Structural Member
We are going to take a quick look at the options available in xFrame for structural members. If you are familiar with structural members in desktop SOLIDWORKS, then you are probably familiar with the Path Segment Member. In xFrame you only have to select your…
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 2020 provides you with additional tools and control options for creating primary members in weldment structures. In this article, we are going to review these new options in SOLIDWORKS 2020 for primary members based on “point and length”, members “between points”, members using “up…
On creating multiple groups in a single SOLIDWORKS Weldment Structural Member feature, you can adjust the Trim Order to indicate which group comes first (isn’t trimmed) then how subsequent groups are trimmed. In this example we’ll look at corner location with 3 members coming together….
When creating Weldment Structural Members, sketch entities are selected to create groups. You may have a simple 2D Sketch, a complicated 3D Sketch or a mixture of both. Groups can be several parallel (non-connected) lines or a set of connected lines. Within the Structural Member…
Watch our on-demand webinar to see SOLIDWORKS steel detailing tools and techniques. The webinar features the Steel Detailer (TSD), a new software product that works inside SOLIDWORKS to automate the creation of detailed structural models and fabrication drawings, reducing the time from concept to completion. Based on…
SOLIDWORKS provides a library of standard weldment profiles that can be used for structural members. However, you also have the opportunity to download additional profiles or create your own. Download Additional Weldment Structural Member Profiles Open the Design Library tab in the Task Pane Expand…