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Advance Steel Training folder

Advance Steel Training Tutorials

1. Advance Icon guide

2. Advance Tutorial: Grid

3. Advance Tutorial: Beams

4. Advance Tutorial: Plates

5. Advance Tutorial: Connection Elements

6. Advance Tutorial: Joint Example

7. Advance Tutorial: Intelligent Connections

8. Advance Tutorial: User section

9. Advance Tutorial: Numbering and drawings

10. Advance Tutorial: Lists

11. Advance Tutorial: BOM editor

12. Advance Tutorial: Prototypes

13. Token for Title Block

14. Advance Tutorial: Management Tools

15. Advance Work Flow

Advance Steel Icon Guide

ADVANCE STEEL ICON GUIDE 1

STANDARD 2

CREATE OBJECTS 3

JOINTS 4

STAIRS AND RAILINGS 5

LISTING & CHECKING 5

NUMBERING, DRAWING 6

USERS SECTIONS 7

ADDITIONAL ADVANCE STEEL 7

DESIGN ASSISTANCE 8

CLADDING FOR WALLS AND ROOF 8

Advance Tutorial: Icon Guide Page 2

STANDARD

UCS at object.. ____________________________ Move UCS... ____________________________ Rotate UCS around X ____________________________ Rotate UCS around Y ____________________________ Rotate UCS around Z ____________________________ View on UCS.. ____________________________ 2D/3D Snaps.. ____________________________ Advance Steel View.. ____________________________ Define Model View. ____________________________ Standard layer ____________________________ Create Camera ____________________________ Change presentation type ____________________________ Standard Presentation.. ____________________________ Selected object on/off ____________________________ Filter selected objects ____________________________ Sub Selection.. ____________________________ Filter database ____________________________ Select Advance Steel-objects.. ____________________________ Reverse selection.. ____________________________ Clear marked objects ____________________________ Select all marked objects. ____________________________ Sub - Marking content.. ____________________________ Search filter ____________________________ Search marked object.. ____________________________ Advance Steel properties.. ____________________________ Model browser ____________________________ Document manager... ____________________________ Definition of the project data. ____________________________ Country settings. ____________________________ Start the Management Tools ____________________________ Help to command ____________________________


CREATE OBJECTS

Sub Axis Grid ____________________________ Sub Structural element ____________________________ Insert beam cross section.. ____________________________ Sub Section classes ____________________________ Sub Compound Section.. ____________________________ Sub Welded Beams. ____________________________ Sub Cold Rolled Profile ____________________________ Sub beam.. ____________________________ Sub Process Section ____________________________ Sub Section Contour ____________________________ Sub Plate ____________________________ Sub Create folded plate ____________________________ Sub Plate Cuts.. ____________________________ Sub Plate Contour ____________________________ Sub Plate Contour UCS.. ____________________________ Sub Plate Chamfer.. ____________________________ Sub Plate Corner. ____________________________ Exact cross section. ____________________________ Switch bolts/holes/studs. ____________________________ Sub Bolt Hole Patterns ____________________________ Sub Weld Patterns ____________________________ Sub Connections.. ____________________________ Sub Check Connection ____________________________


JOINTS

Sub Joint utilities. ____________________________ Sub Quick connections.. ____________________________ Sub Canada/USA ____________________________ Beam to Column joints.. ____________________________ Cantilever Column to Beam.. ____________________________ Beam Endo to End joints ____________________________ Plate joints ____________________________ Clip Angle joints.. ____________________________ Moment joints.. ____________________________ General Bracing joints ____________________________ HSS and Flat bracing joints.. ____________________________ Base Plate joints. ____________________________ Stiffener joints. ____________________________ Tube brace joints ____________________________ Turnbuckle bracings.. ____________________________ Purlin joints. ____________________________ Pylon joints.. ____________________________ Punch Marks ____________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________


STAIRS AND RAILINGS

Straight stair.. ____________________________ Hand-railing.. ____________________________ Saddled stair. ____________________________ Spiral stair. ____________________________ Vertical Ladder. ____________________________ Bent/Trim hand railing. ____________________________ Stair footing.. ____________________________ Endplate with coping ____________________________ Shear plate ____________________________ Platform splice.. ____________________________ Angle connection. ____________________________ Railing Anchorage ____________________________ Bolted Endplate ____________________________

LISTING & CHECKING

Lists ____________________________ Sub Export.. ____________________________ AdvanceSteel special part.. ____________________________ Sub Proxy.. ____________________________ Sub Checking ____________________________ Display clash checking results.. ____________________________ Display clash checking again ____________________________ Update bolts. ____________________________ Center of gravity, total weight ____________________________ Assembly weight information. ____________________________ Update defaults ____________________________


NUMBERING, DRAWING

Single Parts / Assemblies.. ____________________________ Sub Numbering ____________________________ Sub Display POS. ____________________________ Sub POS check ____________________________ Sub AP MP ____________________________ Sub Drawing Management. ____________________________ Sub Drawing 3D-View. ____________________________ Sub Drawing Node ____________________________ Sub Drawing Elevation ____________________________ Sub Drawing Single line. ____________________________ Sub Drawing Singlepart.. ____________________________ Sub Drawing Tie beam ____________________________ Sub Drawing Column.. ____________________________ Sub Drawing Main part ____________________________ Sub Drawing Structural parts. ____________________________ Sub Drawing Stairs/Railings ____________________________ Sub Process ANSI-E ____________________________ Sub Process ANSI-D ____________________________ Sub Process ANSI-C ____________________________ Sub Process ANSI-B ____________________________ Sub Process Legal ____________________________ Sub Process ANSI-A ____________________________ Sub Label & Dimensions ____________________________ Sub Finishing. ____________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


USERS SECTIONS

Number of classifications ____________________________ Change current layer... ____________________________ Tools.. ____________________________ Add coordinates ____________________________ Add Reference axes ____________________________ Generation ____________________________

ADDITIONAL TOOL

Delete all AS objects... ____________________________ Load Lisp-Tools ____________________________ Lisp Tools.. ____________________________ Import/Export Tools.. ____________________________ Analysis nodes. ____________________________ Place center mark ____________________________ Circular plate ____________________________ Convert AS drawings.. ____________________________

