CAD APPS

Computer Aided Design (CAD) and Exploration Applications (APPS)

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CAD APPS is a set of Computer Aided Design (CAD) and Exploration Applications (APPS) that were developed for undergraduate Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE) students. The CAP APPS solve problems that are typically found in MAE courses. The CAD APPS have also been found to be useful to high school students, graduate students, and others.
Installation Tutorial (link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-5Y2pmxgH4 )
Truss Application Overview (link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbRUwAYC-J8 )
Example Truss Problem Tutorial (link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aO848O-jkYg )

Cite As

Larry Silverberg (2026). CAD APPS (https://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/47648-cad-apps), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

Acknowledgements

Inspired by: plot arrowhead, String Toolkits

Inspired: cd cam, CADApps mechanics

General Information

MATLAB Release Compatibility

  • Compatible with any release

Platform Compatibility

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
Version Published Release Notes Action
1.7

Bugfixes
New meshing tool
New feature: multi-selection for tables: shift/ctrl + left click on member or node table values to change selection's values

1.6.0.0

Added updating instructions.

1.5.0.0

No changes to the truss app.
A new frame app has been added.

1.4.0.0

updated code

1.3.0.0

added tutorial problems

1.2.0.0

Added video tutorials

1.1.0.0

Added Screenshot

1.0.0.0