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About NexTructures

A modern, open-source structural engineering platform redefining how BIM detailing is delivered to professionals globally.

Our Mission

We believe in democratizing structural engineering software. Professional-grade tools for 3D modeling, documentation, and coordination should not demand thousands of dollars per seat annually. NexTructures is engineered to provide production-ready structural detailing capabilities to engineers, detailers, and fabricators at absolutely zero cost.

Open Source Commitment

NexTructures is distributed under the permissive MIT License. This legal framework guarantees that the software remains free for commercial, industrial, and educational usage indefinitely. Users possess the fundamental right to utilize, modify, and redistribute the platform source code according to their organizational requirements without artificial restrictions.

Technology Stack

Python 3.11 Core Runtime
PySide6 / Qt Desktop GUI Architecture
OpenGL 3D Viewport Rendering
IfcOpenShell IFC Parser & Engine
MySQL 8.0 Database Persistence
C# .NET Tekla Native Bridge

Project Roadmap

The current release operates strictly as a free community edition encompassing all core functionalities. Future roadmap objectives include the development of optional, enhanced commercial modules tailored for specific enterprise scale deployments, while strictly maintaining and expanding the capability of the free tier for the broader community.

License

The software is provided subject to the following MIT License provisions:

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2026 NexTructures Community Engine

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
SOFTWARE.

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