EdiLus — Structural Engineering Analysis Software
Model. Analyse. Design. Document. All in One Structural Engineering Environment.
EdiLus is the structural engineering software that brings BIM modelling, FEM analysis, and structural design into a single integrated platform — covering reinforced concrete, steel, masonry, and timber structures in full compliance with Eurocodes and their national annexes. From the first parametric structural model through to complete construction documentation, EdiLus provides structural engineers with the speed, accuracy, and BIM connectivity modern projects demand.
Now available across the Middle East and Africa through Isotech — your regional implementation and support partner.
Certification Callout buildingSMART International® Certified — IFC import and export verified to the global openBIM standard.
Trust Statement Before technology, there has to be a relationship. ACCA software and Isotech work alongside structural engineering teams and AEC firms across the GCC — coaching and supporting your adoption of professional structural engineering software at every step of your digital transformation journey.
Value Pillars
One Environment. Every Structural Material.
Reinforced concrete, steel, masonry, and timber — all handled within a single structural engineering software environment. Model, analyse, and design in the same application, without switching tools between material types or project phases.
Integrated FEM Solver. No Third-Party Analysis Required.
EdiLus includes a high-performance integrated FEM solver for static and dynamic structural analysis. Complex structures, large dimensions, seismic load cases — all analysed within the same structural analysis software that produced the BIM model.
BIM Structural Software. IFC Certified.
EdiLus is structural BIM software certified by buildingSMART International — exchanging models with architectural and MEP tools through IFC, without data loss or proprietary conversion. Your structural model is always coordinated with the full project BIM environment.
Eurocode Compliance with National Annexes
Design to Eurocodes EC2, EC3, EC6, EC7, EC8, and related national annexes — built into the structural design software, not applied as an afterthought. For GCC structural engineers working to international standards on regional projects, EdiLus delivers full compliance documentation automatically.
Supported by Isotech from Day One
ACCA software and Isotech work alongside your structural engineering teams — configuring EdiLus for your project types, training your engineers, and providing ongoing technical support. Not handing over software and walking away. Before technology, there has to be a relationship.
Platform Introduction
Structural Engineering Software That Keeps Modelling, Analysis, and Design in One Place.
In most structural engineering practices, design and analysis have always been split across tools. The structural model lives in one application. The FEM analysis runs in another. The design verification and documentation outputs are produced in a third. Each handover between tools is a potential source of error — coordinates that don't translate exactly, load cases that need to be re-entered, material properties that have to be re-specified.
This fragmentation slows the structural engineering workflow, creates coordination risk, and makes design iteration slower and more error-prone than it needs to be.
EdiLus eliminates the fragmentation. As structural engineering analysis software with an integrated FEM solver and full BIM capabilities, EdiLus provides a single environment where the structural model, the analysis, the design verification, and the construction documentation all exist in the same connected database — updated dynamically as the design evolves, with every change immediately propagating through every stage of the process.
For structural engineers across the GCC working on reinforced concrete towers, steel structures, mixed-material developments, and seismically sensitive infrastructure — and increasingly required to deliver BIM-compliant structural models alongside their calculations — EdiLus provides the structural BIM software environment that modern regional project delivery demands.
One model. One database. Every structural engineering workflow connected.
Structural modelling, FEM analysis, design verification, and construction documentation in one connected database.
Free Trial Callout
Try EdiLus free for one month — full capability, with technical support included from day one. Then choose the subscription plan that fits your team and project portfolio.
Parametric BIM Modelling
Design the Structure Using Parametric BIM Objects. Every Change Updates Everything.
The foundation of EdiLus as structural BIM software is its parametric modelling environment — where every structural element is not just a geometric shape but a fully defined BIM object with dimensional, geometric, and physical characteristics that feed directly into the analysis process.
In EdiLus, columns, beams, slabs, walls, foundations, and every other structural element are modelled by selecting object characteristics — material, section, connections, boundary conditions — that are stored in a single database and dynamically connected to the FEM analysis engine. Every modification to an object immediately and automatically becomes a new verification condition. There is no separate re-input of model data into the analysis — the model and the analysis are the same database.
The structural model can be viewed and edited in plan view, cross-section, or axonometric 3D — with all views updating in real time as changes are made. Structural elements can be inserted, modified, and deleted at any stage of the design without disrupting the analysis setup or the documentation output.
This single-database approach is what makes EdiLus genuinely efficient for structural engineers who iterate designs through multiple cycles — whether driven by architectural changes, client requirements, or analysis results that require structural optimisation.
