Hi all
I’m looking to hear some views on scaffold design software. I am currently using a combination of Auto-cad for the drawings and a combination of an in-house written excel based set up along with A3D MAX structural analysis package for 3D frame analyse (and some good old fashioned pen and paper calc’s).
Although we are finding this suitable for what we need I tend to be carrying out the calculations, frame drawings in DXF format to import over to the analyse package and then the full working drawings on CAD. I have noticed a package called Scia Engineer Scaffolding. This scaffold package claims to bring the whole design process into one with the frame being generated, calcs produced and full working drawings produced. The software was produced in Europe for system to conform to the EN 12811-1 but has been altered to carry out tube and fitting design. It takes into account 2nd order effects and apparently will link (eventually) to CADs model it software to help speed up the frame input.
Has anyone used this software, its 10 grand so it’s a bit pricey.
Any views would be good
Rob
I’m looking to hear some views on scaffold design software. I am currently using a combination of Auto-cad for the drawings and a combination of an in-house written excel based set up along with A3D MAX structural analysis package for 3D frame analyse (and some good old fashioned pen and paper calc’s).
Although we are finding this suitable for what we need I tend to be carrying out the calculations, frame drawings in DXF format to import over to the analyse package and then the full working drawings on CAD. I have noticed a package called Scia Engineer Scaffolding. This scaffold package claims to bring the whole design process into one with the frame being generated, calcs produced and full working drawings produced. The software was produced in Europe for system to conform to the EN 12811-1 but has been altered to carry out tube and fitting design. It takes into account 2nd order effects and apparently will link (eventually) to CADs model it software to help speed up the frame input.
Has anyone used this software, its 10 grand so it’s a bit pricey.
Any views would be good
Rob