SolidWorks for structural steel work??
SolidWorks for structural steel work??
(OP)
We are a job shop who does a lot of different stuff and I was wondering if anyone has experience using SolidWorks for heavy structural steel projects like ladders, platforms, handrails and the such.
I have a seat of SW08 and would like to implement it company wide but need to make sure it will fit our needs for everything that we do. Any input whatsoever is greatly appreciated. Thanks.
I have a seat of SW08 and would like to implement it company wide but need to make sure it will fit our needs for everything that we do. Any input whatsoever is greatly appreciated. Thanks.






RE: SolidWorks for structural steel work??
Jeff Mirisola, CSWP
Certified DriveWorks AE
http://designsmarter.typepad.com/jeffs_blog
Dell M90, Core2 Duo
4GB RAM
Nvidia 3500M
RE: SolidWorks for structural steel work??
Do you know if it can create the bolted connections that would be required for structural steel fabrication. We have a program that runs inside of AutoCad that has all clip and bolted connection drawings. Or is this something that you may have to do a little leg work on to get it started?
RE: SolidWorks for structural steel work??
Jeff Mirisola, CSWP
Certified DriveWorks AE
http://designsmarter.typepad.com/jeffs_blog
Dell M90, Core2 Duo
4GB RAM
Nvidia 3500M
RE: SolidWorks for structural steel work??
RE: SolidWorks for structural steel work??
If you don't know it yet, SW has a library of all the standard steel shapes. It also has a built-in beam load/deflection calculator. It's simple to create cut-lists and weldment detail support.
Bolted designs...you can easily add holes and fastener hardware. But I don't think there is any built-in functionality for determining composite stresses on bolted connections. There may be a 3rd-Party Add-On for that, but don't know. At some point, you still need the engineering training to do the calculations.
TygerDawg
Blue Technik LLC
Advanced Robotics & Automation Engineering
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RE: SolidWorks for structural steel work??
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Rob Rodriguez CSWP
www.axiscadsolutions.com
www.robrodriguez.com
http://designsmarter.typepad.com/rob_rodriguez/
Eastern Region SWUGN Representative www.swugn.org www.nvtswug.com
SW 2007 SP 2.0
RE: SolidWorks for structural steel work??
Jeff Mirisola, CSWP
Certified DriveWorks AE
http://designsmarter.typepad.com/jeffs_blog
Dell M90, Core2 Duo
4GB RAM
Nvidia 3500M
RE: SolidWorks for structural steel work??
Rob Rodriguez CSWP
www.axiscadsolutions.com
www.robrodriguez.com
http://designsmarter.typepad.com/rob_rodriguez/
Eastern Region SWUGN Representative www.swugn.org www.nvtswug.com
SW 2007 SP 2.0