AUTOMATED Piece DetailingTM System

"Piece-by-Piece WINDOWS detailing" at its BEST

Grid NavigatorTM System

 

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  • Piece-by-Piece Structural Steel Detailing

  • Automatic Detailing from Grid Navigators

  • ShapeMatch connection matching (flat/sloped, or skewed)

  • Clip Angle connections (flat/sloped, welded, bolted, stagger bolted)

  • One-sided Clip Angle connections

  • Welded Moment connections

  • Bolted Moment connections

  • Shear Tab connections

  • Shear Tab Moment connections

  • End Plate connections

  • End Plate Moment connections

  • Thru-Plate connections

  • Half Thru-Plate connections

  • Knife Angle connections

  • Single Angle in Column connections

  • Wrapped Single Angle connections

  • One-Sided Web Angle connections (bolted or welded - on supporting beam)

  • Joist Angle Seats (w/wo stiffener plates)

  • Joist Plate Seats

  • Joist Girder Angle Seats (w/wo stiffener plates) 

  • Joist Girder Plate Seats

  • Guy Wire Holes on Joist BCX Plates

  • Angle or Plate joist BCX connections

  • User-Connection Library (create your own)

  • Wing Plate connections in Beam webs (4 types)

  • Skewed Wing Plates in Beam webs (4 types)

  • Stiffener Plates in Beam webs (4 types)

  • Skewed Stiffener plates (4 types)

  • Wing Plates Cut into Connecting Beams

  • Tab Plates for miscellaneous connections

  • Non-Symmetric Hole Patterns for Equipment

  • Handrail connections

  • Horizontal or Vertical Girts

  • Sag Rod connections

  • Cantilevered connections (stiffened or not)

  • Wall Bearing connections

  • Connections into Existing Steel

  • Column Splice Plates (bolted or welded)

  • Splice Fill Plates (auto-sized)

  • Downloadable KISS Material files

  • Downloadable EJE Material files

  • Automatic Connection Application

  • Automatic Base/Cap plate sizing

  • Automatic Stiffener/Shear Plate Sizing

  • Automatic Weld Sizing/Application

  • Automatic Client Standard Piecemarking

  • Automatic Section Generation

  • Automatic Top/Bottom View Generation

  • Automatic Skew Cut Views

  • Automatic Bills of Material

  • Automatic Title Blocks

  • Automatic Joist Standards Application (by manufacturer)

  • Automatic Member Placement on Sheets

  • Automatic Material Number Application

  • Automatic Brace Plate Design

  • Vertical "X" Bracing (1 or 2 members)

  • Vertical "V" Bracing (1 or 2 members)

  • Vertical "K" Bracing (1 or 2 members)

  • V & K Braces can have Single or Separate Work Points

  • Unlimited Work Point Placement

  • User Options for "Trimming" of Gusset Plates

  • User Options for Clearances

  • Kip Load Method of Bracing Design

  • Member % Method of Bracing Design

  • Manual Method of Bracing Design

  • L,2L,WT,TS, Pipe, ST, C, MC, MT Vertical Brace Members

  • Field Bolted or Field Welded Bracing Connections

  • Calculation/Checker Printouts

  • Job Download Options

  • Many Copy/Edit Tools

  • Keeper Icons (Store Connections on a Button)

  • On-The-Fly Connection Viewer/Editor

  • Sheet Viewer (within CVSpro)

  • On-The-Fly Graphical Plate Edits

  • Full AISC Shape Library w/Graphic Viewer

  • User/Client Dimensioning Methods

  • User/Client Drawing Presentation

  • Re-Usable Client Setup Default Files

  • Multiple Line width plotting

  • Multiple (Batch) or Select Sheet processing

  • Windows 98, NT, 2000, and XP compatibility

  • Comprehensive "QuickStart" Manuals

  • AutoCAD. AutoCAD LT, FastCAD, IntelliCAD Compatible

  • Optional Update/Support/Maintenance Plan

  • 2-Day Training Classes Available

  • Available On-Site Training