3D modelling

How can represent the welded joints in steel structural 3D model drawing in Microstation?

  • I was wondering if the attached model has been produced using a default installation of MicroStation or are you using another software package to produce this "steel structural 3d model"? Also, what are you expecting to place to "represent the welded joints"? You will need to provide further details to ascertain what may be required.

    Also, You have another BE Community post which seems to be asking the same question.

    http://communities.bentley.com/products/microstation/f/273/t/93140.aspx

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    Andrew Bell
    Technical Support
    Bentley Systems

  • From the picture you provided, you might be able to use MicroStation, but it is unclear what "features" you may want to include in the model. Plus, you could be creating a lot more work for yourself as opposed to using some of our products that are specifically designed for the task you are looking for. Have you looked at any of our Bentley Structural offerings? if not, you might find those to be much more suited for the job you are looking to accomplish.

      

  • Are you looking to annotate the weld joints? If so, look on the internet for welding symbols. There are standards for how to show something being welded. Here is an image of a lot of the different symbols.

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  • Unknown said:

    Are you looking to annotate the weld joints? If so, look on the internet for welding symbols. There are standards for how to show something being welded. Here is an image of a lot of the different symbols.

    Bentley also offer free tools called detailer which has the weld symbol menu pull down to build the components to make a specific  weld annotation using the welding std symbols...

    I think there also was Steel section cell tool which let you choose a section by country std and type .. I even used the 2d section to extrude to make 3d beam once when I used to do detail drafting a long time ago... but still available for free.... search these forums for detailer  for now you want the Welding part... atleast...

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  • If you can get the Structural Steel software Phil is talking about, that would probably be the best. If not: In Plane MicroStation you have 2 options depending on if the elements you want to create a Fillet between are Surfaces or Solids. It looks like the pdf steel shapes are Solids

    FILLET SURFACES will create a curve (looks like a weld except it is a surface (ends are not capped)). This option will also work between a Surface and Solid or Surfaces of Solids. This Surface can be Thickened to a Solid if wanted. (I Think this would be the best for you).

    FILLET EDGES (more realistic but only works on Solids where they were joined together) will create a curved fillet at an adjoining edge(s) (end results is a filleted joint and it is part of the whole)

    I Hope This Helps Someone Reading This!  (Intergraph>PseudoStation>MicroStation user since 1980's)

    Answer Verified By: Retnarajan James