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nanoCAD Mechanica - A mechanical engineering software

nanoCAD Mechanica is a mechanical engineering tool with 2D drafting and 3D mechanical designing. It is based on an advanced parametric engine, and works with a large library of standard parts. It enables users to carry out fast development of high-quality mechanical engineering drawings and project documentation.

New in Mechanica

Assembly Units

Changing 3D Type of an Assembly Unit

Document Properties Window

Assembly Unit Properties Window

Specification by 3D Model

Specification Positions

Stamping

Flanging

Key features

Library of standard and complex parts

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Fasteners
Standard profiles
Reamers
Circuit elements symbols
Technical sketches
Machine accessories
Mechanical gears, bearings, shafts, and sockets
Electric motors
Gear boxes
Pipeline fittings
Vessels and apparatus

Broad range of design tools

Supports multi-sheet drawings
Constructs objects and symbols by a variety of methods, such as orthogonal drawing and using object snap
Manages drawing order of overlaying objects
Draws standard and custom line types, hatches, and fonts with styles
Dimensions through multiple methods and places technology symbols
Auto selects tolerances and deviations
Automated check of texts labels standards
Quick access to standard texts and symbols
Checks spelling with built-in text editor
Creates tables with built-in table editor

Parameterized parts database

Mechanica’s parts database contains a vast collection of parametric and object-dependent elements, including three-dimensional ones. When you change the parameters of a part, all associated parts in the drawing also change automatically, according to their database values. This powerful tool generates design variations, which improve the design quality.

Standards-based engineering drawings

With Mechanica, you quickly make drawings based on international standards using these tools:

ISO-standard fonts, line types, and dimension styles
Tolerance zones and deviations for dimensions and fits
Form and plane position tolerances
Surface texture symbols
Gradient symbols
Editor for writing and changing technical notes and specifications
Hole tables
Semi-automatic views, cuts, sections, and breaks
Auto-sorting letter labels of drawing elements
Fixed joint symbols
Marking and branding
Formats and stamps
Special arrays
Cross-referencing drawing denotations in technical requirements
Generation of table reports, with automatic updating of tables linked to drawing objects

Designing bolted and riveted joints

Mechanica offers flexibility in handling bolt and rivet functions:

Connect groups of parts with arbitrary thickness using bolts, screws, or studs
Connect parts of arbitrary thickness with rivets displayed in regular and high accuracy, made of hollow and semi-hollow rivets
Display simplified fasteners in joints
Generate patterns of bolts and rivets in joints

BOM tools

Mechanica’s BOM tools create bills of material of parts linked to drawings. BOM tables can contain the following items:

Itemized specification numbers
Electrical specifications
Automatic receipt of specifications
Custom specifications

Other important features

Dimension styles

Mechanica supports dimension styles, which are named collection of dimension settings that control the appearance of dimensions, such as the arrowhead, the text placement, and display of tolerances. It includes styles preset for a number of local and international standards.

Detail views with automatic updates

Mechanica generates detail views as objects that are updated by the MCREGEN command when the source model changes. When at least part of a scaled object falls into the view frame, then its scale is applied to the entire detail view.

MechWizard parameterizer

Mechanica’s MechWizard guides users through advanced functions:

Overlaying assembly and parametric dependencies on objects
'Behavior training' of standard parts
Modification of database elements
Custom database elements

Calculation wizard

Mechanica’s powerful engineering calculators handle gear strengths, complex cross-sections of geometric properties with arbitrary axes, fasteners, bearing life at given load conditions, and more. Results of calculations are generated automatically as reports that show all formulas and ISO references used for the calculations.