A GUI-based (PyQt5) tool used to design 2D linkage mechanism.

• Planar Linkages Simulation
  • Python-Solvespace: Kernel from Solvespace with Cython bundle.
  • Pyslvs: Kernel from Sketch Solve with Cython.
• Mechanical Synthesis
  • Number Synthesis: Combine the attributes of mechanism.
  • Structural Synthesis: Cython algorithm used to find out structural possibilities of the mechanism.
  • Dimensional Synthesis: Kernel from the three Cython algorithms (rewrite).
• Websites
  • Readthedocs (stable / latest)
  • Content Management System (to be maintained)
  • Blog Framework (to be maintained)
• Others
  • Cross three platforms.
  • CAD-like user interface.
  • Auto layout of generalized chain.
  • The code complies with PEP 8 (code format), PEP 484 (typing) and PEP 561 (typed package).

If you have any question, please post on GitHub issue or contact pyslvs@gmail.com.

Download portable executable file of your platform.

pip install pyslvs-ui

Branch master is in development, use stable branch to install stable dependencies directly.

git checkout stable
python setup.py install

Or, build master branch step by step follow the documentation.

The documentation of Pyslvs and kernel API. Start it from sources:

pip install mkdocs
pip install -r doc-requirements.txt
mkdocs serve

Please see the reference.