NextFEM to IDEA StatiCa workflow
About the NextFEM plugin
IDEA StatiCa works with your NextFEM Designer installation. You can select any number of steel connections and members in NextFEM and export it to IDEA StatiCa for structural design and code-checking. All the beams, cross-sections, and internal forces are not just exported, but they are also synchronized if the NextFEM model changes. IDEA StatiCa and NextFEM give you an efficient workflow for your structural steel design that saves time, minimizes errors, and opens up optimization possibilities.
NextFEM Designer can be used as a standalone program (the basic version is free) or as a link between other programs and IDEA StatiCa. It can read a large variety of models and results from other FE programs, such as:
