Newbie question. Drawing tubing

[chaosms]

I just bought a copy of SW 05 from a company closing doors. I have no cad experience at all so this may seem like a simple question to you. I have completed a few tutorials so far though.

Basicly what I'm trying to do is create a frame/roll cage out of 1 1/4 tubing. My problem is I don't know how to create the tubing itself. I'm sure I can figure out the bends and other stuff.

Thanks,
Dave

 

[SBaugh]

Go through the online tutorial before you continue. If you have had no experience prior, then you need to do that first and understand how SW works before making your model.

Regards,

Scott Baugh, CSWP

http://www.scottjbaugh.com

faq731-376

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

Check out the Weldments tutorial & the SW Help files on Weldments.


Helpful SW websites FAQ559-520
How to get answers to your SW questions FAQ559-1091

 

[EngJW]

Create a path for the centerline, attach a plane to the end of the line, draw the cross section on the plane, then sweep it along the path.

Do this for each tube and then use an assembly to combine them. I think for a roll cage most of your tubes would be in a plane so you would not have to fool with a 3d sketch.

 

[support69]

I thought about weldments like CBL mentioned, but if he has had no CAD experience or SW training, then the lingo of understanding what we said might be to much. No offense here Dave, but you do need to understand the lingo of SW.

Regards,

support69

 

[TheTick]

If the company that was closing doors was not a SolidWorks VAR, they do not have the right to resell SolidWorks (read license agreement). Keep this in mind if you call for support.

 

[support69]

From the license agreement:

Other Restrictions on Use. This Agreement is your proof of license to exercise the rights granted herein and must be retained by you. Other than as permitted under the license grant in Article 1.A with respect to DWGeditor and in 1.B., you may not use any portion of the Software separately from or independently of the Software and other than for your normal business purposes and you may not provide access to or use of the Software to any third party; consequently you may not sell, license, sublicense, transfer, assign, lease or rent (including via a timeshare arrangement) the Software or the license granted by this Agreement. You may not install or use the Software over the Internet, including, without limitation, use in connection with a Web hosting or similar service, or make the Software available to third parties via the Internet on your computer system or otherwise. You may not modify or make works derivative of the Software and you may not analyze for purposes competitive to SolidWorks, reverse engineer, decompile, disassemble or otherwise attempt to discover the source code of the Software, except in accordance with Article 8 below, if applicable, as it contains trade secrets (such as the Software’s structure, organization and code) of SolidWorks and its licensors.

Regards,

support69

 

[chaosms]

Thank you EngJW for the nudge in the right direction. That is just what I needed to get over the hump.
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What I meant my no cad exprience didn't mean I was completely in the dark. I know the majority of the basic 'terminology' and if I don't know I can usually figure it out.
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As far as the license agreement goes, I was not aware of that, maybe the company wasn't either. I would try and make an attempt to return and receive a rufund but, it was actually a computer with SW already loaded on, so it may not have been actually 'sold'. Paid an average price for the pc, wasn't charged extra for any programs.

 

[support69]

The question you posed is like you said a newbie question. But that's alright that is why we are here. But if you have not gone through the tutorials then you really need too.

So if you bought the PC then you truly didn't buy the software with it, because the average bundle is $4000... did you spend that on the computer... Good luck!

support69

 

[EngJW]

Do you have any drawing board experience, or have you ever taken a course in drafting? Going from the drawing board to cad is easy if people are willing to adjust to the differences. Some people have trouble going from 2d cad to solid modeling. Who knows, if you have no experience at all maybe you will not have any preconceptions and will pick it up right away. By the way, I am 60 and learned it pretty fast. When I first went to work there was no cad and no computers.

 

[chaosms]

No, fortunately I didn't pay even close to $4k for the pc. However, I am looking into purchasing the additional add-in package, another 4 for that I was told. So hopefully I can add-on to the package already installed, will find out when the local reseller calls me, on day 4 already.

Currently making my way through some tutorials, store boughten ones (not online tutorial). Starting to get a bit more advanced, basics were kind of boring.

Anyways, got the tube drawn finally. Thanks for the help everyone! Hopefully some day I'll be able to help.

-Dave