AutoCADStructuralDetailing2009

GettingStartedwithAutoCAD
StructuralDetailing,
Steelmodule

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Contents

GettingStartedGuide......................................................................................................................1
GettingStarted.............................................................................................................................1
ExploringtheUserInterface.........................................................................................................1
ProgramPreferences....................................................................................................................3
CreatingaSteelStructure.............................................................................................................5
CreatingaNewProject.............................................................................................................5
AddingWorkframes..................................................................................................................6
AddingColumns........................................................................................................................9
AddingBeams.........................................................................................................................13
AddingConnections................................................................................................................16
AddingBracing........................................................................................................................28
AddingPurlins.........................................................................................................................33
CreatingAssemblies....................................................................................................................36
Autopositioning..........................................................................................................................38
GeneratingDrawings..................................................................................................................39

GettingStartedGuide

ThankyouforchoosingAutoCADStructuralDetailing.TheSteelmoduleisatoolforgenerating
fabricationworkshopdocumentation,includingdrawingsandbillsofmaterials.Theexercisesin
thisguidegiveyouastartingpointforpreparationofyourownprojects.

GettingStarted

Beforebeginningtheexercises,youneedtoinstallandregisterthesoftware.
AutoCADStructuralDetailingsoftwarecomeswiththeAutoCADRevitStructure
Suite.Thissoftwareisonlyavailablefor32bitWindowsXP/Vistasystemsandcannot
beinstalledon64bitmachines.

ExploringtheUserInterface

OpenAutoCADStructuralDetailing,Steelmodule,andtakeaminutetoviewthe
differentareasoftheinterface.

MenuBar

Toolbars

ObjectInspector

Model/LayoutTabBar

Model/DrawingArea

MenuBarandToolbars
AtthetopoftheinterfaceisthestandardMicrosoftWindowsbasedmenubar.You
canaccesseachoftheAutoCADStructuralDetailingmenusbyclickingthemenu
name.Belowthemenubararethetoolbarswithiconbasedbuttonsthatrepresent
somecommonAutoCADStructuralDetailingcommands.

ObjectInspector
OntheleftistheObjectInspector,whereyoucanmanageAutoCADStructural
Detailingelementsorobjects.ObjectInspectordisplaysdifferentlistsofproject
elementsaccordingtothedesignstage(modeling,positions,orprintouts).Youcan
selectanelementorgroupofelements,modifytheirproperties,orfiltertheelements
thatdisplayintheInspector.Filtersalsoenableyoutodecreasethenumberofmodel
elementsdisplayedinthedrawingarea.


Model/LayoutTabBar
AtthebottomofthedrawingareaisthestandardAutoCADModel/LayoutTabBar.
Thereare2additionaltabsdefinedEditionLayoutandTemplatesLayout.Onthe
EditionLayouttab,youcanmodifythedrawings(documents)generatedforthe
structureelementsorgroupofelements.TheTemplatesLayouttabdisplaysthe
drawingtemplatesdefinedintheproject.

ProgramPreferences

Preferences
ThePreferencesarelocatedinAutoCADsOptionsdialog.TheStructuralDetailingtab
letsyouselecttheworkinglanguage(languageofuserinterface)andthedefaultstart
templatefortheSteelmodule.Thesoftwarehascountryspecifictemplatesdefined
(FrenchRBCS033.dwt,EnglishRBCS044.dwt,PolishRBCS048.dwt,andRussian
RBCS070.dwt).

Whenyouinstallthesoftware,thelanguageoftheinterfaceandthedefaultdrawing
templatesettingsareadjustedautomaticallytomatchtheregionalsettingsofyour
operatingsystem.
IntheOptionsdialog,youcanalsochangedisplaysettings,suchasthelevelofdetail
todisplayinadrawing.Thiscanimprovetheperformanceofthesoftwareonmany
computers.

Projectpreferences
Thesepreferences(material/profiledatabases,andstylesofdescriptions,dimensions,
andtables)arerelatedtoaparticulartemplateandproject.Usingthisdialog,youcan
adddatabasesorstylesatanytimeduringprojectdefinition.

CreatingaSteelStructure

Inthislesson,youwillcreatethefollowingsteelstructuremodelusingthetools
availableintheSteelmoduleofAutoCADStructuralDetailing.

