1. What’s New in Autodesk® Advance Steel 2018
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2. New & enhanced features in Autodesk® Advance Steel 2018
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
Autodesk Advance Steel 2018 provides new features and enhancements to help improve productivity and usability.
Draft and document your fabrication documents more easily with tools to support your workflow.
Localized online help documentation
One Advance Steel installation
Custom objects stored in the 3D model
Advance Steel 2018 Extension for Revit®
Autodesk® Steel Connections for Revit ®

3. New & enhanced modeling tools
Let’s go over the user interface enhancements.

4. 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
Advance Steel 2018 provides a new automatic & parametric macro for inserting prefabricated ball stanchions.
These ball stanchions are from Australian & New Zealand providers and are inserted as special parts in the 3D model.
More easily model industrial prefabricated handrails

5. Wall-mounted grab rail
Autodesk Advance Steel 2018
Easy-to-use parametric macro
Can be inserted along line(s) or 3D polyline
Rail as a bent polybeam
Includes wall connections
Wall plate size & dimensions
Several plate shapes available
Advance Steel 2018 provides a new automatic & parametric macro for inserting a grab rail along a wall.
It can be used with a series of modelled lines or a 3D polyline.
The rail can be a bent polybeam or a series of arc beams and straight beams.
The wall connections can be:
Right angle bend / vertical / horizontal rod with plate
Right angle bend / vertical / horizontal rod with a special part as the wall connector
A single special part that replaces the rod and plate
More easily model wall-mounted grab rails

6. 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
Advance Steel 2018 provides a new automatic & parametric connection for cold rolled sections (such as purlins and side rails).
The connection can be started from the Connection vault and offers various options in regards to the brackets (from Australia & New Zealand) available by default.
It is easy to adjust the settings from the properties dialog box, you can add more vendors within the database controlling the macro.
Improved modelling efficiency with easy-to-use parametric connection

7. Documentation improvements
This release also has some documentation improvements that can help make you more productive.

8. 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
Advance Steel offers the possibility to create a model view from your 3D model so that you can isolate objects in a specific 3D volume.
Advance Steel 2018 now enables you to combine a model view with a camera and use it for drawing creation by assigning it a specific drawing style & scale.
By using a Drawing Process, you can automate the creation of general arrangement drawings based on these cameras.
As a result, you get drawings automatically labelled and dimensioned based on your preferences.
Model views combined with cameras help simplify the process of creating general arrangement drawings.
Use model views to create your drawings

9. Callout on drawing More easily create a callout in an existing drawing
Autodesk Advance Steel 2018
More easily create a callout in an existing drawing
Specify scale & drawing style
Customizable callout symbol
This new functionality gives you the ability to create a callout directly within the drawing.
With the new “Create callout view” feature, you can now create a call out view from a 2D view or 3D view on your drawing.
By pressing S like Settings, you can access a dialog where you can specify the scale and assign a specific presentation to be used.
Once you have created the call out, you can move the title placement with its grip and you can control the frame appearance and change it - for example from a rectangle to a circle or vice-versa.
This new feature helps you create more compelling drawings more quickly and easily.
Create more compelling drawings more quickly and easily

10. 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
The show/hide buttons have been added so that you can directly control the display of various elements from the drawing creation dialog.
Gain greater control on view content definition

11. 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
Advance Steel 2018 offers the possibility to better control ready-to-use presentations available when adding a manual cut or a call out view on a drawing.
The drawing styles manager enables you to select which view presentations you would like to have available with a new option “Used for Cuts and Callouts” located under “View properties” tab.
When inserting a manual cut or a call out view within a drawing, press S like Settings to access the “View settings” dialog containing the predefined view templates and select the one you want to use for the view you add to the drawing.
Access an extensive library of drawing styles

12. Local content English International DWT template Settings
Autodesk Advance Steel 2018
English International
DWT template
Settings
Drawing styles
Drawing processes
Bill-of-material (BOM) templates
Advance Steel 2018 comes with an enhanced countrification for the English International version.
It provides a set of predefined and ready-to-use settings and templates which helps the user to speed up the modeling and get documents based on the local standards.
Support productivity with better drawings obtained out of the box

13. New content pack for China
Autodesk Advance Steel 2018
Provides more local content
DWT template
Settings
Chinese bolt & anchor standards
Drawing styles
Bill-of-material (BOM) templates
A new content pack for China is available for Advance Steel 2018.
It is a separate extension downloadable from the Autodesk App Store.
It comes with a specific installation for China which provides a set of predefined and ready-to-use settings and templates that helps users to speed up the modeling and get documents based on the Chinese standards.
“Advance Steel content pack for China is a separate extension downloadable from the Autodesk App Store.
Leverage more localized content for the Chinese market

