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Our usersEngineering and Design Offi cesSolutions for design, optimization of structures, structural analysis, creation of reports and drawings…
Detailers, Erectors, FabricatorsAutomatic construction and fabrication drawing creation
ArchitectsFrom architectural structural concept to fi nal drawing creation…
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Construction fi rst
For almost 25 years, GRAITEC has provided to over 30,000 worldwide users high performance CAD and engineering software for structural building construction with a continued commitment to exceed the industry’s creative design and quality requirements.
GRAITEC is a global organization that directly develops, distributes, supports and customizes a suite of integrated software for structural building engineering and design. This unique single vendor solution dramatically increases design to drawing productivity and reduces fabrication and construction errors.
This complete suite of products is a result of over 1000 man-years of cutting edge engineering and software R&D from 260 fi eld experienced GRAITEC offi cers and staff.
GRAITEC currently operates through 12 wholly owned companies (France, Germany, Spain, Czech Republic, Romania, Russia, United Kingdom, Canada and USA) and a growing network of over 30 partners, with the benefi ts of a local service and the strength of a global organization.
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General presentation .................................................................... 2/3User benefi ts ................................................................................. 4/5Multi-user collaboration .................................................................. 63D modeling ...................................................................................... 7AutoCAD Platform advantages ...................................................... 8Automatic joints ............................................................................... 9Sheet and plate metal work .......................................................... 10Cladding automatisms .................................................................... 11Stairs and Railings automatic macros .......................................... 12Miscellaneous steel work .............................................................. 13Workshop drawings ........................................................................ 14General arrangement drawings .................................................... 15Automatic update of all documents ............................................. 16Drawings output user confi guration ............................................. 17BOMs ................................................................................................ 18NC-DSTV fi les ................................................................................... 19Joint design and link to analysis programs ................................. 20Links to other CAD-related systems ............................................. 21Case studies ............................................................................... 22/23Packages ......................................................................................... 24
Advance Steel® is specifi cally designed for steel detailers and draftsmen who require an unsurpassed professional, easy-to-use structural steel modeling platform ready to take on their simplest to toughest projects. Perfectly integrated into AutoCAD®, Advance Steel® is an intuitive 3D modeling system (single or multi-user mode). It includes automatic joints and macros for stairs and railings, automatic drawing creation (GA to workshop standard), automatic material lists and output to all major industry formats (DWG, IFC, CIS/2, SDNF, PSS, etc.).
Advance Steel® is part of the GRAITEC structural BIM solution, automating the entire structural design process, from engineering design to detailing and fabrication.
Roof of Zlote Tarasy atrium (Golden Terraces) in Poland Waagner-Biro GmbH, Austria, winner of the European Award for steel construction 2007
Complete international catalogs Beams, bolts, materials
DIN, BS, AISC, JS, ….
Grating and cladding profiles
100% AutoCAD DWG files
Easy to learn and use
Layers management
Multi-user or single-user mode Productivity gains
Secure solution
Automatic connections Huge library of parametric connections
Easy-to-use and store in library
Joint Design (AISC, EC3, CM66)
Quick-connections functionality
Advanced shapes Folded and twisted plates
Curved members
Integration of mechanical parts
Stairs and Railings automatisms Straight and spiral stairs
Railings, cage ladder macros
With the Document Manager, have full control on all documents derived from the 3D model! Preview, sort and print easily
Integrated revision control
From the Advance Steel 3D model …
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Advance Steel® is the indispensable 3D structural modeling platform for automating steel detailing and fabrication
Multi-user or single-user mode Productivity gains
Secure solution
Automatic Drawings Creation Workshop drawings
General arrangement drawings
Automatic update of any model changes
Automatic BOM Creation Beam list, saw cut list, …
Exportable to PDF, XLS …
Automatic update of any model changes
… to workshop drawings, general arrangement drawings, lists and NC files!