Integrated FEM Solver
Static and Dynamic FEM Analysis. Integrated. High-Performance. No Third-Party Solver Required.
The structural analysis at the heart of EdiLus is driven by an integrated FEM solver — purpose-built for the complexity of real structural engineering projects without the overhead of maintaining a separate analysis application.
The solver handles static and dynamic analysis of complex structures across any scale, using high-performance element formulations that produce rigorous calculation results without the approximations that less sophisticated structural analysis software introduces.
Two core element types provide the analytical precision that EdiLus delivers. The triangular HP-SHELL element, equipped with a drilling degree of freedom, handles planar and shell structural elements — walls, slabs, shear panels — with high accuracy. The HP-BEAM element, with flexible beam, two hinges on each side, rigid arms, freely oriented end junctions, and elastic soil behaviour at the flexible part, handles beam and column elements with the rigour that code-compliant design requires.
An automatic discretisation function for shell elements allows the engineer to account for the real displacement behaviour between structural elements and to define variable mesh refinement between the edges and the interior of the shell — giving precise results where precision is needed without unnecessary computational overhead everywhere else.
For seismic analysis — critical for structural engineers across the GCC working in seismically active zones — EdiLus's dynamic analysis capability handles response spectrum analysis, modal superposition, and time history analysis within the same FEM software environment as the static load cases.
Triangular shell element with drilling degree of freedom for walls, slabs, and panels.
Flexible beam element with hinges, rigid arms, junctions, and elastic soil behaviour.
Graphical Results and Verification
View Analysis Results Graphically. Verify Every Structural Member Against Code Requirements.
Running the FEM analysis is the beginning. Understanding the results — and translating them into code-compliant structural design decisions — is the professional task. EdiLus makes this as clear and efficient as possible, through graphical result mapping and member-level verification that brings the analysis output into a form that engineers can interpret, present, and act on immediately.
Analysis results are displayed graphically mapped across the structural model — with colour-coded stress, displacement, and force distributions overlaid directly on the 3D model view. Every result is also accessible at the individual member level, with full diagrams for bending moments, shear forces, axial forces, and displacements available for any selected element.
Structural verification — the check of every element against the design code requirements — is performed automatically within EdiLus and presented element by element, with a clear pass/fail status and the detailed calculation behind each result. For reinforced concrete elements, the reinforcement design is generated automatically from the analysis results and the applicable Eurocode provisions, with the option to modify and optimise reinforcement layouts manually.
The complete calculation output — covering model description, load combinations, analysis results, and design verifications for every structural element — is produced automatically as a structured calculation report, ready for submission to authorities, peer review, or client documentation requirements.
Model description, load combinations, analysis results, member checks, reinforcement output, and verification documentation are produced in one report.
EdiLus CONCRETE: Reinforced Concrete Design
Reinforced Concrete Design Software Built for Real Project Complexity.
Reinforced concrete is the dominant structural material across the Middle East — from residential towers and commercial developments to public infrastructure, bridges, and the foundations of every major urban project in the region. For structural engineers working primarily with concrete, EdiLus CONCRETE is the reinforced concrete design software that covers every aspect of the design process within the same integrated BIM structural environment.
Model reinforced concrete frames, flat slabs, shear walls, retaining structures, and foundation systems using the full parametric BIM object library. Run static and dynamic FEM analysis on the complete structural model. Verify every element — columns, beams, slabs, walls, foundations — against Eurocode EC2 provisions and the relevant national annexes. Generate automatic reinforcement designs from the analysis results, with full graphical representation of reinforcement layouts and the ability to manually adjust, optimise, and export reinforcement schedules.
For seismic design — increasingly relevant as regional building codes adopt seismic loading requirements — EdiLus CONCRETE applies Eurocode EC8 provisions to the reinforced concrete design automatically, ensuring that both strength and ductility requirements are satisfied in the final design.
The complete structural documentation package — calculation reports, structural drawings, reinforcement schedules, and BIM model in IFC format — is generated from the same EdiLus CONCRETE environment, ready for authority submission and multidisciplinary BIM coordination.
EdiLus STEEL: Steel Structure Design
Structural Design Software for Steel Frames, Connections, and Composite Structures.
Steel structures present specific design challenges — member stability, connection design, fire resistance requirements, and the interaction between steel elements and concrete components in composite systems — that structural design software must handle with rigour and with the transparency to produce auditable calculation documentation.
