Test drive nanoCAD SPDS Metalwork 1.2. Part 1
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nanoCAD SPDS Metalwork 1.2
Dear Habrovites, interested in CAD,
Over the course of several months of blogging on Habré, we received many questions about the main tools of the SPDS Metalware and SPDS Construction Site programs. Therefore, we decided to create and publish materials of test drives for these solutions on the nanoCAD platform. The materials will be published in parts and will help everyone who prefers to learn software on their own, get acquainted with the program interfaces and go through the main design stages in them.
We start with nanoCAD SPDS Metalware . In this publication, you will learn how to create a new project, a new assembly, an array of axes, learn how to create columns and beams and place them on a plan.
The nanoCAD SPDS Steelwork 1.2 program is designed to automate the development of design documentation for KM brands.
The graphic core of nanoCAD SPDS Metalware is the Russian graphic platform nanoCAD Plus 10.0, and as a design tool according to GOST, all the built-in functionality of nanoCAD SPDS 9.0 is used.
Metal structures are implemented in the form of parametric objects, which allows you to automatically generate statements of elements and specifications of metal.
This technical demonstration is intended to familiarize the end user with the basic capabilities of the nanoCAD SPDS Steelwork 1.2 program. The demonstration is based on the implementation of a specific example (building the frame of an industrial building), in which it is necessary to carry out a number of operations in order to optimally understand the basic functionality of the program. To get acquainted with all the features of the program, use the Help , which can be called up from the program by pressing the F1 key .
Chapter 1. Creating a new project
1.1. When you first run the nanoCAD SPDS Metalware program in the project manager window, you need to select one of the options for starting work on the project. You can download a previously completed project or create a new one. Create a new project by choosing the option Metal structures .
Chapter 2. Creating a new assembly.
2.1. Create an assembly. Select the Build command from the drop-down list and click on it with the mouse cursor.
2.2. By default, an assembly was created, now this assembly must be renamed.
2.3. In the designation we indicate the code of the project, and in the name we write the name of the project.
Chapter 3. Creating an array of axes.
3.1. Before creating an array of axes, set the drawing scale to 1: 200 .
3.2. On the SPDS toolbar, call the Array of Orthogonal Axes command . In the dialog box, set the number of steps along the alphabetic axes - 2, the number of steps along the digital axes - 5. Let us leave the default step of alphanumeric axes 6000 mm. Click OK and place the axis array in the drawing model.
Chapter 4. Creating columns and placing them on the plan.
4.1. The main controls are the toolbar, properties window, context menu, and command line .
4.2. On the Metalwork toolbar, call the Column command , then in the dialog box that appears, set the necessary parameters.
4.3. First, at the top of the dialog, you must click on the Insert several icon , so that with several successive inserts in the drawing of this column its mark does not automatically change (the column will be inserted with one mark).
4.4. In the dialog we set the necessary parameters for the column:
- We select the I-beam profile , column type according to the standard STO ASChM 20-93 and size 30K1. Material of steel is C245.
- View - "section".
- The display is “full”.
- On the Geometry tab, set the base mark to -300, and leave the head mark at default 3000 (we will adjust the mark of the head when constructing the section).
- The Axis Offset tab is left unchanged (center of section).
- The Rotation tab is left unchanged (rotation "0").
- Marking tab is left unchanged (position leader, position).
- In the List of elements tab, check the boxes Include in the specification and Include in the list of elements . The type of the structural element is left by default (columns).
4.5. Having set all the parameters, click OK and place the columns along the axis "B".
4.6. Having placed the columns, we complete the command by pressing the Esc key .
Attention! If for any reason you interrupted the team for placing structural elements in the drawing and again want to continue to place elements with the same brand and parameters, then you need to call the Beam / Column command, and then select the required Element Brand in the Element list.
4.7. Next, we need to place the columns along the axis "B" and "A". To do this, we call the Column command again , in the dialog box that appears, the program has already saved the previously entered parameters, click OK and place the columns along the “B” axis. After placement we end the command with the Esc key . Similarly, place the columns along the axis "A".
Chapter 5. Creating beams and placing them on the plan.
5.1. On the Metalwork toolbar, call the Beam command , then in the dialog box that appears, set the necessary parameters.
5.2. First, at the top of the dialog, click on the Insert several icon , so that with several successive inserts in the drawing of this beam, its mark does not automatically change (the beam will be inserted with one mark).
5.3. In the dialog we set the necessary parameters for the beam:
- We select the I-beam profile , wide-shelf type according to the standard STO ASChM 20-93 and size 30Sh1. Steel material C255.
- The view is from above.
- The mapping is "conditional."
- In the Geometry tab, leave unchanged (indicate on the drawing).
- The Axis Offset tab is left unchanged (center of section).
- The Rotation tab is left unchanged (rotation "0").
- Marking tab is left unchanged (leader of linear structures, position).
- In the List of elements tab, check the boxes Include in the specification and Include in the list of elements . The type of the structural element is left by default (beams).
5.4. Having set all the parameters, click OK and place the beams along the numerical axes.
5.5. Having placed the beams, we complete the command by pressing the Esc key .
So, we have examined how the construction of the skeleton of an industrial building is carried out in nanoCAD SPDS Metal Structures.
In the next part, we will discuss how to create vertical ties, struts, runs and place them on the plan.
We invite you to participate in the free webinar "Creating a metal truss in nanoCAD SPDS Metal Structures ".
The purpose of the webinar- Demonstrate to CAD users how the efficiency of design engineers is enhanced by using specialized nanoCAD SPDS Metalware software. Participants in the webinar will get acquainted with the updated functionality of the program, see two-way automatic communication between the project manager, the drawing and the specification. As part of the webinar, the tools of the nanoCAD SPDS Metal Structures program will be considered, which allow you to design various elements of metal structures. An example will be shown how, with the help of parametric objects, you can quickly design a truss metal truss and automatically generate a list of elements and a metal rolling specification on it.
Dmitry Gostev, Leading Engineer, Magma-Computer LLC