Prose Documentation¶
Prose calculates ASCE 7 design loads for buildings: dead, live, snow, rain, seismic, and wind. A project holds one or more structures, each structure holds one module per load type, and every module writes out its calculation with the code reference beside each value. These pages walk through each part of the app, with a short clip of every task.
Prose supports ASCE 7-10, ASCE 7-16, and ASCE 7-22. The building code chosen for the project selects the edition.
Getting Started¶
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Project Creation
Create a project, fill in the project information, choose the building code, and export the project report.
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Structure Creation
Add structures to a project, set the risk category, and attach load modules.
Load Calculations¶
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Dead Loads
Build assemblies from the material library, add your own materials, and import them in bulk.
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Live Loads
Pick occupancy loads from the ASCE 7 table, with reduction permissions tracked for you.
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Snow Loads
Balanced, minimum, unbalanced, drift, sliding, and rain-on-snow loads for each roof region.
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Rain Loads
Drainage systems, hydraulic head, and the design rain load for each drainage zone.
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Seismic Loads
Site parameters, seismic design category, base shear, and the vertical force distribution.
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Wind Loads
General requirements, MWFRS directional pressures, and components and cladding.
Need Help?¶
Use the sidebar to browse every page, or the Support button in the Prose sidebar to reach us from inside the app.