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Advance Steel® is the indispensable 3D structural modeling platform for automating steel detailing and fabrication
NC-DSTV and DXF files NC-DSTV files automatic creation
NC-DXF files
Automatic update of any model changes
Synchronize your CAD model with your favorite Analysis program ! Part of Graitec structural BIM solution
Import/export SDNF, CIS/2 files
IFC compliant
Increase productivity, cost-eff ectiveness and security
9 good reasons to use Advance Steel
#1. Complete projects quickerEasy modeling
Automatically place joints in the structure (Quick Connection® technology)
Automatic drawing / BOM / NC fi les creation
Easily modify and update your drawings and NC fi les
Organize your workfl ow to enable staff to work together on the same project using our Model Share® technology
#2. Design projects more effi cientlyUsing our Analysis software through the Graitec BIM link, to better optimize profi les
Includes Joint Design engines (European EC3 / North American AISC / CISC standards) to optimize joints
#3. Integrate your company standardsUser defi nable preferences
Store any values or settings in the library
Integrate your standard parts for use in other projects
Use your existing AutoCAD® details and blocks
Drawing outputs are customizable to fi t your standards
#4. Avoid mistakes at siteAll structural building information in one model
Correct lengths, weights and quantities
Automatic collision and tool spacing detection
Clear 3D views on drawings for erectors
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industrial buildings
specific structures
commercial buildings
plant design structures
conveyersstadiums
chemical engineering
Increase productivity, cost-eff ectiveness and security
9 good reasons to use Advance Steel
#5. Automatic drawing creationAutomatic numbering of the structure
Single click automatic creation of all fabrication drawings
Get your drawings on a sheet ready to plot
#6. Drawings fully interactive with the modelFrom a single model to multiple drawings
Model and drawing consistency whenever you make changes
Document Manager to control and keep all documents updated
Integrated revision control
#7. Start the fabrication immediatelyNC-DSTV fi les automatically created from the model
Specifi c presentations (unwrap, unfold, etc.) automatically obtained
CAM data for cold rolled profi les
Material list to order beams and plates, saw cut list with pictures, etc.
#8. Improve collaboration with partnersAdvance Steel fi le format is DWG
Export your model to a 3D DWF or 3D PDF fi le
Exchange your data using CIS/2, IFC, SDNF fi le formats
#9. Deploy the solution easilyEasy to learn and use due to AutoCAD® look and feel
Easy to recruit draftsmen with a knowledge of AutoCAD®
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masts / towers
bridges bulk shipping miscellaneous steel
tanks
spiral stairs
conveyers
Multi-user collaboration
Specific tools for multi-user modeA specific “Multi-user” toolbar with all available multi-user tools can be displayed from the Advance Steel toolbar.
Users can work remotelySeveral users can work on the same project when they are away from the office or otherwise unable to access the central file.
When back at the office, users just have to save back their changes to the central file.
Creating a central fileOne user must create a DWG central file which can contain some common elements like the grid.
The other users connect to this central file, add objects or check out various elements, work locally and then save changes back to the central model for the other users to see their work.
Only one user can edit the central file at a time.
Checking out elementsAny user connected to the central Master model can check out elements to work with at any time. This ‘Check out’ action can be done either by selected elements (by picking them or by a window selection), or by using the integrated Search tool (based on user criteria). Once the elements are checked out by one of the users, for security reasons nobody else can modify these elements (delete or stretch them, add cuts or holes, etc.).
Partial checking outIf several users need to check out the same element (e.g. to use an automatic joint between this element and another one), they can partially check out elements; this allows just a partial loading of the element properties (in order to visualize them, but not to modify its section for security purpose), and then a connection can be created by selecting this element.
Sharing workUsers can check in their changes to the central file, so that all users connected to the Master model can see the progress in the modeling. Each user gets a warning message in real time at the bottom-right corner of the screen.
Multi-user mode also for detailingMulti-user is also available for detailing work and drawing adjustments.
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Multi-user collaboration with the Advance Steel Model Share technology
Model Share technologyWith the new Model Share technology, users can work in a multi-user mode to speed up projects.
Several users can connect to the same DWG master model, and work simultaneously.
This technology allows for the handling of big projects which need to be achieved in the shortest time.
Mitsubishi Garage, exhibit hall & office / SARL Bouchet (France)
3D Modeling
Model your structure in 3DAdvance Steel provides you complete international catalogs for beams, bolts, shear studs and gratings.
You can create a beam like you would create an AutoCAD line, or even convert lines, arcs, polylines, splines to beams, curved beams, polybeams, folded plates or even polygonal plates.
Curved and welded beamsAdvance Steel has easy to use tools to model curved beams and apply automatic joints to them. In addition, Advance Steel provides the user with sophisticated creation tools for welded beams where you can define each component, add offsets, set rotation angles, etc.
Apply any cut to your elementsAdvance Steel provides easy tools to graphically shorten, cope, drill or weld all your beams and plates.
Features like shrink, weld preparations and galvanizing holes are also possible on Advance Steel objects.
All these commands have an effect on drawings if they are already created and Advance Steel will automatically update them.
Beam modifications by gripsAll Advance Steel elements have grip points so editing your model is fast and easy. For example, a vertical column can become a sloped element just by selecting and moving its upper grip point.
Openings and cutsYou can create any variety of openings (e.g. windows, doors, etc.), and each cladding profile is automatically shortened, cut or adjusted as required. Moving openings will immediately re-cut the cladding profiles in the correct place.
Integration of mechanical partsAny part from a third-party modeling software can be imported in your 3D Advance Steel model. You can then run clash detection on these parts with other Advance Steel elements, and they are visible on drawings and BOMs.
Automatic connectionsA complete library of parametric connections is available to automatically connect beams to each other. Depending on the user’s preferences, the macro creates endplate, bolts, welds and shortens or extends the attached beam to the main one. All values can be stored in a library for an automatic intelligent reuse by Advance Steel.
