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March 2021 #13260 Page #82
Calculator Preferences—How Does Yours Measure Up? Thomas McAnally Publisher & Recruiter
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hile the biggest question about preferences in our industry isn’t about which calculator truss designers prefer, this month’s topic is just that. Over the past 20+ years, JobLine has run a survey asking Truss Designers what their calculator of choice is. While there are many preferences, we focus on the trig calculators used by most of the industry’s design professionals. This is not the first, nor the last, time we will run this survey as favorites come and go. Some exchange places based on the most popular software, while others are influenced by the size of a department or company. In the past, the Component Systems Institute created a trend by including a Jobber calculator in its Truss Designer Training class. Today, as in past years, the top three are still HP, Jobber, and Construction Master. Here’s how they line up.
Which Calculator Platform do You Prefer?
Which Calculator Brand do You Prefer? Construction Master
Handheld Desktop
Jobber Calculator
Phone Application
Texas Instruments
Computer Plug-In
HP & Other
Other
First, we asked which format designers preferred. With most of the top calculators available as a phone app, this is the first time that choice has been included. Handheld calculators are still the top preference, which usually is followed by desktop calculators, but this time the Phone App came in second.
So, there you have it—JobLine’s Calculator Preference Survey. Are the results what you would have expected? Is your choice at the top of the list? How does your preference measure up to the competition? What Say You? Talk Back Here
Next up, we asked which calculator truss designers preferred. As before, Construction Master took a sizable lead, followed by Jobber, and the TI. The handful of “other” responses we received were for HP and a few other brands. PHONE: 800-289-5627
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