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DESIGN ASSISTANCE

Extend Audit checking ____________________________ Audit checking.. ____________________________ Clash Check. ____________________________ Display clash results ____________________________ Create by template.. ____________________________ Advanced copy. ____________________________ Copy and rotate, 2D ____________________________ Copy and rotate, 3D ____________________________ Copy and mirror, 2D. ____________________________ Copy and mirror, 3D ____________________________ Copy and mirror, 3D ____________________________ Copy with adjustment. ____________________________ Copy, rectangular array. ____________________________ Copy, polar array.. ____________________________

CLADDING FOR WALLS AND ROOF

Define cladding area.. ____________________________ Define cladding opening.. ____________________________ Create claddings. ____________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


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2. Advance Tutorial: Grid lines

GRAITEC INC. 49 Rue de la Pointe-Langlois

Laval, Quebec, Canada H7L 3J4

www.graitec.com [email protected]

Advance Tutorial: Grid lines Tutorial 2 page 2

Table of Content Grid lines.........................................................................................................................3

Creating a rectangular building grid ................................................................. 3 Changing the building grid ............................................................................... 5 Moving grid lines .............................................................................................. 6 Cutting grid lines............................................................................................... 7 Deleting and inserting grid lines from a group ................................................. 8 Creating an individual building grid .................................................................. 9 Labeling grid lines individually........................................................................ 11 Grid lines example.......................................................................................... 12


Grid lines

Creating a rectangular building grid

Click Building grid on the Advance Create objects toolbar. Enter the coordinates for the grid origin at 0,0,0 and @30, 30, 0 for the second point.


Select a grid line parallel to the X-direction (left mouse button) and select Advance Properties on the

right-mouse click context menu, or double-click the grid line. The Axes, Parallel dialog box appears. Change the Label type to Capital letters. Enter A for Label

start and 2 for Label prefix.

The labels are changed to capital letters and a prefix is added to the labels.


Changing the building grid

Select a grid line parallel to the Y-direction and select Advance Properties on the context menu. The Axes, Parallel dialog box appears. Select the Group tab and change Number to 3. The number

of grid lines parallel to the Y-direction is changed to 3 and the distance between them is automatically changed from 10-0 to 15-0.

Select a grid line parallel to the X-direction and select Advance Properties on the context menu. The Axes, Parallel dialog box appears. Select the Group tab and change Number to 5. The

number of grid lines parallel to the X-direction is changed to 5 and the distance between them is automatically changed from 10-0 to 7-6.


Moving grid lines

Select a grid line parallel to the X-direction and select Advance Properties on the context menu. The Axes, Parallel dialog box appears. Click the Representation type tab, and select Single axes. Select the grip in the middle of the grid line 2B and enter the value @0,2 on the command line. The

grid line is moved by 2 in the Y-direction. Move the grid line 2C by 1-0 and the grid line 2E by 2-6 in the Y-direction. Verify the new distances in the Axes, Parallel dialog box using the Group index.


Cutting grid lines The building grid was shortened by 2 6. As a result the grid lines in the Y-direction are too long and need to be shortened. There are two methods to achieve this: Method 1: Zoom in on the corner 2E-1. Select the grid lines in the Y-direction and select the grip at the protruding end point of grid line 1. Drag the grip to the end point of grid line 2E. Method 2:

Click Trim Axes, then select grid line 2E as the boundary object and confirm (right-click). To cut the grid lines, select grid line 1 and confirm, then repeat for grid line 2 and 3 (it is similar to the AutoCAD Trim command).


Deleting and inserting grid lines from a group

Click Delete Axes. Select the grid line 2D and confirm.

Click Add Axes. Select grid line 2 (grid line after which to insert the new one) and confirm.


Enter 1 for the number of inserted grid lines (axes) and 4-0 for the distance. The building grid is enlarged by 4-0. To keep the original width of the building grid, select grid line 4. Select the grip in the middle of grid line 4 and drag it to the end point of grid line 2D.

Creating an individual building grid

Start a new drawing and click Grid with groups by distance.

Enter the coordinates 0,0,0 to define the start point and, with the Polar on, select a point in the X or Y

direction. If a point in the X direction is selected, a grid parallel with the X direction is created. If a point in the Y direction is selected, a grid parallel with the Y direction is created. For the purpose of this tutorial X is selected for the end point.

Select a point between the X and Y direction of the current UCS to define the group direction. Enter the first distance 16-0and confirm (Enter). Next, enter the distances 10-0(Enter), 16-0(Enter)

and 13-0(Enter). Since 13-0 is the last value, press Enter.


Next, create a sequence in the Y direction. Since the X direction is created, it can be used for the start and end points. Snap the end point of grid line 1 (0,0) for the start point and the end point of grid line 5 (0,55) for the end point.

Select a point between the X and Y direction of the current UCS to define the group direction. Enter the first distance 10-0and confirm (Enter). Next, enter the distances 12-0, 8-0 and 10-0.


Labeling grid lines individually

Select a grid line in the Y-direction and select Advance Properties on the context menu. Uncheck the box Automatic label. Click on the Single axis tab. The first grid line is marked in red as the current line. Change the name

to 1a and press the up arrow. The next grid line is red. Enter the name 1b for this line. Label the rest of the grid lines with 3, 3a and 104.

The labels are changed.


Grid lines example

Dimensions do not have to be drawn in the model


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3. Advance Tutorial: Beams




Advance Tutorial: Beams Tutorial 3 page 2

Table of Contents Beams and Beam Features....................................................................................... 3

Creating a beam............................................................................................... 3 Shortening a beam........................................................................................... 4 Cope at a beam end......................................................................................... 5 Circular contour ................................................................................................ 7 Splitting / merging beams................................................................................. 9

Modifications ........................................................................................................... 11

Displaying beam features (processing).......................................................... 11 Modifying / deleting beam processing............................................................ 12 Shortening / stretching a beam ...................................................................... 12 Changing / rotating beams ............................................................................. 14 Moving a circular contour ............................................................................... 15 Creating an additional cope ........................................................................... 16


Beams and Beam Features

Creating a beam

Select the Advance Create objects toolbar on the Advance Steel suite toolbar.

