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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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| PropCad
gallery |
The following pictures are of sample designs that were built with
PropCad. You will see that PropCad can be used for many different
propeller, thruster and impeller applications.
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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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