AutoCAD Structural Detailing 2011

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 Top Features
AutoCAD Structural Detailing Software 2011

Detailing Tools Fabrication Drawings Usability and Collaboration

Enhanced Detailing Capabilities
Reinforcement bar shape code
Surface distribution of rebars
Improved steel connections
New bolt databases
Copy/move openings to stories
Element definition in user
coordinate system (UCS)
Enhanced Shop Drawings
Rotation of the tables
Add drawings as blocks
Improved drawing creation
Improved dimension
Level symbol in plan view drawings
Improved User Experience and
Interoperability
Data import from RTD files
64-bit version
API (application programming
interface) documentation
Integration with Autodesk
Revit Structure 2011 software
Countrification content

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AutoCAD Structural Detailing 2011: Reinforcement

Reinforcement Bar Shape Code

Automatic bar shape recognition
Applicable to various reinforcement
bar definitions
Definition a new bar shape based
on the existing bar type

Improved quantity takeoff tables in

shop drawings

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AutoCAD Structural Detailing 2011: Reinforcement

Surface Distribution of Bars

Group rebar length segments
along inclined surfaces and edges
Provide greater control over rebar
grouping

Simplify shop drawings for better

field execution

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AutoCAD Structural Detailing 2011: Steel

Improved Steel Connections

New parameters for connection
undercuts
Ability to modify left or right side of
the connecting rib plate

New Bolt Databases

DIN 931
ISO4041
NF E 27-311
U.S.-specific anchor bolts
Improved modeling and detailing
of steel connections

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AutoCAD Structural Detailing 2011: Formwork Drawings

Copy/Move
Automatically move/copy openings to
new floor levels

User-Defined Coordinate System

Define elements based on a local
coordinate system

Faster modeling of building

projects

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 Fabrication
Drawings

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AutoCAD Structural Detailing 2011

Rotation of the Tables

Utilizes the AutoCAD Rotate
option
Tables maintain rotation after
updating

Better document flexibility and

representation

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AutoCAD Structural Detailing 2011

Printout CompositionDrawings
as Blocks
New option to add blocks to current
printing layout
Works for all types of documents

Inhanced document flexibility and

representation

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AutoCAD Structural Detailing 2011: Steel

Improved Drawing Creation

Omit the drawing elements not
subject to machining
Table creation of elements not
subject to machining
Enhanced drawing arrangements

Enhanced quality of drawing

documentation

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AutoCAD Structural Detailing 2011: Formwork Drawings

Dimension Improvements
Select specific types of elements
during simple dimensioning
Improve visibility with minimum
dimension values

Level Symbol in Plan View

Drawings
Definition of level symbol in the
selected place
Automatic detection of element level

Better detailing and drawings

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Collaboration

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AutoCAD Structural Detailing 2011

64-bit Version
Improved performance for large
projects

API Documentation
Open and more flexible API
Ability to create personalized
macros
More easily adapts to specific
customer needs

Greater performance and flexibility

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AutoCAD Structural Detailing 2011: Reinforcement, Steel

Integration with Autodesk

Revit Structure 2011 Software

Reinforcement Module
Drawings generator
Import user-defined reinforcement
Generate formwork drawings from the
Revit Structure model

Steel Module
Curved element and group support
Map cross-section element appearance
between applications
Extend BIM workflow with
Autodesk Revit Structure

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AutoCAD Structural Detailing 2011: Reinforcement, Steel

Data exchange with Autodesk

Robot Structural Analysis 2011
with trial version

Import from RTD Files

Import 3D steel structures
Import reinforced concrete drawings
Results of theoretical reinforcement

Improved flexibility of work

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AutoCAD Structural Detailing 2011: Reinforcement, Steel

Reinforcement Codes, Databases, and

Templates
Germany
Austria
New Zealand
Australia

Steel Codes, Databases, and Templates

Germany
Austria

Multiple national standards

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AutoCAD Structural Detailing 2011

Detailing tools
Fabrication drawings
Usability and collaboration

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