Solid Edge 2025 frame design vs Solidworks Weldments

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I currently use Solidworks 2023 and I would like to explore Solid Edge as a possible alternative, so I have downloaded the community edition and I am playing a bit with it.

I have a background of UG/NX and some mechanics seems similar in Solid edge 2025, at first glance. At my place we use a lot of weldments in Solidworks and the equivalent in solid edge seems a bit too complex in comparison (or solidworks made it quite easy with its multibody approach).

Wondering if anyone has a simple tutorial that covers weldments topic well or some resources with standard profiles and ready to use setup.
Many youtube videos seem quite old and the SE interface looks like to have been quite renewed recently.

Thank you in advance.

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Try this, not the newest, but useful: https://support.industrysoftware.automation.siemens.com/training/se/en/ST5/pdf/spse01610-s-1050_en.pdf

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Thank you, I will give it a try.

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These are pretty basic, I think, but they might get you started.
They are all using SE 2023/2024 to demonstrate stuff, AFAICT.
Basic to advanced tutorial, 45min
SE for frames and weldments, 25min
Weldments in Solid Edge-introduction(first part in series)

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Thank you.
I am used to Solidworks weldments, which in comparison is a bit simpler to work with.

Just a basic question: in solidedge the frame is handled as an assy, but it seems its beam components are internal to the assy file, and hard linking to the library profiles. You basically need the same library and the assy file alone to be able to open the frame on another workstation. is this correct?

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Hi @mp3-250,

yes, but you can export the whole Frame (RMB on the frame in the Pathfinder/Tree - save as/save as translated) - while exported, all links got broken.

You still could have your Master assembly linked to Frame Env.

Exporting/Save As/Save AS Translated - mean creating non linked Copy.

Save AS - creates a copy, native to SE files
Save As Translated - creates a copy, like STEP,IGES,Parasolid etc.

cheers,
Arek

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