Mechanical design is the first step in mechanical production and the most important factor in determining mechanical performance. In order to meet the high requirements of mechanical product performance, computer technology is widely used in mechanical design for auxiliary design and system analysis. The following are the ten most popular mechanical engineering design software in the world.
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1. Autodesk Moldflow
As part of the Autodesk digital prototype solution, Autodesk Moldflow Adviser provides customers with an easy-to-use tool that enables them to simulate and evaluate the design scheme and optimize it before processing and manufacturing. Reduce potential design errors, shorten the product development cycle, and reduce development costs.
In the design and manufacturing of products, Moldflow provides two simulation analysis software:
AMA (Moldflow Plastic Parts Consultant) and AMI (Moldflow Advanced Molding Analysis Expert).
AMA is easy to use and can quickly respond to the designer's analysis changes. Therefore, it is mainly aimed at injection molding product design engineers, project engineers and mold design engineers, and is used to quickly verify the manufacturing feasibility of products in the early stage of product development. AMA can quickly answer basic manufacturing feasibility questions, such as "Can the product be filled?" Through this unique design mode, whether you are an experienced expert or a novice, AMA will let you feel the reliability and practicality of injection molding simulation.
Moldflow overall solution With the vigorous development of the plastics industry and plastic-related industries, the competition in the plastics industry is becoming increasingly fierce. On the one hand, the price of raw materials and labor costs are constantly rising, and on the other hand, the sales price of products is constantly falling, while the quality and function of products are constantly improving, and the delivery cycle is required to be shorter.
2. AutoCAD
AutoCAD software is an automatic computer-aided design software produced by Autodesk, Inc. (Autodesk), USA. It can be used for drawing, two-dimensional drawing, and basic three-dimensional design. It can automatically draw without knowing programming, so it is widely used around the world and can be used in civil engineering, decoration, industrial drawing, engineering drawing, electronics industry, clothing processing and other fields.
Although AutoCAD has powerful graphics functions, its table processing function is relatively weak. In actual work, it is often necessary to make various tables in AutoCAD, such as engineering quantity tables, etc. How to make tables efficiently is a very practical problem. AutoCAD can create basic graphic objects such as straight lines, circles, ellipses, polygons, splines, etc. in a variety of ways. Drawing auxiliary tools. AutoCAD provides drawing auxiliary tools such as orthogonal, object snap, polar tracking, and snap tracking. The orthogonal function allows users to easily draw horizontal and vertical straight lines, object snap can help pick up special points on geometric objects, and the tracking function makes it easier to draw oblique lines and locate points in different directions.
Starting from AutoCAD2000, the system has added many powerful functions, such as AutoCAD Design Center (ADC), Multi-Document Design Environment (MDE), Internet driver, new object snap function, enhanced annotation function, and local opening and local loading functions.
3. Pro/Engineer
Pro/Engineer operating software is a CAD/CAM/CAE integrated 3D software under the American PTC company. Pro/Engineer software is known for its parametric technology. It is the earliest user of parametric technology and occupies an important position in the current field of 3D modeling software. Pro/Engineer is recognized and promoted by the industry as a new standard in the field of mechanical CAD/CAE/CAM in the world today. It is one of the mainstream CAD/CAM/CAE software today, especially in the field of domestic product design.
Pro/Engineer is built on a database based on a unified foundation, unlike some traditional CAD/CAM systems that are built on multiple databases. The so-called single database means that all the data in the project comes from one library, so that every independent user works on the modeling of a product, no matter which department he is from. In other words, any change in the entire design process can also be reflected in the relevant links of the entire design process.
In the Pro/Engineer software version, in addition to using the main versions such as proe2001, Wildfire, WildFire2.0, WildFire3.0, WildFire4.0 and WildFire5.0, there are also minor versions with date codes in each main version. Different date codes represent the order of the release dates of the main versions.
4. SolidWorks
SolidWorks is an original 3D design software based on Windows system. Its easy-to-use and friendly interface can fully automatically capture design intent and guide design modifications in the entire product design work. In the assembly design of SolidWorks, new parts can be directly generated by referring to existing parts. Regardless of whether the design is carried out using the "top-down" method or the "bottom-up" method for assembly design, SolidWorks will greatly improve the efficiency of design with its easy-to-use operation.
Users not only use SolidWorks software to solve general component design problems, but more and more users are beginning to use SolidWorks software to handle system-level large-scale assembly design, and the speed of uploading large assemblies is also increasingly required. In response to user needs, SolidWorks' R&D department has tried to improve the speed of uploading large assemblies from different angles, including the processing of distributed data and the use of graphics compression technology, which has improved the performance of large assemblies by dozens of times.
5. Unigraphics NX
UG (UnigraphicsNX) is a product engineering solution produced by Siemens PLMSoftware. It provides digital modeling and verification methods for users' product design and processing processes.
UnigraphicsNX provides a proven solution for users' virtual product design and process design needs. UG is also the abbreviation of User Guide and Universal Grammer; it is also called Phantom in DOTA.
