DATA

From the Steel Stubs menu you can access data for Australian, British, U.S. and Euronorm standards.

This data consists of hot rolled steel sections, cold formed Cee and Zed sections(purlins/girts), and square, rectangular and circular tubing. They are drawn parametrically in 3D space from point to point etc. (see tutorial)

Also included are bolts(metric/imperial), plate, flat bar, merchant bar(round/square), grating and handrails.

This data is stored in Microsoft Access files and is converted to match whatever units you are using in the current drawing (inches/millimeters). You can also quickly add your own sections (enclosed/hollow/circular) to a custom database. (very useful)

TOOLS

Drilling Holes-:  You can drill multiple holes of any diameter and depth in one or more objects at a time.

Drilling Slots-:  You can drill slots of any diameter, length and depth in one or more objects at a time.

Cutting Holes-:  You can cut any shaped hole of any depth in one or more objects at a time.

Coping Sections-:  You can cope sections at any angle to a preset depth, length and fillet radius.

Clash Check-:  You can check solids for clashing.

Enquire-:  You can click on any Steel Stubs object to find out what it is, plus add further information to the object.

What you can do with these tools is only limited by your imagination and at times the model engine itself.

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