YourSteel™ User's Guide
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1. UK 1 5414 T Split from UC txt _ Cold Form Angle Clear All 2 and C Purlins C purlins txt Z and C Purlins Z purlins txt vo Pe Click Sections button to open Steel Sections selection dialog box Next select category you wish to show in Draw Palette and click OK You can also quickly access these categories via right click popup menu Steel Sections are categorized in two methods By Shape and By File In By Shape method I Beam sections are taken as those whose Depth gt 1 5 Flange width Otherwise I shape sections are categorized as I Column Details of Steel Objects 1 Layers TextStyle and DimStyle Steel objects are blocks created by lines and texts attributes on the following layers 0 DET_STEEL Center line DET_STEEL Thin line DET_STEEL Hidden line Defpoints 14 CHAPTER II DRAW PALETTE DETAILS OF STEEL OBJECTS e DET_ Steel Section Tag e DET _Steel Frame Tag e DET _Steel Frame View Tag e YourCAD_Hidden layer to place hidden objects e YourCAD_Wipeouts EA 200 x 200 x 16 EA 200 x 200 x 16 _ T o T o _ EA ean i en EA 200 x 200 x 16 EA 200 x 200 x 16 nx x PF lg CI ee L e am All text are to YourCAD textstyle YourCAD dimstyle is also imported to your drawing following the insertion of a Steel Frame dwg You can change the colours and linetypes of Steel Objects by changing the layers and textstyles This will effect all objects2. press Ctrl C to copy the section s name to clipboard double click or press Space key or press Enter key to run the command shown bold on the command row below press Esc key to close the palette click to Name or Mark column header to extend column right click to the preview picture to choose Copy Picture to clipboard command CHAPTER II DRAW PALETTE View by File w view by Shape View by object type Copy Name to Clipboard Ctrl 2 Copy Mame to Clipboard Ctrl C ASE I Beam CH British channels with tapper Flanges Circular Hallow Sections T Shape Equal 4ngles Equal Angle PF British parallel Flange channels Unequal Angle Channel Rectangular Hollow Sections Square Hollow Sections UB Bristish universal bearns Rectangular Hollow Section Square Hollow Section w Circular Hollow Section UBP British universal bearing piles with wide Flanges UC British universal columns Unequal Angles Cold Form Z Cold Form Angle purlins Cold Form Channel purlins ASE and IFG Your Sections SFB Your Member Schedule Right click pop up menu to select sections category 2 Insert command iC Insert Inserted Steel Sections and Steel Frames are always drawn to 1 1 scale according to your current unit setting For example if a PFC is 200mm deep then once inserted it would appear as 200 units where drawing units are set to millimeters or 7 87 units where drawing units are set to inches In the Draw Palette
3. commands e Open YourCAD with YC command e Click on the top bar which show the program path to open the folder in Windows Explorer e Open Commands I sp to edit the text which originally might be as follow You can modify command names text after C Once change run YourCAD and click Reload or Refresh if you are not in AutoCAD defun C YC YourCAD_Open princ defun C ED YourCAD_ED princ defun C UP YourCAD_UP princ If you want to change ED command to Your_Command edit C ED to C Your_Command Command name should contain alphabet characters only e To change YourSteel YS command browse to its folder where the end of the path is YourCAD Applications Y ourSteel e Open Commands I sp and edit the text C YS to your command e In AutoCAD YourCAD window click Reload YourCAD Notes If you are not in AutoCAD open YourCAD exe and click Refresh Create Steel Section Database Section shapes and symbols are introduced in APPENDIX You can create your own Database folder following these steps Open Library Root Folder with Windows Explorer and create your folder Copy a Database file with required Steel Shapes to your folder Rename the Database file if required Open the file with Notepad Copy all to an empty Excel spreadsheet In SETTING section edit unit setting field to mm or inch Double check the shape field Do
4. YourCAD Commo Daniel serrera ai Era ENR EEE TE 38 VTS El a a E E A A E EE E E S 39 TERMS AND CONDITIONS AGREEMENT Copyright and Trademarks Notice Autodesk and AutoCAD are registered trademarks or trademarks of Autodesk Inc and or its subsidiaries and or affiliates in the USA and or other countries YourSteel software SOFTWARE is part of a collection of AutoCAD add ins branded under name YourCAD developed and distributed by YourSpreadsheets This SOFTWARE and the following technical documentation 1s copyrighted works furnished under a license agreement and may be used only in accordance with the terms given in the agreement Terms and Conditions Agreement IMPORTANT By installing this SOFTWARE you accept the following Software License Agreement Agreement provided by YourSpreadsheets We and Us 1 TITLE YourSpreadsheets and its licensors own the SOFTWARE and all other materials in this Original Distribution Package and the names and marks YourSpreadsheets YourCAD YourSteel under the copyright trademark and trade secret laws and all other laws that may apply 2 GRANT OF LICENSE A For evaluation purposes the demo trial version of the SOFTWARE can be freely used B When a single license has been purchased the full version of the SOFTWARE may be used on the activated computer 3 YOU MAY e install and use this SOFTWARE for the purpose of creati
5. 18 Es 150 Tn 18 i i ES 150 10H 18 Tep E4150 4 Ty 18 im T Tabulate YourSteel Sections and Frames 12 CHAPTER II DRAW PALETTE 7 Files for switching between different Steel Sections database Click Files button to open Settings dialog window Files tab Sections Manage LI Australia BHP l Europe Migs UK 1 5 IE US Imperial 1 US Metric 1 5 MV Z and C Purlins via lt Openning Drawing Folder gt UB Advance UK Universal Bea UC Advance UK Universal Colu UBP Advance UK Universal Bea PFC Advance UK Parallel Chann CH British channels with tapper fl EA Advance UKA Equal_txt UA Advance Unequal_txt ASB_txt SFB Slimflor Beams_txt Square Hollow Sections txt Rectangular Hollow Sections txt Circular Hollow Sections txt T Split from UB_txt T Split from UC_txt 0 errors 0 errors 0 errors 0 errors 0 errors 0 errors 0 errors 0 errors 0 errors 0 errors 0 errors 0 errors 0 errors 0 errors All files in marked folder would be load automatically at start Double Click to quickly load files or folder 2 files Your Sections txt and Your Member Schedule txt would be loaded automatically if they are found in openning drawing s folder Retesh Opentiray Fol Load Section database folders are listed in the left panel Marked folders are loaded automatically at application start up as default database You can do