Powerful clash detectionThe clash detection tool can be run at any time on the whole structure or on part of it. Advance Steel will inform the user of collisions between beams, plates, bolts, etc. Each detected collision can be visualized graphically to easily make any adjustments. Advance Steel also reports if bolt and hole distances do not meet default standards. Tolerances for construction tool accessibility can also be checked.
Structures created in 3D with speed and accuracy
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AutoCAD® Platform Advantages
AutoCAD®-based applicationAdvance Steel is an AutoCAD® based application and is compliant with the latest AutoCAD® releases.
Layers managementYour 3D model can be split in AutoCAD® layers in order to let you use the power and the flexibility of layers. You can add, delete and rename layers, change their properties, set property overrides for layout viewports, and/or add layer descriptions and apply changes in real time.
Advance Steel Online helpThere is an Online help for Advance Steel with a clear description of each command.
DWG file format extensionThe Advance Steel file format is DWG, which is the native AutoCAD® file format. The DWG format is probably the most widely used format for CAD drawings.
RenderingYou can apply specific materials (e.g. chrome) to the different elements of your model and get excellent visuals within minutes in rendering software like 3ds Max®.
DWF viewerA 3D version of the Autodesk DWF publishing format (3D DWF) can be directly created from a 3D Advance Steel model.3D DWF files can be viewed in the free Autodesk DWF Viewer.Advance Steel object properties can be viewed in this application.
Graphical user interfaceWith Advance Steel, you create a beam like you create a line.
The mouse cursor automatically recognizes all the snap points enabled by the user (endpoint, midpoint, intersection, etc.).
If you need to move or copy an element, you just have to select it and use the AutoCAD® commands, and if you need to extend your model, you can just use the AutoCAD® stretch command.
Most dialog boxes include pictures for ease of understanding.
Customizable interfaceThe graphical user interface provides floating and customizable toolbars. The AutoCAD® Customize User Interface Editor enables you to create your own toolbars and/or menus where you can store commands that you frequently use.
If you make a mistake, you can see it immediately and graphically: the undo and redo commands allow you to correct these mistakes and to try different possibilities.
Navigation toolsThe AutoCAD® platform provides Navigation tools such as the SteeringWheels application which gives you access to 2D and 3D navigation tools from a single interface, or the ViewCube to help you adjust the viewpoint of a model.
Use the benefits of the AutoCAD® platform to speed up your modeling using layers, navigation and rendering tools
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Automatic joints
Automatic JointsA complete ready-to-use library of automatic and parametric connections is available as standard. The library includes all typical joints from simple to more complex connections.
Easy modificationsChanging a value or a setting in the joint properties dialog box is applied instantly and is immediately visible on the screen. Changing one of the supporting beams (e.g. section size) updates the joint accordingly.
Merge and split beam tools keep the joint intelligence so, there is no need to break a joint in order to modify its parts.
Comprehensive library of automatic jointsAdvance Steel offers hundreds of different automatic joints, classified in a specific toolbar, so that end-users can easily find and use the appropriate joint to connect their beams.
Specific joints for cold rolled profilesA specific toolbar offers automatic joints for cold rolled profiles. Connections like single and double purlin joints or single and purlin hip joints are available.
Advance Steel also contains a set of automatic joints and macros for UK manufacturers like Metsec, HiSpan, Ayrshire, Tegral and Structural Sections.
User-friendly joints dialog boxesAll joints dialog boxes include clear and concise graphical illustrations; these pictures are dynamic and change depending on the context and the parameter selection.
Works on straight and curved beamsA large variety of joints work on curved beams, welded and tapered beams (in addition to working on straight beams). Compound beams like double angles (e.g. in a truss) are also automatic.
Store values in a library to re-use laterAll joint values can be stored in a library for re-use in the same project and on any future projects. Advance Steel makes it possible to automatically select the best values based on the profiles previously saved by the user.
Integrated Joint DesignAdvance Steel checks most common joints in real-time if the joint passes (or fails) according to the forces applied to the node connection based on local and international standards. A detailed report is also generated automatically, which can be saved or printed.
Quick connectionsThe Quick connection commands speed up modeling by creating the right joint at the right place with the right settings (including Joint Design according to AISC codes).
Steelwork connections through the use of automatic and parametric tools
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Sheet and plate metal work
Flexibility in plate creationA complete toolbar for plate creation is available.
Users can create rectangular or circular plates either by picking points or by selecting an AutoCAD entity. In addition, folded and twisted plates can be modeled very easily.
Easily modify plates by gripsCreating plates has never been so easy! With one central point, two points, three points or even from an AutoCAD polyline! All plates have grips which allow for easy modification of their shape.