Set the (AutoCAD) Ortho to ON (F8). Click Rolled I sections on the Create objects toolbar. Set the beam starting point at 0,0,0. Move the cursor in the X direction of the current UCS and enter 4-0 to define the beam length. The

beam is created and the Beam dialog box appears.


Shortening a beam Shorten the beam (reference, angle).

Click Shorten on the Create objects toolbar.

Select a point near the beam end to process. The green contour of the shortening feature is displayed and the Shorten beam dialog box appears.

Enter a Reference value of 3". Click the Angle tab. Define a Y-angle of 25 degrees.


A sloped shortening is created.

Cope at a beam end

Insert a cope at the other beam end, length of the cope: 8 , depth of the cope: 3.

Click Cope on the Create objects toolbar.

Select a point near the beam end to modify. The green contour of the shortening feature is displayed

and the Cope dialog box appears.


Enter 8 " for Width and 3" for Depth.

The cope is created.


Circular contour Create an inner contour in the middle of the section with a 4 " radius. The contour is placed using the XY-Plane of the current UCS.

Click UCS at object on the Advance Standard toolbar.

Select the beam. Six coordinate system lines appear. Each of them represents a possible positive Z-

direction of the UCS. Select the green horizontal coordinate system line (e.g., the left line). The corresponding coordinate

system appears.


Click Circular contour, center on the Create objects toolbar.

Select the beam to process. Set the contour center by entering the coordinates 0,0,0. A standard circular contour is created and the Contour processing dialog box appears. Enter a radius of 4 ".

The radius of the circular contour is changed to 4 .


Splitting / merging beams

To split the beam, click Split beams on the Create objects toolbar.

Select the beam and right-click to confirm. Enter 1/16" on the command line for the gap between the

split beams. Select a split point and confirm. The beam is split. Both of the beams keep their processings.


To merge the beams, click Merge beams on the Create objects toolbar.

Select the beams to merge and press Enter to confirm. The beams are merged and all processing is retained.


Modifications

Displaying beam features (processing)

Select the beam and select Advance properties on the context menu. Click the Representation

type tab. Select Features.

All beam features are displayed in green.


Modifying / deleting beam processing

Use the grips to shorten the beam by 4". Activate the (AutoCAD) Ortho setting. Move the UCS at object. Select the shortening. The grips are shown in blue. Select the grip point close to the feature center and it will turn red. Set the move direction by dragging the red grip with the left mouse button. Then enter 4 on the

command line. Next, copy the beam by 30" (in Y-direction). To delete the shortening of the original beam, select the green processing contour and press Delete.

Shortening / stretching a beam

On the second beam, select the green processing contour and select Advance Properties on the context menu.

Shorten the second beam without rotation by entering 0 on the Angle tab of the Shorten beam dialog box.

To stretch the section by 2 ", enter a Reference value of 2 " on the System tab.


The cut is straight and the beam is stretched.


Changing / rotating beams

Change the beam to a W16x40. Select the beam and select Advance properties on the context menu . The dialog box Beam appears.

Select AISC W for Section class on the Section tab. Select W16X40 for Section on the Section tab. To rotate the section by 90 degrees, click the Position tab and enter 90 for Angle.


The beam is rotated by 90 degrees.

Moving a circular contour To move the circular contour by 2" to the left side:

Activate the (AutoCAD) Ortho setting. Use the UCS on Object tool to place the USC in the contour plane. Select the Contour so that the grips are shown in blue. Select the middle grip (it will turn in red). Set the move direction by dragging the red grip with the left mouse button and enter 2 on the

command line.


Creating an additional cope

Create an additional cope at the same end of the beam as before but on the other flange. Click Cope on the Create objects toolbar.

Select a point near the beam edge without a cope. The green contour of the processing is displayed and the Cope dialog box appears. The cope is

created with the previously entered values.

4. Advance Tutorial: Plates




Advance Tutorial: Plates Tutorial 4 page 2

Table of Contents Plates, Plate Processing and Plate Contours ..............................................................3

Creating / changing plates ............................................................................... 3 Corner feature / Chamfer ................................................................................. 5 Rectangular contour ......................................................................................... 6 Modifications .................................................................................................... 7 Second plate .................................................................................................... 8 Polygon plate.................................................................................................... 8 Vertical plate..................................................................................................... 9

Modifications ................................................................................................................10

Splitting / merging plates................................................................................ 10 Shrinking / extending a polygon plate ............................................................ 11


Plates, Plate Processing and Plate Contours

Creating / changing plates

Create a plate at 0,0 of the user coordinate system (UCS), length: 10, width: 8 .

Click Create Object on the Advance Steel Suite toolbar.

Click Rectangular plate, center on the Create Objects toolbar and enter 0,0 as center point of the

plate.


The Plate dialog box appears. Click on the Shape tab and enter 10" for the width X and 8 " for the length Y. Next, change the plate thickness from " (default setting) to " on the Plate thickness tab. If

necessary, select the plate and open the dialog box by selecting Advance properties on the context menu.

The plate thickness is changed to ".


Corner feature / Chamfer

Create a chamfer of 3 by 2 .

Click Chamfer, one point on the Create objects toolbar.

Enter a Width X of 3 " and a Length Y of 2 ".

The default chamfer is modified with the new values.


Rectangular contour

Create a rectangular contour of 3 by 2 .

Create a plate contour at 0,0 of the current UCS by clicking Rectangular contour, center on the

Create objects toolbar.

Select the plate and enter the starting point of the plate (0,0,0).

Enter a Width X of 3 " and a Length Y of 2 " in the Contour processing dialog box.


Modifications

Activate the world coordinate system (WCS). To show the plate features, select the plate and open the Plate dialog box by selecting Advance

properties on the context menu. Select Features on the Representation Type tab.

Activate the (AutoCAD) Ortho setting. The plate can be enlarged by 1 in +X-direction and in +Y-direction using its grips.


