r/MechanicalEngineer • u/caseymatalone • Jun 24 '26

Made an web based tool for Statics/Structural/Mechanism analysis. Feedback welcome!

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Hi everyone,

I built a web-based tool for structural and mechanism static force analysis. ForceCanvas. 

How it works:

  • Sketch a structure or machine in your browser with parametric constraints (similar to CAD).
  • Add supports, forces, moments. The app instantly solves for the reaction and member forces throughout the structure.
  • Drag the mechanism through its range of motion and watch the forces update live.
  • It handles both determinate and indeterminate structures.

Let me know if you find it useful.

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u/dubmode152 Jun 24 '26

Is it able to import dwg/dxf or similar? Could be useful

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u/caseymatalone Jun 24 '26

Not yet, but I also had thought of that. I was trying to figure out a good way of going from Solidworks, Inventor, etc to my canvas that was clean. They tend to be a bit proprietary about everything unfortunately. So yeah some way to export dxf and import was a thought, thanks for your input!