GrafiCalc FAQ

Question: Who should use GrafiCalc?

GrafiCalc helps all users who need to make geometry-dependent design and engineering decisions.

Question: What does GrafiCalc do?

Assumptions made during the conceptual stage of design have repercussions throughout the product development process. Using only skeleton geometry GrafiCalc enables users to make sound engineering judgments regarding product cost, performance, and producibility parameters in the conceptual stages of design when conflicts are easiest to detect and the least expensive to fix.

Question: What is the price of GrafiCalc?

In the USA GrafiCalc 2009 is priced at $995 per user perpetual license, GrafiCalc Expert 2009 is priced at $1995 per user perpetual license. Prices may vary in other countries to reflect local costs. GrafiCalc is electronically shipped.

Price includes:

• Software
• On-line Help
• Tutorials (PDF)
• Tutorials (Video) updated periodically
• Examples library updated periodically
• Technical tips (Video) updated periodically
• Maintenance
• Support from GEOMATE Company direct via the web
• 2^nd license for the same user for home use

Question: Which version of GrafiCalc is appropriate for me?

GrafiCalc 2009 is suitable for solving general design and engineering challenges. GrafiCalc Expert 2009 helps users to solve all challenges that can be solved by GrafiCalc 2009 plus solve challenges that involve motion simulation, statistical tolerance analysis, and collecting transient design data.

For guidance, following is partial list of proven applications using the base capabilities available in GrafiCalc 2009 and in GrafiCalc Expert 2009.

• Beam Design
• Bearing Design
• Belt and Conveyor Design
• Boat and Ship Structure Calculations
• Calculation Library Development
• Centroid Calculations
• Composites Calculations
• Force diagram analysis
• Forging Calculations
• Heat Transfer Calculations
• Hydraulic Machinery Design
• Layout Analysis
• Leveraging Excel Calculations
• Lighting design
• Load Distribution Calculations
• Magnetic Calculations
• Masonry Bridge Stress Calculations
• Material Selection Calculations
• Mechatronic Design
• Optics layout analysis
• Paper machinery Design
• Pressure vessel Design
• Pump Design
• Shaft Design
• Shape Dependent Design
• Strength of Materials Calculations
• Stress, Strain, Deflection Calculations
• Structural Engineering Calculations
• Valve Design
• Volume Calculations
• Welding Calculations
• Wiring Calculations

Following is partial list of proven applications that utilized additional capabilities available only in the GrafiCalc Expert 2009 version.

• Alternate Internal Combustion Engine Design
• Linkages and Mechanism Design
• Logic Drive Machinery Design
• Mechanisms Space Claim Analysis
• Mediation Between Performance and Producibility
• Motion Control Systems Design
• Opto-Mechanical Tolerance Analysis
• Part and Assembly Statistical Tolerance analysis
• Pre-FEA Critical Load Position Analysis
• Pre-modeling Tolerance Analysis
• Reverse Tolerance to establish Cost-Effective Producibility Parameters
• Servo Driven Machinery Design
• Steering Mechanism Design
• Supply Chain Process Capability Validation

Question: How long does it take to learn GrafiCalc?

Engineers familiar with CAD and popular spreadsheets are already trained on GrafiCalc. Self-paced tutorials, examples library, and video training modules are included to make users familiar will all aspects of the software quickly and easily.

Question: What do I need to run GrafiCalc?

System requirement: Any personal computer running Windows 95, 98, NT, XP, Vista. The compact program size delivers ultra-fast responses with a minimal system.

Disk requirement: < 2 MB

Question: What about support and maintenance?

Technical support via the web and maintenance of GrafiCalc is included in the price. Paid consulting service via the web is available to assist users in solving specific engineering challenges.