CreatingaNewProject

Inthisexercise,youwillcreateandnameaprojectinwhichyouwilldefineasteel
structure.

1 ClickFilemenuhNew.
2 IntheSelecttemplatedialog,selectRBCS044.dwt(Englishtemplate),
andclickOpen.
3 ClickFilemenuhSave.
4 IntheSaveDrawingAsdialog:
Navigatetothedesiredlocation.
ForFilename,enterGetting_Started_Steel.
ClickSave.
5 Proceedtothenextexercise,AddingWorkframesonthenextpage.

AddingWorkframes

Inthisexercise,youwillcreate3Dworkframesforthemainpartofthestructureand
fortheroof.

1 CreateWorkframe1forthemainpartofthestructure:

OntheGeneraltoolbarclick (Createworkframe).Alternatively,
clickSteelmenuhWorkframeshCreateWorkframe.

OntheSize/DivisiontaboftheWorkframedialog,acceptthedefault
valuesforWidthandHeight.ForLength,enter7500forsizeand1
fordivision.

OntheAxesdescriptionstab,selectHeight(Z),andthenselectUser
defined.

Click
OK.

,entertheaxisdescriptionvaluesasshown,andthenclick

IntheWorkframedialog,click
(Create),andindicateany2
pointsalongthedirectionoftheXaxis.

NOTEBesurethatOrthoModeison(pressF8toswitchiton/off).

2 CreateWorkframe2fortheroofofthestructure:

OntheSize/DivisiontaboftheWorkframedialog,acceptthedefault
valuesforWidthandLength.ForHeight,enter1000forsizeand1
fordivision.ForRidge,enter7500.

OntheAxesdescriptionstab,clearWidth(X)andLength(Y).For
Height(Z),belowUserdefined,click
.

Entertheaxisdescriptionvaluesasshown,andthenclickOK.

Click
(Create),andthenclickatintersectionsA1andC1on
level6,00(circledinredbelow).


3 Proceedtothenextexercise,AddingColumns.

AddingColumns

Inthisexercise,youwillloadaprofilesdatabaseintotheproject,andthenaddnew
typesofprofiles.Youalsodefinecolumnsandplacethematspecificaxis
intersections.

1 LoadtheEUROprofilesdatabase:

OntheGeneraltoolbar,click (Projectpreferences).Alternatively,
clickSteelmenuhProjectpreferences.

IntheleftpaneloftheProjectpreferencesdialog,selectProfiles.

UnderProfilesdatabase,click

IntheDeclarationofsectiondatabasedialog,forDatabase,select
EURO,andclickOK.Thedatabasenowdisplaysonthelistofactive
databases.

IntheProjectpreferencesdialog,clickOKtoupdatethedatabase
list.

2 LoadadditionalprofilesfromtheEUROdatabase:

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OpentheProjectpreferencesdialogagain.

Atthebottomofthedialog,clickListofprofiles.

IntheProfileListdialog,forDatabase,selectEURO.ForCAEType,
selectCAE90x9,andthenclickAdd>.Theselectedprofiledisplays
underListofselectedprofiles.

Usingthesamemethod,addthefollowingprofiles:IPE270,IPE330,
HEB120,andUPE200.

3 Definecolumns:

OntheGeneraltoolbar,click
Profiles.

IntheProfiledialog,forProfile,selectIPE330,forMaterial,select
STEEL43245,andforFamily,selectColumn.

Click+90torotateasectionaboutitslongitudinalaxis(arotation
valuemayalsobeselectedfromthelistormaybeenteredintothe
Rotationfield).

(Profiles),orclickSteelmenuh

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NOTEToseemoreinformationabouttheselectedsection(physical
properties,finishingsurfacetype),clickMore.

Click
(Insertby2points),andthenclickinthedrawingareato
selectthepointsatA1onlevel0,00andA1onlevel6,00(circledin
redbelow).

Usingthesamemethod,insertacolumnatC1.

PressEnter,andthenclosethedialog.

4 Proceedtothenextexercise,AddingBeams.

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AddingBeams

Inthisexercise,youwilldefinethebeamsoftheframeandplacethemonspecificaxes.Youthencopy
thewholeframefromaxis1toaxis2.

1 Defineframebeams:

OntheGeneraltoolbar,click
menuhProfiles.

