry, comparison tools, calculators, and file exporters into one local Windows application.

Search, compare, calculate, export one shape, batch an entire family, or automate the same engine through the included command-line application. Shape data and generated files stay on your computer.

2,299offline records

20export types

CLIincluded

Extract and run

No installer. No cloud dependency.

The download contains a self-contained, single-file Windows x64 desktop application plus a separate single-file CLI.

Download the ZIP and verify its separately published SHA-256 checksum.
Choose Extract All; do not run the application from inside the ZIP.
Open the extracted folder and run Quantum Steel Shape Studio.exe.

Download v0.1.0-beta.3 SHA-256 checksum

Unsigned beta · released Aug 4, 2026 · SHA-256 90c668a7…a10e75

CLI INCLUDED

Search, export, and batch from PowerShell.

.\cli\SteelShapeStudio.Cli.exe search W18 --family W

.\cli\SteelShapeStudio.Cli.exe export W18X35 `
  --format dxf `
  --output .\exports

.\cli\SteelShapeStudio.Cli.exe batch `
  --family WT `
  --format csv `
  --output .\WT-data

Run .\cli\SteelShapeStudio.Cli.exe --help for search, show, export, bundle, batch, metric-display, length, and overwrite options.

One local workspace

Reference, compare, calculate, and export AISC steel shapes.

Fast offline lookup

Search and filter every family, save favorites, revisit recent shapes, and switch property display between US customary and metric units.

Side-by-side comparison

Choose a second shape and compare available dimensions and section properties row by row.

Working calculators

Run piece-weight, simple elastic beam response, and required elastic section modulus screening calculations.

Individual or batch output

Export one shape, download a complete bundle, or write an entire family in the same format.

Local preferences

Favorites, recents, display units, and the export folder remain on the Windows computer running the app.

Automation-ready CLI

Use repeatable commands in PowerShell, batch files, scheduled jobs, or other custom production tooling.

Dark throughout

The complete interface, including inputs, menus, tabs, tables, and scrollbars, uses a high-contrast dark palette for clear light text.

Complete About page

Review the data source, included tools, all export formats, privacy behavior, CLI usage, engineering limitations, notices, and Quantum Steel Design links in one place.

Broad, honest interoperability

Twenty steel shape CAD, mesh, image, and data export types.

3D formats require a member length. The app does not mislabel nominal reference geometry as fabrication-ready NC1 or proprietary DWG.

2D profile

DXFSVGEPSHPGL / PLTPNG

Data and report

PDFCSVXLSXJSONXMLYAMLTXTMarkdown

Length-based 3D

STLOBJ3MFPLYOFFOpenSCAD

Package

ZIP bundle

Reference use only.

All profiles are nominal. Rolled fillets, flange tapers, angle radii, HSS corner radii, and other manufacturing geometry may be simplified. Verify every dimension and the suitability of generated data before design, detailing, ordering, fabrication, CNC use, or construction.

Build the workflow around the job

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