Video tutorials
Learn LoadTakedown in a few minutes
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Load takedown in 2 minutes: from PDF plans to foundation loads
A quick tour of LoadTakedown: from the PDF floor plans to the load at the base of every wall, ready for the foundations.
020:58
Tributary areas explained: which walls carry the floor?
How a floor's load is shared between the walls that hold it up, and how tributary areas turn an area load into the line load on each wall.
031:30
Import a PDF floor plan and trace the walls
Bring a PDF floor plan into LoadTakedown, set its scale and trace the walls over the drawing.
041:19
Reading the results: wall loads down to the foundation
How to read LoadTakedown's results: the load in each wall, followed down the building to the foundation.
050:44
3D model and PDF calc report in LoadTakedown
Check the takedown in LoadTakedown's 3D model, then export the PDF calculation report.
061:08
US vs UK loads: ASCE 7 and Eurocode in one app
US and UK loads in one app: LoadTakedown works in psf and plf to ASCE 7, or in kN/m² and kN/m to Eurocode.
071:40
Column loads in a tower: every storey, transfer beams and the column schedule
Column loads down a tower in LoadTakedown: every storey, transfer beams and the column schedule.
Try it on a real building
Open the example house in the app and follow along with the videos. No account needed.