Specialized graphics editor

The APM Shaft module has a specialized graphical editor for defining the geometry of shafts and axes. The editor provides the user with flexible and convenient tools that provide:

• defining the shaft design;
• input of loads acting on the shaft;
• placement of supports on which the shaft is mounted.

A distinctive feature of the graphical shaft editor of the APM Shaft module is the presence of a special set of primitives – these are the main elements of the shaft design (cylindrical and conical sections, chamfers, fillets, grooves, holes, threaded sections, keys, splines, etc.) acting on the shaft loads and supports on which it is placed. The use of such primitives greatly simplifies the input and editing of the shaft geometry and other data necessary for performing calculations.