Basic folded plateUsers just have to pick points and/or an AutoCAD entity like a polyline, and the length in order to get a basic folded plate like a gutter or a connection between sloped beams. The radius for each corner can be set or adjusted within the dialog box.
Weld preparationsWeld preparations are frequently required for heavy plate fabrication. With Advance Steel, any chamfer (square or circular) of any size can be added to the plate edge for weld preparation in the workshop.
Extended folded platesAutomatic tools are available to create any shape of folded plate. Users just have to pick plates and give folding values to get the required result.
Any operation like a cut, a hole or a polygonal cut can be applied on any of the faces including on the folding line of the folded plate.
Automatic workshop drawingsAdvance Steel automatically creates workshop drawings of all plates, including the unfolded representation of folded plates with the right dimensions and folding radius on various views, taking into consideration the bend allowance.
Sheet metalShapes like square-to-circular can be created either from AutoCAD entities (e.g., a rectangle and a circle), or between Advance Steel beams (e.g., a square tube and a pipe).
Advance Steel is extremely versatile so users can create a wide variety of irregular shapes (concentric, sloped, etc.), confident in the knowledge that accurate drawings will be created automatically.
Sheet metal and plate work tools
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Cladding Systems
Catalog providersCatalogs from worldwide suppliers are directly available in the cladding profiles libraries: ARVAL, FISCHER, CANAM…
Partnership with ARCELOR-MITTALThe complete ARVAL (cladding and roof profiles provider company, which is part of the ARCELORMITTAL group) catalog is available in Advance Steel.
Customized cladding sectionsYou can import a 2D dwg file from your local provider and include it in your Advance Steel library – all in a few seconds! Advance Steel provides tools to create any customized section from a basic 2D profile.
Cladding macroAdvance Steel provides a macro, which automatically creates cladding profiles on a selected area.
Users can decide to create vertical or horizontal cladding profiles, and can define the quantity of required connectors.
The overlapping value can also be defined within the macro.
Openings and cutsYou can create any variety of openings (e.g. windows, doors, etc.), and each cladding profile is automatically shortened, cut or adjusted as required. Moving openings will immediately re-cut the cladding profiles in the correct place.
Cladding listAdvance Steel creates a specific cladding list with all cladding profiles sorted by length.
This list can be exported to a PDF or an XLS file.
Advance Steel will automatically update the list if any cladding quantities are changed within the model.
Cladding drawingsOverview drawings showing cladding profiles on elevation and top view can be automatically created from the 3D model. Any information (e.g., length, quantity, color) can be added to the cladding elements.
Advance Steel provides dedicated tools for cladding in your 3D model, on all your drawings and BOMs
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Stairs and Railings macros
Stairs and railings toolbarA specific toolbar is available to create straight stairs, spiral stairs, cage ladder, railings and also to set the typical connection types for stairs and railings.
Complete range of macrosAdvance Steel contains a complete range of automatic macros for straight stairs, spiral stairs, railings and cage ladders. Dialog boxes are user-friendly and include clear and concise pictures.
Create your own stairsIn case the automatic macro does not cover your specific requirements, Advance Steel provides all the tools you will need to create your own stairs. There is a set of commands to create all the components from your structure including twisted spirals.
Fully configurableStringer type, stair pan, railing, elbows at the end, mid rails / vertical pickets and the various types of connections to the stringer among other properties can all be user-defined and quickly saved to your library for re-use in future projects.
Automatic drawingsAdvance Steel automatically creates your workshop and GA drawings with labels and dimensions from the 3D model. You can design your own drawing presentation styles or use those already configured within the software.
VisualizationAssign specific materials to your stringers and treads, add a background picture and run a rendering on your project to produce a realistic visualization within seconds – a great tool when showing your clients the model, for marketing and winning new projects.
Advance Steel has a full set of dedicated tools to model stairs, railings, cage ladder, etc
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Miscellaneous steel work
Custom Stairs and RailingsThe flexibility of Advance Steel allows users to create any type of miscellaneous steel structure, including different types of stairs, ladders, handrails and balustrades.
Railings filled with glass panelsSpecific materials can be assigned to panels, treads, railings and stringers to get a realistic representation of glass, timber, stainless steel or other specialized material in the model. The rendered model can also be saved and shared easily as a dwf file.
Create your own architectural stairsAdvance Steel provides tools to create your own specific components including twisted spirals to meet project requirements.
Customer examplesThe examples below give you an idea of the power and flexibility that Advance Steel gives you to create any type of stairs, railings and pedestrian bridges.
All workshop and overview drawings have been created automatically, so that fabrication and erection on site is right the first time.
Specific steel structureUsers can create complex structures made of curved beams or with a roof with hips and valleys.
Advance Steel provides tools to create any type of miscellaneous steel work
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Pedestrian bridge - Oberhausen (Germany)
Cathedral dome in Vilnius (Lithuania)
Stairs and railingsTate engineering (UK)
Bus station in Lyon (France)
Fire escape – Lardinois (France)
Workshop drawings
Automatic creation from the 3D modelThe workshop drawings are created for each steel element of the 3D model, including single part drawings and assembly drawings.
