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Anyone heard the latest on the release of Enercalc 6?
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Hi XXXXXXX,
I can't comment now because we are trying to get Version 6 out next week.
You can fax in a printout along with your statements and we can look into it in December.
Sincerely,
Michael D. Brooks, P.E., S.E.
ENERCALC, INC.
Web: http://www.enercalc.com
Note: All information offered is in support of ENERCALC software systems. No information shall be considered as professional consulting related to the providers professional registrations or affiliations.
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The good part is in talking to Mr. Brooks, it sounds like we have some good improvements on the way.
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strucguy
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Does it have an ACI Appendix D module?
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We'll see, but because of the changes to the web page, I have to believe that it's getting much closer.
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1. For the longest time their website stated "Version 6 Status - as 16 Aug 2007" and "At this time we are a matter of weeks away." Finally that disappeared when the new website was put online in the past couple weeks or so.
2. In July 2007, emails were sent out to users with links to videos "that highlight the basic components of Version 6". In the same email it states "These videos were created in May of 2007...well before the software was finished." This gave the receiver the impression that the software was finished at that point.
3. In June 2007, emails were sent out to users with the following statements: "Version 6 is close...." and ". . . release time is very, very close . . ."
4. In an email sent out to users in January 2007, it was stated "I want to state as fact that my team and I are committed to releasing Version 6 as soon as possible." Also it stated "We are currently looking for a release date of February 26th, 2007, available first as a download with printed CDs and manual to follow."
5. There used to be a page on their old website (located at http://enercalc.com/support/v58faq.asp) that stated that "Version 6 to be released early in 2004".
Here we are in late December 2007, and the package still has not been released. Where I come from, the above statements are called lies.
Can Mr. Brooks be trusted to keep his word . . . or has that question already been answered???
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Here's a link to a spreadsheet entitled "IBC 2006 &ASCE7-05 edition" that calculates many of the structural provisions of the IBC (and it's free): http://www.seaoc.org/software/IBC-06-2.zip
Daniel Li has a bunch of spreadsheets that are relatively inexpensive (and you can download nearly fully-functional trials for free) that perform many of the same features:
http://www.engineering-international.com/
StruWare has a few different software packages at relatively inexpensive prices that perform some of the same functions:
http://www.struware.com/products.htm
Ditto that for StruCalc:
http://www.strucalc.com/
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RAM Design Toolkit:
http://ramint.com/products/r_design_toolkit.jsp
Beamchek:
http://www.beamchek.com/
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Don Phillips
http://worthingtonengineering.com
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The last email we received from the company was on December 1st. In that email it was stated "We will be working extremely hard in the final weeks of 2007 to be sure you receive your Version 6.0 . . ."
Since we started many projects long before 2007 was over and did not want to go back and recalculate things once (when / if) the software arrived, we have already made provisions to use a combination of packages other than Enercalc. We just couldn't wait any longer.
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"We are currently providing our Users with Version 6. When the initial release is complete we will be providing the Evaluation Software. Please check back soon."
Of course, if this "soon" is the same as the other times that it was stated it was coming soon, then we will still be waiting for awhile. We are registered users and received the same email as "castructuraleng" above, but have not yet received the software update.
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woodengineer
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Version 6 is released and users have been being notified for a while. We are sending an email to each user giving them their delivery information. There is nothing available for download on the web site. Each user information is verified before the send....and thousands of users takes a while.
We are swamped beyond recent memory. If you called with a simple "I have not received my notice" message the business office would not have returned your call. If you emailed us with your KW number and user information clarifications they would have been recorded in the database (unless a conflict with existing information existed) and no response given.
If you DID NOT receive your December 1st email please send an email to v6_notices@enercalc.com and give us your "KW" registration number, email address, company name and contact name. We will not respond to that email but will make the database changes if the information matches our records well. If not they will give you a call.
If you contact us and don't leave your "KW" registration number the return call priotity is lower. And of course many times the message is spoken so fast or is garbled we cannot get enough information.
With a new software system users have many questions. They all take time....lots of it....and we are developing a FAQ section on the web site with new additions almost daily.
We thank all of our users for your extreme patience with our very delayed project.
Sincerely,
Michael Brooks
www.enercalc.com
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Archon Engineering Software: http://www.archoneng.com/.
The modules appear to be reasonably priced.
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- Try changing the span length just a little too quickly under the wood beam module and see what happens (program randomly crashes or locks up at times)
- Ditto for the concrete beam module
- Sometimes when changing from one calculation to the other the program locks up
These issues seem to be related to the fact that the program is recalculating the results in realtime as changes are made. They should / could have a switch (checkbox or option button under the general settings) that allows the user to turn off this feature. Coupled with this could be a button under each module / calculation that says "Solve". After the user is done changing the criteria they can manually click the "Solve" button to obtain the solution. When the user changes one of the inputs a big warning could pop up in the results portion reminding the user that they needed to hit "Solve" for the results to be valid.
While we believe it's a good thing that the retaining wall modules have been omitted (get yourself a copy of RetainPro if you have a problem with that), other good modules are missing (other than those already described in the V6_Release_Info.pdf file). To name a few:
- Wood Ledger
- Bolt Groups in Timber
- (Steel) Bolt Group
- (Concrete) Rebar Embedment
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For example, if you need help with the "Wood Column" module, you'll find that "Documentation is under development". This is the case with most all of the "Program Overview", the "Project Manager" and the "Module Documentation".
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Don Phillips
http://worthingtonengineering.com
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Don Phillips
http://worthingtonengineering.com
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Don Phillips
http://worthingtonengineering.com
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I like ies products, although I feel they are a bit pricey and sold individually.
http://www.iesweb.com/
I'll miss the enercalc all-in-one format. I've been using enercalc since it was a lotus 123 overlay so it's the end of an era for me.
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