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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, 115 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 2008 |
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- Improved design control for
certain shapes - New ability to "Lock" geometry.
- New section geometries
- A modified Kaplan (with thicker edger) is
under development
- New design interface and
calculations - Improved interface with simultaneous display
of data and graphics on the screen, and graphical control of
shape modeling. Enhanced data management and user features
supporting both traditional and advanced propeller design
strategies. Additional data and calculation support for wake
adapted propeller design. More data exchange with propeller
hydrodynamic codes.
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| Added
in 2007 and 2006 |
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- 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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