Tom let out a low whistle. "It's like the software saw the future."
Her colleague, Tom, leaned over. "You're going to kill yourself building prototypes. Last time we spun a physical rotor, it took six weeks and cost $40,000." motor cad
"I know," Elena sighed. "But the 2D magnetic simulation alone takes three days to solve. And that doesn't even tell me about thermal hotspots." Tom let out a low whistle
Marcus smiled. "Watch and learn."
"Lumped-parameter thermal networks," Marcus said. "Instead of grinding through hours of CFD, Motor-CAD models heat flow between nodes: copper, iron, magnets, housing, coolant jacket. It takes seconds. Watch what happens when I increase the current density." Last time we spun a physical rotor, it
"That's the 'Motor' part of Motor-CAD," Marcus explained. "But watch this." He switched tabs to the module. The screen filled with a color-coded 3D mesh of the motorāblue at the housing, orange at the windings, red-hot at the end windings.
Six weeks later, the physical prototype arrived. The team gathered around the test bench. The motor spun up to 12,000 rpm. Torque curve: within 3% of Motor-CAD's prediction. Thermal sensors at the end windings: 148Ā°C. Predicted: 150Ā°C.