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We have shown how ExcelCalcs helps disseminate expert knowledge and promotes good practise throughout their organisation. We are delighted to announce that any JCB employee can have an XLC Pro (12M) subscription. We have worked with their system administrators so that the software can be eas...
Make compact charts inside worksheet cells using Excel's REPT() function and Excel's conditional formatting. Download a copy of the worksheet here. Discuss this video in the forum. How to make Gannt charts using the Excel REPT() function. Download the Gannt chart here. Discuss this v...
Bolted joints are one of the most common elements in construction and machine design yet they are the root cause of half of the failures investigations undertaken by MoreVision. Every engineer experiences some difficulties with bolts at some point in his career. So what typically goes wrong an...
The equations that apply to bodies moving linearly (that is, one dimension) with uniform acceleration are presented below. They are often referred to as "UVAST", "SUVAT", "VUSAT", "VUATS" or "UVATS" equations, as the 5 variables they involv...
A recent press release is included in this edition of the site Newsletter. Please pass it on to friends and colleagues with an interest in calculations. Any Excel users can install two free downloads to obtain ‘Mathcad-like’ functionality to produce live calculation sheets. A li...
It seems like an outrageous claim but our recent user survey shows that ExcelCalcs saves an average user $16,750 every year. We asked three simple questions: Time preparing calculations? (Options: 0%, 20%, 40%, 60%, 80% and 100%) Time saved by repository? &...
When you add a trendline to a chart, Excel provides an option to display the trendline equation in the chart. This tip describes how to create formulas that generate the trendline coefficients. You can then use these formulas to calculate predicted y values for give values of x. 1) First th...
Following up some points raised in the forum the number of downloads per 24 hour period has been increased from 6 to 10 for XLC Pro subscribers (it is reduced from 6 to 4 for XLC Ed subscribers). An XLC Pro folder has been introduced to the repository for XLC Pro subscribers only. Over the coming ...
Your Favourite Feature? The results of the latest site survey are out and they tell us that you like the calculation repository but your favourite feature is the XLC add-in. A similar site survey in January 2008 shows that XLC was as popular as the repository. We read this as a user endo...
Quantum productivity gains with our latest release of XLC. New in this version: Equations update automatically. Automatic equation naming. Improved Greek character functionality. Redraw with or without equation numbering. New Email utility for speedy Repository Uploads. Improved colo...
Take a sneak preview at XLC 04_09 set for release before 30th March. New in this version: Massive productivity gains as XLC equations now update automatically. Automatic equation naming. Improved greek character functionality. Redraw with or without equation numbering. N...
Greek characters are used extensively in equations and formulae. XLC makes it easy to access Greek characters using typing shortcuts. XLC will process any character preceded by a “|” character by converting it into a Greek equivalent. For example type “|a” to obtain “&a...
We are very pleased with what we have achieved here at ExcelCalcs but we have ambitious plans to move the site up a quantum level. Currently we are not limited by ideas for innovation but we are limited by resource. We always have been (and always will be) very happy to open the site to students f...
Site Survey Results 1) Your Calculation Tool? 2) Often make calculations? Thank you to all users who took part in our site survey. It reinforces our suspicion that most engineers use Excel to perform calculations (69.3% in fact). It was surprising to find that more people...
Most Popular Downloads Most Popular Authors More and more engineers see the benefit of using Excel with the XLC addin making it our most popular download. Given ExcelCalc’s predominance of engineering calculations what would you expect the 2nd most popular download...
Our $30 coupon code will reduce the cost of an XLC Pro (12M) subscription from $90 to just $60. It has been sent to all our newsletter subscribers. You can use the discount yourself or send it to an unlimited number of friends. This offer closes at midnight 10th March 2009 EDT - so don’t han...
This crashworhiness assessment considered re-engineering the front end of a leading vehicle in a train to improve vehicle crash performance. The study provides an interesting comparison between a vehicle with no provision for crashworthiness (unmodified) and one with a 2MJ collapse structure o...
This analysis considered the structural performance of the dummy pod as it moves around the wheel in combination with exceptional wind loads experienced 140m above the ground. The structural assessment of the dummy pod considers the stress in members, the buckling of members, the ...
Our cheapest plan is just $10 so ‘what the hell’ satisfy your curiosity and see the benefits of an XLC Pro plan. With our generous volume discount policy it’s cheaper than ever to introduce ExcelCalcs across your organisation (41% discounts on 5 subscriptions, 47% on 10 and 58%...
We operate as a club and we do everything possible to help our members make calculations with MS Excel. Like all clubs we rely on the support of our members. To join our club please select one of the following subscription plans. Commercial users please support us with a paid XLC Pro plan but non-co...
● XLC builds on existing Excel Skills.
Easy Excel Gannt Charts