The development of UG began in 1969 and it was developed based on C language. UGNX is a flexible software tool for numerical solution of partial differential equations developed using adaptive multigrid method on unstructured grids in two and three dimensions.
UG is an interactive CAD/CAM (computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing) system, which is powerful and can easily realize the construction of various complex entities and shapes. It was mainly based on workstations at the beginning, but with the development of PC hardware and the rapid growth of individual users, its application on PC has achieved rapid growth and has become a mainstream application for three-dimensional design in the mold industry.
Using NX modeling, industrial designers can quickly establish and improve complex product shapes, and use advanced rendering and visualization tools to maximize the aesthetic requirements of design concepts.
6. Cimatron
Cimatron is a product of the famous software company Cimatron of Israel. Cimatron's subsidiary in China is Simei Chuang (Beijing) Technology Co., Ltd., and now Cimatron has been owned by 3D Systems of the United States. Over the years, from small mold manufacturing plants to manufacturing departments of large companies around the world, Cimatron's CAD/CAM solutions have successfully become an indispensable tool in corporate equipment.
Since its establishment in 1982, Cimatron Co., Ltd. has been recognized as a leader in the field of CAD/CAM by its innovative technology and strategic direction. As a leader in CAD/CAM integrated solutions for the manufacturing industry, it is committed to providing comprehensive, cost-effective software solutions for mold, tool and other manufacturers to streamline the manufacturing cycle and strengthen the collaboration between manufacturers and external vendors to greatly shorten product delivery time.
Whether you are designing for manufacturing or generating safe, efficient and high-quality NC tool paths for 2.5~5-axis milling pin processing. , Cimatron's CAD/CAM solutions for manufacturing provide customers with the ability to handle complex parts and complex manufacturing cycles. Cimatron ensures that the product manufactured every time is the product you designed.
Cimatron's new Chinese version CimatronE10.0, its CAD/CAM software solution includes a set of easy-to-use 3D design tools, allowing users to easily process the obtained data models or conduct product concept design. Version 10.0 has made very obvious progress in design and data interface.
Today, more than 4,000 customers around the world are using Cimatron's CAD/CAM solutions to manufacture products for various industries. These industries include: automotive, aerospace, computer, electronics, consumer goods, medicine, military, optical instruments, communications and toys.
7. Mastercam
Mastercam is a PC-based CAD/CAM software developed by CNC Software Inc. in the United States. It integrates multiple functions such as 2D drawing, 3D solid modeling, surface design, voxel stitching, CNC programming, tool path simulation and realistic simulation. It has convenient and intuitive geometric modeling. Mastercam provides an ideal environment for designing part shapes, and its powerful and stable modeling function can design complex curves and surface parts. Mastercam version 9.0 and above also supports Chinese environment, and the price is moderate. It is an ideal choice for a large number of small and medium-sized enterprises. It is an economical and effective all-round software system and a CAD/CAM system widely used in industry and schools. (Reply to the keyword in the background to get the software)
Mastercam not only has powerful and stable modeling functions, which can design complex curves and curved surface parts, but also has powerful surface roughing and flexible surface finishing functions. Its reliable tool path verification function enables Mastercam to simulate the entire process of part processing. In the simulation, it can not only display the tool and fixture, but also check the interference and collision between the tool and fixture and the processed parts, truly reflecting the actual situation in the processing process, and it is worthy of being an excellent CAD/CAM software. At the same time, Mastercam has low requirements for the system operating environment, so that users can get the best results in modeling design, CNC milling machine, CNC lathe or CNC wire cutting and other processing operations.
Mastercam has powerful surface roughing and flexible surface finishing functions. Mastercam provides a variety of advanced roughing technologies to improve the efficiency and quality of part processing. Mastercam also has a wealth of surface finishing functions, from which you can choose the best method to process the most complex parts. Mastercam's multi-axis processing function provides more flexibility for part processing.
Mastercam's strengths are in CNC processing, which is simple and easy to use, and the generated NC programs are simple and efficient. The main competitors are UGNX, Edgecam, WorkNC, Cimtron, Delcam (Powermill), PTC (Pro/NC), Space-e, CAMWORKS, HyperMILL, etc. Compared with these software, it has an overwhelming advantage in 2D processing; in terms of surfaces, it has an advantage in simple rule-based categories; in terms of multi-axis surfaces, the third-party 5-axis multi-surface processing was introduced in X3, making it still the king in general CNC processing.
Mastercam software has been widely used in the design and NC processing of general machinery, aviation, shipbuilding, military industry and other industries. Since the late 1980s, my country has introduced this famous CAD/CAM software, which has made great contributions to the rapid rise of my country's manufacturing industry.
8. CATIA
CATIA is the flagship product development solution of Dassault, France. As an important part of the PLM collaborative solution, it can help manufacturers design their future products and support the entire industrial design process from the pre-project stage, specific design, analysis, simulation, assembly to maintenance. Since 1999, its digital prototype process has been widely adopted in the market, making it the most commonly used product development system in the world.
