Introduction to MachUp
These videos will guide you as you begin your use of MachUp, please contact us if you have additional questions, concerns, or would like videos on other topics. Please note that due to our desire to provide the best analytical tools possible the user interface of the current version of MachUp may vary slightly from that shown in the videos. However, the features and capabilities demonstrated in the videos remain in MachUp.
MachUp Introduction
Learn the basics of MachUp and start your journey as an aircraft designer.
Flying Wing Overview
Get started by creating a basic flying wing, adding control surfaces, customizing your wing, and running a basic analysis.
Conventional Aircraft
Now that you know how to construct a basic flying wing, learn how to construct more advanced aircraft within MachUp using multiple lifting surfaces. You also learn how to add features such as a fuselage and how to properly connect, structure, and organize the components of your aircraft for best results.
Coordinate System
An overview of the coordinate system used in Machup, how it differs from convention, and the associated benefits.
Pitch Trim
An overview of the pitch trim function within MachUp. The pitch trim function varies the angle of attack and the elevator deflection to achieve trim at the given conditions. This is a useful function for designing for a specific cruise condition based on a desired lift and moment coefficient.
Aerodynamic Center
The aerodynamic center function within MachUp allows you to quickly and accurately estimate the location and associated pitching moment of your aircraft's aerodynamic center. This is also a very useful tool for quickly and easily assessing the stability of an aircraft.
Forces and Moments
The forces and moments analysis in MachUp is a quick way to assess the performance and characteristics of your aircraft. You can quickly and easily make changes and get updated results. For more detailed analysis of your aircraft MachUp allows you to easily save results in a json format that contains results for individual lifting surface as well as the complete aircraft.
Distribution Function
The distribution function within MachUp can be very useful when performing structural analysis on your aircraft. This video gives a brief overview of the distribution functions output, structure, and uses.
Lighting
A brief overview of adding, moving, and adjusting light sources within MachUp to give the best views of your aircraft.