Overview

AutoCAD® Structural Detailing software is a version of AutoCAD® software specifically designed for structural drafting and the creation of steel and concrete reinforcement detailing and fabrication shop drawings. This application supports the building information modeling (BIM) process for structural engineers, drafters, detailers, and fabricators.

Features

• Reinforcement Bar Definition Enhancements
• Enhancements have been made to the reinforcement bar definition feature such as automatic recognition of a bar shape and the ability to assign the correct shape code to it. This option is available for all types of reinforcement definitions such as manual bar definition, surface reinforcement, reinforcement defined by using macros, and for drawings imported from Autodesk Revit Structure and Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis.
• Surface Distribution of Reinforcement Bars
• Surface reinforcement representation of concrete reinforcement bars where all of the bars are different sizes often does not conform to the realities of the construction process. AutoCAD Structural Detailing has been enhanced to allow for the surface distribution of reinforcement bars on inclined edges which can be defined into group segments, allowing them to be grouped by similar length. This method of grouping of the reinforcement bars allows for fewer bar length types.
• Steel Connections Enhancements
• The steel connections feature has been enhanced to provide additional parameters which can help users define the size of undercuts to the upper/lower plane of the adjoining element in beam-to-beam connections. For beam-to-beam connections with rib plates, it is now possible to modify the location of the connecting rib on the right or left side of the adjoining element.
• Copying/Moving Openings
• Copying and moving selected elements in the Formwork Drawings part has been enhanced to allow for copying and moving openings in walls and slabs from one level to another, independently from the structural element itself.
• Element Definition in UCS
• Structural elements can now be defined in the local User Coordinate System (UCS) allowing for buildings to be modeled quickly and easily in a given coordinate system.
• Enhanced Automatic Drawing Creation
• The method of arranging, grouping, and justifying the elements in automatically generated drawings has been enhanced to allow for higher quality drawings to be produced with better overall organization. Additionally, the functionality of automatic drawing generation has been extended to allow table generation that lists elements that are not subject to machining as well as elements that have vertical and flat cuts at their ends.
• Table Rotation
• AutoCAD Structural Detailing now takes advantage of the AutoCAD Rotate command which allows users to change the orientation of tables created with AutoCAD Structural Detailing features.
• Improved Construction Documentation
• During the definition of simple dimensions, users can now select the types of elements to be considered, regardless of the general settings. Also simple and group dimensions now allow you to define a minimum dimension value that will be omitted during dimensioning. Additionally, automatic level descriptions for drawings, such as plan views of the stories and foundations, can now be created.
• Bidirectional Link with Autodesk Revit Architecture
• The exchange of a steel structural model with Autodesk Revit Structure has been extended by adding curved elements and groups. Also, new mapping capabilities have been added to help identify the element cross-sections between the applications. To have this capability, you need to install Revit Extensions for Autodesk Revit Structure.

System Requirements

• 32-Bit AutoCAD Structural Detailing
• Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise, Ultimate, Professional or Home Premium edition, Microsoft® Windows Vista® (SP1)Enterprise, Business, Ultimate, or Home Premium edition, or Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional or Home edition (SP2 or later)
• Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon® dual-core processor, 3.0 GHz or greater with SSE2 technology for Windows Vista and Windows 7 or Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon® dual-core processor, 1.6 GHz or greater with SSE2 technology for Windows XP or 3 GB RAM
• 3.0 GB free disk space for default install
• Video card 1,280 x 1,024 true color recommended
• Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 7.0 (or later)
• Microsoft Mouse-compliant pointing device
• DVD drive (for installation only)
• 64-Bit AutoCAD Structural Detailing
• Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise, Ultimate, Professional or Home Premium edition or Microsoft® Windows Vista® (SP1 or later) Enterprise, Business, Ultimate, or Home Premium edition
• AMD Athlon™ 64 with SSE2 technology AMD Opteron™ with SSE2 technology Intel® Xeon® with Intel EM64T support with SSE2 technology Intel Pentium 4 with Intel EM64T support with SSE2 technology
• 4 GB RAM
• 4.0 GB free disk space for default install
• Video card 1,280 x 1,024 true color recommended
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 (or later)
• Microsoft Mouse-compliant pointing device
• DVD drive (for installation only)