Documentation

ClearSpan engineering docs

Everything you need to drive ClearSpan as an engineer: run wood beam and post calculations, move them through the submission workflow, connect Claude Desktop through the Model Context Protocol (MCP), and put the AI agent to work from chat or email.

Getting Started

  • Your First Wood Beam in 5 Minutes
  • Connect Claude Desktop (MCP)
  • Use the In-App Chat Assistant

Calculations & Workflow

  • Wood Beam Calcs
  • Wood Post Calcs
  • Calculation Lifecycle
  • Access Control: Who Can View & Edit

Load & Design Criteria

  • Load Criteria: Project-Level Loads
  • Area & Point Loads
  • Link Loads into a Calc
  • Design Criteria: Code, Combos & Deflection

Reports & Packages

  • Generate & Download Reports
  • Custom Report Sections & Templating
  • Compile Multi-Calc Packages

AI Agent

  • Chat: Upload & Attach Files
  • Chat: Streaming & Live Thinking
  • Chat History: Resume Conversations
  • Inbound Email: Set Up Your Address

Remote MCP Server

  • MCP Server Overview
  • Tool Reference: Projects & Calcs
  • Tool Reference: Runners
  • Tool Reference: Packages