Versions and options
There are four CADWIND packages: ESSENTIAL, STANDARD, EXPERT and HIGH-END. Any of these packages can be extended with the DESIGN PACK option. The following table compares the different packages.
| Axisymmetric part geometries |
essential |
standard |
expert |
high-end |
| cylinder, tube with circular cross-section |
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| vessel, bottle, cone |
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| any axisymmetric geometry |
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| Non-axisymmetric part geometries |
essential |
standard |
expert |
high-end |
| tube with rectangular, elliptical or any other cross-section |
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| elbow with circular, rectangular, elliptical or any other cross-section |
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| T-part |
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| any non-axisymmetric geometry |
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| Mandrel model generator |
essential |
standard |
expert |
high-end |
| cylinder, tube with circular cross-section |
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| vessel, bottle, cone |
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| tube with rectangular or elliptical cross-section |
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| elbow with circular, rectangular or elliptical cross-section |
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| T-part |
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| Mandrel model import and export |
essential |
standard |
expert |
high-end |
| import via DXF |
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| export via CADWIND contour or surface data file |
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| Laminate calculation |
essential |
standard |
expert |
high-end |
| physical modeling and friction modeling |
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| geodesic and non-geodesic winding |
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| variable winding angle |
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| variable friction definition |
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| color scale indication of the winding angle, laminate thickness, geodesic behavior and fiber bridging |
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| analytical circumferential winding |
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| analytical helical winding |
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| analytical polar winding |
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| thickness build-up calculation |
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| layer linking |
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| T-part |
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| Calculation of the machine motion |
essential |
standard |
expert |
high-end |
| consideration of the machine's maximum velocities and accelerations |
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| minimal production time |
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| constant mandrel speed |
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| constant pay-out speed |
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| calculation of the winding time and fiber consumption |
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| display of the displacement-time, speed-time and acceleration-time diagrams |
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| fiber path editing |
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| T-part |
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| Calculation of the part program for the winding machine |
essential |
standard |
expert |
high-end |
| 2 to 6 axes winding machines |
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| robots |
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| specialized or custom build winding machines |
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| output for any machine control system |
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| output in a user defined format |
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| output in CADWIND's controller independent format |
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| special part program commands for automation |
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| control data editing and translation to any part program format |
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| Machine simulation |
essential |
standard |
expert |
high-end |
| real-time visualization of the moving machine |
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| visualization of the machine dynamics |
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| visualization of the machine ranges |
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| collision control |
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| numerical display of the machine positions and the time |
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| Laminate design and analysis |
essential |
standard |
expert |
high-end |
export laminate data to any FEA program
(not for Ts) |
DESIGN PACK
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DESIGN PACK |
DESIGN PACK |
DESIGN PACK |
| COMPOSITE STAR software included |
DESIGN PACK |
DESIGN PACK |
DESIGN PACK |
DESIGN PACK |
