Development of integrated intelligent cad system for design of shafts

Abstract

Integrated intelligent CAD systems (IICAD) can be developed for different purposes. The objective of this article is to emphasize the advantages of the use of IICAD systems in comparison with the classic systems. The article shows a structure of one such developed system, namely the IICADv system. This system is used for automatization of activities undertaken during the realization of certain phases of the process of designing of shafts, especially the synthesis phase. The development of a module for computation of the shaft and integration of the entire system was performed in the C# programming language, while shaping of the shaft was performed in the CATIA system. The interlinking was performed thanks to previously modelled basic 3D models. In such way, utilizing the advanced IICADv system, the computation and shaping of the shaft is done almost instantly. The results of the use of the IICADv systems are generated final 3D models of the shaft, ready for use by numerous other applications.