RED IRON 3D DESIGNER
Structural steel I-beam framing for residential, agricultural, and commercial structures. Build it below, spin it around, and see it before you buy it.
YOUR RED IRON BUILDING
The designer runs right here on the page. Pick Red Iron at the top left of the tool, then set your size. Hit Full screen for more room. That helps a lot on a phone.
Save or send your design from inside the designer, or start your project below. Our in-house engineers and architects check every design against your site and local code before we give you final numbers.
WE COMPARE EVERY SYSTEM FOR YOU
Pick whichever designer you like. Your pick does not lock you in. Comparing every method and system is built into how we draft and engineer a building.
Design & Drafting
We draft your building and price it in every framing system that fits it. Design yours in cold-formed steel and we still bring you the red iron version and what it costs. The same holds the other way around. You see the numbers side by side, then you choose.
Engineering
Our in-house engineers and architects go through your design line by line. We check it against the wind, snow, and seismic loads at your address, and against your local code. Then we adjust it. We resize members and rework connections until your building is the strongest and most economical version of what you drew.
Every project gets both passes. We do it by default, on every build, so your building lasts for decades.
GET THE MOST OUT OF THE DESIGNER
Start with the footprint
Set the width, length, and eave height first. Everything else hangs off those three numbers.
Place your openings
Add roll-up doors, walk doors, and windows where the trucks, people, and light need to go.
Pick the colors
Choose the roof, wall, and trim colors. Spin the building around and check it from every side.
Save and send it
Save your design in the tool, then start your project with us. We match it to your site and local code.
Want to see the same building in cold-formed steel? Open the Cold-Formed Steel Designer or compare the two systems.
DESIGNED IT? NOW GET YOUR REAL NUMBERS
Send us what you built, or tell us what you need. A real person checks the size, loads, and code for your site and comes back with real pricing.