MDESIGN 2024 – What's New?
MDESIGN has been continuously developed over many years. A number of additions and enhancements have also been implemented in the MDESIGN 2024 release. This ongoing process is already reflected in the respective MDESIGN module updates.
MDESIGN 2024 undergoes a fundamental renewal in the database structure. The table structure previously used to manage the technology tables was based on Microsoft Access. Both modern IT infrastructures that use 64-bit technologies and conceptual expansion were limited by the previous architecture.
All technical data—such as material properties and geometric data—is organized in an SQL database. This ensures future IT compatibility, centralized organization, secure data storage, and a foundation for new functions and communication.
MDESIGN , Project Manager
The first new MDESIGN function extension that uses SQL database technology is the new MDESIGN Project Manager. It offers a major advantage in project planning.
Calculations and calculation documents are no longer saved as individual calculation files in directories, but are managed quickly and clearly in the MDESIGN project manager. All calculations can be assigned to a selected project. This means that an overview of several calculations, including different machine elements, is possible at the click of a mouse. You can quickly search and sort in a familiar way. Existing calculations provided by other users or customers can be easily imported. The export function ensures that calculations can still be passed on to other users. Created PDF documents are immediately available in the same project view. All MDESIGN users working in a team have an immediate overview without having to search.
For this purpose, MDESIGN 2024 now offers multilingualism within a document with the "MDESIGN pdf" extension. The language can be switched directly in the calculation document using buttons in the right-hand margin. MDESIGN 2024 meets the desire for greater individualization with the positioning of 2 logos in the document. A company logo for the CI and a customer or project-specific logo to professionalize the calculation document can be easily configured via the menu interface.
MDESIGN bolt with 3D Assistant
The addition of the MDESIGN 3D wizard is now also available in one of the most frequently used applications, MDESIGN bolt.
Different properties of the bolted connection can now be captured even more intuitively directly in the model. Geometry values for bolts, nuts and plates can be changed immediately. MDESIGN thus minimizes effort, increases input quality and saves additional time.
Principles derived from DIN, ISO, and the technical reference work “Niemann/Winter” form the basis for meeting customer requirements. The calculations for bevel and hypoid gears have been expanded to include the calculation of tooth flank fracture.
The calculation of material properties is now also based on the current version of the FKM guideline, and the databases for adhesives have also been updated.
They are based on the US technical literature "R. L. Mott Machine Elements in Mechanical design". They can be found in the topics of screw connections, shafts, axles and shaft-hub connections. Further modules from other specialist topics will follow in the next issues.
► For customers with a current service contract MDESIGN 2024 is now available for download in the customer forum available.
