Autodesk Advance Steel
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Overview
Advance Steel is 3D structural steel detailing software that has parametric connection libraries, tools for plate design and flat patterns, stairs, rails, porta buildings and other types of design tools for steel fabrication.
It can be configured to automate part drawings, DXF’s and NC1 for beamline machines.
Advance Steel is based on AutoCAD and has all the tools of AutoCAD plus connects to Revit for BIM workflows, Dynamo for visual programming and Robot Structural Analysis for FEA.
Features
Parametric steel connections
Model structural steel members with connections with a customisable Advance Steel library
Stairs and cage ladders
Tools for accurately modelling stairs and cage ladders with various options and settings.
Sheet metal and folded plate work
Create sheet metal and folded plate parts in 3D, flat pattern and export to DXF.
Dynamo for Advance Steel
Use Dynamo to visually program complex structures with Steel beams and plates. Assign materials, beam sections or user attributes from Dynamo to the generated elements.
Code checking and design validation
Validate and adhere to compliance against ASIC standards
Propagation of steel connections
Automated connection propagation ensures the right connection and holes are made for the correct steel member size.
General arrangement drawings
Customise GA styles, standard and camera views
Steel shop drawings
Automatically generate part drawings and DXF’s
Numerical Control (NC) data
Generate g-code for beam line machines
Steel shop drawings
Automatically generate part drawings and DXF’s
Hide or show detailed parts
Isolate parts and assemblies already detailed for fabrication.
Bills of Materials
Automatically generate BOM’s from elements
Bi-directional link with Revit
Sync Advance Steel and Revit models
Robot Structural Analysis interoperability
Automatically generate BOM’s from elements
Fabrication Workflows
Learn more about how Advance Steel and other fabrication products work with other software, systems and services provided by Design Consulting
Exceptional Value
Buy Autodesk Advance Steel on an Annual or 3 Year Subscription. Get more value from the Architecture Engineering and Construction Collection.
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Advance Steel Add-Ons
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