Free tools for the structural steel work industry

Our free tools section provides a selection of tools, perfect for the structural steel industry and the wider construction industry. We hope you enjoy!

This is a work in progress so please check back or leave a comment

FREE Steel Sections Library — a quick and easy search tool for section properties. Our Library currently has sections from 5 regions as shown below:

Region		Count
	United Kingdom	1202
	United States	777
	India	341
	European	501
	Japan	42

FREE Stock Cutting Problem Solver! — A great tool for optimizing cutting of stock lengths to minimize wastage.

Enter your cutting list and your stock lengths to cut and our solver will provide the optimal solution and reduce waste to a minimum, try it now!

FREE Mass of Flats calculator — A FREE tool to calculate the mass of flat/plate sections in various materials which include Mild Steel and Stainless Steel. Enter the size of flat and instantly reveal its properties … without having to get your tables out! Quick and easy, bookmark this page for future use. try it now!

FREE 3d model file viewer — A FREE tool to view 3d model files in your browser, no plug-ins, just upload and view, you can zoom, pinch, and rotate. Quick and easy, bookmark this page for future use. try it now! Currently we are supporting .GLB and .DAE 3d files, contact us to add more!

FREE IFC file viewer — A FREE tool to load and view 3d IFC files in your browser, no plug-ins, just upload and view, you can zoom, pinch, pan, and rotate. Quick and easy, bookmark this page for future use. try it now!

FREE Plate Drawing Generator — A FREE tool to generate plate drawings, much quicker than firing up your CAD software when you need a plate drawing fast! Try it now! You can specify Material, plate width, length and thickness and also add bolt groups of various diameter, pitch and positions, also download an image (.svg) of the plate or send directly to your printer.

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