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Thanks Simon. From what I've seen so far of the company, the guy that uses the AutoCAD system just controls revisions of drawing on the actual drawing itself. Therefore there is no traceability to previous revisions. If my knowledge of how Pro Engineers Intralink PDM system works, then I...

Hi folks, I have recently made the switch from a large organisation that has many seats for Pro Engineer, to a small engineering company that has one seat (yes, one) for Solidworks; and I am to be the core user. Currently the have SW 2009 Premium edition installed. I can't however see the SW...

Thank dhengr for your input. It's much appreciated.

@ nuche1973, Thank you for the input, I will give it a look. I am looking to build up a library of good literature based on the subject. Rest assured I will no doubt have a list of questions as long as my arm when I take my proposals to the structural engineer.

@ dhengr I appreciate what you are saying. I was hired mainly from my background in product design, and my ability to produce technical drawings and documents. I certainly did not put myself forward for the role as having much structural experience, that is a discipline in itself! It's...

Ha ha, I appreciate your concern. Once I've been in the door a bit longer and am a bit more offay with how all this stuff comes together, I will have a lot more confidence with future designs. Like I said, we have a chartered structural engineer that we call upon to scrutinise major load...

rb1957, thank you once again for your perseverance. Thank you to the others for the comments. I've been getting drip fed more and more information on this from the guys at work as the day went on. Finished work for the day now though. I am still getting to grips as to what the company works...

Thanks rb1957. These tanks/structures will be arranged equispaced around an 8m diameter. They will all be tied together on three different floors via walkways. Turns out the unsupported length of square hollow section will be 8616mm (not the 4000mm I stated previously). Total height of the...

Thanks again, I've just looked out dusted down my copy of Roark's Formulas and will bury my head in that. So that I can replicate the calulation you carried out for my own piece of mind, can you tell me what values you used for 'E' and 'I'? The structure will be tied together as it's height...

Hi, Thank you very much for your quick response. At the risk of sounding daft, what does the term Pcr mean? I'm guessing that the fact the factor of safety came out at 15.5, I could probably go to a smaller square hollow section that would still be adequate, say with a FOS of 5? Thanks...

Hi folks, I'm new to the forum. I previously worked in the defence industry as a mechanical engineer. I have recently made the switch to a smaller engineering firm who deal with tanks and structures. Now, my memories a bit rusty and I need a quick solution to a problem I haven't come across...