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Introducing Advance Steel, a tool for

structural detailing and fabrication

Philippe Bonneau Autodesk

AEC-ENI Technical Marketing Manager

Learning Objectives

Discover how Advance Steel is compatible with Revit Structure

Understand how automatic connections speed up the BIM 3D modeling phase

Take full advantage of ready-to-use templates to get shop and general arrangement drawings

Provide CNC files to workshop machines and BOMs to site workers

Quick overview of Advance Steel possibilities

Interoperability capabilities

Multi-user or single-user mode

Automatic BOM creation

Advance Steel Some references

GRENOBLE stadium Model courtesy of ETI (France) UFO shopping center Model courtesy of CSM (Belgium)

Low-energy house made of steel Model courtesy of BOUCHET (France)

U2 Concert stage Model courtesy of STAGECO (Belgium)

Theatre Royal Model courtesy of TSI Structures (UK) Coke oven gas desulphurization Model courtesy of HUTNI PROJEKT Frydek-Mistek (Czech Republic)

Steam cracking furnaces

Two ethylene cracking furnaces as part of a modernization project of a steam

cracker plant for the Total Petrochemicals company.

Users benefits:

workshop drawings corresponding to the clients expectations thanks to customized drawing templates

possibility to run a complete clash check over the steel structure and the piping

Helicopter base

The hospital "Barmherzige Brder" in Trier got a new helicopter base with a

special elevator that enables a faster and more direct connection to the

emergency room.

Users benefits:

tools to model complex connections between plate girders and standard rolled sections

complete library of automatic macros for stairs & railings to speed up the modeling of the different steel walkways and handrails

Top of Tyrol viewing platform

The site is located on 3200m at the Stubai Glacier in Tyrol, Austria.

The steel structure consists of a grillage of beams covered by gratings.

The bracings in Corten-Steel cantilever 9 meter over the ridge.

Users benefits:

sheet metal and its exact unfolding drawings

tools to create 3D twisted beams from polylines and splines

automatic calculation of the center of gravity of each assembly

House standing on its roof

The house is a new addition to the indoor playground Pirateninsel Rgen,

located in Ruegen Island in Germany.

Users benefits:

direct activation of the machines by using the NC files created by Advance Steel

automatic tools for the creation of the necessary details of single drawings and drawings of structural components

Convoyer in the mining industry

The Advance Steel 3D model of this project illustrates the advantage of including all

the relevant non-structural materials and mechanical equipment in order to achieve

fully integrated BIM.

Users benefits:

all mechanical parts were placed in the model

views on assembly & general arrangement drawings show all parts including mechanical ones

Subway and bus station roof

This steel structure roof clearly shows that any shape can be modeled with

Advance Steel and all drawings + BOMs can be obtained from the 3D model.

Mr. Manfred AMMANN BISCHNAU Stahl & Anlagenbau manager: Advance Steel is an excellent program for complex steel constructions. We appreciate the time saving and the rise in productivity.

New Valenciennes soccer stadium

The new stadium contains 25000 seats and replaces the old stadium.

ETI:

engineering office situated next to Grenoble (south-east of France)

have several Advance Steel Premium packages since 5 years

extensive experience in designing stadium and arenas

The architect did not want to see any visible bolts on the stadium!

all parts have been welded at site this required many weld preparation on beams and plates

Mr. Stphane DOTTORI ETI project manager:

We did not have any call from the site reporting any error!

Various miscellaneous steel projects

Learning objective 1:

Discover how Advance Steel

is compatible with Revit

Structure

Advance Steel compliancy with Autodesk Revit

Create the steel frame within

Autodesk Revit

Export it to Advance Steel

Intelligent mapping for

sections & families between

the two modeling systems

Steel connections added by

using one of the many

available automatic ones

Get automatically all the

documents for fabrication

Free download of the

GRAITEC BIM Connect:

on Autodesk exchange apps apps.exchange.autodesk.com

on GRAITEC website www.graitec.com/revit.asp

Quick & easy installation

Advance Steel compliancy with Autodesk Revit

Commands directly available in

the Revit Add-Ins ribbon

3D model can be imported -

exported synchronized

Start the modeling in Autodesk

Revit or in Advance Steel

Save value & time by modeling

only one model

Synchronize data at any time

Advance Steel compliancy with Autodesk Revit

Advance Steel compliancy with Autodesk Revit

Import the fabrication model

in Autodesk Revit for general

arrangement drawings

creation

Detailed connections can be

sent back to Autodesk Revit

Increased productivity

Increased profitability

Learning objective 2:

Understand how automatic

connections speed up the 3D

modeling phase

Huge library of parametric connections

Various simple & complex

connections available

User-friendly classification in

the Connection vault

Standard values can be

easily saved in library

Quick connections to speed

up the connections creation

Automatic modifications

Integrated joint validation

Real-time design & checking

North-American and

European standards available

Includes both ASD and LRFD

Detailed report generated

automatically with formulas

Connection types include

shear, moment, splice,

bracing connections and

base plate

Dedicated tools for stairs & railings

Complete range of automatic

macros for:

straight stairs spiral stairs straight and curved railings cage ladder

User-friendly dialog-boxes

including clear and concise

illustrations

Ready-to-use templates for

detailing the miscellaneous

steel members

Automate repetitive tasks

Automatic wizards for building

creation (portal frame, purlins

& side rails, trusses, etc.)

Dedicated Building generator tool palette

Tools for walls & roofs

Learning objective 3:

Leverage ready-to-use

templates to get shop and

general arrangement

drawings

Dedicated tools to automatically create all documents

Various localized & ready-to-

use templates for drawing

creation

Classification by categories in

the Quick documents dialog

Numerous available drawing

styles for workshop & general

arrangement drawings

Templates for automatic

BOMs creation

Dedicated tools to get general arrangement drawings

Tool for extracting different 2D

& 3D views from the model

Labels and dimensions added

automatically

Specific drawing styles to

obtain the required result

Significant time and

productivity savings

Dedicated tools to get workshop drawings

Automatic shop drawings

generation with assembly &

single part drawings

Specific presentation (unwrap,

unfold, etc) available

BOM on drawings

Built in revision & document

control

Significant time and productivity

savings

Automatic update of all documents

Intelligent link between the 3D

model and all documents

Document manager = central tool

for a full control on all outputs

Automatic update of drawings,

BOMs, CNC files

Integrated revision control (with

revision clouds)

Avoid costly mistakes at

workshop and at site

Learning objective 4:

Provide CNC files to

workshop machines and

BOMs to site workers

Automatic creation of the files for fabrication

CNC files (NC-DSTV & NC-DXF)

for workshop machines

Scribing & punch marks

XML files for welding robots

Compliancy with workshop

machines & link to MIS software

(Fabtrol, Fabsuite, StruMIS, EJE)

Reducing the programming time

significantly

Automatic creation of BOMs

Creation of all the lists for

workshop & site purposes

Wide variety of BOM templates

Material list, bolt list, saw cut list

with explicit pictures

Can be exported to e.g. Excel

User-friendly BOM editor for

template customization

Other Advance Steel key

features & benefits

Dedicated tools for sheet metal

Sheet metal and plate work tools Flexibility in plate creation

Sheet metal functionality

Plate metal work

Folded and twisted plate

Complete complex projects quicker

Flexible modeling tools Tools to convert CAD entities

Curved & tapered beams

Compound and welded beams

Weld preparations

Integration of mechanical parts

Tension rods systems

Questions & answers