SOLIDWORKS Structure System
After the creation of any initial SOLIDWORKS Structure System, exiting the structure system mode will automatically prompt the Corner Management tool. This powerful utility allows for all corners or connection points between joining members, to easily be adjusted through various trim options. While SOLIDWORKS does…
Introduced in 2019, Structure System is one of the newer tools available within SOLIDWORKS. An advanced extension to the long-existing functionality within Weldments, Structure System provides an alternate workflow to create complex structures, with greater ease and efficiency. Operating in a unique manner when compared…
New in SOLIDWORKS 2021 is the ability to drag and rotate a structure system structural member using graphical manipulators. This can make it easier to make quick offsets or rotations without using the selected Pierce Point. Here’s how: Expand the Structure System folder in the…
The latest feature to be added to the SOLIDWORKS Structure System is Angle Direction and Rotation. It can be quite handy to know what the mitre angle is and if it’s the same on both sides. Angle Direction and Rotation is displayed in the Cut-List…
The SOLIDWORKS Structure System is fairly new and while in its infancy “new” basic improvements are being made with every SOLIDWORKS release. Looking at efficiency best practices, using a pattern comes to mind. The basic answer to why we pattern brings me back to the…
SOLIDWORKS has long been an industry leader in the modelling of welded frames and their components. Quickly generating beam members based on 2D or 3D sketches and exporting a cut-list using weldments can save many hours of manual work and re-work when compared to traditional…