I invite you to visit this fantastic Engineering Forum, where you can ask questions, read other engineering opinions and interact with your colleagues of like mind. Just click on the box to the left and visit the site. You can find some of my postings there (mostly in the Structural Section) under the handle "Polecat.

I also encourage you to visit this site (Meca Enterprises) and view some of the software available.  They offer a variety of reasonably priced programs that deal with stack design, base plates, wind loads (including TIA/EIA 222, ASCE 7-98 & -02), and a host of others.