AltoDocs

MathCanvas · AltoCad · Docs

Calculate. Draw.
Bring it together.

Choose MathCanvas for standalone calculations, AltoCad for 2D drawings, or Docs for engineering reports that bring your work together.

Calculations

MathCanvas

Standalone calculations with equations, units, Python and sketches.

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2D CAD

AltoCad

Standalone 2D drawings with geometry, dimensions and layers.

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Engineering reports

Docs

Write reports that bring calculations, drawings and spreadsheets together.

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MathCanvas and AltoCad work on their own. Docs brings your calculations, drawings and writing together in a report.

Docs brings the engineering into your report

TEXT CALCULATIONS DRAWINGS SPREADSHEETS
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One live report. Calculate, annotate, analyse—and keep going. Edit and iterate faster.

Inside Docs: your engineering, explained.

MathCanvas inside Docs

Write equations that stay connected.

Live calculationsReal AltoDocs capture
A real AltoDocs structural calculation document with live variables and unit-aware equations
A real foundation calculation authored in AltoDocs.
Drawing markup

Measure and annotate any drawing.

Drawing markupReal AltoDocs capture
A real AltoDocs markup session with calibrated measurements and annotations on a reinforced concrete detail
Calibrated measurements and annotations placed directly on an engineering detail.
Bring the workbook with you

Edit calculation sheets inside the report.

Embedded spreadsheetsReal AltoDocs capture
A real spreadsheet calculation being edited inside an AltoDocs document
A working calculation sheet edited without leaving the report.
Loads and analysis

Run the analysis right in the report.

Loads and analysisReal AltoDocs capture
Wind and snow load cases with beam and column verification results inside an AltoDocs document
Load cases, combinations, and verification blocks for beams, frames, and columns — placed directly in the document.

More inside Docs

Built for work that must be right.

Structural engineers are first-class citizens here — not a generic docs tool with math bolted on. AI and automation take the repetitive hours; the engineering judgment stays yours.

Bring your work into one report.

Calculations, spreadsheets and drawings live beside the narrative in Docs. Keep the engineering and its explanation together.

Connected engineering documents

No more screenshots.

Change an input and everything downstream updates itself. The copy-paste-and-rescreenshot round after every revision is simply gone.

Iterate in minutes, not evenings

Work with AI when you need it.

Use the optional AI panel inside AltoDocs, or connect ChatGPT to your files with the plugin.

Optional AI access

AltoDocs for ChatGPT

Create and edit AltoDocs files from your chat.

Open in ChatGPT
Free apps

Start with the tools you need.

Docs, MathCanvas and AltoCad are free to use. Add the AI panel and ChatGPT plugin when you want AI access.

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