Advance Steel Essentials

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1 Advance Steel Essentials Course Length: 3 days This course is intended to give an overview of all of the basic commands that are required to create structures and associated documentation using the Autodesk Advance Steel software. Not all of the Advance Steel commands are included and not all of the options in the included commands are covered. Not all content of this training guide is necessarily covered during the training course. Instead it focuses on the recommended workflow and the most common commands and options. This training guide can be referred to for alternate commands and extra information. Prerequisites A strong understanding of AutoCAD and of Architectural and Structural Design processes. Training Guide Contents DAY 1 Introduction Overview Text Conventions Main Practice Starting a Project Template Files Project Data File Structure Practice: Create a Project File Working in 3D CAD Common CAD Commands Mouse View Commands for 3D Viewpoints Visual Styles Practice: View Manipulation

2 The Advance Steel Interface Selecting Objects Advance Properties Advance Joint Properties Joint Boxes Deleting Objects Undo Object Snaps 2D/3D Osnap Coordinate Systems 3D Coordinates World Coordinates User Coordinate System When to Use a UCS Building Grids Creating a Building Grid Grid Properties Modifying Grids Level Symbols Practice: Drawing Grids Basic Structures Structural Frames Practice: Draw a Portal Frame Placing Sections Beam Properties Draw Beams and Sections Simple Editing Overview Layer Management Common Basic CAD Editing Commands Transform Elements Advance Copy/Rotate/Array Advance Trim/Extend

3 Automatic Joints Connection Vault Joint Properties Repeating Joints Joint Library Joint Groups Practice: Add Joints DAY 2 Beam Features Plates Practice: Beam Features Coping or Notching Beams Practice: Use a Shorten on a Beam Shorten at UCS Practice: Shorten at UCS Cut at Object Practice: Cut at Object Notch Practice: Notch and Notch, Skewed Parametric Notch Joint Practice: Create a Parametric Notch Joint Beam Clearance Practice: Beam Clearance Contour Features Practice: Experiment with Contours Editing Features Mitre Splitting and Joining Beams Practice: Modify Columns Practice: Plates Flat Plates Plate Properties Folded Plates Gratings Practice: Remodel Ducting and Add Plates

4 Plate Features Contour Features Contour Processing Properties Practice: Ducting Plate Contour Features Non UCS Chamfers and Fillets Dividing and Joining Plates Connection Elements Bolts Bolt Properties Anchors Welds Edit Connected Objects Practice: Add Bolts and Welds Custom Connections Modeling the Custom Connection Building Bricks Creating Connection Template Insert Connection Template Structural Elements Bracing Stairs Practice: Create Stairs Hand Rails Practice: Add Railings Cage Ladders Practice: Add a Cage Ladder Cladding 3D Drawing Tips Practice: Add Decking Other Model Objects Concrete Objects Practice: Create Concrete Foundations Special Parts Practice: Insert the Tank

5 Project Explorer Levels Work Planes and Columns Practice: Create Levels Model Views Practice: Create a Model View Queries Practice: Saved Query Groups Practice: Create a Group Show All Objects Structures DAY 3 Validating a Structure Clash Check Object Marking Technical Check Joint Design Numbering Model Role Practice: Assign Model Roles Numbering Practice: Numbering Creating Drawings Quick Documents Drawing Styles Drawing Processes Cameras Summary of Drawing Procedure View Orientation Setting up Quick Documents Editing Drawings Document Manager Manipulating Drawings Drawing Labels and Dimensions Object Properties

6 Lists Quick Documents RDF Viewer Selective Lists Managing Lists Other Documents NC Files DXF Files Sharing Models and Drawings Data Exchange Drawing Prototypes Editing a Prototype Title Block Drawing Frame BOMs on Drawings Revision Table Other Information Printing Setup BOM Template Editor Element Properties Formatting List Structure Report Contents Advance Steel Options Defaults User Sections Layers and Basic Elements Key Points Generate Sections

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