Driven or paametric dimensions on Advance Steel
HI,
The parametric capabilities of Advance Steel are nothing like those of a mechanical modeller like Solid works or Inventor. There is no tree of variables or whatever.
Our parametrics are based on the joints. Joints link to beams and follow when beams move or change keeping the beam ends meeting etc. Then the drawings are dynamically linked to the model. They are generated automatically rather than having to manually select parts and views etc. Then they have full update and revision control.
Aleck Giles, Structures Consultant, Graitec
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@dominicis.a, AS is a little further down the capabilities spectrum (similar to how AutoCAD is less capable than Inventor or SolidWorks), but the flip side is it's easier to administer and the licenses are cheaper. As with most alternative software it's best to consider it in it's own context rather than a "bad (insert familiar software here)".
Depending on your expectations and deliverables you might want to cast around and compare some other programs like the aforementioned Tekla, ProStructures (from Bentley), or possibly Revit.
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