SDA Structures, EPS Consult & STRUCTURE
Don’t just search your
engineering library.
Build from it.
Search your engineering documents with page citations.
Build reusable calculators from an answer, a description or an Excel sheet.
15 minutes. Your documents. A calc you actually use.
In good company
Customer feedback
From firms
using Fontana.
“Every engineering project is different. Most calc software gives you a fixed library and expects the job to fit it — Fontana lets us build a bespoke calc for the project in front of us. That flexibility has been invaluable.”
Your knowledge, put to work
Find it once.
Build on it again.
Start with a question, a spreadsheet or a calc you need to build. Fontana fits the work in front of you.
Search the original flitch-beam note and follow its page citations.
View the worked exampleWhere Fontana fits
From the first question.
To the next project.
Bring document search, custom calculations and reusable workflows together. Here’s how Fontana compares with the tools on your desk.
Scroll sideways to compare all four
| Your everyday engineering | FontanaOne workspace | Hand calcsPen & paper | ExcelSpreadsheets | Structural ToolkitDesign modules |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Find answers with page citationsAcross your engineering documents | Included | Manual lookup | Separate lookup* | Separate lookup |
| Build a calc from a descriptionDescribe the calculation you need | Included | Write by hand | With Copilot* | Choose a module |
| Create and edit your own formulasMake the calculation fit the job | Included | Included | Included | Preset formulas |
| Recalculate when inputs changeExplore another case without starting over | Included | Rework by hand | Included | Included |
| Reuse calcs across projectsPut the work to use on the next job | Included | Copy & rework | Included | Included |
| Connect calcs into a workflowCarry outputs into the next calculation | Included | Transfer by hand | Included | Supported links |
Good to know
A few practical
questions.
Can I bring my existing Excel calcs?
Yes. Formula-based spreadsheets can be imported with their formulas preserved. Macro-heavy or sprawling workbooks are better rebuilt from a description. We work through your first spreadsheets with you during onboarding.
Does this replace my analysis software?
Keep your analysis packages for the analysis. Fontana handles the document lookups and the checks you currently run in Excel or by hand.
What happens in a demo?
We’ll search a document you actually use and build a calc relevant to your work. Request a 15-minute demo and we’ll arrange a time with you.
Make it concrete
See it work on
your own docs.
Let’s search something you actually use
and build a calc you actually need.