Second plate

Copy the plate by 20 in +Y-direction using the AutoCAD copy command.

Make the second plate smaller by 3" on the right side (in X-direction). Verify that the (AutoCAD) Ortho setting is activate.

Select the plate, activate one of the blue grips, drag it in X-direction and enter 3" on the command

line. Delete the chamfer of the second plate. Select the Features Representation type in the Plate dialog

box. Next, select the chamfer and delete it.

Polygon plate

Click UCS at object. Select the top of a plate to change the coordinate system to this plane.

Create a polygonal plate between the two existing plates. Click Polygon plate on the Create Objects

toolbar.

Set the corner points of the polygon. The plate is created and the Plate dialog box appears. Set the

justification to 0.00 and increase the thickness to " on the Plate thickness tab.


The plate thickness is changed to " and the plates are perfectly aligned.

Vertical plate

Rotate and move the current UCS so that the X axis of the coordinate system is parallel to the

longitudinal edge of the first plate and the Y axis points upwards. Create a plate by clicking Rectangular plate, two points on the Create Objects toolbar.

Enter the first of two diagonal corner points at the lower edge of the plate at the chamfer. The length

of the plate is 2'-0" and the width is 6". The plate thickness is 5/8" and the justification is 0.00.


Modifications

Enlarge the chamfer of the first plate by 2 in both directions using its grips.

Fit the vertical plate to the new chamfer. Stretch the plate up to the end of the second plate. Move the rectangle contour of the copied plate into the plate center. Activate the coordinate system in

the middle of the plate using the command UCS at object. Move the cut with the grip point.

Splitting / merging plates

To split a plate by two points, click Split plates by 2 points on the flyout SUB Plate of the Create

Objects toolbar.


Set the plate and the two split points, which form the split line. Enter 0 on the command line for the

gap between the two split plates.

The plate is split into two plates. To merge two or more plates, click Merge plates on the flyout SUB Plate of the Create Objects

toolbar.

Select the plates to merge.

The plates are merged.

Shrinking / extending a polygon plate

To shrink / extend a polygon plate, click Shrink/extend polygon plate on the Create Objects toolbar.

Select the plate(s) and confirm. Enter a factor: a negative value shrinks the plate whereas a positive

value increases the plate.


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5. Advance Tutorial:

Connection elements

GRAITEC INC.

49 Rue de la Pointe-Langlois Laval, Quebec, Canada

H7L 3J4 www.graitec.com

[email protected]

Advance Tutorial: Connection elements Tutorial 5 page 2

Table of Contents Advance Tutorial: Connection elements, bolts, welds................................................3

Creating beams and plates .............................................................................. 3 Creating a bolt connection ............................................................................... 4 Creating a welded connection.......................................................................... 5 Verifying connections ....................................................................................... 7 Modifications .................................................................................................... 8

Advance Tutorial: Connection elements

Advance Tutorial: Connection elements, bolts, welds

Creating beams and plates

Target: Plate 1

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Creating a bolt connection

Target:

Steps: Within Advance there are a range of options to create and modify bolts. The bolts automatically create

holes, which are visible by default. The holes can be changed on the Bolts dialog box.

Place the UCS on the plate with the command UCS at object. Bolts and holes can be created in any plane.

Create a bolt pattern with 6 bolts 3/4 on plate 1 by clicking Rectangular, 2 points on the Create

Objects toolbar. The edge distance from the side is 1 " and the edge distance from the end is 2".

Identify the connected elements beam and plate. Then define the rectangular area for the bolt pattern

by selecting two diagonal points.

The bolts and holes will be created and the Bolts dialog box appears. Change the diameter to " on the Definition tab, the amount X to 3 on the Size tab, and change the

edge distances for X and Y on the Distance tab.


The bolt pattern will change using the new settings.

Creating a welded connection

Target:


Steps: Connect the beam and plate 2 (at top and bottom) with a weld point by clicking Weld point on the

Create Objects toolbar.

Identify the connected elements and select the middle point for the weld. The weld point is created and the Weld dialog box appears where additional settings can be specified

(e.g., set type to Fillet weld and thickness to ").

Next, weld plate 2 and plate 3 with a fillet weld and a thickness of 3/8". Repeat the same steps and

set the weld thickness to 3/8".


Verifying connections

Display the connected objects by clicking Display connected elements on the Create Objects toolbar.

Select an object; all connected parts will be marked red. Clear the markings by clicking Clear marked objects on the Advance Standard toolbar.

Display the objects that are connected in shop by clicking Display objects connected in shop.

Clear the markings by clicking Clear marked objects on the Advance Standard toolbar.


Modifications

Create an additional bolt pattern Delete the weld between plate 2 and plate 3 and insert a bolt connection. Do not forget to set the UCS

with the command UCS at object to the plate plane.

Create a bolt pattern on a gauge line Delete the bolts on plate 1 and insert a new bolt pattern on the gauge line of the beam. First, change the presentation of the beam to Exact on the Representation type tab in the beam

properties. Set the UCS to the plate plane and select, for example, the red top coordinate line. Next, create a bolt pattern with one point and, after selection of the elements, select the start point at

the intersection of the gauge line with the flange.

6. Advance Tutorial: Joint example




Advance Tutorial: Joint exemple 2

7. Advance Tutorial:

Intelligent Connections




Advance Tutorial: Intelligent Connections Tutorial 7 page 2

Table of Contents

Intelligent connections .............................................................................................3 Base plate connection...................................................................................... 3 Copying a connection....................................................................................... 6 Saving a standard connection to the library..................................................... 6 Accessing the joint properties .......................................................................... 8 Changing the Column Section ......................................................................... 8 Shear Plate connection .................................................................................... 9

Checking Tools........................................................................................................10 Clash checking ............................................................................................... 10 Finishing connections in the model ................................................................ 11


Intelligent connections

Base plate connection

A base plate connection to a column will be created. The column will automatically be shortened by the thickness of the base plate and the option not to shorten or to shorten by a certain value will be available.