IntheProfiledialog,acceptthesettingsforProfileandMaterial,and
forFamily,selectBeam.

ForRotation,specify0.

(Profiles).Alternatively,clickSteel

Click
(InsertbyLine),andthenselectthe2inclinedlinesinthe
frame(circledinredbelow),andpressEnter.

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 Closethedialog.

2 Copytheframe:

Selectallelementsoftheframe(bycrossingwindoworbyselecting
themintheObjectInspector).

Press
(AutoCADCopycommand),andclickinthedrawing
areatoselectthepointsatB1thenatB2onlevel0,00(circledin
redbelow).

3 Definethebeamsconnectingtheframes:

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OntheGeneraltoolbar,click
Profiles.

IntheProfiledialog,forProfile,selectIPE270(keepthecurrent
settingsforMaterialandFamily).

(Profiles),orclickSteelmenuh

Click
(InsertbyLine),selectthe2linesonlevel5,00thatare
circledinredbelow,andthenpressEnter.

Closethedialog.
4 Proceedtothenextexercise,AddingConnections.

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AddingConnections

Inthisexercise,youwilldefinefourtypesofelementconnections.Thenyoulearn
howtocopythedefinedconnection.

1 Definecolumnbaseconnection:

OntheAllconnectionstoolbar,clickandholdthefirsticon,andon
theflyout,click (Columnbasefixed).Alternatively,clickSteel
menuhConnectionshAutomaticconnectionsIhColumnbase
fixed.

ClicktheintersectionofaxesAand1tospecifythebottompartof
thecolumn.

OntheBaseplatetaboftheConnectionsdialog,fort(thicknessof
thebaseplate),select25.

Forthewidthoftheplate(parameterontherightsideofthe
preview),enter320;forlength(bottomparameter),enter520.

ForMaterial,selectSTEEL43245.

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OntheStiffenerstab,selectthefirst2groupsofstiffeners(those
alongtheflangesandthoseperpendiculartoflangesappropriate
checkboxescircledinredbelow).

ForStiffenerheight(atthetopofthedialog),enter180.

OntheAnchorboltstab,specifyboltspacing:fortheparameteron
theleft,enter220,andfortheparameteronthebottom,enter420.

OntheWeldstab,acceptthedefaultvaluesfortypeandsizeofthe
welds,andselectWedge(atthetoprightofthedialog).AWedge
tabdisplays.

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OntheWedgetab,selectHEB120fromtheprofiledropdown.

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ClickOKtogeneratetheconnectionandclosethedialog.

2 Copythecolumnbaseconnection:

OntheMachiningIItoolbar,click (Copyconnection).
Alternatively,clickSteelmenuhMachininghCopyconnection.
NOTEAllelementsgeneratedbymacros(suchasconnectionsand
spreadofelements)arealsorepresentedbyacircle.Tomarkany
connection,clickontheappropriatecircle.

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Clickthecirclethatrepresentsthegeneratedbaseofthecolumn
connection,andthenselectthebottompartsoftheremaining
columns.

3 Define(columnbeam)frameconnection:

OntheAllconnectionstoolbar,clickandholdthefirsticon,andon
theflyout,click (Framekneehaunch).Alternatively,clickSteel
menuhConnectionshAutomaticconnectionsIhFrameknees
haunches.

ClicktheintersectionofaxesAand1,andthenclicktheinclined
beamontherightside(noticethatallrequiredactivitiesare
displayedonthecommandline).

OntheHaunchtab,forHaunchconstruction,selectBolted.

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OntheHaunchdetailstab,forW(widthofthebeamendplate),
enter160.

Onthegraphicpreview,selectalltheribs(3inthecolumn,1inthe
beam).Additionally,selectFullheighttodefinethebeamribheight.

ForMaterial,selectSTEEL43245.

OntheRibdetailstab,underColumn,forChamferdimensionhSet,
enter20.RepeatforthesamevalueunderBeam.

OntheHoles/Boltstab,forthedistanceofthefirstrowofboltsfrom
thetopedgeoftheplate,enter70.

ForRows,specify4.

Ontherightsideofthepreview,forthedistancevaluesinthe
center,enter200130200.

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OntheWeldstab,acceptthedefaultvalues,andclickOKto
generateconnection.

