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PropCad is software for the geometric modeling of marine propellers. It provides tools for the automatic preparation of 2D design drawings, 3D views, construction data, calculation of geometric properties, and CAD/CAM file export.
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| Features |
- Integrated geometric designer
- Traditional 2D design drawings
- Multiple 3D views and graphics
- Design wizards for rapid development
- Build from scanned blade data
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- Supports any custom geometry
- Classification thickness calculations
- Weight and inertial properties
- Construction data output
- CAD/CAM file export
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| Applications |
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- New product development
- Creation of derivative designs
- Production or custom
- Modeler for FEA or CFD
- Analysis of existing geometry
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- Open or ducted styles
- Ocean-going marine propellers
- High-skew performance propellers
- Model boat propellers
- Aircraft props, jet impellers and fans
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| Product brochure |
Click here to view the PropCad product brochure with additional details and specifications. [PDF format, 490 KB]
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| Example design documents |
Download and review this PDF file with examples of PropCad design document printouts, including a 2D CAD drawing, a variety of offsets tables, and an ABS thickness report. [PDF format, 360 KB]
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| Planned for 2009 |
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- New report viewer [currently available] - A new integrated report viewer provides enhanced reporting options, including export to PDF, CSV, and RTF.
- Conic flow geometry [currently available] - Design propellers to a conic flow orientation as well as circular flow.
- Job Tracker - A new project management utility will allow you to track the time that NavCad is used on your projects.
- New design calculations - Additional data and calculation support for wake adapted propeller design. More data exchange with propeller hydrodynamic codes.
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| Recently added features |
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- New section geometries - Includes a mathematically fair Modified Kaplan section (with thicker edges).
- CAD/CAM exports - Now includes Pro/E blend file, Rhino 4, Solidworks 2005+ and Unigraphics NX.
- New section fitting - New capabilities to insert and smooth sections.
- Inspection report - Check measured face pitch values to design values. This is the first of a planned collection of inspection reports.
- Supplemental calculations - New calculations, including a new wetted added mass calculation and an improved wetted inertia calculation.
- New section format - Now define section data in thickness-camber format (in addition to the standard X-Y format).
- Builder options - Additional high-performance blade section geometries.
- Section design - New features for greater control over section geometry.
- Effective pitch - Calculation and display of hydrodynamic effective pitch for variable pitch designs.
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