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What’s New in Presenter Name Presenter Title © 2017 Autodesk ® Autodesk Advance Steel 2018

New & enhanced features in Autodesk® Advance Steel 2018 § § § © 2017 Autodesk Prefabricated handrail with balls Wall mounted grab rail Cold rolled purlins connection Combine model views with cameras Call out on drawing Enhanced drawing creation dialog Drawing styles for manual cut views Local content for International (English) Local content for U. S. (English) New content pack for China Migrate custom settings tool New SQL Server database § § § Localized online help documentation One Advance Steel installation Custom objects stored in the 3 D model Advance Steel 2018 Extension for Revit® Autodesk® Steel Connections for Revit ®

New & enhanced modeling tools © 2017 Autodesk

Multi-ball stanchions handrail Autodesk Advance Steel 2018 § Easy-to-use parametric macro § Top & middle rails § Post layout & post connection § Closures bends § Ball systems from manufacturers § Australia/New Zealand specific ball stanchion § Inserted as special parts More easily model industrial prefabricated handrails © 2017 Autodesk

Wall-mounted grab rail Autodesk Advance Steel 2018 § Easy-to-use parametric macro § Can be inserted along line(s) or 3 D polyline § Rail as a bent polybeam § Includes wall connections § Wall plate size & dimensions § Several plate shapes available More easily model wall-mounted grab rails © 2017 Autodesk

Cold rolled purlins connection Autodesk Advance Steel 2018 § Purlins connection with bracket § Available in the connection vault § Usually used for joining sections of the same web depth § Vendors (Australia & NZ) brackets § Brackets inserted as special parts Improved modelling efficiency with easy-to-use parametric connection © 2017 Autodesk

Documentation improvements © 2017 Autodesk

Combine model views with cameras Autodesk Advance Steel 2018 § Assign a camera to a model view § Show/hide camera graphics § Fewer objects in the model § Get drawings out of model views Use model views to create your drawings © 2017 Autodesk

Callout on drawing Autodesk Advance Steel 2018 § More easily create a callout in an existing drawing § Specify scale & drawing style § Customizable callout symbol Create more compelling drawings more quickly and easily © 2017 Autodesk

Enhanced drawing creation dialog Autodesk Advance Steel 2018 § Additional useful options added: § Detail box size definition § Display switches for: § § § Welds Hidden lines Clipping Holes Grid / Axis / Levels Gain greater control on view content definition © 2017 Autodesk

Drawing styles for manual cut views Autodesk Advance Steel 2018 § New option in the Drawing Styles Manager § “Used for Cuts and Callouts” option § Select drawing styles for predefined list § Available for manual cut views & callouts § When creating a manual view § Press S for accessing the Settings § Access the predefined list Access an extensive library of drawing styles © 2017 Autodesk

Local content Autodesk Advance Steel 2018 § English International § § § DWT template Settings Drawing styles Drawing processes Bill-of-material (BOM) templates Support productivity with better drawings obtained out of the box © 2017 Autodesk

Autodesk Advance Steel 2018 § Provides more local content § § § DWT template Settings Chinese bolt & anchor standards Drawing styles Bill-of-material (BOM) templates Leverage more localized content for the Chinese market © 2017 Autodesk “Advance Steel content pack for China is a separate extension downloadable from the Autodesk App Store. New content pack for China

Local content Autodesk Advance Steel 2018 § United States (English U. S. ) § Enhanced weld symbol § Text & size § Weld finish § Staggered weld § New drawing styles for U and C shapes § Enhanced hatch pattern representation for holes Support productivity with better drawings obtained out of the box © 2017 Autodesk

Installation © 2017 Autodesk

Migrate custom settings tool Autodesk Advance Steel 2018 § Modern and informative interface § Detects customized settings § Choose which ones to migrate § Migration summary report § Reset tool § Accessible from the Start menu § Easily restore the default settings Easily migrate your custom settings from the previous release © 2017 Autodesk

New SQL Server database Autodesk Advance Steel 2018 § New database format: § Changes from Microsoft® Database Access to SQL Server® format § All databases are now MDF files (instead of MDB files) § View & edit databases with: § Table Editor in the Management Tools § For more complex editing operations: SQL Server Management Studio 2014 SP 1 Integrate the latest technology for supporting Advance Steel databases © 2017 Autodesk

Localized online help documentation Autodesk Advance Steel 2018 § Content available in: § German § French § English (already exists) § Accessible via the Help button Deliver localized documentation to help French & German speaking users © 2017 Autodesk

One Advance Steel installation Autodesk Advance Steel 2018 § Advance Steel & Autodesk® Auto. CAD® software combined § Easier to install Advance Steel § No need to install both products separately § One licensing mechanism § Language pack: § Ability to install multiple languages/countrification side-by-side § Ability to switch between installed languages/countrification Simplify product and customer deployment © 2017 Autodesk

Interoperability © 2017 Autodesk

Custom objects stored in the DWG file of the 3 D model Autodesk Advance Steel 2018 § New “Store used data” command § Store custom properties § Custom user sections § Custom materials § Delete stored data command ® Autodesk § Support for Plant 3 D software, Navisworks® products & Autodesk® BIM 360 TM software Auto. CAD® Communicate your designs to other stakeholders more effectively © 2017 Autodesk

§ Access to 100+ parametric steel connections § Can be inserted between § Certified families § Custom families § Model connections with a higher level of detail § Built-in steel connection design engine (EC 3 & AISC) § Compliant with Autodesk® Revit® 2018 § Advance Steel 2018 Extension Connect design and fabrication & share LOD 350 model information © 2017 Autodesk “Autodesk ® Steel Connections for Revit ®” is a separate extension available for current subscribers from their Autodesk Account. § Connections for structural framing “Advance Steel 2018 Extension” is a separate extension downloadable from the Autodesk App Store. Autodesk® Steel Connections for Revit®

Learn more Autodesk Advance Steel 2018 § What’s New in Advance Steel 2018 playlist on You. Tube http: //autode. sk/AS 2018 § Product Center www. autodesk. com/advancesteel § Advance Steel in action videos http: //autode. sk/Advance. Steel. Videos © 2017 Autodesk

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