4 Copytheframeconnection:

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OntheMachiningIItoolbar,click (Copyconnection).
Alternatively,clickSteelmenuhMachininghCopyconnection.

Clickthecirclethatrepresentstheframeconnection,andthen
selecttheremainingcolumnsandinclinedbeams.
NOTEBecauseconnectionsarecopiedonlyforelementsmeeting
thesamecriteria(elementtype,size,geometry),youdontneedto
selectindividualelements.Youcanselecttheentirestructure,and
theproperelementswillberecognizedautomatically.

5 Defineinclinedbeamsconnection(inapex):

OntheAllconnectionstoolbar,clickandholdthefirsticon,andon
theflyout,click (Endplateapex).Alternatively,clickSteelmenu
hConnectionshAutomaticconnectionsIhEndplateapex.

Inthedrawingarea,selectbothbeamsinaxis1.

OntheEndplatestaboftheConnectiondialog,selectSymmetrical
plates.

ForbothtypesofMaterial(endplatesandstiffeners),selectSTEEL
43245.

ForW(widthoftheendplate),enter160.

Inthegraphicalpreview,forthedimensionoftheplateabovethe
beam(topparameter),enter10.Forplateheight(center
parameter),enter450.

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OntheStiffenerstab,selectVerticalsymmetry,andthenselectthe
elementstobegenerated:thestiffenerinthelowerleftquadrantof
thegraphicandFlangew/tinthelowerleftcornerofthedialog
(selectedelementscircledinredbelow).

Forthestiffenerdimension(parameterbelowtheselected
stiffener),enter300.

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OntheHoles/Boltstab,forthehorizontalboltsspacingvalue,enter
100.

Forthedistanceofthefirstrowofboltsfromthetopedgeofthe
plate,enter70.

ForRows,specify3.

Ontherightsideofthepreview,forthedistancevaluesinthe
center,enter220100.

OntheWeldstab,acceptthedefaultvaluesfortypeandsizeofthe
welds,andthenclickOKtogeneratetheconnection.

6 Copytheconnectionofinclinedbeams:

OntheMachiningIItoolbar,click (Copyconnection).
Alternatively,clickSteelmenuhMachininghCopyconnection.

Inthedrawingarea,clickthecirclethatrepresentstheconnection
betweentheinclinedbeams.
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Astheprofilestowhichconnectionistobeappliedselectthe
inclinedbeamsinthesecondframe.

7 Definethebeamtocolumnconnection:

OntheAllconnectionstoolbar,clickandholdthefirsticon,andon
theflyout,click (Endplatebeamtocolumnweb).Alternatively,
clickSteelmenuhConnectionshAutomaticconnectionsIhEnd
platebeamtocolumnweb.

ClicktheintersectionofaxesAand2,andthenclickthebeamon
level5,0onaxisA.

OntheEndplatestab,fortheendplatethicknessvalue(parameter
onthetopleftcorner),select10,andthenforwidth(w),enter150.

ForMaterial,selectSTEEL43245.

Fortheplacementofplateabovethebeam,enter15.

Ontherightsideofthepreview,fortheheightvalueinthecenter,
enter475.

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OntheFittypetab,acceptthedefaultsettings.

OntheHoles/Boltstab,forthehorizontalboltsspacingvalue,enter
90.

Forthedistanceofthefirstrowofboltsfromthetopedgeofthe
plate,enter50.

ForRows,specify3.

Ontherightsideofthepreview,forthedistancevaluesinthe
center,enter190200.

OntheWeldstab,acceptthedefaultvaluesfortypeandsizeofthe
welds,andthenclickOKtogeneratetheconnection.

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8 Copythebeamtocolumnconnection:

OntheMachiningIItoolbar,click (Copyconnection).
Alternatively,clickSteelmenuhMachininghCopyconnection.

Clickthecirclethatrepresentsthebeamtocolumnconnection,and
thenselecttheremainingcolumnsandbeams.

9 Proceedtothenextexercise,AddingBracing.

AddingBracing

Inthisexercise,youwilldefinebracingusingoneoftheParametricStructuresmacros.
Todothis,youdrawauxiliarybracinglinesfirst,andthenusefilterstodecreasethe
numberofelementsthatdisplayonthescreen.

