VB710055E-mailqzxz321@sina.com://www.paper.edu.cn://www.paper.edu.cn://www.paper.edu.cn[1],.[J]2002,21:46-48[2].CAD20016[3],.MGZ[J]200234(2):156-159[4],.MGZ[J]2003,31(1):20-22[5].CAD20016[6].VB20066[7].20036DevelopmentoftheDesignSoftwareBasedonVBandtheDesignFlowofMechanicalProductZHANGXiao-ZhongSchoolofMech.&Elec.Eng.,Xi’anUniv.ofArch.&Tech.,Xi’an,710055AbstractComputerizeddesignofmechanicalproductisthehottopicwhichisstudiedbymechanicaldesignersandexpertsofcomputer,accordingtothecharacteristicofordinarymechanicaldesignersandmedium-sizedandsmall-sizedcorporations,andtherealityofmechanicalindustryinchina,thispaperresearchesthecharacteristicofpopularuser’demand.Inordertodecreasethecostofsoftwaredevelopmentandthresholdoftechnology,combinemechanicalproductdesignwithartistryofsoftwaredevelopment,exertdesignexperienceandprotectingtechnicalsecret,Thispaperpresentsasoftwaredevelopmentmethodbasedonthedesignflowofmechanicalproductthroughthestudyonthecharacteristicsofmechanicalproductdesignandsoftwaredevelopment,andelementaryinvestigationisconductedintheanalysismethodofmechanicalproductdesignflowselectionoftoolsofsoftwaredevelopmentandthebasictechniqueofsoftwarizationofmechanicalproductdesignetc..TheproblemofapplyingVisualBasictosoftwarizethedesignofmechanicalproductontheplatformofWINDOWSandCAXAorAutoCADisstudied.Theanalysismethodofsoftwaredesignschemeisgiven.Theresearchresultofthepaperhasgreatpracticalvaluetothedesignofmechanicalproductandsoftwarizationoftheprocess.Keywords:mechanicalproduct,designflow,softwaredevelopment