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What’s New in Autodesk® Advance Steel 2018

CADPRO Systems LtdAdvance Steel Team

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New & enhanced features in Autodesk® Advance Steel 2018

▪ Prefabricated handrail with balls

▪ Wall mounted grab rail

▪ Cold rolled purlins connection

▪ Combine model views with cameras

▪ Call out on drawing

▪ Enhanced drawing creation dialog

▪ Drawing styles for manual cut views

▪ Local content for International (English)

▪ Local content for U.S. (English)

▪ New content pack for China

▪ Migrate custom settings tool

▪ New SQL Server database

▪ Localized online help documentation

▪ One Advance Steel installation

▪ Custom objects stored in the 3D model

▪ Advance Steel 2018 Extension for Revit®

▪ Autodesk® Steel Connections for Revit ®

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New & enhanced modeling tools

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▪ Easy-to-use parametric macro

▪ Top & middle rails

▪ Post layout & post connection

▪ Closures bends

▪ Ball systems from manufacturers

▪ Australia/New Zealand specific ball stanchion

▪ Inserted as special parts

Multi-ball stanchions handrailAutodesk Advance Steel 2018

More easily model industrial prefabricated handrails

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▪ Easy-to-use parametric macro

▪ Can be inserted along line(s) or

3D polyline

▪ Rail as a bent polybeam

▪ Includes wall connections

▪ Wall plate size & dimensions

▪ Several plate shapes available

Wall-mounted grab railAutodesk Advance Steel 2018

More easily model wall-mounted grab rails

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▪ Purlins connection with bracket

▪ Available in the connection vault

▪ Usually used for joining sections of the

same web depth

▪ Vendors (Australia & NZ) brackets

▪ Brackets inserted as special parts

Cold rolled purlins connectionAutodesk Advance Steel 2018

Improved modelling efficiency with easy-to-use parametric connection

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Documentation improvements

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▪ Assign a camera to a model view

▪ Show/hide camera graphics

▪ Fewer objects in the model

▪ Get drawings out of model views

Combine model views with camerasAutodesk Advance Steel 2018

Use model views to create your drawings

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▪ More easily create a callout in an

existing drawing

▪ Specify scale & drawing style

▪ Customizable callout symbol

Callout on drawingAutodesk Advance Steel 2018

Create more compelling drawings more quickly and easily

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▪ Additional useful options added:

▪ Detail box size definition

▪ Display switches for:

▪ Welds

▪ Hidden lines

▪ Clipping

▪ Holes

▪ Grid / Axis / Levels

Enhanced drawing creation dialogAutodesk Advance Steel 2018

Gain greater control on view content definition

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▪ New option in the Drawing Styles Manager

▪ “Used for Cuts and Callouts” option

▪ Select drawing styles for predefined list

▪ Available for manual cut views & callouts

▪ When creating a manual view

▪ Press S for accessing the Settings

▪ Access the predefined list

Drawing styles for manual cut viewsAutodesk Advance Steel 2018

Access an extensive library of drawing styles

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▪ English International

▪ DWT template

▪ Settings

▪ Drawing styles

▪ Drawing processes

▪ Bill-of-material (BOM) templates

Local contentAutodesk Advance Steel 2018

Support productivity with better drawings obtained out of the box

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▪ Provides more local content

▪ DWT template

▪ Settings

▪ Chinese bolt & anchor standards

▪ Drawing styles

▪ Bill-of-material (BOM) templates

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▪ United States (English U.S.)

▪ Enhanced weld symbol

▪ Text & size

▪ Weld finish

▪ Staggered weld

▪ New drawing styles for U and C shapes

▪ Enhanced hatch pattern representation for holes

Local contentAutodesk Advance Steel 2018

Support productivity with better drawings obtained out of the box

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Installation

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▪ Modern and informative interface

▪ Detects customized settings

▪ Choose which ones to migrate

▪ Migration summary report

▪ Reset tool

▪ Accessible from the Start menu

▪ Easily restore the default settings

Migrate custom settings toolAutodesk Advance Steel 2018

Easily migrate your custom settings from the previous release

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▪ New database format:

▪ Changes from Microsoft® Database Access to SQL

Server® format

▪ All databases are now MDF files (instead of MDB files)

▪ View & edit databases with:

▪ Table Editor in the Management Tools

▪ For more complex editing operations:

SQL Server Management Studio 2014 SP1

New SQL Server database

Integrate the latest technology for supporting Advance Steel databases

Autodesk Advance Steel 2018

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▪ Content available in:

▪ German

▪ French

▪ English (already exists)

▪ Accessible via the Help button

Localized online help documentation

Deliver localized documentation to help French & German speaking users

Autodesk Advance Steel 2018

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▪ Advance Steel & Autodesk® AutoCAD® software combined

▪ Easier to install Advance Steel

▪ No need to install both products separately

▪ One licensing mechanism

▪ Language pack:

▪ Ability to install multiple languages/countrification side-by-side

▪ Ability to switch between installed languages/countrification

One Advance Steel installation

Simplify product and customer deployment

Autodesk Advance Steel 2018

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Interoperability

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▪ New “Store used data” command

▪ Store custom properties

▪ Custom user sections

▪ Custom materials

▪ Delete stored data command

▪ Support for AutoCAD® Plant 3D software, Autodesk®

Navisworks® products & Autodesk® BIM 360TM software

Custom objects stored in the DWG file of the 3D modelAutodesk Advance Steel 2018

Communicate your designs to other stakeholders more effectively

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▪ Connections for structural framing

▪ Access to 100+ parametric steel connections

▪ Can be inserted between

▪ Certified families

▪ Custom families

▪ Model connections with a higher level of detail

▪ Built-in steel connection design engine (EC3 & AISC)

▪ Compliant with Autodesk® Revit® 2018

▪ Advance Steel 2018 Extension

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The Advance Steel Team:

▪ Hans Grootegoed Sales & Structural Technical Specialist

▪ Peter Crawley Sales & Technical Specialist

▪ Neil Markham Support

▪ Gary Fohl Technical Specialist

▪ Gary Page Technical Specialist

▪ Paul Mokler-Tibbs Training & Support

CADPRO Systems Ltd have offices in Auckland and Christchurch with a team of 22 people presently selling,

supporting and implementing Autodesk design software solutions. We are the only Autodesk Advanced Structure

Specialised Autodesk partner in New Zealand.

CADPRO Systems Ltd

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