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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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| In
development
for 2012 |
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- New
geometry definition options
- Offsets
registered to the baseline or camber line
- Manipulation
of the baseline for "face" definitions
- New
radial distribution parameters (camber, skew in degrees)
- Additional
import/export options
- Updates to CAD/CAM export files -
Updated macro and data file formats in support for new versions
of many popular CAD/CAM programs.
- Direct IGES export - A new
lofted blade surface feature that provides a direct export in
IGES format.
- New data exchange options -
Additional data exchange with propeller hydrodynamic codes,
including HydroComp's new PropElements
detail design software.
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| Recently
added features |
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LR Ice Class rules
- "Cantilevered"
thickness distribution
- PDF
report for the 3D View
- The 3D View can now be exported as a JPEG
image file or packaged as a PDF report page.
- Latest
class society thickness calculations
- The thickness calculations have been updated
per ABS 2011 and LR 2010 publications, including high skew
propellers.
- Updated
CAD View
- A new replacement for the 2D CAD functionality
has been developed and implemented. This builds upon the newest
version of the report viewer which now includes CAD-type line
drawing features.
- Better shape control for highly
cambered sections
- Improves hydrodynamic nose shape
for foil geometries with high camber.
- Improved main page data
interface
- The main page has an updated data
entry format.
- New
report viewer
- A new integrated report viewer provides
enhanced reporting options, including export to PDF, CSV, and
RTF.
- Conic
flow geometry
- Design propellers to a conic flow orientation as well as
circular flow.
- 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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