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Advance Steel 7.1 brings a range of new features to this highly capable steel modelling and detailing suite. Advance Steel is rapidly establishing itself as a real alternative solution to users of XSteel and StruCad, who can retain the functionality of these products whilst gaining market leading tools for the creation of mezzanines and structural steelwork, such as stairs, railings and even spiral staircases.
Areas of improvement include enhanced modelling tools, better presentation and configuration options for automatic drawings, new import and export formats, support for new profiles such as Corus Advance, updates and enhancements to Hi-Span and Metsec cold rolled systems as well as numerous other features that will increase the speed and rate of your detailing. |
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General Modelling;
- Many new and improved joint macros for hot rolled, cold rolled accessories, stairs and railings, mezzanine floors etc...
- Many new hot and cold rolled section profiles
- Enhanced PolyBeam functionality - e.g. for spirals etc
- Improved beam merge - all existing connections remain as macros
- Improvements to folded plates
- Automatic punch marks (for use in NC files)
- Improvements to numbering - unchanged parts will NEVER change number, new prefixing options, option to consider column orientation etc.
- Joint design to EC3
The speed has been improved in many areas of Advance Steel;
- Workshop drawing creation
- BOM/List creation
- Document Manager
Drawing Styles and Processes;
All drawing styles have been reviewed and enhanced for better presentation including:
- Automatic orientation marks on GAs and shop drawings.
- Better cut view arrangement
- Better empty space management in workshop drawings (clipping, view placement etc)
Users can further benefit from new configuration options for:
- New geometric restrictions
- Option to not combine with other dimensions
- Better internal bolt group dimensions
- Improved dimensioning for levels
- Different clipping presentation types
Material listing;
- Brand new Bill of Material component
- New BOM templates
- Easier customisation of list templates
- More possibilities
Import and Export formats;
- Hi-Span cold rolled CAM export
- Metsec cold rolled CAM export
- Improvements to MS Excel export for lists
- Autodesk Revit link
- KISS export
- Fabtrol export
- SDNF & CIS/2 beam orientation improvements
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