1 UsefiltertodisplayonlyWorkframe1onthescreen:

IntheObjectinspector,selectCurrentselectionfromtheFilter
menu(atthetopofthedialog),andthenselectUsefilteringonthe
screen.

OntheModeltab,verifythat
(Workframes)ison.UnderType,
selectBox,andthenclickApply.

2 Definetheauxiliarybracingline:

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ClickDrawmenuhLine,andthenclickinthedrawingareatoselect
thepointsatA2onlevel0,00andA1onlevel5,00(circledinred
below).

Usingthesamemethod,drawasimilarlineonaxisC.

Todisplayallelements,intheObjectinspector,selectAllObjects
fromtheFiltermenu,andclickApply.

3 Definebracing:

OntheParametricstructurestoolbar,click (Bracing).
Alternatively,clickSteelmenuhParametricstructureshBracing.

Inthedrawingarea,selecttheauxiliarylineonaxisAasthefirst
auxiliarybracingline,andthenrightclicktoautomaticallycreate
thesecondbracinglinebymirroringthefirst.Bydoingthis,you
definesymmetricalbracing.

ClickcolumnontheintersectionofaxesAand2tospecifythe
locationofthefirstcolumn,andthenclickthecolumnonthe
intersectionofaxesAand1tospecifythelocationofthesecond
column.

Tospecifythehorizontallimitations,clickthebeamonlevel5,0and
axisA,andthenthebaseplatesofbothcolumnsselected
previously.Rightclicktoaccepttheselection.

Tospecifytheverticallimitations,clickbothendplatesofthebeam
onlevel5,0andaxisA.

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OntheGussetplatestab,underGussetplatetype,selectChamfer.

ForMaterial,selectSTEEL43245.

UnderGussetplate,forDistancefromtheedgeD,enter20.

OntheCentralplatetab,underCentralplatetype,selectNoplate.

OntheDiagonalstab,forDiagonalselection,selectCAE90x9.

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OntheBolts/Weldstab,forDistanceh1andDistanceh2,enter40.

ForBoltspacinga,enter70.

Acceptthedefaultvaluesontheremainingtabs,andclickOKto
generatethebracing.

OntheAutoCADViewtoolbar,click (Left)toseethegenerated
bracingin2D.Alternatively,clickViewmenuh3DViewshLeft.

Zoomintothebottomleftcorner,andthenclickonthegusset
plate.

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Toadjusttheshapeoftheplate,selectthegripatthebottomright
oftheplate,anddragittothebaseplatecorner(noticethatall
elementsgeneratedbymacroscanbeedited).

Usingthesamemethod,adjusttheshapeofthegussetplateinthe
secondcolumn.

Usingthemethodlearnedpreviously,generatebracingbetweenthe
columnsonaxisC(noticethatallsettingsintheBracingmacroare
savedfromthepreviousbracingdefinition).

ClickViewmenuh3DViewshSWIsometric.

4 Proceedtothenextexercise,AddingPurlins.

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AddingPurlins

Inthisexercise,youwilldefinepurlinsusingaParametricStructuresmacro.Youalso
defineadditionalbars(bracerods)betweenaxesofroofgirders.

1 Definepurlinspread:

OntheParametricstructurestoolbar,click (PurlinSpread).
Alternatively,clickSteelmenuhParametricstructureshPurlin
Spread.

Inthedrawingarea,clicktheintersectionofaxesAand2onlevel
6,00todefinethestartpointofthefirstpurlinline.

Tospecifytheendpointofthefirstpurlin,clicktoselectthepointat
A1onthesamelevel.

ClickB1onlevel7,00tospecifythepointonthelastpurlin.
NOTEZoominasnecessarytoselectpointsprecisely.

OnthePurlinstab,underLocation,forthenumberofpurlins(center
parameterontheright),enter4.

Forthespacingbetweenpurlins,enter1850.

ForthedistanceofthefirstpurlinfromlineP1P2,enter100.

Forleftandrightoverhangvalues,enter1000.

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UnderPurlin,forProfiles,selectUPE200,andforMaterials,select
STEEL43245.

SelectRotated(torotatethepurlin180),andforthevertical
locationofthepurlin,enter165(halfofheightofsupportbeam
IPE330).

