Architect's Formulator

Name: Architect's Formulator
Price: 9.99 USD
Rating: 2 (2 reviews)
Author: Historycentral.com

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$9.99 · In‑App Purchases · Designed for iPad

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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.

Ratings & Reviews

2.0

out of 5

2 Ratings

Needs Refinement
04/12/2009

art cooler
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. I'd give it higher stars pending needed upgrades.
Needs Refinement
04/12/2009

art cooler

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. I'd give it higher stars pending needed upgrades.
Great, but where are all the missing bits?
08/14/2009

Cgabbott
For what it does it seems great, however I am missing lots of things. 1) most of the calculations do not indicate the units I am supposed to enter, is the length feet, inches, yards etc. 2) electrical, I would love to see all the NEC tables, for example in the conduit size calc I Ned to be able to select size and cable type from the normal list (16gage THHN) the current calc only works if I know the pursue size of each cable (they are in the tables, why not use it) now I know NEC get updated every few years so if it cannot be include then wy not a new app? I would pay for it; conduit fill, box fill, all the tables from the standard.
Great, but where are all the missing bits?
08/14/2009

Cgabbott

For what it does it seems great, however I am missing lots of things. 1) most of the calculations do not indicate the units I am supposed to enter, is the length feet, inches, yards etc. 2) electrical, I would love to see all the NEC tables, for example in the conduit size calc I Ned to be able to select size and cable type from the normal list (16gage THHN) the current calc only works if I know the pursue size of each cable (they are in the tables, why not use it) now I know NEC get updated every few years so if it cannot be include then wy not a new app? I would pay for it; conduit fill, box fill, all the tables from the standard.
the worst of the worst
07/16/2009

seefdublew
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 don't 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 wouldn't trust it to add two single-digit numbers. I deleted it within an hour of installing it.
the worst of the worst
07/16/2009

seefdublew

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 don't 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 wouldn't trust it to add two single-digit numbers. I deleted it within an hour of installing it.
Mr
08/27/2011

Jimcoxga
I should have read what other reviewers said about these products, but no! I had to waste my money. These people don t have the slightest idea about what they are doing. Just copying some formulas from a book without regard to units or purpose.
Mr
08/27/2011

Jimcoxga

I should have read what other reviewers said about these products, but no! I had to waste my money. These people don t have the slightest idea about what they are doing. Just copying some formulas from a book without regard to units or purpose.

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