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BC Calc®
Release Notes
Install
Design
- Manually Checking Concentrated Safe Load on a Cantilever Floor
- Multi-tasking in BC Calc® Safely
- Concentrated Side Load Converted to Uniform Load for Connections
- What does 2xL/480 mean? - The meaning of the "2xL/" deflection control when designing a member with a cantilever.
- How Does BC Calc® Analysis Consider Tall Wall Sheathing?
- How do I run multiple calcs at once?
How-To Videos
Errors & Warnings
FAQ
- With Service Condition Set to 'Wet' no Products are Available to Choose From in BC Calc®
- Is there a user guide or training manual for BC Calc®?
- No longer prompted to "Add to Existing" when sending subsequent members to BC Calc®Offline v. 138
- Open Analysis From Desktop - BC Calc® Online
- Synchronize Projects or Files Between BC Calc® Offline and BC Calc® Online
- What safety factors are applied in BC Calc®?
BC Framer®
Release Notes
How-To Videos
- Add a Floor Container Opening in BC Framer®
- Add a Floor Mod to a Floor Container in BC Framer®
- Basic Model Creation
- Building Sections
- Calculate Dimensions During the Input of a Wall
- Collections (Notes Library) BC Framer®
Install
- Microsoft Announces End of Support for Windows 7, January 14, 2020.
- Unblocking an Update File (BC Framer®)
- How can we share our BC Framer® database file with other users? (Current Version)
- How do I get the BC Framer® Viewer application?
- Adding the BC Framer® Plumbing Symbols
- How do I convert Legacy BC Framer® 3.0 files into the IV file format for BC Framer® 8 import? (*.BCF to *.IV)
Configure
- The Snaps Override Ortho ⭐
- Hiding Left End Indicators
- Exporting and Importing a Full DataMover Backup of a User's Settings
- How to create User Defined Material (UDM) in BC Framer® or Sapphire Structure
- Add Details to Manually Place Library
- Configuring BC Framer® / Sapphire Structure® and Windows With Large 4K Monitors
Design
- Why Load Path Reactions May be Different Than Boise Member Report in BC Framer®
- Changing Direction on One Section of a Floor Container
- How do I print the beam and joist calcs in BC Framer®?
- Adding Additional Loads to a BC Framer® Design. (Point Load, Line Load and Area Load)
- How do I save a BC Framer® layout sheet to a BC Connect® project?
- Adding trapezoidal (tapered) load. BC Framer®
Tips
- Simplify Loading by Working a Level Above ⭐
- Customize Mouse Buttons for Shortcuts ⭐
- User-Defined Custom Bracing 📺
- Creating a Custom Set of Tools in a Ribbon (tab)
- Search and View
- PDF Import - Modify Color
Errors & Warnings
- Properties Grid is Showing a Wide Blank Area on the Right. Cannot View Member Properties. BC Framer®/Structure
- DGW Imported into BC Framer® Not Visible on Print Preview
- BC Framer® is Not Assigning Simpson Hangers
- BC Framer® crash on BC FloorValue®. Error: Optiframe.Engineering.MemberProblemHorizontalSolid. CreateRestraintConnectionInformation.
- Error Saving Changes in Sapphire Materials "At Least One Material is Required for Each of the Listed Application Categories"
- How can I remove or hide the small flags that show up on each joist in BC Framer®?
BC Connect®
General Support
Articles
- Allowable Holes in Rim Board
- Design Value and Methodology Changes in Boise Cascade EWP Software
- What is the MiTek software support number?
- My default printer changes every time I use a different printer. (Windows 10)
- Who do I contact for SawTek support?
- What is the recommended plotter for use with BC Framer®?
Resources
- Where is the Boise Glulam specifier guide?
- Versa-Lam® LVL: Grade Name Update Utilizing True Modulus of Elasticity
- Eastern Specifier Guide has Updated Table for Large Rectangular Holes in BCI® Joists
- Online Load Development
- Software Ideas Portal
- Request for Field Repair