A specific process automates the drawing creation and defines the correct scale with the best format. It shows the necessary main views and a clipping area if nothing special needs to be represented, for example, along a beam.
A bill of materials can also be added in the drawing creation.
BOM within workshop drawingsA bill of materials can be automatically created during the workshop drawing creation phase. For single part drawings, this BOM reflects on which assemblies the single part will be shop bolted or welded, while for assembly drawings, the BOM lists all the secondary parts of the described assembly.
Gusset plates at scale 1:1Ready-to-use presentations are available to get all gusset plates at scale 1:1 on a large format like A0 (or ANSI-E).
Multiple drawingsAdvance Steel provides automatic tools to create multiple drawings, enabling several single part or assembly drawings within one large drawing format.
Unwrapped tube and unfolded curved beamAdvance Steel automatically creates the unwrapped representation for tubes and the unfolded representation for curved beams.
Different settings allow you to choose the requested unwrap method.
User modificationsUsers can modify anything within the drawings: element color, system line or reference line display, add labels or dimensions, etc.Advance Steel is powerful enough to keep all user modifications during an update of the drawing (if something has been changed in the model).
Specific drawing presentationsUsers can automatically get specific workshop presentations like unfolded plates for folded plates, unwrap tube for circular pipes, particular drawings for stairs and railings and specific drawings for curved beams, etc.
Advance Steel has a full set of dedicated tools to automatically create workshop drawings from the 3D model
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General Arrangement drawings
Overview drawingsThe overview drawings are created from the 3D model. Users can get anchor views, elevation views but also 2D or 3D nodes or views of the entire structure.
Labels or dimensions can be added automatically or added subsequently by users.
Anchor planFrom the 3D model, Advance Steel creates Anchor plan views where main and secondary columns are displayed with their corresponding base plate and grid axis are automatically dimensioned.
Document ManagerThe Document Manager is the central tool used to display all documents (including overview drawings) created from the 3D model and automatically updates with revisions if changes are made to the model.
Level symbols and slope trianglesLevel symbols and sloped triangles can be added to overview drawings, and their representation properties (units and precision for level symbols, reference side and angle value for slope triangles) can be easily adjusted.
User modificationsUsers can modify anything within the drawings: element color, display of system line or reference line, add labels or dimensions, change the scale of several views, etc.
Advance Steel is powerful enough to keep all user modifications during an update of overview drawings (if something has been changed in the model).
Drawing style configurationSpecific drawing styles can be set to obtain the required result on overview drawings: labels, automatic dimensioning of all beam axis, specific color for visible lines, etc.
Explode your drawings to AutoCAD entitiesIn case you need to provide your Advance Steel drawings to someone who wants to open them in AutoCAD®, an automatic tool is available to turn the selected drawings into customized layers with specific name and color.
Advance Steel has a full set of dedicated tools to create general arrangement drawings from the 3D model
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Automatic update of all documents
Intelligent links between model and documentsAll derived documents are created from the 3D model and can be issued or printed separately. The documents are directly derived as DWG files (for the drawings) and Advance Steel keeps an intelligent link between them and the model. When you change the model, all your documents are updated automatically to match the modified steel structure.
Revision controlAdvance Steel controls all revisions through a user-friendly dialog box that allows the user to record revision number, name and description, which will appear both in the drawing file name and on the drawing. You can ask for a backup of the drawing before its updated, in order to keep a log of all changes/updates made.
List of updated drawingsA list of updated drawings can be obtained automatically.
This list contains all drawings issued from the model including updated drawings with the revision date.
In addition, lists can easily be exported to industry standard file formats such as PDF, XLS, etc.
The Document ManagerThe Document Manager is key and controls all derived drawings, but also all the BOMs and NC-DSTV, which are automatically created from the 3D model. This is the ideal tool to classify, preview and print your project documents.
In addition, the Document Manager gives users real-time information if documents need to be updated after a modification in the model. Only drawings, BOMs or NC-DSTV files, which require an update will be flagged and thus updated.
A single click operation on the “Update” button and all the necessary documents are updated within a few seconds.
Keep what was previously editedDuring an update, all user modifications (deleted or moved dimension, beam color modified, new dimensions added interactively, changed view scale, etc.) are kept and not overwritten by the automatic update process, thus allowing for a significant increase in productivity and accuracy.
Automatic update for BOMs and NC-DSTV filesIn addition to the automatic update of workshop and general arrangement drawings, Advance Steel automatically detects the status of BOMs and NC-DSTV files in order to keep them updated according to the changes in the 3D model.
