Technical
Technical issues relating to the use of MecaWind
Sometimes the graphics look like a wireframe, such as the image below of a MecaWind building. This happens when the color pallet gets corrupted fo...
Fri, 10 Sep, 2021 at 1:46 PM
We often get requests for Software Support where the user will ask "How do you use your software to analyze a {Widget}?" The widget could be any ...
Wed, 24 Nov, 2021 at 10:44 AM
Within the software there is an option to select a Multi-gabled roof, which is 2 or more buildings with a gabled roof connected. This is a little mis-leadi...
Tue, 8 Sep, 2020 at 12:52 PM
ASCE 7-22 was just released at the end of 2021. It usually takes a few months after a standard is released before local jurisdictions begin adopting the ne...
Tue, 15 Feb, 2022 at 2:56 PM
It is possible to save the output to any of the following formats: PDF (Adobe) DOC (Microsoft Word) RTF (Rich Text File) HTML (Web browser or many w...
Wed, 14 Sep, 2022 at 10:10 AM
There has been a debate about how to handle the case of wind parallel to the ridge, for a Hipped End of a hipped roof. See graphic below to illustrate. ...
Mon, 6 Nov, 2023 at 9:03 AM
One of our clients was kind enough to share with us an AutoCAD drawing that is a representation of various roof types and the corresponding zones. This is...
Fri, 12 Jan, 2024 at 4:51 PM