That way you get to create drawings faster, but also maintain the utility of 3D cad.Summary: The software doesn't work. And then use 3D sketches, weldments, and parametric equations to build out templates.
I would definitely see if you can standardize design principles. This cut drawing time from 8-10 hours down to maybe 30 minutes.
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Some of the more complex templates also include assemblies with hardware that updates based on the equations, and driven parts that update with the frame. So my workflow is to pack and go the template drawing to the project folder, open the frame part file, change the numbers in the equations to match what was sold, and then update the drawing the match the customer information etc. For example, my job mostly consists of modeling aluminum frames, and I’ve created a template using equations to drive the frame spacing and type. If the docks follow repeatable design standards, such as x beams every so many feet, y amounts of floats spaced regularly, then you could create a template that could be reused for multiple projects. However, I think if your optimized your workflow and automated some of your modeling processes you could significantly reduce modeling time. To answer your main question, no, solidworks isn’t good for designing in 2D. It sounds like your workflow is a little rough for solidworks. Just trying to improve efficiency is all + not sure if Autocad would be better career wise if that was a pursuit. The other half of this is everyone around me only knows of AutoCad - I'm wondering about maybe trying to get into Cad as a job outside family. There's a course on lynda that I could do (for draftsight) and see how far it takes me. Would Draftsight work just fine for the 2D and thus worth learning? What I currently do is nothing fancy but it seems like Solidworks isn't great for 2d drawing (however, I have nothing to compare it to).
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Would Autocad be better suited for all of it? Getting a PDF -> doing a 2D sketch and then making a bunch of parts to send for fabrication - having a 3d view for selling the product. Is solidworks even meant for 2D at all? If not thats fine just need to know if I'm pounding a round peg through a square hole. However, if we want to get that into parts - I make the whole thing in 3D - individual parts - make drawings for each part - compile that into a binder. Do a sheet with multiple layers and then split that into individual sheets? frustrating.įor instance - my work flow is we get a plan with a footprint and a general footprint of a float - then from that foot print I gotta lay out timbers (which is much faster in 2D). Trying to a sketch pattern and then edit that pattern after? owch. So I've been doing 2D in solidworks and it sure doesn't seem like its very good for that. So naturally my ol' man wants to do just 2D.
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However, 3D takes me a bit of time to do a full giant piece. He was sold on Solidworks - and if I want to make a full 3d rendition of a marina - it works awesome - make parts from those 3D pieces (just long boxes with holes) - awesome, great, love it, perfect.
I do a bit of Cad for my father doing Dock design. Kinda rambly, apologies if it makes zero sense just ignore if so haha.
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