After a modification to the 3D model, Advance Steel automatically updates all related documents
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Drawing output “user configuration”
Drawing stylesWhen creating a drawing from the 3D model, Advance Steel uses a specific drawing style. This defines how the view on the drawing must look: elements to be displayed, what dimensions, labels, scale, automatic calculation of necessary views, and so on.
Several drawing styles are delivered by default with Advance Steel, and you can also create your own drawing style with your preferred settings.
ProcessAdvance Steel lets you assign the drawing style that you wish to use for specific objects; for instance you can define that all columns in your 3D model use a specific drawing style to display columns vertically (like they would on site) on workshop drawings. Also processes are used to define the different scales and different formats to be automatically used to get the best workshop drawing.
Customization of drawing stylesUsing the powerful Drawing Styles Manager users can quickly and easily create their own new drawing styles or simply adjust an existing style to fit their requirements.
The dialog box contains a variety of settings and graphical illustrations to facilitate user customization.
“Best scale in best format”For companies that produce one workshop drawing for each part, Advance Steel has predefined icons that automatically choose the best scale in the best format.
Automatic dimensioning configurationAdvance Steel uses a variety of rules that can be tweaked to get the desired automatic dimensioning, both on workshop and overview drawings.
Object representation and labelingA drawing style allows users to define exactly how they want to see objects on their drawings (visible lines, hidden lines, median line, system line , etc.) and automatic labels.
Default settingsEnd-users can define general settings which will be used for all drawings to control parameters such as color, line type, label representation, etc. These settings can also be saved and reused as needed.
Specific toolbar to use your customizationA specific “Individual drawing styles” toolbar is available by default in Advance Steel to help users link their customized drawing styles and process to icons for everyday use.
Advance Steel provides tools to customize your drawing presentation to meet your company standards
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BOMs
Easy creationThe creation of BOMs is an automatic function included in Advance Steel. From the 3D model, users can create any BOM immediately, simply by clicking the icon of the appropriate BOM on the toolbar to get the result displayed on screen.
BOMs can be produced at any time whilst creating the model and can be generated by phase or for the whole model. Saw cut list with pictures
Advance Steel automatically creates a saw cut list with detailed pictures making it easy for users to understand exact requirements.
This BOM is very useful for ordering beams with saw cuts.Wide variety of BOM templatesAdvance Steel has several default BOM types such as beam list, bolt list, cladding list, part list, material summary list, grating list and can even schedule AutoCAD® objects in a “special part” list (AutoCAD® objects).
BOM exports to common formatsThe BOMs can be viewed, printed and also exported in various file formats such as PDF, XLS and many others.
Automatic update of BOMsAll these files are listed in the Document Manager (which also lists drawings and NC files), so that end-users can preview and print them.
In case of any modification in the 3D model, Advance Steel automatically flags the BOMs, which need an update, so that users can control which BOM will be updated automatically.
BOM template customizationAdvance Steel offers a user-friendly BOM editor to customize the BOM templates. Adaptations like the use of company logos and/or the order of the columns can be easily changed by the user. Also creating filters such as “only beams which have holes” can be applied to get exact results.
Advance Steel automatically creates all required BOMs for workshop and site purposes directly from the 3D model
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NC-DSTV files
DSTV StandardGRAITEC is an active member of the DSTV standard association and Advance Steel creates NC-files which are a 100% compatible with the DSTV standard.
NC-DSTV and NC-DXF file configurationAll NC files created by Advance Steel are easily configurable.
The file name can be customized within a user-friendly dialog box, and the content of the NC-DSTV file can be controlled with various settings available, in order to achieve the required result.
Automatic creation of NC-DSTV filesOnce your model has been numbered, Advance Steel then creates NC-DSTV files from your 3D model so that you can immediately start the fabrication without having to print any paper. The DSTV file format has become the international standard for communicating with beam lines, drill lines, coping machines as well as angle lines, but also plate burn cuts and plate folding machines.
Punch marks in NC filesWith Advance Steel the user can control the creation of punch marks directly in the 3D model, even from the joint properties dialog box. These punch marks are automatically included in the NC-DSTV files to enable machines to create marks on beams and plates in the workshop.Automatic creation of NC-DXF files
You can create NC-DXF files for any part of the model. This can be extremely beneficial if you have machines which can only read DXF files. These NC-DXF files can be fully configured by end-users, and the AutoCAD® version of the saved DXF file can also be configured.
Compliance with workshop machinesAdvance Steel produces NC code that is 100% compatible with most worldwide machinery manufacturers.
KISS compliancyAdvance Steel users can use KISS (“Keep It Simple, Steel”) files to transfer data from the model or the bill of material between Advance Steel and fabrication management software applications like FABTROL. Advance Steel has been certified by FABTROL for its ability to exchange data using the KISS file format.
Advance Steel automatically creates all NC-DSTV and NC-DXF files for workshop CN machines from the 3D model guaranteeing accuracy and quality
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Building Information Modeling (BIM)
GRAITEC Advance is a BIM systemGRAITEC Advance is a Building Information Modeling (BIM) system automating the entire structural design process from the engineering design to structural analysis, member optimization, detailing and fabrication.