EdiLus STEEL is the structural design software module for steel structures, covering hot-rolled profiles, cold-formed sections, welded sections, and composite steel-concrete elements within the same integrated FEM analysis environment. Model steel frames, portal structures, trusses, space frames, and mixed steel-concrete systems using the full parametric BIM object library. Run FEM analysis on the complete steel or composite structure, and verify every member and connection against Eurocode EC3 provisions — with the fire resistance checks of Eurocode EN 1993-1-2 included.
Connection design in EdiLus STEEL covers the full range of standard steel connections — bolted and welded, moment-resisting and pinned — with automatic code verification against EC3 requirements and full graphical output of connection details for inclusion in construction documentation.
For GCC projects where steel structures are common in industrial, commercial, and infrastructure applications, and where international engineering standards are increasingly specified in project briefs and procurement documents, EdiLus STEEL provides the structural engineering software capability to design to Eurocode with the documentation quality that international clients and government authorities require.
EdiLus MASONRY: Masonry Structure Design
Structural Engineering Software for Masonry Buildings — New Construction and Existing Structures.
Masonry structures require a specific approach to structural analysis and design — one that accounts for the orthotropic material behaviour, the interaction between wall panels and floor diaphragms, and the vulnerability of unreinforced masonry to seismic loading. EdiLus MASONRY applies rigorous FEM analysis to masonry structures within the same integrated structural engineering analysis software environment, providing the analytical depth and code-compliant design output that masonry design requires.
For new masonry construction — including reinforced and confined masonry systems increasingly common in regional housing and low-to-medium-rise construction across the GCC and wider MEA region — EdiLus MASONRY supports full Eurocode EC6 design verification with automatic code compliance checking for every wall panel and structural element.
For existing masonry buildings — particularly relevant in conservation, retrofit, and seismic upgrade projects across the region — EdiLus MASONRY provides the structural analysis capability to assess current structural performance, model proposed interventions, and verify the upgraded structure against current code requirements.
Analysis of unreinforced, reinforced, and confined masonry structures.
Automatic code verification for every masonry wall panel and structural element.
Assessment and strengthening design for existing masonry buildings.
Design support for housing, low-rise, and medium-rise masonry projects.
Works seamlessly with EdiLus CONCRETE and STEEL for mixed-structure projects.
BIM Integration and IFC Exchange
Connect the Structural Model to the Full Project BIM Environment. Seamlessly.
A structural BIM model that exists in isolation from the architectural and MEP models creates the same coordination problems as any other disconnected data source — just with higher structural consequences when conflicts go undetected.
EdiLus is structural BIM software certified by buildingSMART International for IFC import and export — connecting the structural engineering model to every other BIM tool in the project team's environment without proprietary barriers or data conversion risk.
Import the architectural IFC model from Edificius, Revit, ArchiCAD, or any other IFC-compliant tool as the geometric reference for structural modelling — with wall positions, slab levels, and structural grid lines brought directly into EdiLus as the starting point for the structural design. Export the structural IFC model to the common data environment, to clash detection tools such as usBIM.clash, and to any other BIM coordination platform the project uses.
For multidisciplinary GCC project teams — where the structural engineer, the architect, and the MEP consultant may be in different offices or different countries — IFC exchange through EdiLus ensures that the structural model is always coordinated with the rest of the project, and that structural changes are reflected across the BIM environment as the design evolves.
Construction Documentation
Complete Structural Documentation. Generated Directly from the EdiLus Model.
The final deliverable of every structural engineering project is documentation — calculation reports for authority submission, structural drawings for construction, and reinforcement schedules for on-site execution. EdiLus generates all of this automatically from the same model used for analysis and design, eliminating the manual documentation workflow that consumes significant engineer time on every project.
Calculation reports cover the complete structural analysis and design process — model description, material specifications, load combinations, FEM analysis results, and code verification for every structural element — structured for submission to building authorities and formatted for professional presentation to clients and peer reviewers.
Structural drawings are generated from the BIM model with full automatic dimensioning, section cuts, element labels, and notation — exportable in DXF and DWG formats for CAD coordination and in PDF for submission and client review. Reinforcement drawings for concrete structures include full bar schedules and bending details, generated automatically from the EdiLus reinforced concrete design output.
For structural engineers in the GCC working under regulatory submission requirements — where calculation documentation, structural drawings, and reinforcement schedules are all required components of the building permit application — EdiLus produces every document from the same connected model, ensuring consistency between the analysis, the design, and the construction documentation throughout.
Complete structural analysis, load combinations, verification, and authority-ready reports.
Automatic plans, sections, dimensions, labels, and structural detailing from the BIM model.
Bar schedules and bending details generated directly from reinforced concrete design.
DXF, DWG, and PDF outputs for coordination, submission, and client review.
