All factors are calculated by the program and are based on user input. Or the user can override the factors at any time. All data needed to prepare an engineering drawing of the gear are included. To provide input, the user fills in screens by following prompts. SoftWire is a graphical programming package that can be used as an alternative to writing text-based syntax.
Engineers can use the software to write programs for tests they wish to run, for example.
The programming software combines the ability to use graphical programming with writing code in an industry standard language so the user doesn't need to learn code. SoftWire runs in Visual Basic, a popular application development language. If users need a graphical function that is not provided, they can write a Visual basic routine to fit the function. All control blocks can be interfaced to Visual Basic programs.