Advance Tutorial: Int

First, display the column on screen. Click Zoom Window on the AutoCAD Standard toolbar. Define a window by entering two opposite points to zoom to the base point of the column axis A1. To create a base plate at the lower end of the column, click the Corner Base Plate on the Sub-Joint

Column Base flyout of the Advance Joints toolbar.

SUB COLUMN BASE Flyout

CORNER BASE PLATE Select the column and right mouse click to confirm the selection.

A message box appears, which states that no predefined joint for the selected profile has been found

in the connection table. Click OK.

The base plate is inserted at the end of the column and both the column and plate are welded. The Corner Base P

Enter the corre Enter 1" for Pllate dialog box appears. elligent Connections Tutorial 7 page 4

ct value for the rotation angle on the Plate Alignment tab. ate Thickness.


Select the layout (Column, Middle or Edge) on the Bolt distance leg 1 and Bolt distance leg 2 tabs. Select the layout (projections or distances) on the Plate layout tab. .

Advance Tutorial: I

Copying a connection

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JOINT UTILITIES

CREATE BY TEMPLATE

se plate, select one element of the base plate (Plate, weld, bolt, grey box). The chosen bject is used as a template.

the column on which it shall be copied. Select column C1 and right mouse click.

ase plate is created on the specified column and modified to the new geometric situation. le, the next column has a different size then the used plate dimensions from the edge are modified accordingly. When a joint is copied, all the properties and logic relations are the values for joints are only entered once. The rotation of the connection or the distance ay need to be adjusted depending on how the connection was created (e.g., if the bolt the center of the column it might need to be readjusted for a bigger/smaller column).

ving a standard connection to the library

connection was copied with the Create by template function in Advance. Another way of cific joint is saving its parameters in a library. When creating a joint with identical

values are automatically loaded from this library. base plate connection on Column A2 by clicking Base plate with shear section and

SUB COLUMN BASE Flyout


To store the base plate parameters in the library, select the Library tab in the Base Plate Extend

dialog box and click Save values.

BASE PLATE WITH SHEAR SECTION AND STIFFENER

A new line is created in the library.

Click Edit to open the library. Click the Comment field of the last line and enter any pertinent text for this connection. Click the Section field and select HSS 6x6x5/16.

Click OK to store the values in the library. Exit the dialog box. Zoom to the base point of column C2.


Click Base plate with shear section and stiffener to create a second base plate. This time the Attention message box does not appear and the base plate is automatically created

with the same settings as the first column. Exit the dialog box. Tip: With many connections, a connection template can be saved in the library with the name Default

in the Comment field. This connection will be used if no other connection applies.

Accessing the joint properties

The joint properties are accessed by selecting an object on the joint and selecting Advance Joint Properties on the context menu.

Alternatively, double click the GRAY BOX around the intelligent connection.

Changing the Column Section

The connection object properties can be modified, at any time, using Advance Properties or Advance Joint Properties. When a column section is changed, all other elements related to the modification are automatically changed.

Select the column A2 and right click to select Advance Properties. The Beam dialog box appears. Select the Sections tab and change the column section to HSS

7x7x5/16. The beam changes and the base plate is automatically modified to the new configuration. Exit the dialog box. Look at the result of the base plate connection by selecting the base plate and selecting Advance

Joint Properties. The projection on the Base plate tab is still the same. It can be seen that the projection is good by verifying the distance. (A list of the plate can be done.)

The same applies if the profile is moved or stretched; for example, the column is shortened with the grip point of 2 feet and the connection readjusts to the new column location.

Undoing a Command

To undo a command, click Undo (or type U on the command line). Click Undo on the AutoCAD Standard toolbar until changes to the HSS 7x7x5/16 column section are undone.


Shear Plate connection

A shear plate connection on the first floor between the beam and column at A1 will be created. Click Shear Plate on the Canada/USA flyout of the Joints toolbar.

Select the column A1 and right click. Select the beam on the first floor between A1 and B1 and right click.

The Shear Plate dialog box appears. Select the Horizontal bolts and the Vertical bolts tabs and set the preferred edge distances.

Set the vertical bolt distance to 3 and change the quantity to 3 bolts. After all the settings are done, save the connection in the library and exit the dialog box

Creating a Collision

Open the connection properties and change the number of vertical bolts to 4 in order to create a collision between the shear plate and the K distance of the beam.


Checking Tools

Clash checking

The clash check verifies model interferences. Object interferences may be caused by various modifications made to plates, bolts, members and their connections. This tool finds all interference cases so that the model can be fixed before drawing creation.

The Advance Clash Check function checks selected elements or the entire model. Any interference will be displayed as a red collision solid and listed in a text window. In this example, the shear plate connection will be checked for interferences and if bolts can be inserted and removed.

Select the shear plate connection with the connected elements (column and beam) by crossing a window in AutoCAD.

Select the Listing & Checking toolbar from Advance - Steel Suite toolbar.

ADVANCE STEEL SUITE LISTING & CHECKING


To start the clash check, click Clash Check on the Sub Checking flyout of the Listing & Checking

toolbar.

SUB CHECKING Flyout

CLASH CHECK Open the text window by pressing F2.

The AutoCAD text window appears and a list of all collisions is displayed. Check the collision of the entire model by simply selecting nothing. To find a collision from the list, record the collision number.

Then click Display Clash Checking Results and type the collision nu

The collision will appear in red. For better visibility of the collision, click Searched Marked Objects on

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8. Advance Tutorial: User section

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Table of Contents User section Creation ....................................................................................................3

Creating a user section .................................................................................... 3 Creating a frame and contours......................................................................... 4 Adding a section class and name .................................................................... 5 Adding system coordinates and a references axis .......................................... 6 Generating a section ........................................................................................ 7

Using the new section in the model .............................................................................8


User section Creation

Creating a user section

Open a new DWG file and set the Top view from the AutoCAD View toolbar.

Click on the Users sections icon on the Advance Steel suite toolbar.

On the Users section toolbar, the following different Flyouts are used to create user sections: Change current layer Flyout: This Flyout is for selecting the appropriate layer to assist through the different steps.

Tools Flyout: This Flyout contains helpful AutoCAD tools.


