Plates, holes, welds and bolts can then be added to the steel elements to complete the required details. The steel frame can be produced either by placing elements at specific points like drawing lines in AutoCAD or you may prefer to create AutoCAD lines and convert these to Advance Steel structural elements. The tools work in a very intuitive way and are used in logical workflows to provide full control of your digital model. Although the main drafting and modify tools are shared with AutoCAD 2016, Autodesk Advance Steel brings many more bespoke tools to aid the modelling of structures, analysis and drawing outputs. There are also workflows with AutoCAD Plant 3D and Autodesk Inventor.Ī huge advantage of Autodesk Advance Steel is that it runs on top of AutoCAD giving a very familiar feel to existing AutoCAD users and good resourcing potential when looking for steel detailers with CAD experience. The interface with Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis will also output the design forces directly into the Joint Design tab. Other intelligent synchronised links are possible with Autodesk Revit and Autodesk Robot. Another option is to output profiles to DXF to interface with LASER, plasma and similar automated cutting machines.
The NC data can be output via the common DSTV format or to certain bespoke machine tools. Autodesk Advance Steel can import and output to the following neutral formats. Finally, Autodesk Point Layout can be utilised for the creation of points and then the data exported to Robotic instruments for setting out.Ī major strength of Autodesk has always been integrating tools to give users good workflows and the transfer of intelligent models and data. The Advance Steel model can then be federated into the main Navisworks model allowing contractors to plan the logistics and construction. The steel detailers can then add any secondary steel, cold rolled systems as well as the required connections and check these to the required design codes, create fabrication documents and output CNC code.
In the workflow shown above the structural engineer can design the steel frame in Robot and then import the model into Autodesk Revit with the design results, the Revit model can then be transferred and synchronised with Autodesk Advance Steel. Autodesk Advance Steel now completes the portfolio giving BIM workflows and capabilities to Steel Detailers, Fabricators, Manufacturers and Contractors. One of the main catalysts for change was the acquisition back in 2013 of the Advance Steel product which gives the much needed fabrication and structural detailing capabilities to the existing Autodesk structural suite of products.
With the release of Autodesk Building Design Suite 2016 back in June Autodesk announced that AutoCAD Structural Detailing was to be discontinued from the suite but would still be made available to clients that had subscription.
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