ProSteel
ProStructures / ProSteel

Detail anything, fabricate everything

With ProSteel software you can efficiently create accurate 3D models for structural steel, metal work, and steel assemblies. You can then quickly generate design drawings, fabrication details, and schedules that automatically update whenever the 3D model changes. Additionally, detailed output to CNC machines automates the steel fabrication process. ProSteel fully supports your construction and planning tasks for structural steel and metal work in a 3D modeling environment. Working with AutoCAD or MicroStation, you get an intuitive and integrated multi-material modeler perfectly suited to layout complex structures, produce shop drawings, assemble all your connections, and manage your bills of materials.

Steel Detailing and Fabrication Software

  • Quickly extract 2D drawings that automatically update when the 3D model changes.
  • Easily exchange information with other disciplines thanks to interoperability with other Bentley and third-party applications.
  • Efficiently create parametric assembly modeling for common objects such as steel stairs, handrails, and ladders.
  • Rapidly investigate multiple scenarios to provide the most economical options to your client.

Produktinformationen

Tools for 3D design and 2D documentation

ProSteel provides an array of easy-to-master tools for 3D design and 2D documentation to create and modify structural steel objects. It includes a number of routines to automatically complete tasks – such as the creation of standard connections, shop and overview drawings, parts lists, and NC data – that would normally consume a great deal of the designer’s time. Through the ProSteel Revision Manager you can track and manage all modifications on objects and documents.

At the same time, the interoperability of ProSteel allows it to integrate seamlessly with other facets of the engineering design chain including structural analysis and design (such as STAAD® and RAM™) and plant design (AutoPLANT®). This helps AEC firms streamline their workflows, enhance collaboration, and maximize productivity, leading to a significant return on their investment in this innovative software.

Shapes and Preference Series

Create your own libraries of nearly all the commonly available databases containing internation shapes and preference series. All Shape data is stored in easy to maintain databases. Quickly create a custom Shape database at any time and have full control over which shape databases you wish to use.

Automatic Connections

Automatic connections are features are key when using a modern 3D CAD program such as ProSteel, producing significant savings in modeling time taken. Automatic connections are at your fingertips, allowing you to efficiently adjust shapes sizes and types, connection end conditions and more. Any feature or value of this connection can then be modified at a later date, by simply selecting one of the connection shapes and then clicking the right mouse button. Preset values of frequently used connections are stored in your Template Manager and can be easily retrieved and used again at any time.

Easy Input Concept with Open Database

The structure of the interface makes ProSteel the most user-friendly 3D steel construction application available with an easy input concept with open database. All commands such as plate connections, ribs, web angles, notches, borings function according to the same principle.

ProSteel automatically shortens or lengthens the corresponding shapes, generates the desired joint, and screws all components together. Any necessary changes are already visible during the definition phase. All desired fabrication documents can be easily customized through integrated tools like a powerful form generator for a Bill of Materials or a Detail-Style Wizard for any kind of 2D drawing.

ProSteel At-A-Glance

Design

  • ProSteel has more than 300 national and international shape tables with more than 20,000 shapes
  • Standard Connections are included and easily modified. Some of them include:
    • End plate
    • Base plate
    • Web angle
    • Shear plate
    • Splice joint
    • Haunch
    • Stiffener
    • Purlin connection
    • Drill holes
    • Bolt
    • Notch
    • Polycut
    • Diagonal cut

Intelligent Structural Objects for Quick Detailing

  • Including:
    • Staircase towers
    • Handrails
    • Circular staircaise
    • Ladders
    • Bracing, portal frames
    • Wall claddings
    • Purlin systems
    • Truss/Lattice girders
    • Platforms round and rectangular
    • Walkways

Multi Faceted External Data Exchange

  • STAAD
  • RAM
  • SDNF 2/SDNF 3
  • CIS/2 (CIMSTEEL)
  • SCIA ESA-PT
  • Dlubal RSTAB
  • KISS
  • PXF
  • PS3 (ProSteel 3D)
  • DSTV-NC
  • DSTV-PPS
  • Product interface
  • Steel (DSTV)
  • AutoPIPE®

Automatic Drawing Creation and Output

  • Workshop drawings views, erection drawings, parts lists or NC-data can be created in a short amount of time
  • Interfaces to ERP-Systems, the machine control and workshop preparation can be optimized
  • Output in many File Formats such as PDF, RTF, HTML etc.

International Standards and Databases

  • Due to its global distribution, ProSteel supports different languages and includes more than 300 databases and standards from all over the world.

Revision Management

  • The use of special technologies makes it possible to consider 3D bodies from other applications (ACIS volume bodies), such as Mechanical-Desktop, within ProSteel. Moreover, it is also possible to convert any element of ProSteel to ACIS bodies.

Teamwork without Limits

  • Several people working together on one project is a task specially supported by ProSteel. It is possible, for example, to position components as well as generate parts lists via several drawings.

Programming

  • Individual, arbitrarily complex connections – or whole constructions – can be realized by the COM interface easily.
  • Specific customer’s requests can be provided quickly.

Technical Support

Our support staff is available to assist you with advice and assistance. You can reach us by phone and email. If you need personal assistance, you can also schedule a callback.

Online Training

Benefit from free online presentations, problem-solving support, and high-quality, effective on-site training that will help you get your project off to a quick start or increase your internal quality and efficiency.

Engineering Services

Together with our internationally operating partner, MF Engineering & Consulting, we consistently develop our expertise and find the right solution for your challenges.