Modelling a play park with

Advance Steel

Rob Merriman
Graitec: Application Engineer Structures

rob.merriman@graitec.com
@merrimanrobAS
Rob Merriman
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Introduction
12 years of experience in the construction industry, 8 years as an
Architectural Metalwork and Structural Steelwork Draughtman using
Autodesk Advance Steel.

Worked in 2 subcontract drawing offices allowing me to work on various

projects across multiple different steelwork sectors

Currently working as a Structures Application Engineer for Graitec UK

drawing on first-hand industry experience to provide demonstrations,
training, technical support, implementation and customisation for Structural
CAD packages

Software packages include:

Advance Steel
AutoCAD
Revit
Navisworks
Re-Cap
Fusion 360
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BIM Design using Autodesk products and enhanced with Graitec

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Using your BIM model to Simulate your designs for use

in the “real world” with market leading Graitec technologies

Taking BIM Deliverables through to finished fabricated product

and site delivery

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collaborating with an external CDE
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Agenda CREATE SIMULATE FABRICATE MANAGE

Roundabout
Beam from line
Transform elements
Polygon plates & gratings
UCS commands
Special parts
Railings
Split beams
Custom connection building blocks
Creating & using custom connections
Roundabout CREATE SIMULATE FABRICATE MANAGE

When you break the items down they are steel members welded & bolted together
There are lots of curved items that can be made with beam from line etc
Items manufactured with a tube bending machine model as Beam from Polyline
Model the items how they are going to be manufactured
Bought in items need to modelled as special parts
We will look at all the above by modelling a basic roundabout
Railings CREATE SIMULATE FABRICATE MANAGE

Because there is no toprail we cant use the standard railing tools

We can use commands like split beam to make modelling easier
If the connections are to be used over many projects then we can create custom connections
We will look at all the above by modelling some railings
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Questions

rob.merriman@graitec.com
@merrimanrobAS
Rob Merriman
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www.graitec.co.uk