Halls and hangars
While designing halls or hangars is an everyday task, it can also be complex and challenging. Lateral-torsional buckling, tension-only bracings, frame corners, restraints, and considerations of sheeting are just a few examples of the exciting topics involved, not to mention structural irregularities such as jack beams making the classical design approaches difficult to apply.
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Specific Feature Solutions for Hall and hangar Structures in Consteel
Automatic generation of meteorological loads
In Consteel, extensive tools are implemented in order to assist you to define the meteorological loads required to be used for structural design by the Eurocode. Wind, snow and exceptional snow loads are automatically generated on load transfer surfaces in most of the cases defined in the code and also can be applied partially in more special situations. Modification of the generated loads and controlling the regeneration by the user is also possible.
Exact analysis of structural eccentricities
In Consteel, the structure can be modelled as it is in reality concerning eccentricities too. Deformations and internal forces caused by the eccentricities of loads, supports or connections are fully considered. No further action is needed after correct modelling to apply the effects in design calculations.
Model export possibilities
Interoperability between softwares is crucial nowadays, that is why Consteel offers several export possiblities: IFC export as the most commonly used format in the BIM world, direct export to Tekla Structures, as well as DXF export of required reinforcement area.

Seismic design by user-defined multimodal analysis
In case of classic modal analysis, it is a common problem that the mass partitipation is not high enough, because there is not a single dominant mode but 2 or 3 modes with significant contribution. In Consteel, it is possible to combine the significant modes manually and run the analysis on the loads generated from that. The generated loads can be combined in a mechanically consistent way unlike the loads combined with CQC method where the signs/directions of the loads are lost and so the results will be consistent only on cross-section level but not on member level. This consistency is of high importance in buckling analysis and connection design.
Automatic buckling design based on the ‘General Method’
General Method is the smartest way of stability design, described in EN 1993-1-1. It is applicable for any complex cases of out-of-plane buckling problems (flexural, torsional, and lateral-torsional buckling, and any interactions of these) with arbitrary members, loading and support conditions. Based on the global buckling and sensitivity analysis, it provides a comprehensive and automatic solution for stability design.
Purlin design
Purlin design is always filled with questions. Consteel provides a comprehensive solution with its special purlin design mode: consideration of the restraining effect of the sheeting, the overlaps and complete, Eurocode-conform local and distortional buckling design.
Since purlins can be modelled as integrated parts of the global structural model, the different stiffnesses of their supports (the frames) can be examined, as well as the purlins‘ stabilization effect on the frames.
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‚Consteel is a great asset for Arambol Ingeniería S.L. Thanks to its workflow we can design, calculate and present a project in record time. The program is very intuitive and easy to use. Technically, the seventh degree of freedom is an enormously useful tool to check structures with the general method, and even obtain reliable results thanks to the use of buckling shapes together with the imperfections to obtain utilization ratios that, physically, are more realistic than the reduction coefficients. Consteel has very specialized features such as the shear field or the frame corner wizard that add an extra degree of professionalism to the calculation, which translates into greater efficiency in the use of steel and, therefore, money.‘

‚The Alba Arena project highlighted the extraordinary potential of the Consteel software and Pangolin. It is a pioneering technology that enables the parametric design of complex geometry and large-scale structures through the Grasshopper system. The Pangolin award is an exceptional recognition for me and the bim.GROUP, as it is a positive feedback on the quality of our work and an opportunity to showcase our expertise on an international level.‘ said Dávid Lewandowski, Steel Structure Designer, regarding the award.‘

‚Consteel’s technical support team is very professional. Especially Mr. Balint Vaszilievits-Sömjén, he has been a great help to us! We were impressed by his professionalism and dedication. We are satisfied with the use of Consteel, which has proven its worth in our international projects.‘
‚I started using the Consteel design software during my university studies, when it was Consteel version 6. Even then I was impressed by the simplicity, transparency, and speed of the program. Since then, I have had the pleasure of designing many structures with the program, from small to large: industrial halls, office buildings, large opening roof structures, staircases, flying garages, pipe bridges, canopies, secondary closure elements, or the transmission line poles on which my doctoral thesis was based.
The bottom line is that it allows a structural engineer to model any structure in 3D in a structurally correct way, yet quickly and with a low risk of error. The most complex geometric type includes, for example, a lattice structure, where stability loss shapes can be efficiently calculated and sections optimised. One of my favourite features is the interpretability of the results, and the fact that the program receives significant updates year after year, which is the most user-oriented.‘

‚From the very beginning, I really like Consteel because it can be used to perform global steel structure tests in a complex and compact way, efficiently. In addition, the software integrates well with automated parameter-driven design algorithms – so I can heartily recommend it.‘


The approach of the Consteel team to software development also deserves praise, which shows a well-thought-out path of software development in terms of suitability for practical applications (and not only in terms of changing the graphic interface as is the case in other developers).
We recommend Consteel to all experienced engineers.‘


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Example ModelS
Warehouse building example for Overall Imperfection Method
Warehouse building example for Overall Imperfection Method in Consteel.
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Version: CS14.831
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Haunched frame warehouse building model
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Version: CS14.831
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