The modular CATIA series of products provides product style and appearance design, mechanical design, equipment and system engineering, management of digital prototypes, machining, analysis and simulation. CATIA products are based on the open and extensible V5 architecture. Whether it is solid modeling or surface modeling, since CATIA provides an intelligent tree structure, users can easily and quickly modify the product repeatedly. Even if major modifications are required in the final stage of design, or the original plan is updated, it is very easy for CATIA.
CATIA provides complete design capabilities: from product concept design to the formation of the final product, it provides complete 2D, 3D, parametric hybrid modeling and data management methods with its precise and reliable solutions, from the design of a single part to the establishment of the final electronic prototype; at the same time, as a fully integrated software system, CATIA organically combines mechanical design, engineering analysis and simulation, CNC machining and CATweb network application solutions to provide users with a strict paperless working environment, especially the special modules in CATIA for the automotive and motorcycle industries.
CATIA provides convenient solutions to meet the needs of large, medium and small enterprises in all industrial fields. Including: from large Boeing 747 aircraft, rocket engines to cosmetic packaging boxes, almost all manufacturing products are covered. CATIA series products provide 3D design and simulation solutions in eight major fields: automobile, aerospace, shipbuilding, plant design, construction, power and electronics, consumer goods and general machinery manufacturing.
CATIA's competitors include UGNX, Pro/E, Topsolid, Cimatron. Among them, NX and Pro/E and CATIA can be said to have a three-way split. At present, CATIA has the largest market share in design and engineering software. This comes from its strong customer base and military industry background. Compared with its competitors, CATIA's advantages lie in its pleasing interface, easy-to-use and powerful functions, strong functional support in special industries such as automobiles, aerospace, shipbuilding, etc., and global sales cooperation with IT giant IBM.
9. Delcam
Delcam is the world's leading professional CA
D/CAM software company. Delcam PLC is headquartered in Birmingham, a famous city in the UK, and is a listed company on the London Stock Exchange. The research and development of Delcam software originated from the world-renowned university Cambridge University. After more than 40 years of development, the Delcam software series spans application fields such as product design, mold design, product processing, mold processing, reverse engineering, art design and engraving processing, quality inspection and collaborative management. Delcam's latest software development is carried out simultaneously in the UK and the United States, with more than 40,000 customers in more than 80 countries and regions around the world.
As a CAD/CAM software company with a history of more than 40 years that integrates design, manufacturing, measurement and management, and focuses on research, development and technical services, Delcam deeply knows that everything for the user is the key to Delcam's success. To this end, Delcam not only provides users with leading software solutions, but also provides users with the highest level of technical support through more than 350 technical support branches in more than 80 countries and regions around the world, ensuring that Delcam solves any problems of users with the fastest response speed.
Delcam is the only CAD/CAM software company in the world today that has a large CNC processing workshop. All Delcam software products have been rigorously tested in actual production environments. This allows Delcam to best understand the user's problems and needs, and provide a full range of products from design, manufacturing, testing to management.
Delcam CAD/CAM series software is widely used in aerospace, automotive, shipbuilding, home appliances, light industrial products and mold manufacturing industries. Airbus, Boeing/McDonnell Douglas, Harbin Aircraft Industry Group, Xi'an Aircraft Industry Group, Chengfei, Toyota, Honda, Ford, Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz, Pratt&Whitney, Siemens, Mitsubishi, Canon, LG, Nike, Clarks, FAW Group, Dongfeng Motor Group, Zhuhai Gree and other well-known companies are all Delcam users.
10. Edgecam
Edgecam is an automated CNC programming software developed by Planit in the UK. Edgecam can be integrated with today's mainstream CAD software data and achieve barrier-free data transmission. It gives full play to the association between entities and tool paths. If the geometric features of the entity (such as height, depth, diameter) are modified in the 3D software, only the tool path needs to be updated without re-editing. Edgecam provides complete solutions for milling, turning, milling and other processing methods.
EdgeCAM is a powerful, versatile, easy-to-learn and easy-to-use intelligent CNC programming system, and adopts a modular design to meet the needs of different users. Users can choose modules with different functions to form a CAM solution for CNC machining programming according to their own programming needs. The research and development and promotion of EdgeCAM products have always been based on meeting the needs of users in the global processing and manufacturing industry, providing the latest CNC programming functions to global users at the fastest speed to meet the different needs of different users. In the process of more than 20 years of product development and application, EdgeCAM has more than 40,000 genuine authorized users worldwide.
Planit Group ranks first in the global manufacturing industry in terms of CAM software installation volume, with an installed volume of 84,000 sets, which is 24,000 sets higher than other competitors in the same industry, and nearly 30,000 sets higher than its own sales in 2005. Planit Group's products include CAM software such as EdgeCAM, AlphaCAM, Radan, etc. The diversification of the group's products has consolidated and strengthened the group's position in the manufacturing industry. In response to the special requirements of the mold industry, Edgecam provides a variety of different processing methods to meet the processing requirements in different situations, including optimization of processing programs for different methods such as product processing, mold manufacturing, turning, composite processing and high-speed processing.
