SoftDraft ALUM2DS Aluminum Structural Shapes 2D

Alum2D Aluminum Structural Shapes include W-Shapes, I-shapes, S-Shapes, Channels, Tapered Leg Channels, Equal Leg Angles, Unequal Leg Angles, Tubes Round, Square and Rectangle and Pipe.

$19.99/year

Alum2D is a powerful Autodesk® AutoCAD® app that streamlines your workflow for incorporating aluminum structural shapes into your designs.

Extensive Library of Shapes:

Beams: I-Shapes, W-Shapes, S-Shapes.
Channels: Regular channels and tapered leg channels.
Angles: Equal and unequal leg angles.
Tubes: Round, square, and rectangular tubes.
Pipes: Round pipes.

All shapes are based on Alcoa Engineered Products dimensions, ensuring accuracy and industry standards in your designs.

Key Features and Benefits:

Create shapes in any view: Easily generate aluminum shapes in plan, section, and elevation views to perfectly suit your drafting needs.
Minimize file size: Alum2D intelligently creates section view shapes as AutoCAD blocks, reducing file size and improving software performance.
Parametric shape creation: All shapes are generated on-demand with parametric attributes, allowing you to modify dimensions and properties for complete design flexibility.
Easy placement and manipulation: Shapes attach to your cursor based on a central insertion point, and you can freely rotate them after placement for precise positioning.

Overall, Alum2D significantly enhances your AutoCAD drafting experience by providing a comprehensive library of aluminum structural shapes, along with intelligent features that save time and effort.

Details

Operating system

Release date

Jan 3, 2024

Last updated

Mar 26, 2026

Version

16.0.0

Language

English

Compatible with

ACD

2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027

BLDSYS

2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027

AMECH_PP

2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027

ARCHDESK

2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027

Capabilities

Structural engineering

Building design

Structural design

Blocks

Frequently asked questions (FAQs)

What else should I know about this product?

You have 15 days to activate the software. When running in non-activated mode this dialog will only appear once the first time the program is executed in a new or existing drawing which indicates the number of Days Remaining before the program stops. Until you are ready to activate the software, you can run the software in the Non-Activated mode before it expires.

To activate the software, when you open a new or existing drawing, a dialog appears prompting you to press the "OK" button to Activate Now. This takes you to the SoftDraft Activation dialog showing your License Code and an edit box for you to enter the License Key.

To receive your License Key, click on the License Code edit box, then copy the License Code. To avoid mistakes, we suggest that you copy it from this dialog and paste it into an email, instead of entering it with the keyboard, then send it to support@softdraft.com

Please include the name the app was purchased under and the company name. After we receive the email we will send the License Key back, usually within 24 hours, for you to enter into the dialog. Copy the License Key from the email into the License Key edit box area of the Activation dialog, then click "OK" to close the dialog.

Are there any known issues with this product?

Not for use with Autodesk® AutoCAD LT® Versions.

Is there additional support information provided?

SoftDraft Software Support Policy

Email: support@softdraft.com

The purchase price of a new SoftDraft Software product includes:

Free technical support during the course of the Subscription.

Each computer requires a separate Product license to be purchased for that computer.

The SoftDraft Software Subscription includes upgrades when available.

All updates/upgrades are electronically downloadable.

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