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Kitchen cabinet flap
Set the tension springs on a six-bar hinge so that a 2–8 kg flap opens by itself from about 15–20°. ASOMmini shows the manual force curve, and you find the right attachment point in the model.
ASOMmini · for a quick start
Understand and design linkages – quickly and easily
Do you need to quickly design a four-bar linkage or adapt an existing six-bar linkage to new requirements? With ASOMmini, you get usable results for your conceptual design in a short time – with motion, forces and torques in real time.
Your benefits
The quick way into kinematics
For mechanisms made up of links and joints only: with ASOMmini, you get results without lengthy onboarding.
For your design engineers
Modeled in a few clicks
You build the kinematic chain from links and joints in one go.
Everything in real time
Motion, forces, torques and diagrams respond immediately to every change.
Forces and torques with friction
Drive forces and torques, manual and joint forces, optionally with friction in the joints.
Design cam mechanisms
For the motion you specify, ASOMmini calculates the contour of the cam plate, with a roller or flat-faced follower.
For your company
Validate concepts at the design stage
Motion, forces and torques are known before the first part is manufactured.
Your data stays with you
ASOMmini runs locally on your computers, with no cloud. For activation, only license data is sent to our license server in Germany – and, if you wish, activation works entirely offline.
Direct from the developer
ASOMmini is developed in Germany. Onboarding, consulting and support come directly from info-key – with 26 years of kinematics know-how.
Model and move
From four-bar to multi-bar linkage in a few clicks
You connect links and joints into a kinematic chain in one go. Drives set the system in motion, and you shape the motion profile directly in the diagram.
- Revolute and prismatic joints, fixed and floating bearings
- Motion profiles made of segments, such as rise, dwell and fall, with smooth transitions
- DXF drawings as templates, optionally moving with the component
Calculate forces and torques
See forces and torques while you design
At every point in time during the motion, ASOMmini calculates the required drive forces and torques, the manual forces and the forces in all joints – including weight, inertia, springs and friction.
- Joint and bearing forces as vectors directly on the model
- Springs with custom characteristic curves, loads with custom time profiles
- Manual force exactly where a person moves the system
Forces are calculated kinetostatically.
Video: Four-bar linkage with manual force (1:25)
Analyze and present
Measure, compare, convince
Trajectories, the instantaneous center and the fixed and moving centrodes make the motion visible, while diagrams show displacement, velocity, acceleration, forces and torques over the entire motion sequence. With DXF sketches of your components, this becomes a vivid presentation.
- Measure angles and distances between any points
- Derive cam plates from the desired motion
- Export diagram values as text
Examples
ASOMmini in action
See in just a few minutes how ASOMmini solves typical tasks – from furniture fittings to excavator arms.
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Excavator arm
Three linear drives, one per degree of freedom, move the boom, stick and bucket. In ASOMmini, you coordinate their motion profiles and track the path of the bucket.
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Chebyshev straight-line linkage
A Chebyshev four-bar linkage guides a point along an almost straight line. ASOMmini shows how straight: with a coupler length of 20 cm, the straight section lies within a corridor of about 1 mm.
You will find more examples in our example gallery.
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Introductory terms for new customers · until 31 March 2027
ASOMmini in the first license year
Including a personal introduction, usually two to four hours. From the second year, the regular license prices apply. Terms in detail
€395Single-seat license
€595Network license
ASOMmini or ASOM?
Need more? Then ASOM is the right choice.
Both calculate motion, forces and torques in real time. ASOM offers syntheses, scenarios, additional mechanism elements and interfaces, while ASOMmini, for its part, derives cam plates from a specified motion.
ASOMmini for a quick start
- Links, revolute and prismatic joints
- Forces and torques with friction and springs
- Cam plates and DXF import
ASOM for complex concepts
- Syntheses for one-bar, four-bar and six-bar linkages as well as slider-cranks
- Gears, belt transmissions, racks and curved guides
- Scenario comparison, scripts and COM interface
Questions and answers
Frequently asked questions about ASOMmini
What types of mechanisms is ASOMmini suitable for?
For planar mechanisms with revolute and prismatic joints, from one-bar linkages to multi-bar linkages, and for cam mechanisms: for the motion you specify, ASOMmini calculates the cam plate, with a roller or flat-faced follower. ASOMmini includes weight, inertia, springs and friction in the joints in its calculations. Gears, belt transmissions, curved guides and syntheses are available in ASOM.
Does ASOMmini run in the cloud?
No. ASOMmini runs locally on your computers, and your project data stays within your company. For activation, only license data is sent to our license server in Germany – and, if you wish, activation works entirely offline.
Can I use my own drawings and reuse the results?
Yes. You import DXF drawings as a template in the background or attach them to a link so that they move with it. You export diagram values as text and the contour of a cam plate as a point list, for example for further processing in your CAD system.
Is ASOMmini also available for several workstations?
Yes. ASOMmini is available as a single-seat and as a network license. With the network license, the agreed number of users can use ASOMmini at the same time on different computers in your network.
Get to know ASOMmini
We present ASOMmini in a no-obligation online meeting and answer your questions. You do not need any training: every license comes with a personal introduction to ASOMmini, usually two to four hours.