2 Definebracerods:

OntheBracestab,forBracerods,selectSingle.Acceptthedefault
valuesforWidth(columnspacing)andParameters(specifiesa
middlelocationforthebrace).

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Selectthe1rowoftable,andclickProperties.

IntheBracepropertiesdialog,youcanchangepropertiessuchas
geometryanddetails.Inthiscase,acceptthedefaultparameter
values,andclickOK.

MakenochangesontheDividingtab(becauseofgeometryand
lengthofthepurlins,youwontdividethem),andclickOKto
generatepurlins.

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Usingthesamemethod,generatepurlinsontheremainingpartof
theroof.

NOTEToproperlyorientpurlins,selectthefollowingpoints:P1
(intersectionofaxesCand1onlevel6,00),P2(C2onlevel6,00),
andthenP3(B2onlevel7,00).

3 Proceedtothenextexercise,CreatingAssemblies.

CreatingAssemblies

Inthisexercise,youwilldefineassemblies.Anassemblyisdefinedaselementsjoined
togetherbyworkshopconnectors(boltsorwelds).Assembliesarecreatedinthe
projectautomaticallyormanually,dependingonprojectpreferences.Inthiscase
(usingaBritishtemplate),assembliesarecreatedautomatically,exceptthoseofloose
parts(singleelementswithoutanyadjoinedparts).Todefineassembliesfromloose
parts(purlins,bracings,andbracerods),firstyouchangesettingsintheProject
preferencesdialog.

1 Createassembliesfromlooseparts:

OntheGeneraltoolbar,click (Projectpreferences).Alternatively,
clickSteelmenuhProjectpreferences).

Inthemiddlepartofthedialog,selectCreateassembliesfromloose
parts,andthenclickOK.

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IntheObjectInspector,click
(Assemblies)todisplayall
assembliesgeneratedautomatically.Noticethatassembliesfrom
purlins,bracings,andbracerodswerenotcreated.

2 Defineassemblies:

OntheGeneraltoolbar,click (Groupassemblies).Alternatively,
clickSteelmenuhToolshGroupassemblies.

PressEntertoremoveassembliesalreadydefined.Noticethatnew
assembliesdisplayintheObjectInspector.

3 Proceedtothenextexercise,Autopositioning.

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Autopositioning

Inthisexercise,youwillautomaticallyassignnames(positions)toallmodelelements.
Thisprocessisknownaspositioning.

1 OntheModeltaboftheObjectInspector,verifythatallelement
categoryiconsrequiredforpositioning(Profiles,Plates,PlateSubparts,
ProfileSubparts,andAssemblies)areselected.

2 Inthelistofprojectelements,selectanyelement,rightclick,andclick
Selectall.

3 Usingthesamemethod,clickAutopositioning.

4 Acceptalldefaultsettings,andclickRun.Noticethataftertheprocessis
finished,namesofelementsdisplayunderPosition.

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NOTEElementnamesarecreatedaccordingtoprefixesdefinedin
Families.Assembliesarenamedwithacapitalletter(forexample,
beamisdefinedwithB)andsuccessivenumbers(forexample,
beamsB1,B2,B3,andsoon).Singleelements(profilesandplates)
arenamedthesamewaybutwithlowercaseletters(forexample,
beamprofilesb1,b2,andplatespl1,pl2).

5 Proceedtothenextexercise,GeneratingDrawings.

GeneratingDrawings

Inthisexercise,youwillautomaticallygenerateaworkshopdrawingforanassembly,
andwillmanuallycreateageneralarrangementdrawingforthewholestructure.You
canalsogenerateabillofmaterialsandaddittothedrawing.

1 Generateaworkshopdrawingforabeamassembly:

OnthePositionstaboftheObjectInspector,expandBeam.Select
B1,rightclick,andclickAutomaticDrawings.

OntheTemplatestaboftheAutomaticdrawinggenerationdialog,
intheAssembliescolumnforNofamily,selectAssembly1:10.This
specifiesthedrawingtemplate(predefinedarrangementof
elementsviews).

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OntheFormatsandscalestab,underArrangeviews,forMode,
selectAssemblyandparts(thiswillgenerate,ononedrawing,the
assemblyandallitsparts).

UnderFormatsandscales,forParttype,selectSingleProfiles.

