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Karamba3D licenses can be purchased via our website or through one of our established resellers which provide technical support as well as training.

FREE/TRIAL

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PRO

600€ + VAT

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EDU*

30€ + VAT
for academic staff and students

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LAB*

270€ + VAT
10 lab licenses for institutions

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License Validity

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1 year license

2 year license*

Perpetual license

Licensing Options

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Cloud or Network

Cloud

Cloud or Network

Limitation

Free: Limited components / Trial: 20 beams & 50 shells

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Commercial Use

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Commercial License

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We accept payment via credit card, paypal & wire transfer.
Licenses will be processed and issued electronically within 1-2 working days of successful payment.
They are hosted on McNeel’s Cloud/LAN Zoo platform.

See the System Requirements for running Karamba3D.
We offer temporary licenses for teaching and workshops.

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MODEL PROPERTIES

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PRO

EDU

LAB

Fast linear interpolation between the geometry of multiple models

Nodal forces, equivalent nodal forces from distributed forces on meshes, gravity, uniformly distributed line-loads, axial pretension

Multiple load cases

Arbitrarily oriented supports, display of support reactions

Predefined displacements at supports

Circular tubes, I-sections, box-sections, trapezoid-sections of variable shape

Cross section library for steel sections

Variable material properties, material library

Springs between nodes

Hinges at the endpoints of beams

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Eccentricities of beams with respect to the line connecting their end-points

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CALCULATIONS

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EDU

LAB

Calculation of small deflections

Second order theory analysis

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Global buckling calculation

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Nonlinear Analysis WIP

Calculation of large deflections (for form-finding)

Determination of natural vibration modes and frequencies, consistent mass, user-defined point masses

Calculation of eigen-modes of the structure

BESO for Beams or Shells

Cross section optimization

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Reinforcement optimization of concrete shells

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Tension/Compression Eliminator

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RESULTS

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PRO

EDU

LAB

Display of strains, stresses, utilization and section forces/moments

Normal force and resultant moment per element

Section forces, moments and displacements at arbitrary positions along elements

Internal bending- and axial deformation energy per element

Approximation of principal strain fields on grid shells for force flow lines

Nodal displacements: translations and rotations

Utilization of elements

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Reaction forces and moments

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Displacements along elements

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EXPORT & UTILITIES

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PRO

EDU

LAB

Export to DStV – Rstab5-8 or Robot

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Fast topological manipulation of models: stitching and felting with beams

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