Enercalc and Retain Pro
Enercalc and Retain Pro
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Hey all - I think the new Enercalc has been previously discussed here... and while I really hate the new version, that's not why I'm writing today.
The old Enercalc had a retaining wall function and I used it often. If you have the new version, you know that it does not have retaining walls anymore. I have not bought Retain Pro yet (advertised w/ Enercalc now) and have not done so because the new Enercalc was so disappointing. However, I just realized that they are designed by two different companies.
I do plan to demo the software but I'm looking for your thoughts, opinions and experiences with Retain Pro.
Thanks
The old Enercalc had a retaining wall function and I used it often. If you have the new version, you know that it does not have retaining walls anymore. I have not bought Retain Pro yet (advertised w/ Enercalc now) and have not done so because the new Enercalc was so disappointing. However, I just realized that they are designed by two different companies.
I do plan to demo the software but I'm looking for your thoughts, opinions and experiences with Retain Pro.
Thanks






RE: Enercalc and Retain Pro
RE: Enercalc and Retain Pro
The positive side is that it allows me to quickly arrive at a workable design for a retaining wall - about 15 min start to finish to design geometry and reinforcing for a typical cantilever wall.
But... the program has so many bugs that I don't feel 100% comfortable trusting the results, so I end up doing the final design iteration by hand once I arrive at a workable design with RetainPro.
RE: Enercalc and Retain Pro