# What Shapemaker Does

Shapemaker is a cloud-based software platform used for designing and analyzing telecom infrastructure, such as towers, masts, monopoles and rooftops. The software includes a web application that engineers can use directly in their browsers, as well as APIs that allow other systems to connect to Shapemaker and use its features automatically.

Shapemaker AS is a company that specializes in cloud-based engineering solutions for the telecommunications industry. We empower civil and telecom engineers with tools to design, analyze, and optimize infrastructure like towers, masts, monopoles and rooftops.

## Structural analysis in Europe

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="185.3671875"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Capability</strong></mark></td><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Description</strong></mark></td></tr><tr><td>Geometry</td><td>3 and 4-legged self-supported lattice towers, monopoles, guyed masts and tripod-rooftop structures build-up from the European hot-rolled and cold-formed members (individual members) made of European steel.</td></tr><tr><td>Material type</td><td>Support European steel </td></tr><tr><td>Member capacities</td><td>Capacity assessment of hot-rolled and cold-formed individual members of European steel</td></tr><tr><td>Connections</td><td>Bolted connection assessment of individual members with most patterns and types covered in the Eurocode. Bolted connection of a tower to its foundation with most patterns and types covered in the Eurocode and ability to account for bolt corrosion. All bolt sizes and all bolt grades covered by the Eurocode are supported.</td></tr><tr><td>FEA</td><td><a href="https://www.shapemaker.io/blog/advanced-fea-capabilities-in-shapemaker">Finite Element Analysis</a> capability covering natural frequency analysis, static and dynamic analysis.<br>Shapemaker has integrated Finite Element Analysis (FEA) solver to support a wide range of structural simulations. This advanced solver, known as <a href="https://opensees.berkeley.edu/">OpenSees</a> was developed by researchers affiliated with the <a href="https://www.berkeley.edu/">University of California, Berkeley</a></td></tr><tr><td>Foundation</td><td>Analyze foundation stability characteristics (bearing, sliding, overturning) for the following foundation types: 4-pedestals with a pad; 1-pedestal with a pad; 4-piers without a pad; 1-pier; Anchor; Raft/pad. Support several soil layers for foundation analysis.</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Wind analysis in Europe

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="192.8515625"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Capability</strong></mark></td><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Description</strong></mark></td></tr><tr><td>Wind determination</td><td>Automatically determine wind speed values at any location in Europe (from Eurocode maps) and the ability to overwrite wind speed values to a specific wind profile.</td></tr><tr><td>User-defined site-specific wind profile</td><td>Overwrite all wind-related parameters with user-defined wind profile.</td></tr><tr><td>Customize wind directions </td><td>Choose and edit  <a href="https://www.shapemaker.io/blog/customize-wind-directions-for-structural-analysis">wind directions</a> </td></tr><tr><td>Site-specific Exposure</td><td>Automatically analyze roughness of the ground around a structure located in Europe and ability to overwrite automatically determined roughness factor</td></tr><tr><td>Site-specific Topography/Orography</td><td>Automatically analyze topographical characteristics of the ground around a structure located in Europe and ability to overwrite automatically determined topography factor</td></tr><tr><td>Location security</td><td>Remove site location details even after running site-specific analysis to keep its results</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Reporting

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="191.29296875"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Functionality</strong></mark></td><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Description</strong></mark></td></tr><tr><td>Comprehensive report</td><td>Detailed <a href="https://www.shapemaker.io/blog/how-we-automate-structural-reporting">engineering report</a> - similar to reports delivered by top engineering consultancies</td></tr><tr><td>One page report with drawings</td><td>One page report outlining the overall status of the tower; Tower Key Plan drawing; Detailed overview of discrete ancillaries in plan view at each antenna elevation on a tower; Discrete ancillary clashing alert</td></tr><tr><td>Hide antenna data</td><td>Hide antenna related details of any antenna owners</td></tr><tr><td>Language support</td><td>English, French, German and any other language upon request</td></tr><tr><td>User notes</td><td>Ability to add any user notes to the report</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Ancillaries

