Mechanical CAD Software for Fasteners, Gears & Mechanical Drafting

2D & 3D Mechanical Drafting with Automated Fasteners

Mech-Q Mechanical is a mechanical drafting module designed to eliminate repetitive, manual drawing work. It allows you to create 2D and 3D fasteners, hardware, shafts, gears, and mechanical components automatically — using simple dialog-driven tools that work inside your CAD environment.

Included with AViCAD or available as part of the Mech-Q Engineering Suite, the Mechanical module transforms time-consuming detailing into a fast, consistent workflow built for real production drawings.

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Why Mechanical Drafting Is Faster with Mech-Q

When fasteners and mechanical components are drawn by hand, each bolt, washer, or shaft becomes a small drafting task—scaled, aligned, layered, and annotated manually. Mech-Q replaces this with dialog-driven automation.

Instead of managing blocks or rebuilding details:

Here’s how Mech-Q works:

Select the component
Choose the size and configuration
Click to insert

The result is consistent, production-ready mechanical drawings created in a fraction of the time.

“We used to waste hours manually drawing bolts, holes, and fasteners. Mech-Q changed that overnight. Once we switched, fastener detailing became automatic instead of repetitive — and our drawings became more consistent.”
Christoph S. – — CAD Manager

Why Use Mech-Q Mechanical?

Most CAD users don’t realize how much time is lost manually drawing fasteners, holes, shafts, and repetitive mechanical details. Mech-Q Mechanical replaces those steps with automated tools that generate clean, standard CAD geometry — correctly sized, layered, and oriented every time.

Key advantages:

Near-zero learning curve using dialog-based tools
Standard CAD entities — no proprietary objects
2D and 3D output from the same workflow
Consistent sizes, layers, and annotations
Fast drafting without managing block libraries
Affordable licensing without forced subscriptions

Once you draw fasteners this way, it’s hard to go back to drawing them by hand.

Fasteners & Mechanical Hardware (2D & 3D)

Mech-Q Mechanical includes a powerful fasteners and hardware system designed to automate one of the most repetitive parts of mechanical drafting.

Fasteners are created using dialogs — not blocks — and are inserted by simply selecting two points. Sizes are remembered between placements, making repetitive detailing extremely fast.

Supported Fasteners

Bolts & Screws

Hex head, socket head, flat head, button head
Countersunk, pan head, washer head
Shoulder screws and studs
Metric and Imperial sizes

Nuts

Regular hex, thin, washer, lock nuts
Metric and Imperial

Washers

Flat washers
Spring washers

Pins & Set Screws

Dowel pins, roll pins
Set screws (cone, cup, flat, half-dog point)

Holes

Bolt holes matched to fasteners
Slotted holes
Drilled holes

All fasteners can be drawn in 2D or 3D, rotated automatically, and placed precisely without rebuilding symbols or searching block libraries.

Fasteners created in Mech-Q Mechanical are designed to work seamlessly with steel members created using the Structural module — making it easy to detail complete steel assemblies using standard CAD .

Designed for Everyday Mechanical Drafting

Mech-Q Mechanical is built for:

Mechanical engineers
CAD technicians
Fabrication and manufacturing drawings
Maintenance and retrofit documentation

No scripting. No complex setup. No learning curve.

All tools use standard CAD entities, so drawings can be edited, shared, or plotted in any AutoCAD-compatible environment.

Bearings & Bearing Housings

Available as a separate module or within the full Engineering Suite.

Includes:

Deep groove ball bearings
Cylindrical roller bearings
Spherical roller bearings
Taper roller bearings
Thrust bearings
Y bearings
Pillow blocks & flange housings

All bearings draw with correct views and dimensions.

Shafts, Keys & Chamfers

Auto Shaft Generator

Draw stepped shafts with chamfers and radii
Front, end, and sectional views generated automatically
Internal bores supported

Key & Keyway Utility

Standard and custom sizes
Automatic alignment and trimming

Chamfer Tools

Internal chamfer generator (auto trims geometry)
External chamfer generator for shaft ends

Gears & Mechanical Components

Spur gears (Metric & Imperial)
Accurate tooth geometry
Front and end views

Material Handling & Conveyor Drafting

Designed for material-handling engineers and industrial layouts.

Conveyor Rolls & Idlers

Trough, vee, return & flat carry idlers
End, front & plan views
Supports common manufacturers
Suspended idlers supported

Conveyor Chains & Sprockets

Based on standard chain specifications
Sprockets with front & end views
Chain pitch, break load & tooth count supported

Transmission Sprockets

ISO-based sizing
Simplex, duplex & triplex
Steel & cast iron options

Bulk Material Trajectory Generator

Calculates and draws material flow envelopes
Ideal for conveyor discharge design

General Mechanical Drafting Tools Included

The Mechanical module also includes productivity utilities for everyday CAD work:

Global text manipulation
Text find & replace
Style conversion
Text boxing & underlining
Layer control by selection
Lock, unlock, freeze & isolate layers
Batch text scaling

These tools reduce cleanup time and improve drawing consistency.

How Mech-Q Works (Simple Workflow)

Click a Mechanical tool (e.g., Bolts)
Choose size and configuration (saved automatically)
Pick insertion points — done

No block libraries to manage.
No re-scaling.
No redrawing.

Compatible CAD Platforms

Mech-Q Mechanical runs inside:

AutoCAD®-compatible CAD platforms
BricsCAD
IntelliCAD-based CAD systems
AViCAD (standalone CAD with Mech-Q included)

Drawings remain DWG-native and fully editable.

Part of the Mech-Q Engineering Suite

The Mechanical module is included in the Full Engineering Suite, which also contains:

Piping
Structural
HVAC Ducting
Mechanical

A Network Module is available for multi-user offices.

Built for Speed, Accuracy & Consistency

Mech-Q Mechanical helps eliminate repetitive drafting tasks while maintaining:

Standard CAD geometry
Clean layering
Consistent sizing
Fabrication-ready output

It’s mechanical drafting the way it should be—fast, predictable, and easy to maintain.

Try It Risk-Free

Download the 30-day free trial and see how Mech-Q Mechanical simplifies fasteners, shafts, gears, and mechanical detailing—without subscriptions or unnecessary complexity.