Create shop drawings—for both single parts and assemblies—automatically in Advance Steel.
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Transcript
00:03
Once your detailed design model has been transferred from Revit to Advance Steel,
00:07
you can use out-of-the-box templates in Advance Steel to automatically create shop drawings
00:12
for both single parts and assemblies.
00:15
Advance Steel also allows you to drive steel machines in the shop,
00:19
and it can automatically generate CNC data with NC-DSTV files for steel elements,
00:24
NC-DXF files for plates, and XML files for driving welding robots.
00:30
With a project open in Advance Steel, from the Output ribbon, Part marks panel, click the Numbering tool.
00:39
This opens the Numbering – Identical part detection dialog.
00:43
On the General tab, you can choose to generate single part marks and assembly part marks
00:47
by selecting the Process single parts and Process assemblies checkboxes, respectively.
00:53
After you make your selections, click Apply, and then OK.
00:57
From the Output ribbon, in the Documents panel, click Drawing Processes.
01:03
In the Drawing Processes palette, you can select from out-of-the box drawing templates
01:08
to create shop drawings for both single parts and assemblies.
01:12
Click one process, and then, in the Process properties dialog, click OK.
01:17
If you need to, you can re-run the Numbering tool to update the final numbers of model elements
01:24
based on their shop drawing placement.
01:26
To review shop drawings, from the Output ribbon, in the Document Manager panel, click Document Manager.
01:32
In the Document Manager dialog, you can view individual drawings by expanding Details,
01:38
and then select a drawing to view in the Preview pane.
01:42
To generate CNC data with NC-DSTV files for steel elements,
01:47
from the Output ribbon, in the NC&DXF panel, click the NC button.
01:52
You can also select the DXF button to generate NC-DXF files for plates,
01:57
or pick the XML button to generate XML files for driving welding robots.
02:03
Use Advance Steel to generate shop drawings and other deliverables directly from your imported 3D model.
00:03
Once your detailed design model has been transferred from Revit to Advance Steel,
00:07
you can use out-of-the-box templates in Advance Steel to automatically create shop drawings
00:12
for both single parts and assemblies.
00:15
Advance Steel also allows you to drive steel machines in the shop,
00:19
and it can automatically generate CNC data with NC-DSTV files for steel elements,
00:24
NC-DXF files for plates, and XML files for driving welding robots.
00:30
With a project open in Advance Steel, from the Output ribbon, Part marks panel, click the Numbering tool.
00:39
This opens the Numbering – Identical part detection dialog.
00:43
On the General tab, you can choose to generate single part marks and assembly part marks
00:47
by selecting the Process single parts and Process assemblies checkboxes, respectively.
00:53
After you make your selections, click Apply, and then OK.
00:57
From the Output ribbon, in the Documents panel, click Drawing Processes.
01:03
In the Drawing Processes palette, you can select from out-of-the box drawing templates
01:08
to create shop drawings for both single parts and assemblies.
01:12
Click one process, and then, in the Process properties dialog, click OK.
01:17
If you need to, you can re-run the Numbering tool to update the final numbers of model elements
01:24
based on their shop drawing placement.
01:26
To review shop drawings, from the Output ribbon, in the Document Manager panel, click Document Manager.
01:32
In the Document Manager dialog, you can view individual drawings by expanding Details,
01:38
and then select a drawing to view in the Preview pane.
01:42
To generate CNC data with NC-DSTV files for steel elements,
01:47
from the Output ribbon, in the NC&DXF panel, click the NC button.
01:52
You can also select the DXF button to generate NC-DXF files for plates,
01:57
or pick the XML button to generate XML files for driving welding robots.
02:03
Use Advance Steel to generate shop drawings and other deliverables directly from your imported 3D model.
