Get Started - Calcs.com Documentation

New to Calcs.com, or setting up a team for the first time? Start here. This section covers what Calcs.com is and what it runs on, the first calculation you will run end to end, a tour of the interface. If you’re bringing existing work across to Calcs.com, we’ve got you covered here, too. If you already have Calcs.com open and you are trying to get a specific calculation done, Running calculations is the section you want.

Introduction

Welcome to Calcs.com documentation. Get started, find calculator guides for your region, and learn platform workflows.

Eurocode 3 Steel Building Sample Project

A comprehensive guide to designing a steel building using Eurocodes, including joists, columns and trusses with step-by-step examples

Calcs.com for StruCalc Users

Overview

Transition to Calcs.com from other calculation tools

What Calcs.com Is

How Does Calcs.com Work?

What Does Calcs.com Work On?

What does Calcs.com Work on?

Our Quality and Transparency Promise

Calcs.com PDF Manual

Introduction to Documentation

Introduction to the Calcs.com documentation

Quick Start Checklist

3 Simple Steps for Success

Create your first project, run a calculation, and export a PDF report in under ten minutes.

Video Series: Learn Calcs.com in 2 Minutes

Tour the Interface

Video Series: Calcs.com Overview – Tools and Navigation

Learn what Calcs.com is, our transparency philosophy, traffic lights, Member Selector, link loads, units, views, print mode, support, and changing materials.

Video Series: How to Use Project Defaults

Learn how to set up global project parameters, define site conditions, and link defaults to your calculations on Calcs.com

Video Series: How to Organize Your Projects on Calcs.com

Onboarding video series on organizing projects, creating calculations, folders, and using project tools on Calcs.com

Video Series: Load Linking – Beams→ Columns → Foundation

Link deck joists to beams, columns, and footings in Calcs.com; use Member Selector, see dynamic linked updates, and scan results with Member Schedule.

Video Series: Load Linking – Wind Loads → Diaphragm → Shear Wall

Learn how to build a fully connected lateral load path by tracing lateral loads from wind pressure through the diaphragm and into your shear wall design using Calcs.com

Intro Video and Transcript

Video Tutorial to follow along with

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