• Mechanisms and machine elements design
• Strength analysis of machine elements and structures
• Joints design
• Guidelines 
• Certification 

APM WinMachine system include:

• integrated drawing and modeling environment
• information and graphic databases
• strength, buckling, modal analysis of machine elements and structures design by finite element method
• The complex analysis of 3D linkage systems of the arbitrary geometrical structure
• Group threaded, welded, riveted joints calculation and design, as well as joints of rotating elements
• Complex of necessary calculations and automated drawing generation
• Generator of finite element mesh with constant and variable step.

В Drawing and modeling environment include:

• 2D graphical editor with parameterization tools;
• 3D structure editor;
• 3D surface and solid models preprocessor for finite element analysis with model import support using the STEP 203, SAT and DXF formats.

Database management system and databases include:

• Database editor;
• Database of standard parameters of machine elements for engineering drawing;
• Technological process database;
• Standard metal-roll sections library;
• Constructions database;
• Material database.

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Mechanisms and machine elements design

The software let solve following problems:

• Design and checking calculations of gears to get all geometry parameters, tolerances and control parameters with automatic generation of detail drawing
• Checking calculation of shafts and axes ( static and fatigue calculations, as well as calculations of shaft dynamic behavior) with automatic drawing generation
• Rolling contact bearing calculation and design with manufacturing accuracy class consideration, as well as animation of bearing work and calculation of longevity, beatings, contact stress, loss of power, heat release
• Design and checking calculations of springs and torsion bars and standard springs selection, as well as automatic generation of spring drawing
• Design of cam mechanisms with translational and rocking arm by arbitrary motion law with cam working animation and automatic drawing generatio
• Perform kinematic and dynamic analysis of lever mechanisms, to get trajectory, displacements, velocities, accelerations and link forces

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Strength analysis of machine elements and structures

APM WinMachine software tools let solve following problems:

• Enter construction geometry using bar (beam, truss, rope), shell, solid elements;
• Apply supports and hinges, as well as loads;
• Solve wide range of task types to calculate stress distribution and it’s components, linear and angular node displacements, deformations, internal forces, natural frequency and shapes, safety factors of material;
• Calculate buckling safety factors and shape;
• Calculate forced oscillation with animation of oscillating process;
• Calculate fatigue safety factors and the number of cycles;
• Consider steady-state thermal analysis and temperature stresses ;
• Draw geometrical model of the metal structure using the database of model templates;
• Perform carrying capacity calculation with rod section selection by code requirement;
• Design steel connections with drawing generation;
• Prepare projective drawings of the whole model or it’s separate parts;
• Get the rod quantity survey ;
• Calculate code combinations;
• Solve the contact problem;

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Joints design

Let solve following problems:

• Design and calculation of different joint types: group threaded, welded, riveted, joints of rotating elements;
• Design and checking calculations by constant or variable load condition;
• Calculate the optimum geometric parameters of joints;
• Generate the result document with color map in a friendly view.

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Guidelines

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Certification

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