Unit-aware math canvas

Math that computes —
with units.

Type formulas that calculate live, including real-world units, right next to freehand sketches and images on an infinite, multiplayer canvas. Mathcad meets a whiteboard.

Free while in early access · No credit card
calcanvas.com/project/beam-deflection
← Projectsbeam deflection
ƒx
= 2500 N
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= 1800 mm
ƒx
= 200000 N/mm²
ƒx
= 4197000 mm⁴
ƒx
= 5.78985 mm

Real worksheets

See it think in units

Each card is a worksheet exactly as you'd type it — define a variable in one cell, use it in the next. Values carry units; Calcanvas converts, cancels, and checks dimensions.

Engineering
Cantilever beam deflection
Consistent N·mm units cancel down to a tip deflection
ƒx
P = 2500 N
= 2500 N
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L = 1800 mm
= 1800 mm
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E = 200000 N/mm^2
= 200000 N/mm²
ƒx
I = 4.197e6 mm^4
= 4197000 mm⁴
ƒx
delta = P*L^3 / (3*E*I)
= 5.78985 mm
units resolved
Road trip
Fuel for the drive
L/100km cancels against distance — straight to liters
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d = 1240 km
= 1240 km
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eff = 6.4 L / (100 km)
= 0.064 l/km
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fuel = d * eff
= 79.36 l
units resolved
Physics
Kinetic energy
Grams and km/h, converted to joules with .to(J)
ƒx
m = 145 g
= 145 g
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v = 95 km/h
= 95 km/h
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KE = (0.5 * m * v^2).to(J)
= 50.4871 J
units resolved
Fitness
Marathon finish time
Pace × distance gives minutes; .to(h) converts
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pace = 5.5 min/km
= 5.5 min/km
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dist = 42.195 km
= 42.195 km
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t = pace * dist
= 232.072 min
ƒx
t.to(h)
= 3.86787 h
units resolved

Why Calcanvas

Built for thinking out loud

Units that just work

Full dimensional analysis on every cell: 5 km + 300 m just works, grams and km/h convert on demand, and mismatched units throw a clear error instead of a wrong number.

=
5.3 km resolved

Infinite canvas

Pan and zoom forever. Drop formula cells, freehand sketches, shapes, and images anywhere — group your thinking spatially, not trapped in a grid.

ƒx
r = 4.5 m
= 4.5 m
ƒx
A = pi*r^2
= 63.6173 m²

Real-time multiplayer

Open the same project together: live presence cursors and instant updates, synced cell-by-cell. A shared whiteboard for the math behind your work.

How it works

Three moves to an answer

1

Type a formula

Add a math cell anywhere on the canvas and write math the way you think it — numbers and units together: P = 2500 N.

2

It computes, with units

Every cell evaluates as you type. Variables defined in one cell are in scope for the next, and units convert and cancel along the way.

3

Sketch alongside

Annotate with freehand drawings, shapes, and images on the same infinite canvas — and see collaborators' cursors live.

You type
5 km + 300 m
computes
Calcanvas shows
5.3 km

Start your first worksheet

Free while in early access, no credit card. Open a canvas and watch your math add up — in the right units.