Tools
STEP-FEMBeta
Will your 3D-printed part hold? A quick strength check in the browser.
Open a STEP or STL file, mark the face that is held and the face that carries the load, and STEP-FEM shows how the part deforms and where it is likely to fail. It takes the print direction into account, so you can compare orientations before you print. Everything is calculated on your own computer; the file is not uploaded.
- Opens .step, .stp and .stl files
- Held face, load face and force in a few clicks
- Deformation, stress and risk areas in 3D
- Compares print directions for FDM parts
- Save and reopen a project file; optional storage in the browser
- Installable as an app, with the calculation software available offline on request
- Calculated on your computer; nothing is uploaded
STEP-FEM is in beta. The first start downloads about 40 MB of calculation software, which the browser keeps for the next visit. Results are estimates from a simplified model, not a certified structural analysis.