Creating a frame and contours

Click Frame to activate the section frame layer:

Click the Rectangle icon on the Tools Flyout and specify the start and end points for the rectangle to define the frame. This is the working space in which all information is created.

Click the Outer contour icon to activate the section Outer contour layer:

Use the icons on the Tools Flyout to draw the contour. It must be a closed polyline. The outer contour defines the standard representation of the section in the model, and should not include

too many details to avoid a complex representation in the model.

Click the Exact outer contour icon to activate the Exact outer contour layer:

The exact outer contour defines the exact outline of the section that is used for clash checking, drawings and weight calculation. If the exact outer contour is different from the outer contour, you can draw it using a closed polyline or

copy the Outer Contour, and make the required modifications. You can use the AutoCAD toolbars to modify the exact contour, e.g., create a chamfer or fillet.

Then move the Exact Outer Contour so that it is aligned with the outer contour.

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Click the Inner contour icon to activate the Inner contour layer:

The inner contour is necessary, for example, to create hollow sections. By using the same tools as for the outer contour, define the inner contour inside the exact outer contour. Click the Exact Inner contour icon to activate the Exact Inner contour layer:

The exact outer Inner defines the exact presentation of the hollow section used for clash checking, drawings and weight calculation. If the exact Inner contour is different from the Inner contour, you can draw it using a closed polyline or

copy the Inner Contour, and make the required modifications. You can use the AutoCAD toolbars to modify the exact contour, e.g., create a chamfer or fillet.

Then move the Exact Inner Contour so that it is aligned with the outer contour

Adding a section class and name

Click the Section class icon to define the Section class:

Use the one-line Text icon from the Tools Flyout to define the section class name that will appear on the section Tab in the Advance properties of the object (see Using the new section in the model, p.8).

Some special characters such as period, coma, and exclamation mark should not be used.

Click the Section name icon to define the section name:


Use the same tools as for the section class.

You can define many section names in the same section class. For example, if the section class is named Bent Plate, you can define the section names as BP

4x6x1/4; BP 4x8x1/4, etc.

Adding system coordinates and a references axis

Click the Add coordinates icon to add the system coordinates that are displayed when using the UCS

at object:

The coordinate system is inserted when selecting one face from the outer contour; the z-axis will be placed along that face. Add the reference axis to the Outer contour.

Click the Reference axis left-top icon, snap to the left-top corner of the outer contour using the grip point to insert the left-top reference axis. Repeat for all points.

The reference axis position is used to move the section around the reference line on the Position Tab in

Advance objects properties.


Generating a section

Generating a section:

Now the section is ready to be generated, see below an example of the section used in this tutorial.

Make sure that the section contours, class and name are drawn inside the section frame before using the

generating tool.

Click Generate selected section and select a section frame:

Click Generate all section and all section are selected: The section is then saved in a new table called USR_sectionclass in the AstorProfiles database. Now the section is ready for use in the model. Close the file after saving it.


Using the new section in the model

In the model file, click other sections on the sub Section classes toolbar.

Select the insertion point of the beam.

Click AdvanceSteel properties and select the beam. On the Section Tab, select the Section class and the Section for the user section previously added. In the display, you can see the exact outer contour of the section.

9. Advance Tutorial: Numbering and Drawings

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Table of Contents Numbering in Advance Steel.........................................................................................3

Prefix settings................................................................................................... 3 Numbering methods......................................................................................... 5 Single part / Assembly numbering ................................................................... 6 Post numbering solution................................................................................... 7 Standard part template..................................................................................... 8 Numbering by phase ........................................................................................ 9

Drawing creation ..........................................................................................................10

Processing a detail drawing ........................................................................... 10 Opening and modifying a drawing.................................................................. 13 Drawing update after model modifications..................................................... 15 Alternative Detail Style ................................................................................... 16 View................................................................................................................ 16 Elevation......................................................................................................... 19


Numbering in Advance Steel

Prefix settings

Click Prefix Settings on the Advance Numbering, drawing toolbar.

The Prefix configuration dialog box appears.

Selecting Use prefix activates the prefix settings.


Prefixes can be defined in the user tree based on the model roles (e.g., beam). They can be set by single part (attached part) or by assembly (main part of this assembly).


Numbering methods

Click Numbering on the Advance Numbering, drawing toolbar.

Available numbering methods

The first two numbering methods assign fixed numbers to objects. There will not be a link between the assigned element number and the drawing the piece is detailed on. The numbering method With drawing number assigns an internal number to each object. During the detail creation the internal number will be changed to the drawing number the piece is detailed on. Important: Detail the single parts first and the assembly parts afterwards.


Single part / Assembly numbering

Each object in Advance Steel has two part marks, a Single Part number and an Assembly Part number. The numbering will detect identical pieces and will assign the same piece mark to them. The numbering can be done for both, single part and assembly numbering, in one step by selecting two check boxes.


Post numbering solution

There are currently four post numbering methods available. These settings will influence the single part marks of an assembly. The numbering runs the single part detection, then the assembly part detection. If there is a setting for the Post Numbering Method then there is an additional iteration to equate the single part marks to the assembly marks according to the settings. None: No special setting. SP Number (for main part) = Assembly Number: This setting will assign the same mark for the single part mark and assembly mark of the main assembly piece. E.g., the biggest piece in an assembly is the main piece; this piece will get the same number information for single part and assembly. SP Number (for standalone part) = Assembly Number: Assembly pieces that have nothing welded to them in shop will get the same piece mark as the single part and assembly number. This applies only to the standalone pieces and not to other assembly pieces. Assembly Group: This setting will assign the single part marks in relation to the assembly part. The single part mark will include the assembly number and refers to the assembly where it was first detailed. E.g., an attached plate of Column C1 gets the piece mark pa-C1. Important: Detail the assembly parts first and the single parts afterwards.


Standard part template

Advance links standard pieces to the current project. Parts from the current project get the same piece mark as defined in the standard part template if the properties are matched. Creating a standard part template Simply copy the elements from the project into a new dwg file. Set the model role of the pieces to none and define the required piece mark. Select the Standard part template tab in the Numbering dialog box and check Single Part. This standard part template will then be used during the numbering in the project. The standard part template can be reused for any other project or new standard part templates can be created if necessary.


