Workflow: Perform a Shaft Calculation (AutoCAD Mechanical)

This workflow describes how to add supports, specify loads, and evaluate moments, deformations, and stresses on a shaft.

The following topic sequence provides links to the steps of this workflow.

  1. To Create a Shaft Contour (AutoCAD Mechanical)
    The Shaft Calculation feature needs you to create a contour of the shaft to analyze. It does not use the shaft itself, but the contour you draw around it.
  2. To Specify the Physical Properties of a Shaft (AutoCAD Mechanical)
    How to specify the characteristics of the shaft and the properties of the material used to manufacture the shaft.
  3. To Specify a Shaft Support (AutoCAD Mechanical)
    How to specify a fixed support or a moveable support for a shaft calculation.
  4. To Specify a Load on a Shaft (AutoCAD Mechanical)
    How to specify a point load, a distributed load, a torque, or a gear load as an input for a shaft calculation.
  5. To Insert the Results of the Shaft Calculation (AutoCAD Mechanical)
    How to specify the moment, deflection, and stress graphs to draw and place the results of the calculation in the drawing area.