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Architect's Formulator

Architect's Formulator at Mac App Store analyse

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4,416 ratings · Power index: 1978
Version 5.02
Size 36.43 Mb
Updated 4 days ago
Released 08 Apr 2009

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ARCHITECT'S FORMULATOR is the ultimate professional calculator for architects, engineers, and construction professionals — with over 2,000 formulas in a single app. Whether you're sizing beams, designing HVAC systems, calculating voltage drops, or checking ADA compliance, Architect's Formulator covers every discipline — structural, electrical, mechanical, plumbing, and carpentry — plus unit conversions, reference tables, and ADA accessibility resources. ARCHITECTURE & STRUCTURAL — 29 categories covering beam loads across single through four continuous spans, concrete design, flat plate analysis, steel design, masonry, environmental loads (wind, snow, seismic), foundation and retaining walls, wood design, acoustic absorption, 100+ material weights, fire egress, roof drainage, solar/daylighting, thermal performance, site grading, cost estimating, and more. ELECTRICAL — 15 categories for AC/DC circuits, Ohm's Law, motors, transformers, voltage drop, wiring/conduit sizing, batteries, impedance, power demand, lighting design, UPS sizing, and operating costs. CARPENTRY — 8 categories for lumber, stairs, safe beam loads, wall loads, roofing (shed, gable, hip), railing/deck framing, crown molding, and materials estimation for drywall, concrete, paint, and plywood. PLUMBING & HVAC — 29 categories covering pipe sizing, water flow, pumps, boilers, and a comprehensive HVAC library including airside/waterside heat transfer, duct sizing, fan and pump laws, gas laws, psychrometrics, refrigeration, heating/cooling load design, energy content for 16 fuel types, ventilation rates per ASHRAE 62.1, and steam/hydronic systems. CONVERSIONS — 17 categories with 500+ conversions for pressures, flows, BTU, horsepower, watts, frequency, linear/liquid/square/cubic measures, weights, and a Metric library with 280+ conversions across length, area, volume, mass, energy, power, and more. TEMPERATURE SCALES — Convert between all 8 scales: Celsius, Fahrenheit, Kelvin, Rankine, Réaumur, Newton, Delisle, and Rømer. REFERENCE TABLES — IBC Occupancy Loads, Brick Sizes, Lumber Dimensions, AWG Wire Gauge, Concrete Mix Ratios, and Insulation R-Values. ADA REFERENCE — 50 illustrated diagrams for wheelchair clearances, ramps, grab bars, elevators, accessible parking, and restroom layouts, plus 17 PDF documents with full ADA guidelines. FEATURES: • Over 2,000 professional formulas • US and Metric units with one-tap switching • Save and export calculations • Favorite your most-used calculators • One-time premium upgrade — no subscriptions From foundation to finish, every formula for every phase of the job.

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Monthly Downloads > 43.52k
Est. Revenue ~ $17.8k

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Pricing by country

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Canada free
China free
France free
Germany free
Italy free
Netherlands free
Portugal free
Spain free
Poland 10.99 EUR
UK free
India free
Japan free
Korea, Republic Of free
Poland free
Russia free
Turkey free
USA free
Korea, Republic Of 10.99 USD
Ukraine free

Version History

Latest: 5.02

Minor bug fixes
Price changed to $9.99
v3.9 4 days ago

Не поддерживает метрические единицы!

a.a.t. · 16 years ago

Продаётся в российском сторе, но не поддерживает метрические единицы, о чём, впрочем, ничего не сказано в описании... Нагрели на $10 - некрасиво...

Dont buy if you dont live in USA

Ramaja · 16 years ago

The program may even be usefull, but unfortunately most of its use is reserved for US dwellers. We live in a "metric" world ad if a program is unsuitable for the rest of other 5,75 billion people Who dont give a crap about yardes libres an foots it should be clearly stated before taking their money...

Very Nice

Blueboar · 17 years ago

It could use some more bells and whistles like code research or ADA information. Over all a must have for the intern and the old man boss!

Needs Refinement

art cooler · 17 years ago

Not a bad app, but it needs polishing. As is it contains several spelling errors. The formual definitions could be fleshed out a bit more...define each component of the formula more precisely, including which units are employed. For example, under the HVAC section, in Heat Loss, one of the items to enter is "Radiation Value". Is that U factor or R value? Not everyone who may use this app is thoroughly versed in every parameter required for a formula to work, but if they are defined in the app, the user can then know what information is needed or lacking more precisely. This app can be a teaching tool as well as for one who knows the formulas but wants an easy way to use them. Id give it higher stars pending needed upgrades.

Good start...

jamesbond777 · 17 years ago

I understand it is impossible to make the apps for every architect needs. I think there are lots of calculations for electrical work but not for HVAC. I hope there will be some calculations to find rectangular and circular duct size, and the chart for the equivalance between them. Also it will be really nice if it has some information from IBC such as occupant load, outdoor air requirement, air balance calculation, and so on. Then you can give us update information as the building code updates in years. Thanks.

Caution

Pigsnout · 17 years ago

Full of errors, incorrect units and spelling mistakes affecting content - nice idea - poor construction

the worst of the worst

seefdublew · 16 years ago

How anyone could screw up an idea this simple this badly, I have no idea. The vast majority of the formulae are of no use to practicing architects, but that hardly even matters because there are errors and inconsistencies everywhere. Many of the formulas dont even use units, rendering them completely useless. Those that do use units, use them inconsistently. Many words are misspelled, the grammar is poor, and the "formula definitions" are often so vague as to be laughable. I wouldnt trust it to add two single-digit numbers. I deleted it within an hour of installing it.