Although significant number of commercial software packages for calculation, analysis and design of wide variety of mechanical elements are available today, development of own, custom software solutions remains very important. Usualy in the framework of scientific work, custom applications with novel techniques and solutions get developed but often remain in form which is unsuitable for wider, practical use. Additional development of user-friendly environment, user-interface and necessary documentation often reveals itself to be the critical step in achieving wider acceptance of such tools and solutions. Such custom developed solutions offer good control over implemented methodology and procedures and the way calculations are performed, greater flexibility and easy subsequent implementation of neccessary improvements and modifications. An example of own, custom developed software application for gear design and modelling with its possibilities and options is presented.

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