14. Local content United States (English U.S.) Enhanced weld symbol
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
Advance Steel 2018 has more content for the US market.
The weld symbol has been enhanced (text & symbol size) to match better local requirements.
The US release is also delivered with dedicated drawing styles for shop drawings of U and C shape beams.
It also has some presentation enhancement such as the hatch pattern representation for holes on shop drawings.
Support productivity with better drawings obtained out of the box

15. Installation
This release also brings new installation enhancements.

16. 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
The Migrate Custom Settings tool offers a modern and informative interface for migrating your custom settings and files from a previous release to Advance Steel 2018.
It helps detect and identify customized settings and enables you to choose which ones you would like to migrate.
A summary report created from the migration offers comprehensive information in an easy-to-read format.
If you change your mind about migrating settings from a previous release, you can easily restore Advance Steel default settings using the Reset tool, which is available from the Start menu.
Easily migrate your custom settings from the previous release

17. 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 SP1
Starting with this new Advance Steel 2018 release, the database format has been changed from Microsoft Database Access to SQL server databases.
One of the reasons is to remove the possible incompatibilities that we had with the Microsoft Access Database engine when using previous Advance Steel releases.
Now all databases are MDF files (and no more MDB files as it was in the past).
You can view and edit databases with the Management Tools, or use the SQL Server Management Studio 2014 SP1 for more complex operations.
Integrate the latest technology for supporting Advance Steel databases

18. Localized online help documentation
Autodesk Advance Steel 2018
Content available in:
German
French
English (already exists)
Accessible via the Help button
The online help documentation, which has been available only in English until now, is also available in French and German languages.
Deliver localized documentation to help French & German speaking users

19. One Advance Steel installation
Autodesk Advance Steel 2018
Advance Steel & Autodesk® AutoCAD® 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
Advance Steel software operates on the AutoCAD platform. By combining the functionality of the two products into a single executable, we are eliminating the need for customers to separately install both AutoCAD 2018 and Advance Steel 2018 software on their desktop. When you install Advance Steel 2018 you will see an icon for Advance Steel on the desktop. Selecting the Advance Steel icon will give the user access to the Advance Steel and embedded AutoCAD functionality. Users who would like to run just the AutoCAD functionality of the product can select ‘Autodesk Advance Steel 2018 – AutoCAD’ from the Start Menu.
Simplify product and customer deployment

20. Interoperability
This release also brings new interoperability enhancements.

21. Custom objects stored in the DWG file of the 3D model
Autodesk Advance Steel 2018
New “Store used data” command
Store custom properties
Custom user sections
Custom materials
Delete stored data command
Support for AutoCAD® Plant 3D software, Autodesk® Navisworks® products & Autodesk® BIM 360TM software
If your Advance Steel model contains custom properties such as custom sections or custom materials, you can choose to write this information in the DWG file so that other project team members or stakeholders can visualize the entire model in other products such as Navisworks, AutoCAD Plant 3D, BIM 360, or A360 Viewer.
If you change your mind about including custom properties in your Advance Steel DWG file, you can use the “Delete stored data” icon available in the User Interface.
Communicate your designs to other stakeholders more effectively

22. Autodesk® Steel Connections for Revit®
Connections for structural framing
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 (EC3 & AISC)
Compliant with Autodesk® Revit® 2018
Advance Steel 2018 Extension
“Autodesk ® Steel Connections for Revit ®” is a separate extension available for current subscribers from their Autodesk Account.
Autodesk Steel Connections for Revit 2018 provides access to more than 100 parametric steel connections in Autodesk Revit 2018 software, enabling connections to be modeled with a higher level of detail. The application also includes a built-in steel connection design engine based on US and European codes. This functionality helps to bridge the gap between design and fabrication as both members and connections can be synchronized between Revit and Advance Steel for detailing. With Steel Connections for Revit, users can take advantage of model-based collaboration to create better coordinated designs and documentation that extends to fabrication.
The Advance Steel 2018 Extension helps steel detailers and fabricators to take better advantage of the steel design model by transferring steel members but also steel connections between Revit 2018 and Advance Steel 2018.
“Advance Steel 2018 Extension” is a separate extension downloadable from the Autodesk App Store.
Connect design and fabrication & share LOD350 model information

23. Learn more What’s New in Advance Steel 2018 playlist on YouTube
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What’s New in Advance Steel 2018 playlist on YouTube
Product Center
Advance Steel in action videos
The What's new in Advance Steel 2018 playlist includes brief video clips that demonstrate the new & enhanced features in Advance Steel 2018.
You may find these other resources useful such as the Advance Steel product center and the Autodesk Advance Steel playlist on YouTube.