Object Oriented CAD package for Gear Pump Design

The package was built through certain non-sequential steps then, a user interface was suggested for each step. First, the standard components were collected to build the relational database. These components came from a lot of catalogs and handbooks. Second, the design procedures for the gear pump was studied and documented. Third, all elements in the problem domain were analyzed form the object-oriented viewpoint, stress analysis viewpoint and the detailed working drawings viewpoint. Fourth, working drawings for each component that should be manufactured using traditional methods were drawn. Fifth, for non-traditional methods, two ways could be used, one was that producing data exchange file (DXF) and the other was that to produce G-codes or M-codes in file. Sixth, a report about the case study was produced. Finally, the data was saved and kept. After finishing these steps, the CAD-designer should gather all data and information required for the system, categorized and documented them, then applying an object-oriented methodology.