Description
Structural Steel Shapes for AutoCAD
Easily add Steel Shapes to Building and Wall Sections.
Steel Shapes is a dialog-based App that allows Architects, Engineers, Contractors, and others who need to add structural steel shapes in their drawings for wall sections, building sections, elevations, or details.
With the Structural Shapes module, you can replace 1,000′s of blocks!
Considering that this App creates steel shapes in plan, section, elevation, single line, and 3D solids, you must complete your plans, elevations, wall sections, building sections, and details. All in one convenient dialog interface. No more searching through pull-down menus. No more looking through toolbars for the right detail.
Other Steel Detailing Modules:
With Structural Shapes, you can:
- Create shapes in plan, section, elevation or single line plan and section as required.
- Create simple or complex shapes made from a single non-segmented polyline.
- Shapes are created as an AutoCAD block to minimize file size.
- Ability to cope with ends of W-Shapes in elevation view.
- List shape properties from the drawing after shape placement or within the dialog box.
- All shapes are created parametrically from external data files.
- Shapes are attached to the cursor based on the insertion point selected and rotated after placement.
- Automatic shape notation by selecting the inserted shape.
- User-defined dimensions for shapes are placed in details that accent features are too small when plotted.
- Shapes can be drawn with the fillets or without them for floor plans.
- A widget feature allows you to draw a portion of the shape in a single line for easier detailing.
- A grid option allows the user to select a steel shape to be placed at the intersection of grid lines.
And more!
You have to have the right tools to work with to do your job efficiently and effectively. As a drafting professional, I know the importance of having the right tools at your fingertips. All SoftDraft applications are based on real-world experience.
The quicker you get your plans done, the quicker the builder or contractor can get approval and start building. Having just one or two of these applications can drastically cut the time you’re spending on drafting – which means the entire building process is more efficient.
Multiple Insertion Points Include:
Simply select the specific insertion point required for the steel shape placement from the pull-down list, and the steel shape will be attached to your cursor at that location for placement in your details.
- Center
- Top Left
- Top Center
- Top Right
- Bottom Left
- Bottom Center
- Bottom Right
Steel2K Dialog Section View
Steel2K Dialog Plan View
Steel2K Dialog Elevation View
Steel2K Dialog 3D View
Shapes Libraries include:
- LRFDV15 AISC (included in LRFD14 database)
- LRFDV14 AISC
- LRFDV13 AISC
- LRFD3 AISC
- LRFD2 AISC
- LRFD1 AISC
- ASD9 AISC
- ASD8 AISC
- ASD7 AISC
- ASD6 AISC
- ASD5 AISC
- LRFDV14 MAISC
- LRFDV13 MAISC
- LRFD3 MAISC
- CISC
