THE INDUSTRY STANDARD FOR STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS

The SAP2000 name has been synonymous with state-of-the-art analytical methods since its introduction over 45 years ago.

SAPFire Analysis Engine

SAPFire® Analysis Engine

CSI solvers have been tried and tested by the industry for over 45 years. The SAPFire Analysis Engine can support multiple 64-bit solvers for analysis optimization and can perform both eigen analysis and Ritz analysis. Parallelization options are available to take advantage of multiple processors.

Single User Interface

SAP2000 offers a single user interface to perform modeling, analysis, design, and reporting. The customizable SAP2000 interface allows users to define window layouts and toolbar layouts.

DirectX Graphics

DirectX graphics have been enhanced for quality and speed. Lightning-fast DirectX graphics with full 2D and 3D drafting and selection capability. DirectX graphics with hardware-accelerated graphics allow for navigation of models with fly-throughs and fast rotations.

Sophisticated and efficient meshing techniques

Engineers have many options when it comes to mesh generation in SAP2000. Notable meshing features include the ability to merge independently defined meshes among frame, shell and solid objects, coordinate tessellation with object orientation, and observe material boundaries to establish effective aspect ratios.

Design Codes

SAP2000 offers a wide range of code-based design features for steel frame, concrete frame, cold form steel, and aluminum frame. View a full list of supported design codes:

Supported Design Codes