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A tour of ILX Calcs
Sign in, start a project, make a calculation with the wizard, read the checks, and print the report and drawing sheet.
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ILX Calcs. Everyday structural calculations, right in your browser.
Sign in
There is nothing to install. Open ILX Calcs in your browser, sign in, and your projects are right where you left them.
Projects
Projects keep your work organized. Every calculation is listed by its mark, with its status and its highest ratio, so you can see at a glance what needs attention.
The wizard
To start a calculation, open the wizard. More than 120 types are grouped by material: steel, wood, concrete, foundations, masonry, cold-formed steel, loads and utilities. Or search by name.
Pick a card, pick the main options, also as pictures, and enter the key inputs. The preview runs as you go.
The editor
The editor keeps your inputs, results and drawings side by side. This is a W21X50 steel beam spanning 35 feet. Change a value, and everything updates as you type. Your work is saved automatically.
Switch between LRFD and ASD, and between US and metric units, at any time.
Checks
Each check shows the required value, the available value, the ratio, the load combination and the code clause. Here, the beam needs 275.6 kip-feet of flexural strength, and has 412.5. Open any check to see every equation, step by step, with your numbers.
With a lighter W16X26, the status turns red, and the failed checks are marked.
Auto-design
Auto-design lists the best candidates, and what each one changes. Nothing changes until you apply it.
Every material, the same way
Every material works the same way. A wood beam. A concrete beam. A spread footing. A masonry wall. A cold-formed steel stud. Wind loads. And utilities, such as a continuous beam.
Report
When you are done, the report walks through every check, with the equations and the clauses. Your firm and project information appear on every page.
Drawing sheet
Print a drawing sheet with your own title block, on the size you choose. Or export the same sheet as a DXF for your CAD software.
Verification
Every calculation type is tested, on every change, against published design examples and code tables where they exist, and against hand calculations from the code equations where they do not. The results, and every documented difference, are on the verification page. You remain the engineer of record.
Help and support
Help is close at hand. The question mark opens the user manual. Support sends us a question, a problem or a suggestion, and we answer within 24 hours on business days.
Start your free 30-day trial at ilxcalcs.com. No card needed. Plans and current prices are on the pricing page. Questions? Write to us at services@ilxstudio.com. ILX Studio, LLC is not affiliated with any code organization.