ForScales,click

Usingthesamemethod,specifyascaleof1/10fortheremaining
Parttypes.

ForFormats,click
,andaddA2ASD033.dwt(thesoftwarelists
onlyformatsofthepropersizeinrelationtothedrawingcontent).

,andthenselect10.

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OntheOptionstab,acceptalldefaultsettings.

OntheBillofmaterialstab,selectAddnomenclature.

SelectBottomLeftasthelocationofthebillofmaterialstableon
thedrawing,andthenclickGenerate.

Afterthedrawingisgenerated,clickClose.

OnthePrintoutstaboftheObjectInspector,doubleclickB1to
displaythedrawing.(Becausethegeneratedviewsoftheassembly
anditspartsareonthedrawingasblocks,youcaneasilymodifythe
arrangement.)

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2 DefineaSteelStructuregroupfromtheentirestructuremodel:

OntheLayout/ModelTabBar,clicktheModeltab.

OntheModeltaboftheObjectInspector,selectanyelementfrom
thelistofprojectelements,rightclick,andclickSelectall.

OntheGeneraltoolbar,click
menuhToolshGroup.

PressEntertoacceptthegrouptypeasaStandard,andthentype
SteelStructureasthegroupnameandpressEnter.

AcceptWCSasthegroupcoordinatesystem,andpressEnter.

(Group).Alternatively,clickSteel

3 CreateanisometricviewfortheSteelStructuregroup:

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OnthePositionstaboftheObjectInspector,selectGroup.

SelectSteelStructure,rightclick,andclickAttachdocument.

IntheSelecttemplatedialog,youselectthetypeofdrawingthatwill
begeneratedfortheSteelStructuregroup(top/sideviewsor
isometricviews).Inthiscase,selectGrouparbitraryisometry1:50,
andclickOK.


4 ModifytheSteelStructureisometricview:

IntheObjectInspector,expandSteelStructurehSteel
Structure_Drawing.SelectIsometry1.50,rightclick,andclickAdjust
style.

AtthetoprightoftheDimensioningstylesettingsGroupdialog,
clearInvisibleedgestoturnoffthedisplayofthatlinetype.

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Atthebottomleftofthedialog,click

(nexttoAssemblies).

IntheAssembliesdescriptionstyledialog,forFrameshape,select
Rounded,andthenclickOK.

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AtthebottomleftoftheDimensioningstylesettingsGroupdialog,
click
(nexttoWorkframeaxes).

IntheWorkframeaxisdialog,forTextstyle,selectStandard,and
thenclickOK.

Themodifiedview(withoutinvisibleedgesofprofilesandwith
changeddescriptionstylesofAssembliesandWorkframeAxes)
displaysasshown.

5 Addnewprintout:

OntheLayout/ModelTabBar,clickanytab,rightclick,andclick
Fromtemplate.

IntheSelecttemplatefromfiledialog,selectA2ASD033.dwt,and
clickOpen.

ClickOKtoacceptA2ASDasthelayoutname.

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6 ManuallyaddaSteelStructureisometricviewtothegeneral
arrangementsdrawing:

OntheLayout/ModelTabBar,clicktheA2ASDtab.

OnthePositionstaboftheObjectInspector,selectIsometry1:50,
rightclick,andclickAddasblocktocurrentprintout.

Inthedrawingarea,clicktospecifyaninsertionpointfortheblock.

7 Manuallyadddifferenttypesoftablestothegeneralarrangements
drawing:

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OntheReportstoolbar,click (Billofmaterials).Alternatively,
clickSteelmenuhReportshBillofmaterials.

PressEntertoacceptthetablerangeasalistfortheentire
structure.

Inthedrawingarea,clicktospecifyaninsertionpointfortheblock.

OntheReportstoolbar,click (Listofassemblies).Alternatively,
clickSteelmenuhReportshListofassemblies.

PressEntertoacceptthetablerangeasalistfortheentire
structure.

Inthedrawingarea,clicktospecifyaninsertionpointfortheblock.

NOTEToadjustthesizeoftablestothedrawingformat,clickon
table,rightclick,andclickModify.Changethewidth/heightof
columnsandrowsbydraggingthemtotherequiredsize.

YouhavecompletedtheAutoCADStructuralDetailing2009Steel
ModuleGettingStartedGuide.

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