Space Gass

SPACE GASS is a multi-purpose 3D analysis and design program for structural engineers. Its extensive range of features make it suitable for anything from beams, trusses and frames to buildings, towers, tanks, cable structures and bridges. Capabilities include a 64-bit multi-core solver, silky smooth 3D rendered graphics, plate finite elements, frame elements, cable elements, tension/compression-only elements, moving loads and links to many CAD and building management programs.

Structural Engineering Software

SPACE GASS is a multi-purpose structural analysis and design program for 2D and 3D structures. It comes with a wide range of features that make it suitable for any job from small beams, trusses and portal frames to large high rise buildings, towers, cranes and bridges. Items such as graphical input, polar coordinates, elastic supports, pin-ended members, tension-only members, rigid member offsets, moving loads and non-linear analysis are all standard features.

Standard Features in SPACE GASS

• Intuitive and easy-to-use graphical user interface.
• Simple and logical menu system offering access to all program features.
• Multiple viewports that allow you to display up to four different views of the model at once.
• Toolbar buttons offering instant access to the most commonly used commands.
• Maximum use of buttons with icons or pictures in place of words or codes.
• Metric, Imperial or any mixed units system.
• Graphical input.
• Undo / redo with unlimited steps.
• Filters that let you control what you see graphically.
• Context sensitive menus that are activated by right clicking the mouse.
• Datasheet input and text file input.
• A structure wizard that guides you through the generation of standard structures.
• Full data generation facilities for linear and curved structures.
• Rigid, sliding and pin-ended members.
• Semi-rigid joints.
• 3D member offsets.
• Tension-only and compression-only members.
• Rigid, sliding, pinned and elastic supports.
• Standard section, material, spectral, vehicle, bolt, plate and weld libraries.
• Library editor.
• Shape builder for built-up shapes and non-standard sections.
• All types of node and member loads (concentrated and distributed).
• Prescribed node translations and rotations.
• Thermal loads.
• Prestress loads.
• Area loads.
• Moving loads.
• Automatic self weight generation.
• Load combinations.
• Load case enveloping.
• Automatic stabilization of unrestrained nodes.
• Linear and non-linear analysis.
• Small, finite and large displacement theories.
• Wavefront analysis optimization.
• Export/import facilities with MS-Access, MS-Excel and MS-Word.
• Direct link with Autodesk's Revit Structure (links to Tekla, Prosteel, Microstation and others).
• Highly customizable output reports which can be previewed before printing.
• Reports in PDF format.
• Full node, member and plate renumbering before or after other data has been input.
• Virtually unlimited capacity (subject to sufficient memory and disk space).
• Loading diagrams.
• Deformed geometry diagrams.
• Bending moment, shear force, and axial force diagrams.
• Plate contour diagrams.
• Query function for frame and diagrams.
• Full 3D rendered geometry view.
• Descriptive on-screen notes.
• Ability to add attachments to a job that are then saved with the job.
• Ability to add and view dimensions.
• Measurement tool.
• Material textures.
• Project gridlines.
• Customizable toolbars.
• Haunched and tapered members.
• Member alignment adjustments.
• Lightning fast analysis speed.
• The ability to merge jobs.
• Script files for controlling SPACE GASS from other programs.
• Macro facility for running other programs from SPACE GASS.
• Context sensitive on-line help.
• The complete SPACE GASS user manual on-line.
• 64-bit sparse matrix solver with parallel processing on multi-core CPUs.
• Hardware accelerated graphics.