Reuse geometry you already modeled and keep the same data moving into production.
- Generate quantities and pricing from your analysis output
- Keep revisions tied to the model you already trust
- Export DXF deliverables for AutoCAD review
ETABS / Midas Gen / direct modeling → Quantities → Pricing → DXF
Convert ETABS or direct structural models into AutoCAD DXF, quantity takeoff, and unit price analysis.
Import an ETABS .e2k file or model directly in StructaCAD, then generate structural quantity takeoff, unit price analysis, and editable AutoCAD-ready DXF drawings from one workspace.
Built for structural engineers and drafting teams whether they start from ETABS or build directly in StructaCAD.
Prefer to explore first? Open the workspace.Two ways to start
Start from ETABS or model directly.
Use the same StructaCAD workspace whether you are importing analysis output or building the structural layout from scratch.
Build quick layouts without opening BIM or CAD tools, then continue with quantities, pricing, and DXF output.
- Model directly inside StructaCAD
- Generate quantities, pricing, and Unit Price Analysis from the same model
- Export DXF outputs when the layout is ready
Process
One process, two starting points.
Choose ETABS import or direct modeling, then move through quantities, unit price analysis, and DXF delivery in the same workspace.
Import from ETABS
Bring in the .e2k export when analysis work already lives in ETABS.
Model directly
Create grids, frames, slabs, walls, and foundations directly in StructaCAD.
Generate quantities
Produce structural quantities from the same model data or direct layout.
Build Unit Price Analysis
Turn quantities into itemized pricing with materials, labor, equipment, overhead, and profit.
Export AutoCAD DXF
Deliver drawing files that can continue straight into AutoCAD-based review and issue.
StructaCAD vs DCCAD3
A more modern way to go from ETABS to drawings.
DCCAD3 focuses on reinforced-concrete drawings from analysis geometry and demands. StructaCAD keeps that drafting goal, but adds a 100% online workflow, clearer menus, direct modeling, quantities, unit price analysis, and DXF export in one workspace.
DCCAD3
DCCAD3 is presented as a tool that uses forces and geometry from structural analysis programs to generate reinforced-concrete construction plans for beams, columns, and walls, with 2D/3D work, bending schedules, and cloud plan access through Nimbus.
- Focused mainly on drawing generation and reinforcement documentation.
- Requires the user to follow a more specialized engineering-software workflow.
- Cloud features are presented around consulting plans, not as the whole modeling-to-DXF experience.
StructaCAD
StructaCAD is 100% online and guides the user through a clearer process: import ETABS or model directly, review and assign reinforcement, generate quantities and APU, then export AutoCAD-ready DXF.
- A more modern interface with menus that are easier to understand.
- A more intuitive flow that requires less input from the user at each step.
- One workspace for ETABS import, direct layouts, reinforcement, quantities, pricing, and DXF.
- Better for teams that want less manual setup before getting useful outputs.
Pricing
Need detailed unit price analysis?
StructaCAD can turn structural quantities into itemized unit price analysis for concrete, rebar, formwork, slabs, walls, beams, columns, and foundations.
Built from your quantities
Keep the pricing breakdown tied to the same project data your team already trusts.
Typical scope
Concrete, rebar, formwork, slabs, walls, beams, columns, and foundations.
Concrete
Rebar
Formwork
Slabs
Walls
Beams
Columns
Foundations
Current path
APU from quantities
Keep the pricing breakdown tied to the project-wide quantities.
Open the APU moduleNew option
Unit price analysis by individual element
Open a tool that lets you pick one element, adjust its modeled steel, and review the full table without leaving the model.
- Select the element directly from the model
- Review the section and 3D view while you adjust steel
- Export the table or inspect it on screen
Who it is for
Built first for structural engineers and drafting teams.
We prioritize the people who turn structural models and layouts into documentation, not a generic CAD audience.
Move faster from analysis output to documentation without rebuilding the same geometry by hand.
Reduce repetitive plan production and keep revisions aligned across sheets and deliverables.
Standardize output, handoffs, and quantity review across multiple projects and reviewers.
Get quicker preliminary quantities and pricing from a model-driven source instead of separate spreadsheets.
Pain points
Still rebuilding structural layouts by hand in CAD?
When analysis, quantities, pricing, and drawing production live in separate places, every revision costs more than it should.
StructaCAD connects model data and direct layouts to documentation.
What slows teams down
- Manual redrawing wastes hours
- Quantity takeoff is repetitive
- Pricing lives in separate spreadsheets
- Drawing revisions create rework
- Drafting standards are hard to keep consistent
Search intent routes
StructaCAD now covers the real ways teams search for structural drawing automation.
The Spanish SEO cluster targets ETABS, Midas Gen, rebar detailing, beam reinforcement, frame elevations, slab plans and AutoCAD DXF deliverables.
Main Spanish route for automatic structural drawings from ETABS, Midas Gen or direct modeling.
Dedicated intent for users starting from Midas Gen instead of ETABS.
Specific long-tail intent for rebar detailing and AutoCAD DXF.
Category page for structural detailing software searches.
FAQ
Common questions before a team starts.
Who is it useful for?
It is useful for structural engineers and drafting teams that need to move from ETABS .e2k exports or direct structural layouts to quantity takeoff, unit price analysis, and editable AutoCAD DXF drawings.
Does StructaCAD replace ETABS?
No. ETABS still handles structural analysis. StructaCAD can start from an ETABS .e2k export or a direct structural layout and turn that data into quantities, pricing support, and DXF deliverables.
Does StructaCAD replace Revit?
No. StructaCAD focuses on structural documentation and DXF delivery, not general BIM authoring.
Can I model directly in StructaCAD?
Yes. You can create structural layouts directly in StructaCAD and move from the model into quantities, pricing, and DXF output from the same workspace.
Can I export to AutoCAD?
Yes. StructaCAD exports DXF files that are compatible with AutoCAD-based production.
Can I customize templates?
You can choose sheets and set export defaults for recurring deliverables, but full template editing is not the main focus yet.
Is it for final drawings?
It can support production-ready deliverables, but your team should still review and approve the output before issue.
Final CTA
See the process in context.
If your team starts from ETABS or builds directly in StructaCAD, we can help you move from review to quantities, pricing, and DXF delivery without rebuilding the same work in multiple tools.