{"id":25505,"date":"2020-01-20T11:00:18","date_gmt":"2020-01-20T16:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/?p=25505"},"modified":"2019-12-31T10:52:30","modified_gmt":"2019-12-31T15:52:30","slug":"solidworks-solution-for-complex-structure-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/2020\/01\/solidworks-solution-for-complex-structure-design.html","title":{"rendered":"SOLIDWORKS Solution for Complex Structure Design"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><strong><b>Structure System Solidworks<\/b><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The term structural system or structural frame in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.egsindia.com\/solidworks.php\">structural engineering<\/a> refers to the load-resisting sub-system of a building or object that\u00a0transfers loads through interconnected elements or members.<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.egsindia.com\/solidworks.php\">SOLIDWORKS 2020<\/a>, the structure system feature is an advanced weldment environment that lets us create and modify structural members of different profiles in a single feature. We can create complex structure systems with flexible corner management and trim with ease.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25507\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Picture1-3.png\" alt=\"Structure System\" width=\"923\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Picture1-3.png 923w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Picture1-3-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Picture1-3-615x342.png 615w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Picture1-3-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Picture1-3-728x405.png 728w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 923px) 100vw, 923px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The structure system comprises of two structural members<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Primary structural members<\/li>\n<li>Secondary structural members<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong><b>Primary Structural members<\/b><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>We can add members defined by sketch entities, points, reference planes and surfaces.<\/p>\n<h4><strong><b>Secondary Structural members<\/b><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>In secondary structural members, we have an advanced option of adding members between two primary members.<\/p>\n<h4><strong><b>Corner Management<\/b><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>When you create a structured system for the first time, the Corner Management opens automatically. In the PropertyManager, corners are grouped according to the number of members that meet at a point and also with joint type. Corners are also color-coded to make them easier to identify in the graphics area.<\/p>\n<h4><strong><b>Split Members<\/b><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>You can now easily split primary and secondary members by specifying references or dimensions.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25508\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Picture2-3.png\" alt=\"split primary and secondary members\" width=\"781\" height=\"433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Picture2-3.png 781w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Picture2-3-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Picture2-3-615x341.png 615w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Picture2-3-768x426.png 768w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Picture2-3-728x404.png 728w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 781px) 100vw, 781px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><strong><b>Pattern and Mirror Support<\/b><\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25509 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Picture3-3.png\" alt=\"Pattern and Mirror Support \" width=\"194\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Picture3-3.png 194w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Picture3-3-182x300.png 182w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 194px) 100vw, 194px\" \/>You can now a pattern and mirror structure system members using the Linear Pattern, Circular Pattern, or Mirror tools.<\/p>\n<p>In the Pattern PropertyManager, under Bodies, you can specify structure system features or individual members to a pattern. You can also mirror members by specifying structure system features or individual members under Bodies to Mirror in the Mirror PropertyManager.<\/p>\n<p>The secondary members can be added separately between patterned and mirrored members.<\/p>\n<p>You can also create secondary members as part of a new structure system by selecting members from existing <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/2019\/12\/solidworks-solution-for-complex-structure-design\">structure system features<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-25510\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Picture4-3.png\" alt=\"structure system features\" width=\"510\" height=\"457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Picture4-3.png 510w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/4\/Picture4-3-300x269.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Structure System Solidworks The term structural system or structural frame in structural engineering refers to the load-resisting sub-system of a building or object that\u00a0transfers loads through interconnected elements or members. In SOLIDWORKS 2020, the structure system feature is an advanced<\/p>\n... <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/2020\/01\/solidworks-solution-for-complex-structure-design.html\">Continued<\/a>","protected":false},"author":238,"featured_media":25510,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,21,2610,790,35],"tags":[2649,889,2644,2650,2648],"class_list":["post-25505","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-design","category-solidworks","category-solidworks-2020","category-technical-communication","category-tips-tricks","tag-complex-structure-design","tag-solidworks","tag-solidworks-2020","tag-solidworks-solution","tag-structure-design"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25505","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/238"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25505"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25505\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26015,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25505\/revisions\/26015"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25510"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25505"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25505"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25505"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}