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Recommendations for conduit/conductor sizing software?

Recommendations for conduit/conductor sizing software?

Recommendations for conduit/conductor sizing software?

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Hi, I wanted to see if anyone here uses software for sizing conductors and conduits.  Yes, I know, it's not the hardest thing in the world.  But I still don't like looking up tables because it's old-fashioned.  And, yes, I also realize that most of us experienced professionals have pretty much memorized the standard sizes and capacities of conduits and conductors.

Still, having a good software for bookkeeping and for exact numbers wouldn't hurt.  I came across a program called E-Tools by a company called Elite software, and it's the best that I've seen:
http://www.elitesoft.com/web/electrical/elite_etools_info.html

If anyone can recommend anything better, please let me know.  I like E-tools because it's simple, keeps track of the conduits you use per project.  There are a lot of more complex electrical engineering programs, but they have many unnecessary features like coordination studies and other complex features that I'm not looking for.  Basically, I want a simple program to facilitate flipping through NEC tables.

RE: Recommendations for conduit/conductor sizing software?

Overall, I like Elite but only purchased their CHVAC program to design commercial HVAC.  It allows data to be exchanged with AutoDesk's Building Systems although I have not used that feature.

Their software is priced about right but I have no idea how good their support is.

Don Phillips
http://worthingtonengineering.com

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