MechSoft.com and Unigraphics Solutions Inc. (St. Louis, Missouri) announced today that MechSoft.com has joined the Unigraphics Solutions (UGS) Alliance Program. The UGS Alliance Program carefully selects leading-edge software products to be made available to users of UGS¿ Unigraphics and iMAN suite of collaborative product development applications. MechSoft.com develops and markets mechanical design automation software and productivity tools that have become the de-facto standard for superior mechanical engineering content.

¿MechSoft.com¿s state of the art solution integrated with the power of UGS¿ Unigraphics CAD/CAM/CAE system, enables Unigraphics users to take advantage of substantial machine design capabilities,¿ said Steve Vidal, President of MechSoft.com. ¿We are very pleased to provide our leading edge mechanical engineering knowledge based technology to UGS.¿ ¿MechSoft.com has provided a powerful suite of productivity tools for UGS¿ Solid Edge customers,¿ said Ken Hosch, Product Manager for Knowledge Driven Automation at Unigraphics Solutions, Inc. ¿We are excited to make these same tools available to our Unigraphics customers through the addition of MechSoft.com as a Unigraphics Alliance Partner.¿

MechSoft.com includes the power of five specific applications: Calculations; the Calculation-Driven Parts Generator; Mechsoft.com¿s Million-Unit Standard Part Library, the On-line Engineers Handbook and the Group Manager.

Calculations and Calculation-Driven Parts Generator MechSoft.com allows users to employ a large library of calculations ¿ representing standard mathematical formulae and physical theories - to automatically create mechanically correct parts and utilize knowledge based engineering principles. Within the Group Manager mechanical engineering attributes like power, speed, torque, material properties, working temperatures and lubrication conditions are all stored as part of the assembly. >From within UGS¿ Unigraphics, MechSoft.com determines, tracks and ensures the design feasibility of parts and their functional relationships within the assembly. By employing a graphical user interface that applies rules, MechSoft.com becomes very intuitive even for the occasional user.

Million-Unit Standard Parts library MechSoft.com¿s intelligent parts library is not only parametric, but also intelligent. MechSoft.com¿s technology can automatically select the correct hardware based on the appropriate part standard. Also, the parts library has been synchronized to take full advantage of the Group Manger technology. Within the MechSoft.com Million-Unit Standard Parts Library, is the Parts Wizard. The user Friendly Parts Wizard can create and populate new company standards or add to existing international standards. Any user defined or third party parametric part can be imported as an intelligent part into any standard. Part to part synchronization can happen automatically, while preserving user defined features.

On-Line Engineering Handbook The On-line Engineering Handbook documents the formulae, algorithms and theory that follow a calculation. Each calculation is described in detail, including the mathematical formulas, explanation of variables, tables and charts for the selection of the correct coefficients and material property tables with their allowable values. Each calculation also has examples of the most commonly used tasks.

Group Manager Intelligently manages the functional intent of an assembly, tracking the links between all of the parts, assembly calculations and individual part functions. MechSoft.com¿s Group Manager acts as a map, graphically representing both a design¿s components and its functions. During the design process, the Group Manager evaluates parts, calculations and relationships to determine mechanical feasibility. In the revision process, the Group Manager identifies possible failures, makes recommendations based on standard mechanical laws and parts, and can quickly propagate user-approved revisions throughout the design.