THE ROLE OF CAD IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS FOR THE METALLURGICAL INDUSTRY: EXPERIENCE IN USING ANSYS, AUTOCAD, SOLIDWORKS AND MATLAB

The article examines the features of using modern software tools for designing products in the metallurgical industry, in particular, such as ANSYS, AutoCAD, SolidWorks, and MATLAB. In particular, attention is paid to their advantages and disadvantages in the context of specific metallurgical tasks, such as modeling technological processes, designing mechanical components, and analyzing thermal and mechanical loads. Separately, the application of ANSYS for numerical modeling of the metal rolling process is considered, MATLAB for mod-eling thermal processes in furnaces, as well as the use of AutoCAD and SolidWorks for creat-ing geometric models and designing rolling mills. The results of the analysis show that each of the software products has its own strengths and weaknesses, which determines the appro-priateness of their use depending on the specifics of the tasks. The authors provide recom-mendations for choosing tools, based on the requirements for accuracy, productivity, and cost. The scientific novelty of this work lies in the development of an innovative multiphysics approach that combines the integration of powerful software tools (ANSYS, AutoCAD, Solid-Works, MATLAB) for modeling complex metallurgical processes with an emphasis on mechanical, thermal and structural analysis. This approach allows to significantly increase the accuracy of engineering calculations, which is of great importance for the optimization of technological lines in metallurgy, in particular in the context of advanced analysis methods and improvement of design techniques in difficult production conditions.