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New features in Advance Concrete 2014:• AutoCAD 2014 compliancy• Tool palette customization options• CAD platform enhancements• Speed improvements when creating PDF fi les• New Render module• User interface enhancements• Stability improvements for all Advance Concrete modules• Handling improvements external drawing technology

Advance Concrete 2014 is fully part of the easy-to-use BIM GRAITEC Advance 2014 suite, and it dramatically increases general modeling and detailing productivity in the shortest time. Advance Concrete 2014 offers more power and fl exibility to users while being easy to use.

WHAT’S NEW IN ADVANCE CONCRETE 2014

Tool palette customization• Possibility to control the appearance (opacity & colors

can be adjusted, number of icons per column can be specifi ed, etc.)

• Available tools to create your own groups• Customized tool palette can be shared

CAD platform enhancements• Advance Concrete 2014 can be used with or without

AutoCAD®

• Default PDF printer installed by default• Speed improvements when creating PDF fi les• Enhanced Publish command• New Render module with Materials and Lighting

possibilities

AutoCAD 2014 & Windows 8 compliancyAdvance Concrete 2014 compliant with AutoCAD® 2014

Model courtesy from TSI Structures Limited (UK)

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Automatic drawing creation and fabrication fi les for steel constructions

Automatic formwork and reinforcement drawing creation

Finite elements structural analysis and Steel/Concrete design with automatic reports

User interface enhancements• Ribbon optimization for faster command access• Toggle between different element highlight options

with “CTRL+I

External drawing technologyOptimizations / Performance improvements for the external drawing handling• Project settings load and data update optimized• New drawing creation and existing drawing load

optimized• Project structure (Project Browser) automatically

refresh after loading a drawing or updating a drawing

Reinforcement - Bars• Bending detail segment text orientation improved• Curved bars are displayed as curved bars in the 3D

viewer• Linear distribution on an arc• Amazing performance improvement for “3D copy

reinforcement”• Various enhancements for the “Break bar” command

Reinforcement - Meshes• Bent mesh numbering recognize the real bent shape• Mesh outline with circular openings• Mesh outline: Creation by detection improved• Improved performance for mesh renumbering and

reinforcement drawing update

BIM exchanges with other software• Improved Revit model import with GTCx• Several improvements for the ARCHE import and

export• Various enhancements for the IFC & 3D DWF export

Modeling: Curved elements• The “Trim” command was improved• Curved elements are correctly converted to ACIS

elements

Modeling: Reference surfaces• A roof surface can be copied to another level using the

level management tools• Slab openings follow the slab modifi cations correctly• Opening representation in 3D view improved

Modeling: Openings• Correct opening representation while using the orbit• 3D representation for some specifi c door types was

corrected

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