SUPER MENU
Machine Design Option (MDO)

The Machine Design Option (MDO) gives you highly automated, productive AutoLISP routines useful for almost any machine designer. MDO is integrated into SUPER MENU 2D Base for immediate productivity and many useful functions not available with AutoCAD. One general feature of MDO is that the routines make good use of the BROWSE feature so you don't need a hand book to look up what you need in order to draw it. With SUPER MENU's MDO you just browse the data, say "That's the one I want" and it is parametrically drawn for you.

MDO is one of the most value packed/affordable collection of time savers for machine design available anywhere. You will be surprised at the power and polish of the routines included. Here is a partial list of the commands:

• Sect Lines: Automates the drawing of section lines. First, enter the section letter. Draw a single or multi-segmented line through the part. A final point is required to show the direction of the arrows.
• Weld Arrows: Produces ANSI standard welding arrows. A slide of options will be displayed. Two letter options select the type of weld arrow you want. After weld arrow, you add flags, all around symbols, etc.., one or several.
• Slot: All method of drawing straight and radial slots.
• Draw Holes: You can use the built in database for standards holes and threads or design your own.
• Threads Draws: screw threads in actual, pictorial or simplified views. This routine uses BROWSE to allow selection from standard data tables.
• Flange Automates: the drawing of flanges, tapped/threaded holes and circular bolt hole patterns and single holes with center lines.
• Iso Dimimensions: Draws ANSI standard, horizontal and vertical isometric dimensions and leaders with the arrows and text at the proper slant.
• Hole Chart: Allows you select to circles in your drawing, sorts them according to size, numbers them and builds a chart. You can enter a description of each hole in the chart.
• MassProp: Calculates the section properties of a region, uses BROWSE to view the information and places a snap point at the centroid.
• Geo Tol: Constructs Geometric tolerances for R12.
• Bill Of Material: Automates placing part identifiers with attribute information. Then the attributes are extracted, sorted and a BOM is drawn. You can quickly revise and generate an intermediate parts list as you go. A text file is created so that part information is available for other programs.
• AutoOrd: Provides fully or semi-automated (confirmed) ordinate (datum) dimensions. Select only the features you want dimensioned by window. This routine will draw 100 dimensions in 60 seconds or you can confirm each one. Dimensions are associative. With this routine there is 1000:1 productivity gain!
• Part/Assys: This is a collection of layer management tools that group graphic entities together into logical groups without making blocks. The groups can then be grouped as an assembly. Parts or assemblies can be selected for standard editing. The R13 version adds an optional toggle for using AutoCAD's Group feature.
• DimStyles: With MDO you get a system for maintaining dimension tolerances and unit types while stretching or updating dimensions. It even keeps track of the decimal precision and type of units.
• Chain & Sprockets: Designs/draws single sprockets or a sprocket drive pair. When drawing a pair, exact centers are calculated, and error trapping keeps you from placing the second sprocket too close. Once the center distance is establish, you can freely rotate the second sprocket around the first. Typical time to design a chain drive is 60 seconds.
• Gears: Is a system for drawing and designing spur gears, internal gears, racks and drive pairs.
• Springs: Designs and draws extension and compression springs based on force and size requirements.
• Belts: Draws the center line of a belt or chain around sheaves and calculates the length. Draws standard sheaves. Designs drive systems similar to Chains & Sprockets.
• Data: Files MDO adds to the database collection: Motors, Formulas, Steel, and Materials.
• Bearings: Crossections of common bearings parametrically drawn. Including, ball, angular contact ball, spherical, needle and thrust. Also common pillow block bearings.
• Symbol Libraries: MDO includes Fastener, Hydraulic & Pneumatics, Electrical libraries. Optional libraries: Isometric Fasteners, Electronic, and 2D piping schematics.
• VwLineS: Draws construction lines in other orthographic views. Speeds 2D view constructions. (R13)
• Grooves:: Draws grooves and keyways
• DimCheck: Checks the validity of Associative dimensions.
  

One of the MDO areas of the main tablet overlay (digitizer not required)

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