CloudCalc is pleased to announce the release of Version 1.02.21 of CloudCalc Structural, the application’s 41st update since its initial launch on June 2, 2014. You can verify that you automatically have this latest version by clicking on the Help Menu – the bottom of which shows the active version number. (If, for some reason it does not show this version, you may need to force a hard-refresh of your browser, via Ctrl-F5 on a PC, or Cmd-Shift-R on a Mac.)
Learn how CloudCalc can help you reap the benefits of the Cloud
CloudCalc, Inc. is pleased to announce that it has been selected to present its Start-Up technology at this year’s DownStream Exhibition & Conference in Houston, TX. Tom Van Laan, CEO of CloudCalc, will examine the latest innovations in “Plant Engineering on the Cloud” at 1:30pm on Tuesday, June 11 in the Engineering and Construction Theater on the Exhibition Floor. If you would like to attend, you can get your pass here.
Over the past 25 years, productivity growth in the engineering and construction sector has lagged that of the rest of the economy. One reason for this is because engineering software has been slow — as compared to the software of other industries — to embrace the benefits of the internet/cloud, the single biggest enhancer of productivity over that time period.
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Visit us in Booth 47 to learn the benefits of using CloudCalc
CloudCalc, Inc. would like to invite all those attending this year’s annual State Convention of the Structural Engineer’s Association of Texas (SEAoT) to visit us in Booth 47.
The 2018 Conference, which will be held November 1-2 at the Hilton Dallas/Rockwall Lakefront, in Rockwall, TX, is conducted in order to promote SEAoT’s mission, which is:
To support the structural engineering community, through continuing education, technology transfer, advancement of building code provisions, strengthening registration requirements, and enhancement of public awareness of the services provided by our members.
The SEAoT State Conference is considered to be the state’s premier technical conference and is a “must attend” for SEAoT members as well as other professional Structural Engineers practicing in Texas. The Conference provides an unparalleled opportunity to learn about new technology, materials and applications from an impressive lineup of speakers. Delegates will also have the opportunity to earn up to eleven Professional Development Hours of continued education credits during the Conference.
CloudCalc’s results can now be exported to Excel for external processing
CloudCalc is pleased to announce the release of Version 1.02.19, the application’s 39th update since its initial launch on June 2, 2014. You can verify that you automatically have this latest version by clicking on the Help Menu – the bottom of which shows the active version number. (If, for some reason it does not show this version, you may need to force a hard-refresh of your browser, via Ctrl-F5 on a PC, or Cmd-Shift-R on a Mac. Continue reading
Generate Load Combinations as per ASCE 7
CloudCalc is pleased to announce the release of Version 1.02.18, the application’s 38th update since its initial launch on June 2, 2014. You can verify that you automatically have this latest version by clicking on the Help Menu – the bottom of which shows the active version number. (If, for some reason it does not show this version, you may need to force a hard-refresh of your browser, via Ctrl-F5 on a PC, or Cmd-Shift-R on a Mac.)
This release allows you to automatically generate the CloudCalc Load Case set as per the recommendations for Basic LRFD Load Case Combinations found in Section 2.3.2 of ASCE Standard ASCE 7-10/16. Continue reading
Now you can tame those large reports
CloudCalc is pleased to announce the release of Version 1.02.17, the application’s 37th update since its initial launch on June 2, 2014. You can verify that you automatically have this latest version by clicking on the Help Menu – the bottom of which shows the active version number. (If, for some reason it does not show this version, you may need to force a hard-refresh of your browser, via Ctrl-F5 on a PC, or Cmd-Shift-R on a Mac.)
This release allows you to sync the analysis results to the nodes and elements contained in the current element set. Normally results are shown for all nodes and elements in the model. This may make it difficult to review results in one specific area of interest, plus it may be very tedious stepping through all the pages of data to find the few specific lines of interest. Continue reading
CloudCalc is pleased to announce the release of Version 1.02.16, the application’s 36th update since its initial launch on June 2, 2014. You can verify that you automatically have this latest version by clicking on the Help Menu – the bottom of which shows the active version number. (If, for some reason it does not show this version, you may need to force a hard-refresh of your browser, via Ctrl-F5 on a PC, or Cmd-Shift-R on a Mac.)
This release incorporates the Virtual Joist and Virtual Joist Girder section property tables developed by the Steel Joist Institute (SJI). The intent is that these Virtual Joist tables are to be used in the structural models during the analysis, and code check phases of the design process as a way of standardizing joist sizes among different (and often unknown, at the time of the structural analysis) joist vendors. Continue reading
CloudCalc’s 4,700 registered users span 143 countries
Since its launch in June 2014, we at CloudCalc have provided our structural analysis software at no charge, inviting engineers everywhere to use the product without restriction. The purpose of this was to help build a community of first adopters who could help prove the concept that cloud-based engineering software could not only be viable, but actually preferable to the traditional PC-based engineering analysis products. In return, you, as the first adopters, have provided a wonderful exchange of ideas, critiques, and suggestions which has helped to make our product even better. All of us at CloudCalc thank you for that!
We are proud of what we have achieved in the past few years – creating not just a product but a paradigm that was not even considered to be practical just a few years ago. All the more surprising is that we have done this without asking for one dollar of revenue from our ever growing community of users. Not surprisingly, at some point we need to find a way to pay the costs – the cost of the developers and engineers who design, code, and test CloudCalc, the fees for the servers that host CloudCalc, the rent and other office expenses, etc. – if we are going to keep up with the demands of enhancing and supporting an increasingly used engineering solution of this quality. That point in time is now, or more specifically, starting Sunday, April 1. Continue reading
Collaboration? Device independence/mobility? Always-up-to-date software? Licensing flexibility? Disruptive pricing? Intuitive UI? Quick startup and a short learning curve? Structural engineers are accustomed to all these benefits of cloud-based software in every aspect of their life — EXCEPT in their work! But now, CloudCalc brings these benefits to the world of structural engineering software.
If you are attending the 2018 NASCC (AISC’s Steel Conference), held April 11-13 in Baltimore, MD, we invite you to come by booth 2400 and learn how CloudCalc can help incorporate these advantages into YOUR work process, immediately. Come by our booth and you will also be entered in a drawing to win a one-year subscription to CloudCalc! Continue reading
“Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day”, an article Tom Van Laan, CEO of CloudCalc, was published in the Winter 2017-2018 Journal of SEAoT, the Structural Engineers Association of Texas. Continue reading
Engineering and the Cloud 