# Statics Sketcher: Free body diagram maker for statics drawings

> Discover Statics Sketcher, a free online tool to easily draw structural elements, such as beams, trusses, frames and create free body diagrams. Perfect for engineers, instructors and students.

Source: https://unboreng.com/blog/statics-sketcher-free-body-diagram-maker/
Published: May 4, 2025

> Try Statics Sketcher (free): https://unboreng.com/apps/statics-sketcher/

## Background
In civil and mechanical engineering as well as architecture, **statics diagrams** composed of beams, trusses, and frame elements subjected to different types of loads and supports are very common. Whether you are an instructor creating exam questions or exercises, a student preparing your homework, or an engineer creating a calculation report, creating structural analysis diagrams is a task you deal with regularly. However, most engineering programs focus on numerical calculations and are not tailored for quick structural elements sketching and diagram export. On the other hand, generic drawing tools such as Inkscape and Photoshop, as well as MS Office apps provide a possibility to generate engineering diagrams, but are time consuming, especially if precise elements' dimensions are to be achieved. The solution is use a dedicated **statics diagram maker** for **drawing free body diagram** easily. Especially in the case of trusses, you might need to draw many truss elements, therefore a truss drawer or **truss drawing tool** is indispensable.

## Create statics diagrams online for FREE

Finding a simple, intuitive tool to quickly sketch truss, beams and frame systems can be challenging. An optimal free body diagram maker for students, instructors or professional engineers have to enable the drawing of structural analysis diagrams quickly. Therefore, as a part of our <a href="/apps/" class="hover:text-link font-bold">UnborEng Free Wep Apps Series</a>, <a href="/apps/statics-sketcher/" class="hover:text-link font-bold">Statics Sketcher</a> is your free online application for  efficient drawing of structural elements. It serves as beam drawing app, truss drawing tool, or free body diagram creator.

## Features of UnborEng Statics Sketcher

Our **free body diagram generator** is designed for simplicity and speed. Here’s what you can do:

*   **Draw Elements:** Quickly sketch straight beams, trusses, frames, and curved elements like parabolic and circular arches.
*   **Add Supports:** Place pinned, roller, fixed supports, internal hinges, and translational or rotational springs.
*   **Apply Loads:** Add point forces, moments, and distributed loads (with varied start and end values). Loads can be rotated to custom angles and offset from the structure.
*   **Dimensioning & Text:** Include aligned, horizontal, or vertical dimensions to specify lengths accurately. Use the Text tool to add custom annotations anywhere on the canvas.
*   **Save & Load Projects:** Save your progress locally as a project file (`.json`) and load it later to continue editing.
*   **Customizable Settings:** Switch between **Metric** (m, kN) and **Imperial** (ft, kip) unit systems. Toggle grid snapping, and fully customize line widths and font sizes.
*   **Undo & Redo:** Full undo/redo history stack keeps your workflow smooth and error-free.
*   **SVG/PNG Export Options:** Download your sketches as high-resolution SVG or PNG images (with custom resolution settings) — perfect for instructors creating exam or homework questions, or for engineers and students preparing civil or mechanical engineering reports and presentations.

## Why use UnborEng Statics Sketcher?

*   **Free & Accessible:** No downloads or installations required. Use it directly in your browser.
*   **Quick and User-Friendly:** Create your sketch in one minute. Our statics diagram creator is designed to be intuitive, just click and drag to draw structural members or place items on them.
*   **Flexible:** In case further modifications are needed, the exported SVG file can be easily edited with free tools like [Inkscape](https://inkscape.org/) (e.g., texts are editable as texts and not pixels or lines).
*   **Versatile:** Suitable for sketching simple beams, complex frames, or trusses. It's a flexible tool to draw structural elements for various scenarios.

Stop using standard drawing programs or MS Office tools for drawing statics systems in structural and mechanical engineering and switch to **Statics Sketcher**, your dedicated free body diagram maker for clean and precise engineering diagrams in a fraction of the time.

Once your beam and loads are drawn, the next step is to find the internal forces. Our guide to [shear and moment diagrams](/blog/shear-force-bending-moment-diagram/) shows how to draw the SFD and BMD step by step, with worked examples.