GRAITEC Advance consists of:
- Advance Design: FEM Structural analysis and design
- Advance Concrete: Reinforced concrete structures modeling and detailing
- Advance Steel: Steel structures modeling and detailing
Cost savings with to BIMBIM accelerates the design process by significantly reducing data duplication as well as by automatically propagating modifications to all actors of the design and construction process. BIM also reduces the risk of mistakes and unplanned costs by avoiding inconsistencies between models.
For instance, when an engineer optimizes the section of a set of columns, the draftsmen will be automatically notified and will have the ability to update automatically the required construction drawings.
GTC file format, GRAITEC BIM solutionGTC (Graitec Transfer Center), is the name given to the Graitec Object Model. All Graitec software share this Object Model and therefore are able to exchange and synchronize data in a smart way. With Advance Steel you can easily export, import and synchronize GTC files.
Link to Advance DesignA model started in Advance Steel can be exported to Advance Design in order to get the structure verified and/or optimized according to European and North American codes.
Advance Steel and Advance Design share the same profile catalog as well as many advanced steel concepts (compound beams, etc.), the quality of the interoperability between both software is first class.
IFC compliancyAdvance Steel supports IFC 2x3. The IFC (Industry Foundation Classes) is an open specification for Building Information Modeling and are used to share and exchange BIM in a neutral format among various software applications.
Synchronize with Advance DesignIn case of changes (e.g. due to an optimization of the structure), Advance Steel allows you to synchronize modifications (modified elements, added or deleted elements) with Advance Design. It will also synchronize FEM results in order to proceed to Joint Design directly in Advance Steel.
Link to other analysis programsAdvance Steel can import and export 3D models to analysis software like STAAD Pro (with a specific interface able to read and write a .std file) or any analysis program being able to read SDNF, CIS/2 or IFC files.
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Advance Steel is part of the GRAITEC structural BIM solution
Links to other CAD-related systems
Mapping tablesIn case some profile names are different between the software, Advance Steel contains conversion tables so that the correct name, if used in order, may be well imported in other 3D CAD-systems.
CIS/2Advance Steel is CIS/2 compliant. It has been certified for its ability to exchange data using the CIS/2 file format (CIS/2 is the second generation release of the CIMsteel Integration Standards).
Advance Steel is able to import and export Fabrication and Analysis model types.
SDNFAdvance Steel supports SDNF version 2.0 and version 3.0.
The SDNF (Steel Detailing Neutral File) file format allows you to transfer beams (straight and curved), plates and cuts on elements.
Bi-directional link with PDMSEnd-users can benefit from a bi-directional link between Advance Steel and PDMS (from AVEVA); this is made possible through an interface application called InterSteel® (VIRO Engineering) which transfers the whole model in both directions.
Example of using Advance Steel with PDMSThis project was done by VIRO Engineering, one of our customers in Hengelo, The Netherlands. The name of the project is “Revamp of cat cracker”, and it is located in Venezuela and was ordered by the company SHELL.
It consists of 240 Tons of steel structure.
Advance Steel offers intelligent bi-directional links to transfer models to and from other 3D modeling systems
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Standard file formats export/importAdvance Steel provides excellent interoperability with other software, in the sense that end-users are able to import and export data to and from other software products, which eliminates duplication of work.
Advance Steel supports different standard file formats such as CIS/2, SDNF, IFC2x2, PSS, etc. which allows communications with any other 3D system supporting these file formats.
IFC2x3Advance Steel supports IFC2x3. Industry Foundation Classes (IFC) is an object oriented file format that facilitates exchange of electronic information and makes it possible to achieve interoperability in the building and construction industry.
PSSAdvance Steel supports the STP file set up by the German Steel Building Association (DStV) to communicate between different detailing and analysis software solutions
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Ski jump stadium in Garmisch-Partenkirchen / Germany
Sheremetyevo International Airport, Moscow / Russia
Modernization of the Norwich Theatre Royal / Great Britain
Football stadium for EURO 2008 in Klagenfurt / Austria
The construction of the new jump was completed by the Austrian company Bitschnau GmbH in December 2007 and it was inaugurated during the 2007/2008 winter season.
Advance Steel was used to produce a full-size 3D model including the complex plate girders specifically designed for this project. This accurate model was used to produce 100% of the data to control the CNC machinery used in the project’s fabrication.
This project was handled by Heinrich Lamparter Stahlbau GmbH & Co. KG. As the project was designed in Germany and erected in Russia, the customer wanted to avoid any risk of mistakes on the construction site. With Advance Steel, they quickly produced an accurate model and they were able to detect clashes and solve any difficult situations before fabricating complex assemblies.
