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Does anything exist for structural steel detailing?
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Does anything exist for structural steel detailing? I'm seeking an alternative to Tekla Structures, or at least its core 3D-to-2D drawing features.
i would guess that Freecad is probably a good place to start and/or for structural analysis of steel details the software https://github.com/xcfem/xc could also be interesting.
@alxstmfrg I've moved your discussion here for better clarity. @Jesusbill what's your take on the question?
my vote would be FreeCAD. In the regard of connections FreeCAD FEM perfectly fits as well.
Can post a very simple example / link to an example ?
Thanks :)
https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=56717&p=489134#p489134
https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=27451&start=10#p341805
https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=32510
https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=26921
Very cool, but I'm referring more to BIM.
This is the area that I am starting to research, did you have any success with FreeCAD for Steel Detailing?
Have a look at Dodo ( Flamingo was previous version) Workbench
https://wiki.freecad.org/Flamingo_Workbench
https://forum.freecad.org/viewtopic.php?t=22711
https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/wiki/FreeCAD_Dodo_Workbench
That looks like a good start.
@bernd @yorik Any thought could the Dodo WB objects comply with / be adjusted to comply with IFC / Native-ifc standards?
Dodo WB is not 'shipped' with BIM wb, yet; should it be ?
All FreeCAD objects are supported by NativeIFC already. Only, objects are converted via the current Arch IFC export structure, which might not support all features and specificities one might want for a certain type of object. But it's easy to add or extend, so I'd say yes by all means start using Dodo, I think it's the best metal frame toolbox we have in FreeCAD at the moment. If something is missing NativeIFC-wise, we'll adapt.
Note that I'm not sure how far Dodo has tools for detailing. However, that can be done with standard FreeCAD tools too... There is a good Fasteners addon too for that.
I just found this addon that looks very interesting for steel detailing called CET.SteelConnDesign:
https://github.com/CivilEngrTools/SteelConnDesign
This a videotutorial
https://youtu.be/aRVq2v3a-wk?si=cEIkx-vcalfAIR5e
As this support FreeCAD, opened a thread in FreeCAD forum to see if there is any user and discussion - https://forum.freecad.org/viewtopic.php?t=82734
Update, See Issue on github :