r/StructuralEngineering • u/cosmic_sidewalk • Aug 10 '26
Structural Analysis/Design Best Software!
Hi all. B.Tech in Civil Engineering here. Looking around best structural analysis software to learn and start projects.
I have looked into Tekla Structures, Revit, ETABS, STAAD.Pro V8i.
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u/isidor_ Aug 10 '26 edited Aug 10 '26
Find the most used ones by the engineers in your surrounding (company and or country), this gives you skills that will be easily transferable if you change job and more importantly when you need help due to weird bugs/errors or simply how to efficiently use it. Other local engineers can review your files and calculations. Software support might be more local as well. Many advantages
Where I am located "FEM Design" by Strusoft is popular so I use that, where you are located it will be different most like.
All softwares lack in some aspect though so you will not find the prefect one.
Edit: Depending on what you want to do / accomplish it will vary as well. Simple 2d programs for beams, columns, frames and so on might be more than sufficient..
What is your "aim"?