This simplifies the cut symbol arrangement and ensures that the cut symbols will not move during a drawing update.Īdvance Steel 2020 offers additional possibilities for customizing cut view symbols. The Align Cut View Symbols to a reference symbol command (available in the ribbon) aligns all the cut symbols from one side by using a reference symbol.

In Advance Steel 2020, you can automatically align cut view symbols to improve the look of your drawings. In addition, the arrow of the label leader line now remains outside the hole which brings more clarity to the drawing.Ĥ – Cut view symbols alignment on drawings You can disable this new behavior by unselecting a new option available in the properties dialog box. When moving a hole label, the arrow of the label leader line automatically jumps to the closest labelled hole, creating a shorter leader line and making the drawing more readable. In this case, choose the Align Labels to Reference option in the contextual menu.ģ – More control on hole labels on drawings With Advance Steel 2020, you can move a label to a different location and apply this modification to other labels by using the new option Arrange labels, you can also align labels to a reference object or to an AutoCAD line. Once you have created a view on the drawing, you can rearrange the labels to improve the look of your drawing. Since all these connections are now part of the same group of connections, modifying this connection will automatically update similar connections accordingly. The steel connection will then be automatically inserted in other locations where the framing conditions are similar.

Just select the joint box from one connection and select the Propagate Joint option available in the contextual menu. In Advance Steel 2020, you can automate steel connection creation by propagating connections already in place. Here is an overview of some of the new and enhanced features available in this version. We’re excited to announce the latest release of Autodesk’s structural steel detailing software, Advance Steel 2020.

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