ETABS + SAFE → STRUCTACAD → AUTOCAD
Design footings from ETABS reactions or bring in your SAFE foundations. Generate the plan, footing sections and steel schedules in editable DXF for AutoCAD.
No card required · One limited DXF sample per account
ALSO INCLUDEDFooting sectionsReinforcement, depths and steel schedule
Start with your existing modelETABS reactions or SAFE foundations.
Keep control of the detailReview geometry, dimensions and reinforcement.
Continue directly in AutoCADExport plans, sections and schedules as DXF.
INSPECT THE OUTPUT
Actual drawings generated with StructaCAD. Open each sheet and inspect the detail before trying your own model.
Foundation plan
Review footing locations together with the grid, dimensions and foundation schedule on one sheet.
Footing sections
Inspect footing sections with their reinforcement, depth dimensions and column starters. Keep the details together with the footing steel schedule.
TWO WAYS IN
Choose the workflow that matches your project. Both lead to editable foundations and drawing output in StructaCAD.
Connect the analyzed model using StructaCAD Bridge on Windows, or import the model and reaction data. Select the load combination or envelope and enter the allowable soil bearing pressure.
Connect ETABSImport your SAFE foundation model as a .f2k file. Bring in the available reinforcement results through the SAFE steel import workflow, review the assignments and generate the drawings.
Import SAFEMODEL → REVIEW → DRAW
Keep geometry and reinforcement together as you prepare your foundation documentation.
Connect ETABS or import a SAFE .f2k foundation model. Review the axes, units and footing locations.
Design from ETABS reactions and soil bearing pressure, or import the available foundation reinforcement from SAFE.
Check dimensions, depths and reinforcement. Adjust the foundations in the model before producing the sheets.
Export the foundation plan, footing sections and reinforcement schedules as editable DXF for AutoCAD.
ENGINEERING CONTROL
With ETABS, StructaCAD sizes isolated column footings and wall strip footings from the selected reactions. With SAFE, you bring in the foundation geometry and available design reinforcement.
Review the imported data and the project requirements before issuing your drawings.
CLEAR ANSWERS
ETABS, SAFE, foundation design and your drawing output.
support@structacad.comYes. Connect an analyzed ETABS model through StructaCAD Bridge on Windows, or import the model and its support reactions. For SAFE, import a .f2k file with the foundations; available design results can be imported through the SAFE reinforcement workflow.
Import the analyzed model and its reactions, choose an available load combination or the maximum-reaction envelope, and enter the allowable soil bearing pressure. Run the foundation design and review the dimensions and reinforcement in StructaCAD.
Start with the foundation model exported from SAFE as a .f2k file. Import the available reinforcement design results through the SAFE steel import option. Check grid alignment, footing assignments and reinforcement before generating drawings.
Yes. The foundation drawing workflow includes the plan, footing sections and reinforcement schedules. Review the footing dimensions, depth, column starters and reinforcement in the model before generating the sheets.
Yes. Export editable DXF drawings, open them in AutoCAD and continue working with the geometry, layers, dimensions and details. You can save as DWG from AutoCAD.
Yes. Start with your model, review the workspace and download one limited DXF sample per account without a credit card. The sample contains representative details, not the complete drawing set. See the pricing page for full export options.
START WITH YOUR OWN PROJECT
Bring your ETABS or SAFE model. Review your foundations. Generate your drawings.
