| Designing a stone staircase to fit into an existing space, such as an historic building, is a tough and very expensive challenge. With each step costing around £2000 to produce, there can be no room for error, so it’s vital to establish the exact configuration as early in the design cycle as possible.
Price & Myers 3D Engineering uses SolidWorks to guarantee that its staircases are configured perfectly for the desired space, ensuring each individual step is tailor-made to fit exactly into place. “SolidWorks generates models that we can trust,” says Tim Lucas, founding partner of Price & Myers 3D Engineering. “We start with a basic design for one tread and then make the necessary alterations until we have a complete staircase of treads individually designed to fit together and into their specific place.”
Each step becomes a unique drawing that Lucas and his team can export into AutoCAD ready for the stone fabricators to print as templates. “It’s not a job you can do in 2D with the same level of accuracy,” says Lucas. “By configuring the design in SolidWorks, we can take the process all the way from concept to stone cutting and we know it’s going to be right.” |
