Building a Drone?

Are you building a drone from scratch?
Need help finding and selecting materials?
Want to make your drone lighter so it will fly longer?

Welcome to:
Drone Frame Calculator

Save time and money while reducing waste. Compare the weights of different materials before you buy or cut them.
Select material specs from our growing database of carbon fiber and composites, or create your own virtual materials.
Find out what a complex shaped object would weigh if it was cut from different materials.
Compare strength vs weight of carbon fiber, wood, plastics, metals, and other composites.
Create a project with many parts and see the total weight as you build.
Add the weight of common components like batteries, motors mounts, cameras, flight controllers, and accessories to calculate available payload.
Test new designs in the calculator before you build them, to see if they are lighter and stronger.
Save your projects online to compare with others in the community.
Contribute new material specs to the calculator database.

Want to learn more? Check out the dCal Blog!