We use AS for Design drawings at our company. Therefore we have to model and detail the foundations in AS. I understand this software is geared toward Steel fabrication drawings, BUT adding some basic concrete tools would make this software more universal. I think many other engineering companies would start using AS for design drawings if these things were considered.
REINFORCING- when modeling a footing or slab (or any concrete item) there should be an option in the dialog box that has reinforcing. The concrete items in AS have very little "intelligence". They are basically just a 3D solid.
Not showing reinforcing in the model makes is especially hard when cutting foundation sections/details. I have to cut my foundation sections/details and draw the reinforcing in 2D.
MORE CONCRETE OPTIONS- AS has very little concrete options (slab turn down edge, piles, pile caps)
A lot of our foundations have to be modeled with basic 3D solids.
even when we can use the AS concrete to show the foundations, there are not always tools to make them "look" the way we want. Another HUGE issue is the AS tools that allow you to cut,miter, trim, join, etc for the steel do not always work for the concrete items.
In general, I want "intelligent" concrete components (with editing tools that work) and reinforcing (just like Revit)
I really think this software could be marketed as a Design software (just liket Revit) if concrete was considered.