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User’s Guide
Advance SteelUser's Guide3
This document contains a brief description of the software functions andis not a replacement for the training program. This guide includes information about all the modules, including those that are optional. For detailed information regarding the program's functions, refer to the help provided in Advance Steel.In case of any discrepancy between the information given in this guideand the information given in the software, the software is the most up todate source.The content of this guide is subject to change without notice. Any reproduction or distribution, even in partial, by any means - electronically ormechanically - of the contents of the present guide and other supplieddocumentation is strictly forbidden if made without Autodesk's explicit authorization.All rights reserved.Windows and the Windows logo are trademarks of the Microsoft Group ofCompanies.DXF and AutoCAD are trademarks or registered trademarks of AutoDesk Inc. San Rafael, CA.All the other marks belong to their owners.
ADVANCE STEEL USER’S GUIDETABLE OF CONTENTSWELCOME . 9Introduction . 10Advance Steel . 10Specialized areas . 11Advance Steel and AutoCAD platform. 11Technology. 12Communication options . 12Individual preferences . 12Chapter 1 Installation . 13General . 14System requirements . 14License . 14Installation . 14Converting databases (Merging). 15Chapter 2 The 3D Model . 17Elements of the 3D model. 18Beam & Plate . 18Processing . 18Bolt patterns & welds . 19Joints. 20Structural elements . 21Auxiliary objects . 21Special parts . 223D Modeling workflow . 23Chapter 3 Advance interface . 25Starting Advance Steel . 26Starting a new project . 26Saving a project . 26Advance Steel user interface . 27Quick access toolbar . 27The ribbon . 28Tool palettes . 28The drawing area . 28Command line . 28Status bar . 28Using Advance Steel. 29Using Advance Steel ribbon . 29Using the tool palettes . 30Starting an Advance Steel command . 31Other important tools for using Advance Steel . 31Creating Advance Steel objects . 31Object properties . 32Layer . 32Chapter 4 Creating a 3D Model . 33Creating a building grid . 34Creating beams . 36Straight beams . 37Compound sections . 38Curved beams . 395
ADVANCE STEEL USER’S GUIDEPoly beams . 40Folded profile . 41Construction systems (Cold rolled profiles) . 42Welded beams . 43Splitting / merging beams. 45Creating plates . 45Rectangular plate . 46Polygon plate . 47Splitting / merging - plates . 48Shrinking/enlarging polygon plate. 49Folded plate . 49Coordinate systems . 51Object Coordinate Systems . 51Coordinate systems at curved beams . 53UCS at a bisecting line . 53Defining a coordinate system . 53Beam and plate processing . 54Beam processing . 55Processing objects . 55Rule-based beam processing . 56Process section and section contour . 56Plate processing . 58Changing Advance Steel objects . 64Changing objects using grips. 64Manipulating tools . 64AutoCAD properties . 65Advance Steel command properties . 65Representation Type – Snaps – Grips . 66Bolt and Hole Patterns / Shear Studs / Anchors . 68Creating a bolt pattern . 69Creating a hole pattern . 69Creating shear studs . 70Shifting a bolt/hole pattern . 70Splitting a bolt/hole pattern . 71Recalculating a grip length . 71Welds . 71Connections . 72Changing connections . 72Checking connections . 73Working methods I . 74Selecting objects . 74Object filter . 74Marking / Unmarking objects . 75Searching / Marking objects . 76Changing representation type. 76Views on the model. 78Structural elements . 78Portal frames. 79Flat frames .
AutoCAD serves both as a graphic engine and an object oriented database for AdvanceSteel . The complexity of commands is reduced as Advance Steel objects are processed within AutoCAD tools and all information is stored in the DWG. Advance Steel’s integration within the AutoCAD user interface is fully optimized. All tools are grouped by type in ribbon panels. 11. ADVANCE STEEL USER’S .
