HVAC Design Studio
Ripping through quotes.
Drop in the plans and ClawSoft does the rest: a room by room load calculation, the right equipment, a duct layout and a quote ready to send. Built for contractors, distributors, manufacturers and homeowners.
Heating and cooling loads using the Manual J method, with design temperatures by ZIP code. Insulation, windows and which way they face, cathedral ceilings, duct location and air leakage are all accounted for, and every assumption is listed.
Upload floor plans as a PDF or photos, or paste the customer's email or your call notes. ClawSoft reads the rooms, sizes, ceiling heights and window schedules and fills in the design for you to check.
Sizes high velocity small duct systems, conventional ducted systems and ductless mini splits, with heat pumps, electric heat, hot water and chilled water options, so you can compare them for the same house.
Draw supply and return runs right on the plans at scale. Run lengths, outlet counts and spacing are checked as you go, and the parts list updates from your layout.
Turn the design into a quote in one click, with parts pulled from a full HVAC and plumbing catalog and a dimensioned air handler drawing.
A clean printed report with the load summary, room by room loads, airflow and the equipment list, ready for the homeowner, the inspector or your files.
Size the job, lay out the ducts and hand the customer a professional quote before you leave the driveway.
Turn a customer's plans into a load, an equipment list and a quote your counter team can stand behind.
Help dealers pick the right equipment fast with consistent, documented sizing.
Get a quick first pass on loads and layouts before the full engineered design.
Find out what size system your house really needs and what it will take to install it.
Need a full design for a permit? Request one from our design team right from your project.
ClawSoft Design Suite is an online HVAC design studio. It runs a room by room heating and cooling load calculation, reads floor plans, sizes the equipment, lays out the ductwork and builds a quote from a full HVAC and plumbing catalog.
Contractors and installers, distributors and supply houses, manufacturers and reps, engineers and designers, and homeowners planning a new system or a replacement.
It follows the Manual J method in simplified form, so you get an accurate room by room load in minutes instead of hours. Every default it uses is listed on the report. When a job needs a full engineered design for a permit, our design team can do it.
High velocity small duct systems such as Unico, conventional ducted systems, ductless mini splits, heat pumps with electric backup, hot water coils and chilled water. ClawSoft compares the options for the same house.
Yes. Upload the plans as a PDF or photos and ClawSoft reads room names and sizes, ceiling heights, cathedral ceilings, window schedules and which way the glass faces. You review everything before it is saved.
As a rule of thumb, a high velocity system moves about 250 CFM per ton and each 2 inch outlet carries roughly 30 to 35 CFM, so plan on about 7 to 8 outlets per ton. ClawSoft works out outlets room by room from each room's load.
Yes, creating an account is free. New accounts are reviewed and approved, usually within one business day.