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Course description shown for Autodesk Advance Steel 2016.Topics, curriculum, and/or prerequisites may change depending on software version.

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 2016 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

Course description shown for Autodesk Advance Steel 2016. Topics, curriculum, and/or prerequisites may change depending on software version.

Working in 3D CAD Common CAD Commands

Mouse View Commands for 3D

Viewpoints

Visual Styles

Practice: View Manipulation

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

Automatic Joints Connection Vault

Joint Properties

Repeating Joints

Joint Library

Joint Groups

Practice: Add Joints

DAY 2 Beam Features

Introduction

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


Plates Practice: Plates

Flat Plates

Plate Properties

Folded Plates

Gratings

Practice: Remodel Ducting and Add Plates

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 Introduction

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

Project Explorer Introduction

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

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

Introduction

Element Properties

Formatting

List Structure

Report Contents

Advance Steel Options

Defaults

User Sections

Introduction

Layers and Basic Elements

Key Points

Generate Sections


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