AeroPack
AeroPack is a collection of unique drawing tools created specifically for airplane design and drafting that can also read geometric information from the Advanced Aircraft Analysis (AAA) analysis modules. AeroPack is not an independent software application. AeroPack is an enhancement to Punch Software Shark and Shark FX, the new standards in Conceptual Computer Aided Design (CCAD).
Shark and Shark FX are full featured 2D and 3D digital design solutions that provide versatile modeling practices and precision drafting capabilities all within one seamlessly integrated package. Shark and Shark FX support an integrated collection of 2D, 3D, surface, and solid modeling tools, including numerous spline creation and modification commands, seventeen surface construction methods, blending, chamfering, shelling, stretching, twisting, bending, and foreign part editing tools. All surface and solid modeling operations transparently support associativity and a history tree for rapid design modifications.
Shark FX provides photorealistic rendering, animation, and precision drafting capabilities to add visual realism to your designs. Drag and drop materials, textures, and decals onto parts. Use the material editor to tweak reflectance, color, displacement, transparency, and texture space attributes. Add lights, backgrounds, foregrounds or environment maps to further enhance the scene. For output, generate poster size, ray traced anti-aliased images or add life to your presentations with object based animation or QuickTime VR. Keys to the innovative user interface include smart prompting and tips, intelligent snapping through LogiCursor, and over 80 minutes of training videos.
Shark and Shark FX have been designed, from the ground up, to be intuitive for the casual user as well as the professional engineer. And unlike facetted based conceptual design packages, Shark and Shark FX use a precise kernel that facilitates the sharing of data using IGES, STEP, and AutoCAD® DXF/DWG file formats. Shark and Shark FX supports reading native CATIA® v4 and PRO/E Wildfire® parts and assemblies as well as SAT for sharing with SolidWorks®.
Shark FX-AP integrates DARcorporation AeroPack into Punch Software Shark FX, which is a full-featured application that supports an integrated collection of 2D, 3D, surface, and solid modeling tools. Shark FX-AP includes numerous spline creation and modification commands, seventeen surface construction methods, blending, chamfering, shelling, stretching, twisting, bending, and local face operations. All modeling operations transparently support associativity for rapid design iterations. Shark FX-AP has Photo Rendering and Animation:
- RayTracing, Shadows, Transparency
- QuickTime OBJ VR Movies
- Camera Path Animation
- Object Path Animation
- Rapid Render Presets
- Drag/Drop Decal Library
Shark-AP integrates DARcorporation AeroPack into Punch Software Shark, for an affordable curve, surface, and solid modeling software application that provides state of the art modeling tools without sacrificing speed and ease of use. The simple user interface combined with intelligent snaps and integrated design methods make Shark-AP the perfect solution for amateurs and kit airplane builders.
AeroPack Tools:
Space Spline
Space Spline creates a combined projection between two existing curves. Useful when creating control curves for polyconic surfaces.
Obscuration Plot
Using the Obscuration tool, the field of view of a pilot, sensor or antenna can be calculated and plotted. This plot will show any obstructions in the field of view from a selected point.
Curve Integration
Curve Integration will numerically integrate a curve to find the area underneath it. Used in conjunction with the Perimeter Curve and Area/CG Curve tools to find wetted areas and volumes, respectively.
Import Airplane
Import Airplane allows the user to create files in AeroPack based on data from .geo files created by Advanced Aircraft Analysis.
Replace Curve
The Replace Curve tool quickly updates geometry by replacing one curve with another in the feature tree of all objects in the model. This means that all geometry created from the original curve will update to the new curve. Useful when changing airfoils of lifting surfaces.
Export Curve
Export Curve exports the coordinates of a curve to a .spl file. This file can be imported back into Concepts for use in future models.
Plot Curve
Plot Curve produces graphs of inflection points, curvature, and first derivatives.
Perimeter Curve
Perimeter curve creates a plot of perimeter length as a function of body stations. When used in conjunction with the Curve Integration tool, the Perimeter Curve tool can be used to find the wetted area of components.
Polyconic Surfaces
A Polyconic Surface is a surface constructed along a path of smoothly changing conic sections. Adjacent surfaces can be easily made exactly tangent to each other so there will be no bumps or dips in your finished airplane. This result is very important in composite airplanes with smooth surfaces that reveal the slightest errors in curve geometry, but nearly impossible to achieve with conventional or freeform curve drawing methods.
Airfoil Generation
Airfoils can be constructed from files (spline through digitized points) or from NACA/NASA equations.
Lifting Surfaces Planform Generation
Lifting Surface Planforms can be generated automatically given different combinations of span, root chord, tip chord, sweep, aspect ratio, taper ratio and surface area parameters.
Area/CG Curve
Area/CG Curve calculates and displays as a graph the cross sectional area of a component or complete configuration as a function of the distance along a specified axis. This tool is useful for area-ruling transonic or supersonic cruise airplanes.
Sum Curves
Sum Curves allows the user to add two or more curves together. It can be used to sum Area/CG curves from different components.
Mean Geometric Chord
Mean Geometric Chord calculates the length and location of the Mean Geometric Chord for straight-tapered and cranked planforms.
Software Pricing and Evaluation: Shark FX-AP and Shark-AP are available for Windows and MAC OSX platforms. Purchase includes AeroPack and Shark FX or Shark software, user manuals and service releases.
Commercial License Pricing:
- Shark FX-AP: 2,195.00
- Shark-AP: $1,695.00
Click here to request academic pricing and evaluation.. This is a limited time and functioning version of Shark FX and AeroPack. You cannot save, print, copy or paste your files. The software is valid for 30 days and can only be installed on a PC. Due to America Online's network procedures, AOL users may not be able to download Shark FX-AP and Shark-AP.
Student License Pricing: If you are currently enrolled as an aeronautical engineering student, you can purchase a Student License of Shark FX-AP and Shark-AP. Software can only be used for class work and university sponsored design projects. Software cannot be installed in a University lab, shared with or transferred to another student. Applicant must have a valid student ID to qualify for student pricing. Software purchase will include Shark/Shark FX and AeroPack software and user manuals.
Purchase Shark FX-AP Student License: $300
Purchase Shark-AP Student License: $250
AeroPack Tutorials: This new AeroPack Tutorial will help the CAD user understand and utilize the diverse and powerful airplane specific drawing tools made available in Shark FX-AP and Shark-AP.
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Vista, or Windows 2000
- Intel Pentium or AMD Athlon class processor
- 512 MG RAM or greater
- Mouse Point Device
- DVD Drive
- Mac OSX 10.4
- Open GL
- G4 or G5
- 512 MB RAM
- DVD Drive
- Mouse (recommend 2 button mouse