Graitec_Advance_Steel

Product catalog summary

Overview of Advance Steel: Advance Steel is a 3D structural steel detailing BIM software designed for structural engineers and steel detailers. It automates the production of drawings, BOMs, and NC files, significantly increasing productivity and drawing quality while reducing errors. The software is integrated with AutoCAD, offering a library of automatic joints and tools for stairs and railings, and supports data exchanges with Autodesk Revit and major industry file formats.

Key Features:

Modeling and Customization: Users can quickly model miscellaneous steel structures like handrails and stairs using new macros. The software supports user-defined specifications for various components and connections.
Automatic Drawing Creation: Advance Steel automatically generates general arrangement drawings, sections, and fabrication drawings. It includes a drawing consistency check that updates drawings automatically when the model is modified.
Material Lists and Document Management: The software can create material lists and NC files, offering predefined report formats and customizable templates. The Document Manager provides a centralized system for managing drawings and lists.
Design Control and Efficiency: Advance Steel ensures precise and efficient modeling with features like collision detection and object numbering correction. It supports a flexible workflow from initial design to production output.

Technical Specifications: The minimum recommended configuration includes a Pentium IV with 2 GHz, 2 GB RAM, and a 128 MB graphic card, running on Windows 7, Vista, or XP Professional with AutoCAD 2007 or higher.

Company Background: GRAITEC, headquartered in France, has been developing CAD and analysis software for the construction industry for nearly 25 years. The company offers a suite of integrated products for reinforced concrete and steel construction, with subsidiaries in multiple countries and a network of resellers worldwide.

Catalog excerpts

Grenoble Stadium, France Architecture office: Atelier d'architecture Chaix & Morel et associs, Paris Design office (metallic roof): ETI, Grenoble © Jacques Mossot Advance Steel Advance Steel® is specifically designed for structural engineers and steel detailers who require a professional and easy-to-use 3D structural steel detailing BIM software that automates the production of drawings, BOMs and NC files. Advance Steel® drastically increases productivity and drawing quality, while reducing the risk of errors. Perfectly integrated into AutoCAD®, Advance Steel® accelerates the design phase (single...

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CREATE THE FRAMING WITHIN MINUTES Advance Steel ensures prcise, efficient, fast modeling and its unique technology automatically creates your general arrangement drawings, detail drawings, material lists and NC files. Start modeling your columns, floor beams, bracings, girts and miscellaneous steelwork (stairs, railings, etc.) with easy to use Advance objects and assemblies that snap in place. Visual dialog boxes immediately pop-up to customize preferences and dimensions. Advance Steel provides an extensive library that includes hundreds of connections that intelligently snap in place and instantly...

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O O Working within AutoCAD® insures a flexible and solid industry standard software platform that reduces running costs and risks: large established user base, shorter learning curve, quick integration into production, smooth file exchange between project partners (DWG), etc. From a technical point of view, Advance Steel uses the latest and most powerful 100% AutoCAD® compliant development technology: Object ARX. This ensures the current and future AutoCAD® compatibility of objects that support most basic functions (stretch, shorten, copy, move, etc.). The Advance Steel native format is the DWG...

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Roof of Zlote Tarasy atrium (Golden Terraces) in Poland. Waagner-Biro GmbH, Austria, winner of the European Award for steel construction 2007 UR PROJECT AT A GLANCE From the model, Advance Steel automatically crtes general arrangement drawings, detail drawings, material lists, NC files... and links to Engineering software packages! Finite element analysis with Advance Design

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For almost 25 years, GRAITEC has been committed to developing high performance CAD and analysis software for the construction industry. Over 30,000 customers now rely on GRAITEC's complete suite of fully compatible and integrated products covering design and detailing for the reinforced concrete and steel construction industries. GRAITEC is a true software, engineering and R&D organization involved in the complete structural solution lifecycle: New technology R&D, CAD and design software development, quality assurance, training, support, specific solution/project consulting and outsourcing. GRAITEC...

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