Go From Design To Fabrication In Record Time!
Do you design steel or aluminium frames?
You can achieve up to a 10:1 productivity gain over standard CAD techniques for frame design
Creo Expert Framework Extension (EFX) was made for machine designers and equipment manufactures to streamline and speed structure design. It speeds frame design up to 10 times over standard design techniques, by using powerful, simple-to-use features that are tailored to specific framework design tasks.
- Simple concept-to-production process for designing any product containing constant section profiles
- Enjoy an efficient transition to 3D CAD from 2D systems
- Explore alternative designs via fast modifications using intuitive functions such as mouse drag, move, and rotate
- Create comprehensive documentation automatically, including bills of materials and beam/assembly drawings
- Realize up to a 10:1 productivity gain over standard CAD techniques for frame design
- Capabilities
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- Start with conceptual design to create the framework skeleton using datum curves or imported geometry
- Assemble beams from a library of standard types and sizes
- Design joints between beams by selecting different corner types
- Define weldments for manufacturing
- Create BOM information and beam drawings automatically
- Companies who can benefit?
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Does your company design or manufacture any of the following?
Steel
- Buildings
- Cranes and elevators
- Industrial machinery
- Marine structures
Structures with standard aluminium extrusions- Assembly lines
- Conveyor systems
- Handling and packaging machines
- Ladders and cages
Structures with custom beams- Facades
- Roofs
- Windows and doors
Designing connections between beams- Add company-specific connectors to the library
- All necessary features and modifications are made inside the beam parts – not assembly features
- Includes a library with connector elements including endplates, angles, brackets and screws
- Quick and easy assembly of connector elements