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

= Features are available to Autodesk® Subscription

Members only.

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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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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 Composition―Drawings
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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 Usability and
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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