Efficient way of preparing Erection and shop/fabrication drawing

[mce98]

hello engineers

can any one suggest me some way of preparing shop drawing for lattice steel towers efficiently ? currently we are doing it manually using simple CAD software. problem is, if any change is demanded by client, then it creats extra hassel to track changes.

thanks in advance

 

[ctopher]

Can you be more clear? Are you trying to do it in SolidWorks? Or do you want to know in general?

Chris
Systems Analyst, I.S.
SolidWorks/PDMWorks 05
AutoCAD 06
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[smcadman]

Excuse me sir, but this is a professional forum and topics on preparing erections should not be discussed here!


All kidding aside, move up to Solidworks to make your life a little easier.

Flores
SW06 SP3.0

 

[mce98]

we are doing this work manually using autocad.

i am thinking about "Xsteel 8.2". i don't know from where i can start learning xsteel.

anyway thanks for the suggestion of "solidworks". can it perform automations?

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

mce98 ... this is the SolidWorks 3D CAD products forum. You may have better responses by posting to the Autodesk: AutoCAD Forum forum555 or Structural engineering other topics Forum forum507.

Some functions of SW can be automated. It depends what level of "automations" you require.


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