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Wind, Snow, and Seismic Load Calculation Software
Use the SkyCiv Load Generator to quickly and easily generate wind, snow, and seismic load for your project. Take advantage of the easy user interface to get through the calculation effectively, then print out the site reports or design load reports to a PDF for later use as a deliverable. Directly apply the design loads from the Load Generator onto your project’s 3D model in Structural 3D.
WHY ENGINEERs SWITCH
Spend minutes on wind, snow and seismic loads. Not an afternoon.
Wind, snow, and seismic data in just a few clicks
Enter the project address, zip code or the lat/long of the location – Load Generator will automatically calculate the wind speed, ground snow, seismic parameters for the site.
Comprehensive design standard support
Whether you’re designing for projects in US, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Philippines or India – Load Generator has you covered.
Detailed calculation reports
All assumptions, equations and their corresponding code references are shown in the report so you can be confident with the results.
Product Features
Discover SkyCiv Load Generator
A complete solution for site-specific loading calculations.
Site wind speeds
Simply enter the location, zip code, or latitude/longitude of your project
Simple options for importance levels, risk categories, and more
Click and drag the pin to calculate wind speeds quickly
Auto calculation of Terrain Data, including topography factors
Clear elevation profile graphics to show site terrain factors
Currently Supports: ASCE 7-10, ASCE 7-16, ASCE 7-22, AS/NZS 1170, AS 4055, NBCC 2015, NBCC 2020, EN 1991-1-4, IS 875-3, NSCP 2015, CTE DB SE-AE, and CFE
Multiple structure types
SkyCiv Load Generator supports several structure types for wind and/or snow load calculations:
Buildings
Freestanding wall (ASCE 7, AS/NZS 1170, NBCC, EN 1991)
Signboards (ASCE 7 and EN 1991)
Poles (EN 1991)
Truss Tower (ASCE 7)
Rooftop Equipment/Structures (ASCE 7)
Open Frames/Signs (ASCE 7)
Tanks/Silos (ASCE 7 and AS/NZS 1170)
Automatic Terrain/Exposure Category
The SkyCiv Load Generator supports automatic terrain/exposure categories for each wind source direction based on the following building datasets: from Overpass API, Microsoft Global ML Building Footprints, and our trained AI model.
This feature is available in the following codes: ASCE 7-16/7-22, NSCP 2015, AS/NZS 1170, AS 4055, and NBCC 2015/2020.
Calculate design wind pressures
Once the wind speed has been calculated (or manually entered), load generator will calculate the wind pressures on your structure.
Full calculation of design pressures and elevations on walls and roof
Windward, Leeward, Sidewall, and roof pressures
Calculation of pressure for roof and wall components and cladding
Topographic, Directional, Gust, Exposure coefficients
Clean and professional PDF reporting, with detailed results
Currently Supports: ASCE 7, AS/NZS 1170, AS 4055, NBCC, EN 1991, IS 875, NSCP, CTE DB SE-AE, and CFE requirements.
Generate seismic loads
The SkyCiv Load Generator module includes seismic load calculations for ASCE 7-16, ASCE 7-22, AS 1170.4, NZS 1170.5, NBCC 2020, and NSCP 2015.
Determine the seismic base shear and diaphragm forces that you can apply to your structure based on site seismic parameters from USGS. Generate the design response spectrum that can be applied to your S3D mode, along with a detailed seismic calculation report.
Snow loading
SkyCiv load generator will also calculate design snow loads and pressures for your site location, including:
Generate snow loads for your structure – from simple roof case to roof with projections and multilevel roofs
Snow load cases for gable, mono slope, and multilevel roofs
Simplified and intuitive snow load result figures
View snow load contours on the map viewer
Add multiple load cases for easier calculation
Clean and professional PDF reporting, with detailed results
Currently Supports: ASCE 7-16, NBCC, Eurocode, and Australian Standards
Apply loads directly to your model
The SkyCiv Wind Load module is fully integrated with our structural analysis software , so you can instantly apply your design pressures to your structure. The structural design software will auto calculate the tributary widths and apply resulting distributed loading.
Dynamic Loading – as the structure changes, the wind loads adjust themselves
Auto apply load combinations and factors
Auto calculates tributary widths and applies DLs to internal members
Edit, Remove, or Adjust wind loads at any time
Detailed design reporting
SkyCiv Load Generator module offers clean reporting, with different levels of detail depending on your needs.
Wind speeds and loads are accompanied with map information, step-by-step calculations of the elevation and design factors (such as topography, directional, gust, exposure coefficients) as well as the final design pressures and results.
Snow design pressures include step-by-step calculation for exposure, thermal, importance factors, depending on your design code of choice.
API access
The SkyCiv Wind, Snow, and Seismic Load API Supports direct access to this technology with a simple HTTP request. This means you can get your wind speeds, pressures, snow pressures, seismic loads with an API call.
Use the API to get the wind speeds and snow loads of the structure based on the address
Use API to generate the wind and snow pressures
Use API to calculate the seismic loads
Returns full summary and detailed PDF reporting
Perfect for design automation
Watch the SkyCiv Wind, Snow and Seismic Load Module demo
DESIGN STANDARDS
Structural design codes
Design standards for each structure type you need to analyze
| Category | Supported Codes |
|---|---|
| Buildings | ASCE 7-10 / ASCE 7-16 / ASCE 7-22, EN 1991, NBCC 2020, AS/NZS 1170, NSCP 2015, CFE, IS 875, CTE-DB-SE, SANS 10160 |
| Freestanding Wall | ASCE 7-10 / ASCE 7-16 / ASCE 7-22, EN 1991, NBCC 2020, AS/NZS 1170 |
| Signboards | ASCE 7-10 / ASCE 7-16 / ASCE 7-22, EN 1991 |
| Poles | EN 1991 |
| Truss Towers | ASCE 7-10 / ASCE 7-16 / ASCE 7-22 |
| Open Frames/Signs | ASCE 7-10 / ASCE 7-16 / ASCE 7-22 |
| Rooftop Equipment/Structures | ASCE 7-10 / ASCE 7-16 / ASCE 7-22 |
| Tanks/Silos | ASCE 7-10 / ASCE 7-16 / ASCE 7-22, AS/NZS 1170 |
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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
Our easy to learn, powerful to use, intuitive interface allows you to quickly access all the features you need. Packed with smart features like the Pen tool, Repeat/Mirror, and Bulk Editing.Your Content Goes Here
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.
