Open Design Optimization Platform (ODOP) - Coil spring design app; mechanical springs; compression spring, extension spring, torsion spring
The ODOP tutorial / demo feature is intended to to help new users get started quickly. Specially constructed tutorial and demonstration "sessions" provide multiple steps, where each step consists of a few paragraphs of text or embedded image positioned above the normal ODOP main page. The sessions provide input values and control of ODOP solution functions such that the software operates as though it was responding to user input. Thus, the user can step through the annotated design sessions at a desired pace simply by reading and clicking the "Next" button. While not technically a record / playback situation, the tutorial and demo feature can be thought of as playing back pre-recorded design sessions. In fact, the underlying software is always "live" and will respond to user input in addition to responding to input from the tutorial / demo session.
A "Back" button is provided so that the user can step to previous pages in order to re-read or refer to something that may have been missed on the first pass.
Tutorial sessions teach operation of the program. Use the Help : Tutorial... menu item to select the desired tutorial session.
Demo sessions illustrate problem solving techniques as well as provide sample solutions to several generally available reference book problems. Use the Help : Demo... menu item to select the desired demo session.
The tutorial and demo sessions need to start from a known state. So, if you have entered any work of value that is not yet saved, use the File : Save or File : Save As menu item to save your work before starting a session.
See: Spring design tutorial and demo for details on starting the spring design tutorial and demo sessions.
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| tutorTour | Guided tour of the compression spring Advanced View using U.S. Customary units | |
| guidedDesign | Design workflow using compression spring example; optimization, standard wire size, select from catalog | |
| tutor | Variable names, change of Independent Variables; analysis concept, FIX of Dependent Variables, Search; equation inversion concept | |
| tutor3 | Constraints, constraint levels; synthesis concept | |
| tutor4 | Save, print description of a finished design | |
| tutor5 | Calculation Inputs, material properties, allowable stresses, end types | |
| tutor6 | Standard size table, catalog look-up | |
| tutor7 | Seek, minimize spring material; optimization concept, exploration of available solutions | |
| tutor8 | Trade, restructuring goals to find feasible solution | |
| tutor9 | Preferences (internal variables) and Properties (notes saved with design) |
A sequence of solved demonstration problems is available (or planned) under the names demo through demo(n). Many of the demo sessions contain sample solutions to selected reference book problems where the ODOP:Spring results are compared to the reference book results in order to validate results from the program.
| Name | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| demo Design Validation | Introduction, simple design validation (design check) problem | |
| demo NewDesign | Design a compression spring from original specifications | |
| demo1 | Spring Mfgrs. Inst. Handbook | compression spring example 1 |
| demo2 | Spring Mfgrs. Inst. Handbook | compression spring example 2 |
| demo3 | major spring mfgr design handbook | compression spring example |
| demo4 | {still in development} | compression spring example |
| demo5 | Carlson, Spring Designer's Handbook | compression spring problem 1 |
| demo6 | Spring Mfgrs. Inst. Handbook | extension spring example 1 |
| demo7 | Spring Mfgrs. Inst. Handbook | extension spring example 2 |
| demo8 | major spring mfgr design handbook | extension spring example |
| demo9 | Carlson, Spring Designer's Handbook | extension spring problem 3 |
| demo10 | Carlson, Spring Designer's Handbook | compression spring problem 6 |
| demo11 * | Carlson, Spring Designer's Handbook | compression spring problem 8 |
| demo12 * | Carlson, Spring Designer's Handbook | fatigue life comparison |
| demo13 * | Factor of safety and cycle life illustration | |
| demo14 | Spring Mfgrs. Inst. 1991 Handbook | torsion spring example p.25 |
| demo15 | Carlson, Spring Designer's Handbook | torsion spring problem 4 |
* planned