Profis, Powers or Simpson?
Profis, Powers or Simpson?
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I don't use these programs often, but I needed to on a current project. I have always found Profis and Powers to be complex and unintuitive. I recently downloaded Simpson Anchor Designer. It seemed to be real easy to pick up and get an answer quickly. Are there feature's in the other programs that Simpson lacks or should I just ditch the others?






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It is good to sometimes have cross-checks. Does this have to be an all or nothing choice?
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Simpson seems to have the best interface of the bunch.
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Has the Powers online software disappeared? I haven't been able to find it. Also Redhead has a program called Truspec - online & desktop versions - but I haven't tried it.
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If it ain't broke, don't fix it!
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I just tried and returned a copy of RetainPro for that reason. It may be more powerful than its competition, but it is too cumbersome for me to use on an occasional basis.
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Now Hilti will market this as an advantage. "Our anchors are stronger than our competition!" But if you specify Hilti and no equal, it would be extremely generous of them to give a competitive price to unspecified anchors. And if you've specified Hilti RE-500 V3 or equal, and you get the other anchors (not really an equal due to those adhesion values), you're going to have to recheck your work.