In addition, the fact that Advance Steel includes several languages was very important for this project ; the designers were using Advance Steel in German, but they were able to get all the drawings with annotations in Russian for correct erection at site by a Russian company.
The use of Advance Steel’s detailing system saved considerable time, effort and cost for TSI Structures Ltd for their recent project of modernizing the Norwich Theatre Royal.
The modifications made by TSI Structures Ltd included the extension of the auditorium circle by 3 meters and strengthening of the existing structure and entrance façade in order to allow the installation of a continuous steel balcony with back lit advertising boards and canopy.
Three football matches from UEFA Euro 2008 (organized in Switzerland and Austria) took place in the new Wörthersee stadium in Klagenfurt, Austria. NCA Container- und Anlagenbau GmbH was chosen as the steelwork contractor for this new stadium which has a combined weight of 4000 tons of steel. The pressure to meet the deadlines was extremely high for this project and the customer was looking for a high level of automation.
Using Advance Steel, all drawings were automatically created accurately for both fabrication and seamless erection.
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Commercial building / Canada
Reconstruction of Prunerov II Power Plant / Czech Republic
Xin Feng Train station / Taiwan
Olympic bobsleigh track in La Plagne / France
The Fiducie Adoncour office building was erected in the city of Longueuil next to Montreal. It was detailed with Advance Steel by the fabricator Lamerain and the total weight exceeds 178 tons.
The structure was optimized in Advance Design America according to CISC, and then sent to Advance Steel. Using Advance Steel was a big advantage as the automatic creation of reports and NC-DSTV files for the workshop saved Lamerain a lot of time.
The model of the existing steel structure was designed for the reconstruction of the Prunerov II power plant.
The Noving s.r.o company was in charge of this project which contained 31 000 steel elements. This project had several levels with all the necessary bracings and columns made of welded sections.
The Xin Feng Train Station located in the city of Xin Zhu in Taiwan was done by Mingjidesignpty Ltd, in Taiwan.
The entire main structure and the different stairs to access the platforms were modeled in 3D using Advance Steel and all workshop drawings were obtained automatically for local fabrication.
The Olympic bobsleigh track was initially erected for the 1992 Winter Olympic games which took place in Albertville, France.
The current project done by Somer was the construction of a roof over the track.
Each element was modeled in 3D in Advance Steel, starting from a file containing all the characteristic level points recorded by a geometry expert at site. Each tubular portal is different when it is part of a turn and for all the portals assembly drawings were automatically issued with high precision, as the challenge was that each part fitted exactly to the existing structure at site.
Case studies
Available Advance Steel packages
Common to all packages:
3D modeling of the structure•
Complete international profiles and bolt catalogs•
Tools to shorten, cope, split, merge beams and plates•
Folded plates and sheet metal creation•
Welded beams, curved beams, aluminum profiles•
Huge library of automatic joints•
Automatic macros for stairs and railings•
Model checking tools (clash check, bolts distances)•
Model numbering•
Automatic creation of workshop drawings•
Specific drawing presentations available (unwrap, •unfold, etc.)
Automatic creation of general arrangement drawings•
Automatic creation of lists•
NC-DSTV and NC-DXF files•
File format exchanges (SDNF, CIS/2, IFC, PSS, etc.)•
Advance Steel is available in 3 different packages: Standard, Professional and Premium
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The availability of the mentioned functionalities depends on the commercial package.
Standard package:Limited to 10 Tons per model
Professional package:Unlimited model size
Premium package:Unlimited size of model
Multi-user mode
Import/export/synchronization with Advance Design
Integrated Joint Design
Advance Steel - Professional
Advance Steel - Premium
Advance Steel - Standard
Advance Steel is part of the GRAITEC Advance SuiteGRAITEC Advance, the global CAD/Design software suite for construction professionals
Advance SteelAdvance Steel is a major extension of AutoCAD® that accelerates structural steel modeling and automatically creates the general arrangement drawings, fabrication drawings, material lists and NC fi les. Advance Steel is specially developed for the steel industry to increase design productivity and production quality.
Advance DesignAdvance Design conducts static and dynamic analysis of 2D and 3D structures based on the fi nite element calculation method. Advance Design is your in-house steel/concrete construction expert that features a 3D Climatic generator, non-linear calculation, support for large displacement phenomenon, structural optimization, etc.
Advance ConcreteAdvance Concrete is a major AutoCAD® extension that accelerates modeling and drawing creation for concrete reinforcement and formwork drawings. Advance Concrete dramatically increases productivity while maintaining or increasing drawing quality.
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Grenoble Stadium, FranceArchitecture offi ce: Atelier d’architecture Chaix & Morel et associés, ParisDesign offi ce (metallic roof): ETI, Grenoble © Jacques Mossot
Roof of Zlote Tarasy atrium (Golden Terraces) in Poland Waagner-Biro GmbH, Austria, winner of the European Award for steel construction 2007
