Base Plate Design, Start to Finish
Base Plate and Anchorage Design Software
SkyCiv Base Plate Design covers the full column-to-foundation connection. Model the column, base plate, concrete support, cast-in anchors and welds in one place, then run steel, concrete, anchorage and weld checks against AISC, EN, AS or CSA.
Real-time 3D rendering updates as you type, so you can reposition anchors, resize the plate or change weld sizes and see the effect straight away.
Every check comes with a full step-by-step calculation report — equations, code references and scaled illustrations. When the design is done, the same model produces a dimensioned detail drawing ready to issue.
How It Works
Base plate design software that runs the full workflow
Model
Select your column from AISC, EN, AS or CSA section databases. Set plate, concrete, anchor and weld properties with live 3D feedback on every change.
Check
Run steel, concrete, anchorage, and weld checks together. Review demand-to-capacity ratio and governing load combination in one table.
Draw
Generate a dimensioned detail drawing with title block, weld callouts and load schedule. Download it as a PDF or open it in SkyCiv CloudCAD to edit.
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Discover SkyCiv Base Plate Design
Capabilities for modelling and analysing simple to complex structures.
Real-Time 3D Modelling
See the effect of every change as you make it, not after you solve.
Watch the model update as you change dimensions, materials and anchor positions.
Support for I-beams, rectangular HSS, square HSS and circular HSS.
Position anchor rods directly on the plate with live layout feedback.
Show anchor tension zones to see which anchors are active under each load case.
Visualize applied loads by clicking any load input cell.
Section and Material Databases
Standard sections and grades built in, custom values when you need them.
Wide flange and HSS sections from AISC, EN, AS and CSA libraries.
British sections available for Eurocode design, including UB, UC and SHS profiles.
Standard steel grades for column, plate and anchor rods, or enter custom Fy and Fu.
Concrete compressive strengths from the dropdown or user-defined.
Support for Real Loading Conditions
Design for the loads your column actually carries.
Axial compression and tension.
Shear.
Bending about the strong axis.
Multiple load combinations in a single run.
Governing load combination reported for every check.
Complete Cast-In Anchorage Design
Every anchor failure mode in the code, checked and explained.
Full ACI 318-19 anchor check suite, with equivalent provisions for EN 1992-4, AS 5216 and CSA A23.3.
Steel strength in tension and shear, including anchor rod bending under eccentric shear.
Concrete breakout in tension and shear, pullout, side-face blowout and pryout.
Tension-shear interaction for both anchor steel and concrete.
Single anchor and anchor group behavior determined automatically from your geometry.
Graphical illustrations of every failure mode, so you can see the mechanism behind a failed check.
Projected failure areas displayed for breakout checks.
Automated Detailing Checks
Catch the constructability problems that only show up on site.
Verify clearances, edge distances, anchor spacing, concrete cover and minimum and maximum dimensions before you solve.
Detect clashes and overlaps between plate, anchors, welds and column.
Failed checks point to the specific dimension that needs adjusting.
Choose which detailing checks apply from Design Settings.
Override and run anyway where a flagged item is acceptable for your project.
Transparent Calculation Reports
Reports you can inspect, interrogate and understand.
Full step-by-step hand calculations for every check — no black boxes.
Referenced equations with clause numbers from your selected design code.
Drawn-to-scale illustrations of inputs, dimensions and anchor check geometries.
Pass and fail status summarised up front, with governing load combinations identified.
Export to PDF or HTML.
Automatic Detail Drawings
Finish the design and leave with a drawing, not just a report.
Generate a complete drawing sheet from a finished design.
Includes plan and elevation views, dimensions, weld callouts, load schedule and title block.
Download as a PDF ready to issue, or open the drawing in SkyCiv CloudCAD.
Edit layers, add notes and adjust the sheet in CloudCAD.
International Design Code Support
One module, four major design codes.
Column and base plate design to AISC 360-22, AISC Design Guide 1, EN 1993-1-8, AS 4100:2020 and CSA S16:19.
Concrete support design to ACI 318-19, EN 1992-1-1, AS 3600:2018 and CSA A23.3:19.
Anchorage design to ACI 318-19, EN 1992-4:2018, AS 5216:2021 and CSA A23.3:19.
NSCP 2015 also supported.
Imperial and metric units for AISC. Metric units for EN, AS and CSA.
API Access
Design base plates programmatically, at any volume.
Run base plate design calculations through the SkyCiv API.
Automate repetitive designs across a project, product line or configurator.
Retrieve full check results and calculation reports without opening the interface.
Available for AISC, EN, AS and CSA.
Integrate base plate design into your own tools and workflows.
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supported standards
Globally Supported Design Standards
Capabilities for modelling and analysing simple to complex structures.
design standards
Structural design codes and
design guides
Base plate, concrete, anchorage and weld design across major international code families, with imperial and metric support.
| Region | Supported Codes, Design Guides, and Unit System |
|---|---|
| United States | AISC 360-22, AISC Design Guide 1 3rd Edition, ACI 318-19, and AISC Manual 15th Edition (Imperial and Metric) |
| Europe | EN 1993-1-8:2005, EN 1992-1-1:2004, EN 1992-4:2018, SCI P358, and SCI P398 (Metric) National Annex to BS EN 1993-1-8:2024 |
| Australia | AS 4100:2020, AS 3600:2018, and AS 5216:2021 (Metric) |
| Canada | CSA S16:19, CSA A23.3:19, and CAC Concrete Design Handbook 3rd Edition (Metric) |
| Philippines | NSCP 2015 (Metric) |
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testimonials
Trusted by thousands
The ease of use and the presentation of the results are both awesome. I have had ongoing interaction with the support team and everyone is excellent.
Mitch Frumkin
CEO OF KIPCON
It is used for various civil and mechanical engineering courses and the students love it. We are happy with the continuous updates to SkyCiv as well, highly recommended.
Dr Kenneth R. Leitch
Assoc. Prof. at Texas A&M
It was easily the most intuitive package available to learn; it is particularly easy to build the 3D model and define nodes, members, supports, materials, sections, then apply loads & combinations.
Stuart Agars
Managing Director of Struct-Sure Limited
SkyCiv has been a great tool to help efficiently and clearly document and update design results for a member of a small company with multiple responsibilities.
Lydia Fahrenkrug
Engineer at MT Solar
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Intuitive Interface
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Comprehensive Design Code Support
Our software supports a comprehensive array of steel, wood, and concrete design codes including AISC, EN, AISI, NDS, AS, and CSA.
API Technology
SkyCiv is a customised solution featuring seamless integrations, easy implementations, automated reports and a scalable design and architecture.
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SkyCiv is a customised solution featuring seamless integrations, easy implementations, automated reports and a scalable design and architecture.
