AllyCAD Mechanical Toolkit

The Mechanical Toolkit speeds up the drawing of common mechanical components (such as bolts, nuts and screws), and provides functions for annotating welds, tolerances and surface finishes. It also provides functions for generating tables of coordinate, part, and general information.

		Setup Fasteners
		General
		Annotation
		Draw Components
		Ducting Draw Tables

The Mechanical Toolkit has its own toolbar for quick and easy reference to all your favourite functions. You may customize the Toolkit's default settings to suit your individual preference by modifying the Mechanical Toolkit Setup dialog.

	SETUP
The Mechanical Toolkit Setup dialogs are used to modify the Mechanical Toolkit's default settings, and customise it to your preferences. Here you can further specify line type and pen colour that will be used by the mechanical toolkit to draw Solid, Hidden and Centre lines.
	FASTENERS
• Automatic linear or polar repeat function • Hexagon bolts • Hexagon nuts with or without washers • Slotted hexagon nuts • Screws with various slots and head shapes including: • Cap screws • Plain • Low Head • Shoulder • Flat Head • Rivets with various head shapes
	GENERAL
• Multiple libraries containing mechanical elements can be created    and used • User friendly and graphical setup dialogs • Specify pens and line types to be used for solid, hidden and    centre lines • Elements can be drawn in hidden or solid lines • To draw an element, simply select and indicate its position • Each drawn element will be grouped individually • Draw multiple circles with centre lines • Through or blind drill holes in plan, elevation or section • Through or blind tap holes in plan, elevation or section
	ANNOTATION
• Weld annotation - can save weld annotation definitions for later    re-use which saves time and helps with standardising work. • Tolerance annotation - used to draw geometric tolerance "feature    control" annotations. • Surface Finish annotation - can save surface finish definitions for    later re-use.
	DRAW COMPONENTS
• Shafts with multiple sections and filleted or chamfered trim • Links with user defined hole diameters, link radii, fillet radii and    taper • Flanges with a defined pitch circle diameter and 2 different hole    diameters • Spur Gears with a defined pressure angle, number of teeth and    pitch circle diameter
	DUCTING
This tool allows you to draw top, side, front and development views of a rectangular to round duct section. • Draw rectangle to round duct views: • Front view • Plan view • End view • Development
	DRAW TABLES
This function allows you generate and draw a general-purpose table of data. Data may be imported and exported as a CSV (text) files. • Can create a Coordinate table, a Parts List table, or a "User"    (general-purpose) table. • The data in all tables can be exported to Excel (.CSV file). • User table can import .CSV data. Data can also be cut and pasted    from Excel spreadsheet into the User table.