AISC Structural Members

[smarbella]

In the older ACAD version, 2013, I can insert structural members from a pull down menu. I Beams, channels angles etc. Is that not part of 2018 version? Please I need help.

[cheryl.buck · Accepted solution]

Hi @smarbella,

I see that you are visiting as a new member to the AutoCAD forum. Welcome to the Autodesk Community!

What you described sounds like the AutoCAD Mechanical Content Libraries, or a customization. This is from 2018.

See the following Autodesk Knowledge Network Articles for more information: 

• About Using Content Libraries (video)
• Using Content Manager

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[pendean]

you are either using the wrong variant of AutoCAD (plain AutoCAD where you are posting has never had that), or you used to have a 3rd party add-on back in 2013 that does not exist for you today.

Which is it? Think back, real hard.

[dany_rochefort]

Pretty sure it needs to be added as an addon. Whether you pay for the addon or get it for free from a 3rd party , pretty certain autocad does not comes with  AISC shapes straight out of the box. 

[dany_rochefort · Accepted solution]

Here is free 3rd party AISC shapes that are loaded thru Lisp file:

http://files.engineering.com/getfile.aspx?folder=ecf70bd7-c6fa-4ca4-9f5f-15f70f3d5489&file=Steel_Sec...

[smarbella]

The link and download worked! Thank you. was disappointed they removed that feature. Thanks for your help.

[smarbella]

Thanks for the help.

[dany_rochefort]

It might not have all of the AISC Shapes since the program is about 20 years old. AISC might add and remove some shapes every couple editions ... However, definetily a big time saver in regards drafting steel shapes. Make sure you double check once in a while to make sure the shapes are correct !

Cheers   

[ddagostinoN78CZ]

@dany_rochefort

How can I get this to work in AutoCAD 2021?