Numbering by phase Part marks will be created for the first phase starting at 1000 (single parts) and 100 (main parts) and

for the second phase starting at 2000 (single parts) and 200 (main parts). After creating the phases in the object properties, select the first phase using the Search Filter. `

Search filter

1. Select the complete model on the General tab.

2. Select Section on the Object tab.

3. Select Lot/phase on the Property tab.

4. Enter the sequence name.

The requested phase is highlighted in red. To select it, click Select marked objects on the Standard toolbar.

Select all marked objects.

This tool can be used to change all the properties at the same time by right clicking anywhere on the screen and selecting Advance Properties.

After creating phases in the object properties, select the first phase using the Search Filter.

Do the numbering. Make sure to select proper start values for single part marks (1000) and main part marks (100).

Create the first phase drawings. Next, select the second phase and do the numbering. Do not forget to change the start values

for the single part marks (2000) and main part marks (200).

Create the second phase drawings. Follow the same procedure for all subsequent phases.


Drawing creation

Processing a detail drawing

Once everything has been numbered, 2D fabrication drawings can be created.

If the Assembly Group method was selected, detail the main part first.

If the With drawings numbers method was selected, detail the single parts first. To detail the parts, use one of the automatic processes offered on the Drawings User toolbar.

. On the Drawings User toolbar, select the sheet format on which to create the drawing. (The sheet

size can be changed from the drawing.)

For this example, select the single part on a 24x36 Gather sheet (ANSI D).

The drawing can be created using a selection (for a lot/phase) or for all single parts.


The icons on the left side of the separator are for all and the ones on the right side are for selected. To work with a lot/phase, the selected icons should be used. This example illustrates the difference between a main part and a single part: for a Column, the base plate, the welded angle, the cap plate, the column itself are single parts; but all of them together are considered as a main part or an assembly. The first 4 icons are different single part (SP) processes: All SP plate processes, for example, would detail only plates which are considered as SP. Click All single parts (the first icon).

The Process properties dialog box appears. Click OK.

Then, when the process is done, all the single part drawings will also be done.


Select the main part on an 11x17 detail sheet (ANSI B).

The drawing can be created using a selection (for a lot/phase) or for all main parts.

The next 4 icons are main part (MP) processes: All MP plate processes, for example, would detail only plates which are considered as MP.

Click All Main parts (the fifth icon).

The Process properties dialog box appears. Click OK.

Then, when the process is done, all the main part drawings will also be done.


Opening and modifying a drawing

The built-in Document Manager controls all created drawings and their status. Open the Document Manager by clicking Document Manager on the Advance Numbering,

drawing toolbar.

The Document Manager appears.

Browse the created drawings by selecting a detail in the tree on the left side. The tabs on the right

provide the drawing properties or a preview. In addition, the Document Manager updates drawings, assigns revisions, creates a batch plot, etc. To open a drawing, close the Document Manager and click Open in AutoCAD. All the drawings are

located in a subfolder "Details" in a folder with the exact same name as the model.


Select one of the single part drawings and open it. It may look like an AutoCAD drawing but it is still part of Advance. The 2D drawing is related to the model such that modifications in the model update the drawing, but not the other way around.

There are two green frames around the detail. Double clicking on the smaller frame will display available options. Double clicking a dimension or a label will also display available options. A dimension or label can be moved by selecting the grip points and moving them to the new location. A new dimension point or dimension chain can be created or removed using the Sub label and dimensioning flyout of the Numbering and drawing toolbar. Additional functions include inserting new labels, inserting weld symbols, etc.


Drawing update after model modifications Often modifications in a project are required and they have an effect on the dependent drawings. Through the Document Management a link between the model and dependent drawings exists and Advance knows which elements are part of which drawing.

Change section properties

Double click the column at grid C1. The Beam dialog box appear where modifications can be entered. Change the column material to something else on the Material tab and exit the dialog box. Open the Document Manager by clicking Document Manager on the Numbering, drawing toolbar.

The tree Update required is shown on the left side.

To update Details:

Click on the tree Update required. All included drawings are selected. Click Update BOM tables.

The drawing and the list on the drawing are updated and become current. The details once again correspond to the model.


Alternative Detail Style Processes are not always the best choice; there are exceptions where it is advised to use specific drawing styles. Different drawing styles are available for: Stair Railing Bent plate Tubular development Frame and many more. The drawing style can be tested for specific situations.

View Advance provides different styles for isometric views that differ in the labeling. A style without any label will be used.

The viewpoint depends on the active user coordinate system (UCS). The view direction is against the Z-direction of the UCS.


To create an isometric view, place the UCS in the plane of the screen. Click View UCS on the AutoCAD Standard toolbar.

Next, click 3D-VIEW 1 on the Sub-Drawing User flyout of the Advance Drawing User toolbar.

The Drawing type dialog box appears where changes can be made to the scale, title, etc.

Change the title text to Isometric view south east.

Click OK to exit the dialog box.


The Select Destination File dialog box appears.

Select the file ASDETPROTO-ANSI-D.dwg in the Prototype (template) field. Enter a path for a separate DWG in the File name field, which contains the detail (e.g., -E-1.dwg).

Click OK. The drawings are quickly created and saved as DWG.

The Document Manager controls all dependent details and lists all information. More than one detail can be stored in a single DWG file and the Document Manager's tree structure displays the details that are in each DWG file.

The link between the model and the drawings is managed automatically. Advance detects the details that are changed due to model modifications.


Elevation In this step a model elevation is created. The elevation plane corresponds to the XY-plane of the current user coordinate system. Depth limits can be defined for the dependent drawings.

There are different styles for elevations that differ in labeling and dimensioning.

The viewpoint for elevations depends on the user coordinate system. The view direction is against the Z-direction.

Set the User Coordinate System

Set the coordinate system and thus the elevation plane at the column axis A1. Click World UCS on the AutoCAD UCS toolbar.

To set the coordinate system in the same direction as shown in the figure, click Rotate UCS by X on the Advance Standard toolbar.