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="230.9609375"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Functionality</strong></mark></td><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Description</strong></mark></td></tr><tr><td>Support for discrete ancillary types, including custom ancillary shapes</td><td>Panel antenna; Microwave dish with shroud; Microwave dish without shroud; Microwave dish as grid; Microwave dish with radome; Omni antenna; GPS device; Yagi antenna; Dipole antenna; RRU module; FTTA box; PTTA box; TMA device; MHA device; Obstruction light; Lightning rod; Helix antenna, Working platform; Custom box shape; Custom cylinder</td></tr><tr><td>Customer’s antenna database</td><td>Searchable and editable discrete ancillary antenna database</td></tr><tr><td>Import/export antenna database</td><td>Export entire discrete ancillary database as a CSV file and import unlimited number of discrete ancillaries from a CSV file to the database</td></tr><tr><td>Import/export site antennas</td><td>Import and export discrete ancillary table as a CSV file for specific site</td></tr><tr><td>Clustering of antennas</td><td>Cluster (combine) antennas into groups and populate discrete ancillary tables with a click</td></tr><tr><td>Linear ancillary </td><td>Definition of frontal projected area for any linear ancillary</td></tr><tr><td>Ancillary shielding</td><td>Possibility to define wind “shielding” of any ancillary. Wind shielding is a factor applied to reduce wind drag of any ancillary to mimic wind “shielding” (wind blocking) of one ancillary by the other</td></tr><tr><td>Automatic Shielding</td><td>Possibility to calculate the  <a href="https://www.shapemaker.io/blog/automatic-shielding-explained">automatic shielding factors</a>  in Shapemaker. For each wind direction, the feature evaluates how a discrete ancillary is shielded by nearby discrete ancillaries delivering more precise results with less manual effort. </td></tr><tr><td>Colocation capability</td><td><p>Account for several owners of antennas on the same tower</p><p>Automatic color-coding of ancillaries to differentiate between ancillary owners</p><p>Exclude ancillary from analysis, but keep it in the ancillary table</p></td></tr><tr><td>Precision location of discrete ancillary</td><td>Manually overwrite automatically determined discrete ancillary location on the tower to position ancillary at any tower location (even inside the tower body)</td></tr><tr><td>Custom force coefficients</td><td>Users are able to input custom force coefficients manually or calculate using manufacturer wind tunnel data.</td></tr></tbody></table>

## UI functionality

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="226.046875"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Functionality</strong></mark></td><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Description</strong></mark></td></tr><tr><td>3D viewer (digital twin)</td><td><p>Structure, ancillary (discrete and linear), platforms and ladders.</p><p>Visualized in perspective, front, top, left and right views.<br>Read more about our <a href="https://www.shapemaker.io/blog/how-we-rebuilt-our-3d-viewer-from-scratch">3D-viewer and capabilities</a></p></td></tr><tr><td>Map view</td><td>Visualize location of tower portfolio on a map (satellite, street, terrain types, 3D buildings)</td></tr><tr><td>Project grouping with tags</td><td>Ability to group structures into projects with tags</td></tr><tr><td>FEA overview</td><td><p>Visualize structure in the FEA  viewer</p><p>Visualize load cases, member and connection utilization</p><p>Sort by tower panels, members or nodes</p></td></tr><tr><td>Advanced settings</td><td>Possibility to adjust default constants</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Software platform

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="162.8203125"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Functionality</strong></mark></td><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Description</strong></mark></td></tr><tr><td>API integration</td><td><p>Seamless API integration into asset management platforms such as Sitetracker, Atrebo or Tarantula</p><p>API endpoints: Structures; Advanced settings; Reports; Projects; FEA viewer; <a href="https://opensees.berkeley.edu/">OpenSees</a>; Analysis; Products; Ancillaries; Users; Site; Automation; Default</p></td></tr><tr><td>Accessibility </td><td>Cloud based online application. Optimized for computer screens. </td></tr></tbody></table>

## Business

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="195.390625"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Functionality</strong></mark></td><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Description</strong></mark></td></tr><tr><td>Business insight </td><td>Get a full overview of your portfolio to make informed decisions based on <a href="https://www.shapemaker.io/blog/business-insights">insights</a></td></tr><tr><td>Map overview</td><td>Plot your portfolio on a map to gain insight on where the load is the greatest.</td></tr><tr><td>Co-location requests</td><td>Answer the co-location request the same day, because Shapemaker allows you to run structural analysis by using just a few seconds and gives you immediate results on the new loading scenario. </td></tr></tbody></table>

## Other product features

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="194.26171875"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Functionality in app</strong></mark></td><td><mark style="color:blue;"><strong>Description</strong></mark></td></tr><tr><td>TowerBuilder</td><td>Onboard your <a href="https://www.shapemaker.io/blog/towerbuilder">own tower families</a> directly into Shapemaker.<br>To support you through the process, Shapemaker offers a <a href="https://www.shapemaker.io/blog/introducing-towerbuilder">detailed 2D-visualization</a> of the current state of the tower. </td></tr></tbody></table>