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Use it for:
Tension Structures
Shade Sails
Tents
Awnings & Canopies
Exhibits & Displays
Form-fitting covers
Fabric roofs
Marine applications
and much more!!
Meliar Design
MPanelForm finding and patterning software
for tensi le fabric structures
Meliar Design
MPanel FEA
What is Mpanel FEA software?
MPanel FEA software is a comprehensive set of engineering tools that
assist a user with the design and analysis of tensile fabric structures and
industrial fabric materials under environmental conditions such as wind
and snow. It acts as a floating application inside AutoCAD or Rhino 3D.
Check the model for stresses in the fabric
both at rest and with environmental
factors applied. The results can be
displayed in a number of formats
including graphical and tabular data.
Use MPanel FEA to
determine the reactions
and loads of all
connections and cables,
whether internal or
located on an edge.
Finite Element Analysis software for tensile fabric
MPanel software is a comprehensive set of design andproduction tools that assists a user with the design,
refinement and patterning of industrial andarchitectural fabrics. It acts as a floating
toolbar inside of AutoCAD orRhino3D and is very intuitive
and user friendly.
From 3D to 2D in a single click!
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2D PATTERNING AND PANELING
TO
P VIEW
FR
ON
T VIEW
3D VIEWS
& RENDERINGS SID
E VIEW
MATERIAL COMPENSATION
SEAM ALLOWANCE
ANNOTATION
NESTINGOUTPUT
COMPLETE 3D FORM-FINDING AND DESIGN TOOLS
Panel 1
Panel ID001
Material Warp (roll)
Once the desired 3D shape is achieved, a single click createsthe flat 2D panels needed to manufacture the design. Chooseto create panels in any size, shape or direction. Indicate aspecific width and MPanel will hold the patterns to thatdimension. The reporting feature gives all relevantinformation such as panel area, length, width and shear strain.
MPanel’s extensive 3D form-f i n d i n g a n d m o d e l i n gcapabilities allow a user tocreate nearly any three-dimensional shape. Exactlysimulating the form that fabricwill take on either a rigid frameor with cable supported edges,the software provides the usercomplete control over Weftand Warp stress ratios,edge and internal cabletensions andconnectionhardware.
The easy to use and comprehensive interface provides theuser access to one of the most powerful toolsfor designing fabric structuresavailable anywhere!
Selecting the powerfulMaterial Compensation toolallows MPanel to pre-shrink apanel to account for any post-production stretch in thematerial. Options allow forany material type (Canvas,PVC, PTFE, HDPE and othershade cloths, etc) as well asvariable settings for differentparts of the pattern. Easilyspecify both Weft and Warpfactors.
O n c e y o u d e f i n e acompensation for a specificmaterial, save it to the libraryfor quick access on the nextproject that uses it!
The MPanel Options screenis extensive, yet intuitive.
Each panelcreated inMPanel isassigned aunique ID
number. Usethis to track
each onethroughout the
project and addit to the output
as a printableoption.
The optional Nesting programwill automatically stack and alignpatterns to any table width andlength that you choose. Use it tominimize your waste, saving bothtime and money.
The MPanelOutput optionwrites to mostlarge formatcutting tables orto any Windowsprinter. Use theSkeleton optionto create paneldimensions to
Choose from many different SeamAllowance styles such as Fold to,
Butt, Lap Over/Under, etc.Specify helpful elements like
alignment marks andguidelines. Save
your customseams to the
database.Meliar Design
MPanelForm finding and patterning software for
MPanel products work with AutoCAD and Rhino3D CAD platforms