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StruCalc Forum Registration Walkthrough
Posted by Adam Wilson in Company Information on January 21st, 2008
Step 1
From http://www.strucalc.com click the Bulletin Board link on the left hand navigation panel.
Step 2
From the below screen you can read, write, and search the forums as a guest user. We encourage you to continue the registration process for a more personal experience when talking with other users and our engineers.
Click the profile link in the upper right hand corner of the forum screen.
Step 3
Click Log In Here to create your account and also to login if you are a previously registered user.
Step 4
Click Register below the login form
Step 5
Enter a user name and an email you will have extended administrative access to. Then click the Register >> button.
Step 6
When you see this screen your email should be on its way to your inbox. When your email arrives enter the user name and email provided into this screen and click the Login >> button.
Step 7
This logs you into our profile management interface. Please fill out as much of the profile as you would like at this time. Also, this is the best time to enter a personal password that is easy for you to remember. When all of this is done click the Update Profile >> button at the bottom of the screen. After it has updated click the StruCalc (View site >>) link at the very top of the page as shown below. This will take you to the StruCalc website.
Step 8
Click Bulletin Board and then profile again as in Step 1 and Step 2. Since you are now logged in you will get a profile interface as shown below.
By clicking browse for an avatar file you may select any 48 x 48 image file and upload it to your profile. Any changes made here will be saved permanently if you use the Update Profile >> button at the bottom of the screen.
That’s it! We look forward to helping you out on the forums. Whenever you leave our site and return to login simply click Profile, enter your information, and then use the StruCalc (View Site >>) link at the top of your profile page.
2007 California Building Code Implemented
Posted by Adam Wilson in Company Information on January 11th, 2008
In order to ensure compliance with the 2007 California building code, we have added this code as a selection
for StruCalc users. This code can now be accessed by going to the main menu and selecting:
Utilities > Settings > Code > and selecting the 2007 California Building Code using the drop down list titled Building Code
Doing so ensures we will use all up to date calculations and stress values that have went into affect
for the 2007 California Building Code January 1st, 2008.
It’s a minor addition to our software but it will alleviate any fears our California users may have when submitting StruCalc spec sheets to building officials.
Just another example of how StruCalc strives to keep our users on the cutting edge of design today! View more about this exciting code change in our article about the 2007 California Building Code
StruCalc 7.0.13 Free Upgrade Released
Posted by Adam Wilson in Company Information on December 11th, 2007
The StruCalc Development Team has released what will most likely be the last version 7.0 free upgrade patch. You may download this patch by going here or in your StruCalc program on the menu selecting Help > Update StruCalc and following the wizard directions.
7.01.13 Minor Upgrade Notes:
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This minor upgrade will update all previous versions of StruCalc 7.0. Please note that it will not update versions 1.X, 2.X, 3.X, 4.X, 5.X or 6.X of StruCalc.
You may be required to input your keycode again after the installation of the patch. Contact Cascade Consulting Associates if you have misplaced this information.
Changes/fixes in the 7.01.13 patch:
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- Added the 2007 California Building code.
- Updated stress values.
- Fixed error in the column module for fully braced built up 2x members. The cp reduction was not being set to 1.0. This is a conservative error.
- Fixed a crash when renaming a member in the project manager and leaving an ending space.
- Limited the unbraced length for a multi-span hip/valley beam to the length of the beam.
StruCalc 8.0 Release First Look!
Posted by Adam Wilson in Company Information on November 20th, 2007
The StruCalc Development Team would like to formally announce the upcoming release of StruCalc 8.0. The latest version of StruCalc will be released in the 2nd quarter of 2008 and will include all of the previous versions of StruCalc features.
The most exciting update will be a new and improved visual look developed for Windows XP and Vista. This new look will put more information and design ability at your fingertips while overall improving the ease of use that all of our clients have come to expect from a StruCalc product. The new StruCalc will use state of the art Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 design tools to create an interface matching all your standard Windows software packages. This will reduce any learning curve new users may have and yet will also include the same design module interfaces so continued users of our software will not have to change the way they have designed in the past.
Compatibility
- Windows 2000 platforms
- Windows XP Home & Pro
- Windows Vista 32-bit & 64-bit for all versions
Sneak Peek at NEW Features
- Upgrade system allows complete translation of older projects to 8.0 projects with one click
- Project Management system allows easier to track projects and individual members
- Interface allows you to have each members Loading Diagram, VMD diagrams, Stress Values, Design Options, Auto-Size features, Print Preview’s and more all on one page. No more messy open forms!
- Print directly to .pdf’s from inside your software and email them to client’s and official’s
- Unequal leg steel angles
- Wind loads on rafters
- Uplift on footings
- More loading options for Combination Roof & Floor Beam module
- Load combinations in the Multi-Loaded Multi-Span Beam module
- Collar Ties
- Multi-Loaded Combination Roof and Floor Beam module
Sneak Peek at the NEW Interface
StruCalc’s new interface allows you to have more information on your screen and still design quick and easy! More to come!
StruCalc’s new unlocking tool allows you to instantly unlock with no phone necessary. You can also manage your license’s on your own, quickly and easily moving licenses from computer to computer and adding or removing licensed users. More to come!
Upgrade Information
Pricing and upgrade information is still unavailable. However, as always, purchasing a new main license of StruCalc will work the same. It will be cheaply upgradeable to our latest and greatest versions. So purchase 7.0 now by clicking here and start saving time and money designing with Strucalc today.
Adam Wilson
Strucalc Development Team
Website Overhaul
Posted by Adam Wilson in Company Information on October 2nd, 2007
The entire website has being converted to a content management system.
We’ve taken all of our existing web pages and moved them into an easy to manage system called Wordpress, so that any of our employees may be given login usernames and passwords to edit or add content.
In doing so, we intend to add information and articles regularly relating to the design industry. Please check back regularly for updates, upcoming product information, conferences, how-to’s, forums, and other points of interest that StruCalc will be involved in.
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