Calculate deflection lines, bending moments, torsion moments, and factors of safety for shafts and axles put under static loads.
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Summary
You can perform the calculation on full or hollow shafts, on shafts with or without notches, and you can determine the strength of the shaft at selected points on the shaft periphery.
A prerequisite for starting the shaft calculation is an already drawn shaft. The command terminates with the error message “non-symmetric shaft” if the selected objects do not build a rotational symmetric shaft.
List of Prompts
The following prompts are displayed.
Select contour
Specifies the shaft contour to perform the Strength Calculation on.
Create contour
Creates a shaft contour from the objects you select.
Select objects
Specifies the objects to create a shaft contour from. The command terminates with the error message "non-symmetric shaft" if the selected objects do not form a rotational symmetric shaft. Press ENTER to complete selection.
Tip: You can select a shaft created by the shaft generator by clicking its centerline.
Select shaft centerline
Specifies the shaft's centerline. The object you select must be an AutoCAD Mechanical toolset centerline object. This prompt is displayed only for shafts not created by the shaft generator. The Shaft Calculation dialog box displays as soon as you select the centerline.
Pick inner point for hollow shaft
Specifies that the shaft is hollow shaft by selecting an inner point. This prompt is displayed only for shafts not created by the shaft generator.