Free steel reference · AISC v16.0
AISC steel shapes, properties, calculators, and CAD exports.
Search current AISC shape data, open a dedicated reference page, and download 2D profiles, reports, structured data, and length-based 3D models without an account, a paywall, or a sales gate.
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Free AISC steel shape reference tools for detailing and early checks.
These tools are here to answer a real steel question quickly. If the work grows into modeling, detailing, automation, or project coordination, Quantum Steel Design is already close to the problem.
Free portable Windows app
Take all 2,299 AISC steel shapes and the export engine offline.
Quantum Steel Shape Studio is a self-contained Windows x64 application with search, favorites, recents, shape comparison, calculators, individual exports, family batch output, and an included command-line interface.
- Twenty native output types across 2D, data, reports, 3D, and ZIP packaging.
- US customary and metric property display with locally saved preferences.
- Dark high-contrast interface, built-in About reference, and no cloud dependency.
v0.1.0-beta.3 · dark-interface update · single-file desktop app · portable unsigned beta · 92.0 MB
AISC shape browser
Search 2,299 AISC steel shape records by designation and family.
US customary data · AISC Shapes Database v16.0 · Reference license
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Working calculators
Steel weight, geometry, and section-property calculators for early checks.
Runs locally in your browser. No inputs are stored or submitted.
The beam and section-finder results are elastic screening calculations, not code-compliant member designs. They do not evaluate load combinations, lateral-torsional buckling, local buckling, shear, stability, connections, vibration, or other limit states. Have a licensed professional verify project-specific use.
Data source & limits
Traceable AISC shape data with units, sources, and practical limits.
Dimensions and properties are derived from the AISC Shapes Database v16.0 , consistent with the AISC Steel Construction Manual, 16th Edition, 1st Printing.
AISC advises that its database should not be relied on for a specific application without competent professional examination and verification. DXF profiles here use nominal listed dimensions and simplify rolled fillets, flange tapers, and HSS corner radii where noted.
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