Structural frame design without AFX or EFX

[DUNNSA17]

Whats the best/easiest/most efficient way to create machine frames without the advanced or expert framework extension. I find myself wasting a lot of time sketching out profiles of c-channels and extruded aluminum profiles. I looked into the framework extension but just cant justify the cost. Thanks

 

[looslib]

There isn't one.
You only have to create each profile once, then use a family table to give lengths and/or profile changes.


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[TED7]

I replicated the functionality of EFX as close as possible, using a skeleton model to control lengths and position of profiles with curves. Then in my case imported a dxf of the required profile from the suppliers website, created a 100mm long section, then assembled it into the model and made it flexible with the curve lengths set as the distance parameter. It worked pretty well other than I had loads of different length parts with the same file name.

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[ProEDesigner00]

If you choose not to use family tables....make a strt part for each geometry and then extrude to what ever length you want.

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