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1、Pro/ENGINEER Expert Framework 钢结构设计专用模块,钢结构框架设计面临的问题（在计算机辅助设计方面）,第三方的钢结构应用不能集成到通用的CAD系统中 增加软件采购、培训和管理的成本 需要学习两个设计系统，熟悉两种设计界面 数据转换不能得到100的成功把握 框架梁只能在单个零件状态下以独立的特征方式建立 专用系统在进行大设计时性能很差 不能进行准确的BOM统计和焊接件处理 不能对客户的需求自动反应设计，原因如下： 在目前的钢结构框架设计系统中，框架设计是一个非常慢和繁复的工作。 基础的描述钢结构的输入结构数据修改时，整个设计需要重新构造。 因为多个系统的操作界面是设计

2、工作效率低下。,什么是Pro/E 的钢结构框架设计专用模块Expert Framework?,优化大装配的设计 利用Pro/E的自顶向下设计方法 设计中，每个梁都是独立的零件 没有装配切割特征和参考 工程图纸的自动建立 提供全面的性材库 截面和设备库 ANSI, DIN, Sheetmetal, BOSCH, KANYA, Maytec, Mintec, Rose + Krieger, Frame World, 80/20 接缝处理 Corner, Overlap, Offset, Mitre, T, Profile, Coping,致力于设计重利用和设计自动化 设计修改是保留和自动修改 梁

3、接缝 设备 螺钉 子部件,什么是Pro/E 的钢结构框架设计专用模块Expert Framework?,Whos Using Expert Framework? - QMN,“Our primary design tool at QMN is Pro/ENGINEER. We are very proficient with it, but the Expert Framework Extension cut down on the design cycle to make us even more competitive.” Rodney Shook, Senior Consulting E

4、ngineer, Quietly Making Noise, LLC,Company Background Quietly Making Noise, LLC (QMN) provides mechanical, structural, and acoustical engineering consulting services to the power, oil, gas, process, and construction industries. Their designs are primarily fluid systems, enclosures, parts, and struct

5、ures Opportunity Needed a library for structural designs to cut down on design time PTC Solution PTCs Pro/ENGINEER Expert Framework Extension (EFX) Results Using PTC Solutions has enabled Quietly Making Noise to: Reduce design time Easily assemble the multiple beams that make up their enclosures Eas

6、ily make changes to these structures,Whos Using Expert Framework? - Hans Schmid AG,“We have been able to modify our designs faster than we ever have before now that we are using Pro/ENGINEER EFX. It allows us to fulfill our customer needs quickly and accurately.” Renato Braun, Engineer, Hans Schmid

7、AG,Company Background Hans Schmid AG (HSB) was founded 1865 in Bern,Switzerland. Fences are the core business of HSB including doors and gates for industrial and private use. HSB also offers different types of locksmith trade Opportunity HSB needed to increase design control and flexibility to accom

8、modate customer needs PTC Solution Pro/ENGINEER Expert Framework Results Using PTC Solutions has enabled HSB to: Fulfill customer needs and wishes in a short amount of time Modify and control parts with ease and flexibility Present 3D representation directly to customers allowing customers to contri

9、bute to the design,用EFX模块创建钢结构设计 阶段 1,建立骨架模型 通过简单的草绘曲线线来定义结构形状 建立草绘曲线的方法: 在 Pro/ENGINEER中创建 从第三方应用中输入曲线模型,放置梁 选择型材 选择走向 选择尺寸 插入梁,用EFX模块创建钢结构设计 阶段 2,建立连接 选择连接类型 选择两根梁 梁自动切割 不带装配参考,用EFX模块创建钢结构设计 阶段 3,顶端板设计 选择类型 选择布置方式 Beams automatically cut back (inc. coping) Holes automatically createdin beams,用EFX模

10、块创建钢结构设计 阶段 4,支撑 选择类型 选择尺寸大小 选择放置位置 梁自动修剪 在支撑板上包括基准点， 自动进行孔的创建,用EFX模块创建钢结构设计 阶段 5,放置楼梯 选择类型 选择间距、踏板尺寸等 选择: 楼梯顶部 楼梯底部 搭接面 中心面 楼梯自动建立,用EFX模块创建钢结构设计 阶段 6,创建螺钉连接 螺钉连接建立的动态界面 Scaled preview of users configuration Save / retrieve screw configurations Control patterning Place screw connections On datum poi

11、nts On datum axis By mouse pick Create holes without external references Redefine screw connections Single or all instances,用EFX模块创建钢结构设计 阶段 7,创建相关联的图纸 3D view Orthographic views Fully dimensioned Bill of materials Quantity, description, etc. BOM balloons,用EFX模块创建钢结构设计 阶段 8,The Impact of Expert Fram

12、ework on Business Initiatives,Expert Framework integrated into the design process has a major impact on some of the most important product development initiatives facing discrete manufactures today. Reduce time-to-market Reduce total product cost Improve product quality Improve information exchange

13、Improve product customisation,Expert Framework Helps Realize Business Initiatives,Reduce time to market Provides rich tools to complete structural designs quickly and easily Leverages proven top down design techniques Automates creation of beam drawings,Skeleton Model Simple sketched Line,Place Beam

14、s Place beams on the simple lines,Expert Framework Helps Realize Business Initiatives,Reduce product costs Embedded within Pro/ENGINEER No import / export of structural data One solution reduces maintenance & training costs Digital model reduces expensive prototypes and modifications on site Leverag

15、e concept designs,Rectangular Box Section,Channel,Expert Framework Helps Realize Business Initiatives,Improve product quality Define the complete digital model Improve adherence to quality standards Automated associative drawings,Expert Framework Helps Realize Business Initiatives,Improve informatio

16、n exchange Define a complete 3D digital model in one CAD system View a complete and up to date design at any time Eliminate time lost importing, exporting, and updating data Accurate cost, manufacturing and installation estimations Use Pro/ENGINEERs structural and thermal simulation capabilities to

17、conduct structural analysis Accurate BOMs Accurate Cut Lists,Expert Framework Helps Realize Business Initiatives,Improve product customization Intuitive tools quickly create 3D structural designs Simple tools efficiently change profiles &/or the design Automatic joint update Automatic drawing update,Creation EFX 20X faster than core modelling,Change EFX 70X faster than core modelling,Summary,Develop high quality designs & products faster Generate 3D drawings Automatic BOMs Modify existing designs Increase variety with multiple designs Reduce time