SOLIDTEC Solutions says the Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks 2010 3D CAD software now supports Australian standards.
According to the company, while the software has long supported international standards like ISO, ANSI and DIN, the Australian design and engineering community now has the option to choose Australian Standards (AS) in the 2010 version.
The software distributor says the Australian Standards are implemented beyond the drawing and drafting environment, with AS also supported in the thousands of pre-built SolidWorks Toolbox parts.
Each size of the structural members from the Australian standard is published as a weldment profile, which users may download from SolidWorks Content within the interface.
This functionality allows designers to sketch a layout for a frame, then have the software automatically generate a weldment design in 3D.