Time-saving tips and tricks to optimize structural design at ClearCalcs (US)

ClearCalcs is full of time-saving tips, tricks, and tools that help engineers save precious time in their design projects.

Whether you’re a senior structural lead looking to get your project more organized, your team learning and delivering projects faster, or just learn more about designing with different materials or complying to different building codes, our product experts will show you how you can use ClearCalcs features to fit perfectly into your design workflow.

We'll show you how to link your loads to track your load path dynamically, swap material to offer your client multiple selections without increasing your workload, or create sheet groups to stay organized - in short, ClearCalcs will help you save more and time stay more organized than ever before!

Join us on Wednesday 26th October, 1pm Eastern Time (ET) to get insights into how the most successful ClearCalcs users are using the tool for their design projects.

In this webinar, we will cover:

• Quick touch on load linking
• Duplicate & swap material workflow
• Creating and organizing sheet groups
• Setting up template projects for common designs
• Common formulas to be used in Input Fields

Webinar Summary

The webinar recording on Time-saving tips and tricks to optimize structural design at ClearCalcs was hosted by Connor Conzelman, Director of Customer Success and presented by Eva Wu, Structural Design Consultant. They discussed project setup, project defaults, load linking, calculation upgrades, and unit conversions. The platform allows for easy customization and automatic updates.

The current segment explains the various geometries and load parameters that can be set in ClearCalcs, including rafter and joint spacing, bearing length, headroom, and wind load. The platform also allows for the creation of preferred sections, making it easy to find commonly used sections for auto-sizing.

Users can organize and group their designed sections in ClearCalcs, making it easy to find commonly used sections for auto-sizing. The member schedule is a powerful tool for double-checking all the members, quantity, and utilization calculation at once. Additionally, users can edit member details and confirm that default loads are being pulled into calculation templates.

The webinar also covered how to reference and perform math on numbers stored in ClearCalcs, as well as the platform's feature for quickly changing materials and unit conversions. The presenters emphasized the importance of upgrading templates for bug fixes and new features, and highlighted the underutilized auto-sizing and preferred sections features. Load linking was also discussed, with a tip on how to ensure the correct reaction load is referenced.

ClearCalcs allows for easy customization of geometries and load parameters, including rafter and joint spacing, bearing length, headroom, and wind load. The platform also features preferred sections for auto-sizing and a member schedule for double-checking all members, quantity, and utilization calculations at once. Users can reference and perform math on numbers stored in ClearCalcs, export calculations to CSV or Excel files, and quickly change materials and unit conversions. Upgrading templates is important for bug fixes and new features, and load linking ensures the correct reaction load is referenced.

The current segment explains how ClearCalcs allows for easy customization of geometries and load parameters, including rafter and joint spacing, bearing length, headroom, and wind load. The platform also enables users to export member schedules as Excel sheets and includes a built-in code reference feature for the Australian standard 4100. Additionally, ClearCalcs is looking to implement a commenting feature for internal communication and encourages users to send in future requests for new features.

Eva demonstrated how to use ClearCalcs to optimize structural design by creating preferred sections and comparing different materials for a beam design. She also showcased the new simple wood beam template, which was designed to minimize confusion and make it easier for first-time users to navigate the platform.

Eva explains how ClearCalcs simplifies the process of designing beams by allowing users to define load and support parameters on a single page, eliminating the need for constant scrolling. She also demonstrates how to modify graph load combinations and find governing load combinations, emphasizing that all calculations automatically pull the worst-case scenario. Users are encouraged to send feature requests and questions to ClearCalcs' structural engineers directly through the help button.