Eurocode Compliance
Structural Engineering Software Designed for Eurocode Compliance — with National Annex Support.
Eurocodes are the dominant international framework for structural engineering design across Europe, the Middle East, and many GCC markets — increasingly adopted as the reference standard for major infrastructure, government, and high-value private development projects in the region.
EdiLus is structural design software built around Eurocode compliance, covering the full set of structural Eurocodes applicable to building and infrastructure design.
All Eurocodes are applied in EdiLus with the relevant national annexes — configurable for the specific national standard applicable to each project. For GCC structural engineers working to international standards, EdiLus ensures that every verification is performed correctly against the code provisions that govern each project's jurisdiction.
Reinforced Concrete
Automatic reinforcement design, crack width control, serviceability and durability verification.
Steel Structures
Member design, connection verification and fire resistance to EN 1993-1-2.
Masonry Structures
Wall and pier verification with lateral load and compressive strength checks.
Geotechnical Design
Foundation verification including spread, pad and pile foundation checks.
Seismic Design
Response spectrum analysis, ductility classes and capacity design provisions.
Concrete structures with reinforcement design, crack control and serviceability verification.
Steel member, connection and fire resistance verification.
Masonry wall design for new construction and structural verification.
Foundation and geotechnical verification against capacity and settlement.
Dynamic seismic analysis with configurable National Annex support.
Regional Relevance
Structural Engineering Analysis Software for the Scale and Demands of GCC Projects.
Structural engineering in the Gulf operates at extraordinary scale and intensity. High-rise concrete towers, long-span steel roof structures, seismically designed public buildings, complex mixed-material developments — all designed at speed, under procurement pressure, and with the documentation rigour that government authorities and international clients demand.
EdiLus is the structural engineering analysis software equipped for this environment. Its integrated FEM solver handles complex, large-scale structures without performance compromise. Its BIM structural software capability ensures that the structural model is always coordinated with the architectural and MEP environment. Its Eurocode compliance tools cover every material and load case relevant to GCC project types. And its documentation output meets the calculation report and drawing standards that regional building authorities require.
For structural engineering firms across the GCC — from local practices building their first BIM structural software capability to established international firms standardising on a single structural engineering software platform — EdiLus provides the analytical depth, the BIM connectivity, and the documentation output that defines professional structural design in the region.
Isotech brings EdiLus to this market with the implementation experience, regulatory knowledge, and on-the-ground support that makes adoption efficient and successful.
Capabilities Summary
The Full Structural Engineering Software Capability Set.
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Structural Engineering Software with Regional Expertise and Long-Term Support Behind It.
EdiLus is structural engineering analysis software from ACCA — the world's number one IFC-certified openBIM expert, with a global track record in AEC software development and one of the most complete structural BIM software platforms available anywhere. As Isotech, we bring it to structural engineering firms, AEC consultancies, and government project teams across the Middle East and Africa with the implementation expertise, Eurocode application knowledge, and regional project experience that GCC structural engineering requires.
Adopting new structural engineering software is not simply a technology decision. It involves changing workflows, retraining engineers, aligning output documentation to local authority requirements, and integrating the structural model into the BIM environment that the rest of the project team uses. Each of these steps benefits from a partner who understands both the software and the regional context.
Isotech provides this. We configure EdiLus for your project types and your submission requirements. We train your structural engineers on every capability they need — from parametric modelling through FEM analysis to documentation export. We stay alongside you through the transition and beyond, with technical support from a team that understands both EdiLus and the structural engineering practice environment in your region.
Configuration
Set up EdiLus for your project types, Eurocode annexes, and authority submission requirements.
Training
Train structural engineers from modelling through analysis, design checks, and documentation output.
Integration
Connect structural BIM workflows with IFC exchange, Edificius, usBIM, CDE, and coordination platforms.
Support
Provide multilingual onboarding, on-site assistance, and long-term regional technical support.
Technology Partner
We are proud to partner with ACCA Software, a global provider of BIM, digital construction, and Common Data Environment (CDE) solutions. Through this collaboration, we leverage advanced technologies that support ISO 19650-compliant workflows, streamline project coordination, and enhance information management across the entire project lifecycle.
This partnership enables us to deliver innovative, scalable, and industry-aligned solutions that help clients improve collaboration, efficiency, and project outcomes.
Questions Worth Answering Up Front.
What is EdiLus and which structural materials does it cover?
