DESIGN TO BUILD A BETTER TOMORROW
Future proofed to simulate the real world and design with more confidence
In SCIA Engineer 2026, you’ll find tools that save time, increase reliability, ensure regulatory compliance and keep you in full control of your design, no matter how complex the challenge is.
- Huge time savings when designing structures subject to mobile loads
- Full compliance with the coming 2nd generation of Eurocodes
- Automated wind load generation in compliance with the latest US code
- Accurate and economical design of structures subjected to significant torsion
- Eliminating vibrations from human activity and unlocking optimal comfort and performance of the structure
NEW KEY FEATURES AND ENHANCEMENTS IN SCIA ENGINEER 2026
Easy recognition of products from ALLPLAN family
- The layout of SCIA Engineer header consistent with other ALLPLAN software
- Easy recognition of products from ALLPLAN family
- Comfortable feeling of the known regardless of the software you just work with
3D wind load engine for ASCE 7-22
- Fast and easy application of wind loads on structures
- No need for time-consuming manual input
- Easy review of pressure coefficients and verification of applied surface loads
- In compliance with the latest US design code ASCE 7-22
Moving loads
- Significant time-savings in case the structure is subject to moving load systems such as traffic on bridges, cranes in industrial facilities, crowds walking across slabs ...
- Easy and straightforward handling of the large number of load combinations resulting from the presence of moving load systems
- Automatic identification of the worst-case positions of the load system before running the calculation, avoiding computing negligible and non-critical load situations
Footfall analysis
- In-depth analysis of buildings with large open areas, footbridges and lightweight floors
- Calculating dynamic response to loads induced by human activity (walking, running, ...)
- Eliminating vibrations that would lead to discomfort or operational problems
- Helping avoid costly modifications of buildings, bridges, etc. after construction
Beam FE accounting for warping (7th degree of freedom)
- In-dept analysis and safe and economical design of thin-walled or open-section beams and elements exposed to significant torsion
- Accurate modelling of slender or thin-walled beams, open-section beams, and structures subjected to significant torsion or complex loading
- Accurate predictions of stresses and deformations in cases where traditional beam (finite) elements are inadequate
External tendons
- Effective modelling of external tendons for beams, slabs, walls, and plates.
- Tendon paths, straight or curved, can be defined manually or imported from DWG/DXF files.
- Accurate simulation of tendon installation, tensioning, and grouting processes using staged analysis.
- Results include tendon profiles, stress distributions, prestress losses, and their impacts on the structure.
Steel 2nd generation EN 1993-1-1 & EN 1993-1-3
- No need to learn new workflows in the software – the 2nd generation steel design is the exact copy of the current workflow for Eurocode steel design
- Easy switch between the code generations makes it possible to compare results and analyse changes
- New possibility to ignore force components within the user defined limits (the same way as in concrete design)
Punching shear check for walls
- Automatically generated control perimeter for standard column shapes
- User defined control perimeter for non-standard columns, corners and end walls
- Accurate design of sufficient reinforcement to resist local shear force at supports
BIMPLUS (included in SCIA Ultimate Edition)
BIMPLUS is the open model-based data and information management collaboration platform for all disciplines involved in construction projects. ALLPLAN cloud technology ensures interoperability across various software tools during the entire project lifecycle from design to build, into operation, fostering efficient collaboration among all project stakeholders.
Fact Sheet - What is new in SCIA Engineer 2026
Read also our dedicated Fact Sheet to discover more about all the new features in SCIA Engineer 2026
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