r/StructuralEngineering • u/Separate_Chemist_386 • 20h ago

Career/Education Software on Australia

What software are is used in Australia? I'?m going to join as a graduate engineer next year. What software should I polish my knowledge on?

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u/mrrepos 20h ago

spacegass, inducta suite, structural toolkit

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u/BrisPoker314 20h ago

And Hyne Design

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u/WhyAmIHereHey 19h ago

Never run into that one in 25 years...

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u/BrisPoker314 19h ago

Woah really? What do you use for Timber design?

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u/WhyAmIHereHey 19h ago

I'm mainly offshore and maritime structures. The occasional concrete bridge :)

Every niche has it's specially software. It's always good to know what others are using

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u/Possible-Delay 18h ago

Yep, I use these. Plus IDEAstatica for my connections.

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u/Liquidfunkster 19h ago

No one mentioning RAPT?

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u/ESMoriarty 19h ago

Spacegass, Inducta, Bluebeam, PDF Exchange, Auto CAD, IDEA Statica, Hyne, Ramset IExpert, Checkwind

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u/marlostanfield89 19h ago

Pretty much this. I would add SmartFrame Design for timber in addition to Hyne basically for the simplicity and predefined models. Also ICCONS DesignPRO, Wurth or Allfasteners AFOS for advanced anchor design if you don't have IDEA Statica available. They're all built off the same AnchorProfis engine for their own products

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u/WhyAmIHereHey 19h ago

What specific industry?

Don't forget Excel

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u/Gunza_kicka 18h ago

Space gass, inducta, PDF exchange, excel, smart frame design
Have used rapt but not for a while.

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u/Cpt_Im_Awesome 19h ago

Some good responses here. I would add RAM Concept which is more common than inducta in the places I've worked.

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u/koy_boy996 17h ago

As a graduate you should be focusing on developing your knowledge and a good way of doing that is developing spreadsheets for simple and then increasingly complex tasks under the guidance of a more senior engineer.

The software you need to be able to use will be somewhat specific to the consultancy you join, but any decent firm will teach you how to use it as part of your development as a graduate.

Always remember that being able to use the software and being able to understand it’s results are two fundamentally different things. A graduate who is less proficient in program modelling but who can interpret or explain a result would be far more valuable to me. The software should really just be an extension of your understanding.

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u/RootCauseKoala 7h ago

Agreed with this. If we're hiring a graduate, we expect them to have essentially zero experience with the software we use and expect that you'll learn that on the job. Practical engineering skills - understanding of first principles concepts, problem solving, basic understanding of design problems. All that is way more valuable as a grad.

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u/Financial_Plenty_486 16h ago

Skyciv

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u/VanDeStro 12h ago

Was looking for this

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u/Khman76 2h ago

For residential: Structural Toolkit is nearly everywhere.

A bit of Tekla Tedds and Staad Pro for complex one or commercial.