EdiLus is structural engineering analysis software that covers reinforced concrete, steel, masonry, and timber structures within a single integrated BIM environment. It includes three specialist modules: EdiLus CONCRETE for reinforced concrete design, EdiLus STEEL for steel structure design, and EdiLus MASONRY for masonry structure design. All three modules share the same parametric BIM modelling environment, the same integrated FEM solver, and the same documentation output tools — so structural engineers working across multiple material types use one consistent platform throughout their project portfolio. EdiLus is certified by buildingSMART International as structural BIM software, supporting IFC import and export for multidisciplinary coordination.
What is FEM software and how does EdiLus use it for structural analysis?
FEM software — Finite Element Method software — performs structural analysis by dividing a structure into a mesh of elements, applying loads and boundary conditions to that mesh, and solving the resulting system of equations to find displacements, stresses, and forces throughout the structure. EdiLus includes an integrated FEM solver, meaning the same application that holds the structural BIM model also runs the FEM analysis — without transferring data to a separate analysis program. The integrated solver uses high-performance HP-SHELL and HP-BEAM elements for rigorous analysis results, and handles both static and dynamic analysis — including seismic response spectrum, modal superposition, and time history analysis — within the same structural engineering software environment.
Does EdiLus support seismic design under Eurocode EC8?
Yes. EdiLus applies Eurocode EC8 seismic design provisions to reinforced concrete and steel structures as part of the standard design verification process. This includes dynamic analysis for seismic loading, ductility class selection, capacity design provisions for reinforced concrete frames and shear walls, and special detailing requirements for elements in seismic regions. For structural engineers across the GCC working on projects in seismically active zones, or on projects where international engineering standards require seismic compliance, EdiLus provides the structural engineering analysis software to perform and document EC8-compliant seismic design within the same environment as all other structural design verification.
What is structural BIM software and how is EdiLus certified?
Structural BIM software is structural engineering software that produces parametric BIM models of structural systems — with every element defined by geometric and physical properties in a connected database — and exchanges those models with other BIM tools through open IFC formats. EdiLus is certified by buildingSMART International as structural BIM software, with independent certification of its IFC 2×3 import and export capabilities and IFC 4.0 import capability. This certification means that structural models produced in EdiLus can be reliably exchanged with any other IFC-certified tool — Edificius, Revit, ArchiCAD, Allplan, and others — without data loss or proprietary conversion. For GCC project teams delivering BIM-compliant structural engineering, this certification is the technical basis for confident IFC exchange.
Is EdiLus suitable as reinforced concrete design software for GCC project types?
Yes. EdiLus CONCRETE is purpose-built reinforced concrete design software that covers the full range of concrete structural systems common in GCC construction — reinforced concrete frames, flat plate and flat slab systems, shear wall cores, transfer structures, retaining walls, and foundation systems, including spread footings and pile caps. All design verification is performed in accordance with Eurocode EC2, including the relevant national annexes, and seismic design is in accordance with EC8. For high-rise concrete construction, large commercial and mixed-use developments, and public infrastructure projects — the primary structural typologies in the GCC — EdiLus CONCRETE provides the depth of analysis and the documentation output quality that regional project requirements demand.
How does EdiLus connect to the broader ACCA BIM ecosystem?
EdiLus is part of the ACCA openBIM ecosystem and connects directly with Edificius for architectural BIM design, with the usBIM platform common data environment for project coordination and document management, and with usBIM.clash for BIM clash detection between the structural and architectural models. IFC exchange allows the structural engineer to import the architectural model from Edificius or any other tool as the geometric reference for structural modelling, and to export the completed structural BIM model for clash detection and coordination through the usBIM platform. Isotech configures and supports the full integrated workflow across all ACCA tools for structural engineering teams in the MEA region.
What support does Isotech provide for EdiLus implementation?
Isotech provides end-to-end coaching and implementation support for EdiLus across the Middle East and Africa — from Eurocode national annex configuration and documentation template setup to structural engineer training and long-term technical assistance. We work with structural engineering firms at every stage of their BIM adoption journey, configuring EdiLus for their project types, training their engineers in parametric modelling, FEM analysis, and documentation workflows, and integrating the structural BIM model into the full multidisciplinary BIM environment used for their projects. Our support is built on long-term relationships and regional project knowledge — contact our team to discuss your specific requirements.
Structural Engineering Software That Connects Every Stage of the Design Process.
EdiLus is the structural engineering analysis software that brings BIM modelling, FEM analysis, reinforced concrete design, steel structure design, masonry design, Eurocode compliance, and construction documentation together in one connected platform — without the workflow fragmentation, data re-entry, and coordination risk of managing separate tools for each stage. Certified by buildingSMART International. Backed by Isotech’s coaching and support across the GCC and MEA from day one.
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