About NextForm

Engineering web tools for clearer, faster work.

NextForm builds practical browser-based tools for engineers, students, and professionals who need to move from modelling decisions to useful technical output without slow, fragmented workflows.

Current focusFrame analysis, beam analysis, formwork workflows, and structural design support.

Product directionFast setup, inspectable assumptions, and results that help users make better engineering decisions.

What we are building

Our goal is to develop web tools that help technical users solve practical problems and speed up workflow processes. Today that means analysis tools for frames and beams. Next, it means deeper support for formwork and structural design tasks where fast iteration and clear checks matter.

Why it matters

Many engineering workflows still jump between hand sketches, spreadsheets, desktop models, screenshots, and repeated manual checks. NextForm aims to bring more of that work into focused web tools that are quick to open, easy to inspect, and useful during real decision-making.

Current focus areas

Frame analysis2D models with nodes, members, supports, loads, combinations, reactions, internal forces, and displacement results.

Beam analysisFocused tools for common beam behaviour, load effects, support conditions, and result interpretation.

Formwork designFuture workflows for temporary works and formwork planning where repeatable checks can save time.

Structural designDesign-oriented tools that help bridge early analysis, engineering judgement, and practical documentation.

Product principles

Start quickly, with tools that open in the browser and keep setup friction low.

Keep assumptions visible, including restraints, loads, units, and result context.

Make iteration fast enough that users can compare alternatives while thinking.

How we think about results

NextForm is designed to support engineering understanding, not replace engineering responsibility. Results should help users review load paths, compare modelling choices, and spot issues earlier, while final design, code checks, connection design, and safety-critical decisions remain subject to competent professional review.

Explore NextForm

Open the frame workspace

Use the browser-based solver for frame geometry, loads, supports, and result diagrams.

Frame calculator overview

Learn what the current analysis tool can model and how to judge its output.

User guide

Find the modelling sequence, toolbar actions, load tables, combinations, and result controls.

Engineering reminder: use NextForm as a modelling and review aid. Results should be independently checked and verified by a competent person before they are used for design, construction, or safety-critical decisions.