                           MECHMOD ver. 1.0

                  Copyright (C) 2000 M-Modeling Software
                     e-mail: support@m-mod.hypermart.net
			     tolya@chat.ru		             
                     http://m-mod.hypermart.net/              

                          All rights reserved

                                 README
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CONTENTS
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1. OVERVIEW  				
2. REGISTRATION                             
3. INSTALLATION  			
4. HOW IT WORKS				
5. OPTIONS AND PROPERTIES               
6. NEXT VERSION OVERVIEW		
7. CONTACT INFORMATION 			


1. OVERVIEW         
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MECHMOD ver. 1.0 is designed for an automation and visualization of kinematic 
calculations of plane lever mechanisms of arbitrary circuits.

MECHMOD ver. 1.0 is applicable for structural and kinematic analysis of plane 
lever mechanisms, allows to make the automated kinematic analysis of the 
beforehand known structure mechanism (i.e. mechanism with the predetermined 
topological circuit) at any allowable sizes of parts. 

This software solves the following tasks of kinematic analysis of the plane 
lever mechanisms:
 - construction of the mechanism parts positions appropriate to any values 
of generalized coordinates (to any positions of initial parts); 
 - construction of the appropriate positions of the given points;
 - construction of the mechanism positions plan appropriate to given sets 
of initial parts positions;
 - construction of a  rotatory mechanism  positions sequence (multiplication)
for a visual estimation of given points and parts movement pattern;
 - construction of  the mechanism parts' given points trajectories.

MECHMOD ver. 1.0 is developed using modern computer technologies and 
mathematical modeling methods (modular approach and objective approach), and is 
executed within the specialized for determined class of technical objects, 
CAE-TECHNOLOGIES framework .

MECHMOD ver. 1.0 requires Borland Delphi (c) components or full release 
installed on your computer. 
You can download Borland Delphi (c) components free from our site:

http://m-mod.hypermart.net/bde32.zip

or from Borland Delphi site:


MECHMOD ver. 1.0 requires Windows 95/98 and Windows NT 3.5 or higher.


2. REGISTRATION
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   MECHMOD ver. 1.0 is a shareware ($78 US). You must read and accept the terms 
detailed in the license.txt file before you can use this software. 
   Evaluation period is 30 days.
   An ordering information is provided in the file order.txt for the purpose 
of registering this software.


MECHMOD ver. 1.0 is maintained at the following internet address:

               http://m-mod.hypermart.net/main.htm


               e-mail: support@m-mod.hypermart.net
		       tolya@chat.ru	

where you can find the latest release and links to support and on-line
ordering sites.

Demo-version of MECHMOD ver. 1.0 that you've downloaded is 
feature-limited (you can not operate with all modules but only with a few ones). 

You must register first to get a full version.

REGISTERED USERS WILL RECEIVE A FULL VERSION OF MECHMOD (c) 1.0 IN APROX 
48 HOURS AFTER REGISTRATION.

______________________________FREE__________________________________________
   REGISTERED USERS get next version of this software FREE and also a FREE 
support for it.   
______________________________FREE__________________________________________


3. INSTALLATION 
================

Unzip all archive files into some directory and run exe-file.

If you have neither Borland Delphi (c) components nor full release 
installed on your computer then you can download Borland Delphi (c) 
components free from our site:

http://m-mod.hypermart.net/bde32.zip

- unzip bde32.zip file into some directory and run setup.exe;
- follow the installation procedure;
- after the installation is complete reboot your system;
- go to MECHMOD directory and run exe-file.


4. HOW IT WORKS            
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- run exe-file; 
- go to menu "File" -> "Open" and open .mds-file (mechanism models catalog) 
from a \mod subdirectory;
- go to menu "Calculations" -> "Begin calculate" for the visualization of the 
calculation process;

     Calculation modes:
           0  - calculation without visualization;
         1000 - calculation without all mechanism positions visualization;
         1001 - visualization calculation.

 You can change input parameters for all components and observe output 
parameters after calculation. You can compute coordinates, velocities and
accelerations of all points, projections, angular velocities and 
accelerations of parts.  
 Another words you can make a full kinematic calculation and observe results 
by components or in graph-form.

_______________________IMPORTANT_____________________________________________
Any assembling circuit must include "Initial conditions" ¨ "General results" 
components
_______________________IMPORTANT_____________________________________________

In unregistered version of MECHMOD only 5 components (which are used as a 
demonstration) are operational.
_______________________IMPORTANT_____________________________________________

5. OPTIONS AND PROPERTIES  
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The MECHMOD (c) has standard Windows application interface.
All needed information is described in "Help" menu.

6. NEXT VERSION OVERVIEW
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THE FULL VERSION OF MECHMOD (c) allows you:
                               	
- to model almost any plane mechanism circuits of any complexity;
- to solve both analysis and synthesis tasks;
- to construct complicated calculation principles;
- to match desired mechanism parameters;
- to table and modify any parameters.


7. CONTACT INFORMATION
======================


    The MECHMOD (c) 1.0 is maintained at the following internet address:

             
                  http://m-mod.hypermart.net/main.htm              

      
  Comments, questions and suggestions regarding The MECHMOD (c) 1.0 can be 
directed to:

e-mail: support@m-mod.hypermart.net
        tolya@chat.ru
______________________________
With bests,
M-Modeling Software (C) 2000
