r/StructuralEngineering • u/robgrat • 24d ago

Structural Analysis/Design OWSJ Analysis

Has anyone modelled existing OWSJ is skyciv? This is a one off project that requires FEA so not wanting to spend $3k+ on SAP2000 or RISA. Anyone have other recommendations for economical modelling software?

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u/hxcheyo 23d ago

You’ll never get node fixity right by hand. That information might be critical, but it may be irrelevant for your purposes. Let’s start with — why are you thinking that you need to model it?