Next, click Elevation 4 on the Sub-Drawing Elevation flyout of the Advance Drawing User toolbar.


The Drawing type dialog box appears where changes can be made to the scale, title, etc.

Click OK and a dialog box will open. Click OK to exit the dialog box. The Select Destination File dialog box appears. Select the file ASDETPROTO-ANSI-D.dwg in the Prototype (template) field. Enter a path for a separate DWG in the File name field, which contains the detail (e.g., -E-2.dwg). Click OK and the drawing will be created. To look at the views, open the Document Manager (Sub-Document Manager flyout of the Advance

Numbering, drawing toolbar or from the Standard toolbar). The view can be checked, updated and, if necessary, deleted.

10. Advance Tutorial: Lists




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Table of Contents

Inserting a list in a drawing ......................................................................................3 Updating a list................................................................................................... 5

External Lists.............................................................................................................6 External lists ..................................................................................................... 6 Creating an extract ........................................................................................... 7 Creating a list ................................................................................................... 9 Saving a list .................................................................................................... 11 Reusing an extract ......................................................................................... 12


Inserting a list in a drawing

In Advance, external lists and lists on drawings can be created in several different formats. Several lists on the same drawing can also be created, e.g., a bolt list and a material list.

Open one of the detail drawings. Click Insert a list on the Sub-Finishing flyout of the Advance Numbering, drawing toolbar.

SUB - FINISHING Flyout

INSERT A LIST

For the first point, select the top right corner point of the page frameany lower left point to define a window.

The List dialog box appears. Define two fixed points of the list. This

width. Points for the height should not be selected since it would blomore material is added.

Select the top right and left corner field.

Click the Template tab and select the list layout. This example will u

List layout in the User template tree. . For the second point, select

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Close the dialog box.


Updating a list

To update the field content of the list, click Update lists on the Sub-Finishing flyout of the Numbering, drawing toolbar.

SUB - FINISHING Flyout

UPDATE LISTS

The list is automatically updated with the information from the model.

Many different lists can be inserted in the same drawing by repeating this operation.

Save and close the drawing.


External Lists

External lists

In this step, an extract of the model will be created and used to create different kinds of external lists such as a material list, saw list, shipping list, and more.

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Creating an extract Create an extract by selecting the Listing & checking toolbar from the Advance Steel suite toolbar.

Listing & checking

LISTS

SUB-BOM

The Selection of model objects for the list dialog box appears. Select the information to be reflected in the lists.

- For this example, the list will be created using the complete model. - Based on Assembly provides complete information for the secondary pieces

(E.g., this secondary piece is part of that assembly) - Include created project documents provides information concerning the sheets (dwg files).

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Click Apply. Click Next. The Select destination file dialog box appears. Enter the name of the extract such as the name of

the selected item (e.g., sequence 1) or the date it was created (default).

Click Create lists. The BOM Editor will open to the list report.


Creating a list The BOM Editor tree is split between user (customizable lists) and Advance (default lists). The tree is divided into three groups:

o Part lists: lists based on single parts o Assembly lists: lists based on assemblies o Derived documents: lists based on created drawings and their status

Select from the User tree the list to use. The Material List Summary from the Part list sub group is

used in this example.

In the BOM Editor, information can be changed and saved to the lists. The left toolbar is used to save,

copy and delete templates. All the settings for units and printing preferences are accessible on this screen. The attributes can be changed or added. Their properties (i.e., size, color, etc.) can be modified. Images can also be added.

All positioning and alignment is available on the top toolbar. After saving the lists, they will be available in the future with all the modifications. Click Use to select the extract to use for the list creation.


The list is completed.

The tree on the left hand side is sorted by material size and the top bar provides page navigation.


Saving a list

At the top of the screen is the icon for saving a list.

o The Save function saves the list as a RDF file (BOM viewer). It automatically selects the BOM subfolder in the model folder.

o The Export function saves the list as a desired format (e.g., Excel, PDF, Word, etc.).

The list can be saved to more than one file.


Reusing an extract To reuse the same extract to create multiple lists, close the material list summary and repeat the same operation starting from the selection of the template list and the extract. To reuse an extract after the BOM Editor has been closed, select the Listing and checking toolbar and click the BOM editor Icon.

11. Advance Tutorial: BOM Editor




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Table of Contents BOM Editor......................................................................................................................3

Introduction....................................................................................................... 3 BOM Editor Components ................................................................................. 3

Template customization.................................................................................................9 Template preview components ........................................................................ 9 Template editing............................................................................................. 11


BOM Editor

Introduction Advance Steel has a powerful module for reports: material lists, plate lists, cut lists, assembly lists, bolt

lists etc. The preset templates for these reports are available in the BOM Editor. In this tutorial, we will describe the BOM Editor components and we will explain how to customize your templates for content and format.

BOM Editor Components

Click the Listing & checking icon on the Advance Steel suite toolbar and click the BOM Editor icon on the Sub Lists flyout to display the BOM Editor window.


The preset templates tree for material reports is in the left panel of the BOM Editor window. The tree is divided into three groups of templates:

- Advance Template: includes all BOM templates available in Advance, their properties cannot be modified.

- User Template: includes a copy of all the BOM templates from Advance that can be modified. - Project Template: can be used to copy templates for project specific modifications.

Each group is divided into three categories:

- Drawing Index: these lists are related to the created drawings and their status. The following lists are available:

Drawing index list List of drawings with sections List of objects by drawings Structured lists of drawings


- External lists: These lists are for quantity take-off, material loading or shipping. Divided between Metric and Imperial lists, they are based on single parts for Part lists or on assemblies for Assembly lists. The available lists for the External lists group are:

Assembly Lists (Metric or Imperial):

Assemblies with parts reference list Compound section list Shipping list Structured list Structured list bolts Structured list exploded bolts

Part Lists (Metric or Imperial): Article list Beam list Bolt list Cladding list Curved beam list Exploded bolt list Material list Material list summary Plate list Saw list Shear stud list

- Lists on drawings: these reports are the BOMs inserted in the drawings.

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