6. Channel Shape are similar to I Shape 35 APPENDIX Section Shapes and Symbols To mA kts O ANGLE BOX and PIPE F COLD FORM Z AND COLD FORM CHANNEL 36 APPENDIX Section Shapes and Symbols b ti dt bi SFB SHAPE 37 APPENDIX YourCAD Control Panel YourCAD control panel In Windows open YourCAD via the shortcut created on Desktop shown below or shortcut in Start Menu All Programs YourCAD folder You can run YourSteel or other plug ins in the package via this window by click Run command button Yo Refresh l YourLisp Open folder Open Help page Y Your licenses Add to Startup Suite Close YourCaD ar YourCAD Window StartUp issue For AutoCAD 2011 and earlier version only The software installation will only add StartUp lisp to the current user s profile of each AutoCAD version the latest one you ve used There for if you login as other Window User Account you need to open YourCAD from window desktop click AutoCAD Startup Suite to activate YourCAD start up lisp again provide AutoCAD is not currently open Sometime you need to add YourCAD StartUp lisp manually following these steps Enter APPLOAD command at Command line Browse to YourCAD program folder in your Program Files folder e g C Program Files Choose StartUp Isp file and click Load Click on Content of StartUp suite at the bottom right corner C
7. Manage window image above Beside Tag Visibilities control there are Purge commands and Update command Purge commands will help you clean your drawing for reducing drawing file size Update command will help you when you make changes to your database which require update new dimension to all inserted blocks of Sections and Frames YourCAD Utility These are shared commands between plugins in YourCcAD package They will be useful not only within YourSteel but all other CAD drafting jobs 1 ED YcEdit See ED and UP command 2 Match YcMatch Match YourCAD object s properties If Steel Object selected this will change Steel Section of all destination Steel Objects 3 Offset Move YcOffsetMove Move selected objects a specified distance from base line or curve to the base offset direction 21 CHAPTER III EDITING COMMAND YOURCAD UTILITY 4 Explode YcExplode Explode inserted blocks to lines and texts without effect the colors layers Attributes will be converted to texts This is different to AutoCAD native explode command 5 Break line YcBreakLine Draw break line with Dynamic Break Line block You can edit these blocks easily by grip points or through Properties panel Similar to Frames you can use UP command to update the objects to current dimension text height 6 UP YcUpdate See ED and UP command 28 Chapter IV ADVANCE USAGE Change command names To change YourCAD
8. click Units button to see what units are used in your current drawing Once selected Steel Section is inserted you have four options to align it Undo Rotate Flip Align Select Alignment e Type U to Undo the action Top Left T Top Right e Type R to rotate the section Etnis op O Top Fig you will be prompt to specify rotation angle O Midde Lett Centre Middle Right e Type F to flip mirror the Steel Section e Type A to select other alignment Bottom Left Bottom Bottom Right Note Like Text object alignment is saved in inserted section This means when you change the section size using ED command the relative position remains unchanged CHAPTER II DRAW PALETTE ROTATION PICKPOINT ag FLIPPED SECTIONG AT OTHER ALIGNMENTS INSERTION PICKPOINT CENTER ALIGNMENT DEFAULT ot Insert Section Command 3 Draw Steel Frame in Top Bottom Left or Right view s Top Bottom gt Left 4 Right g proi ee oe opie 3 se _ o7 END POINT p OFFSET DISTANCE 50 r ALIGN TOF oTART POINT Steel Frame is a dynamic block You insert it by specifying a start point and an end point Then you have the following options of Undo Visibilities Flip Align Offset to continue e Type U to undo the insert action CHAPTER II DRAW PALETTE e Type V to open Draw Options window and change the visibilities of being inserted frames See Draw Options e Type F to flip mirror
9. do not click type or pan on AutoCAD screen Just waiting and follow the software instruction until the dialog closed Finally we are working on a VB NET version of the add in that will work efficiently with all AutoCAD versions YourSteel is not loaded at start up AutoCAD 2011 and earlier issue You can browse to YourCAD control panel section at the end of this APPENDIX to see how to use APPLOAD command to manually load YourSteel You can also double check if YourSteel YS command has been changed in lisp file Go to Chapter IV Advance Usage Change command names for more information What does Mark of Steel Section mean Mark is an alternative name of a Steel Section defined in sections database You can open the database to modify it In our US Imperial database the metric section s name is assign to Mark In Australia sections Mark is a polular shorter name of the section See Chapter II Details of Steel Objects and Chapter IV Advance Usage for more information Steel Frames do not show the grips Dynamic Block lost all of its grips after it was scaled non uniformly Any differences as small as 0 000000001 in the three X Y Z scale values would lead to this issue Due to some error in AutoCAD rotate and mirror command sometime shift these scales To restore everything back uniformly again use UP command and select all Steel Frames You can also use ED command click Select more objec
10. loaded use ED or other tool commands command and the suffix will be removed Tags in Steel Section block are constant attribute text objects and are not editable in YourSteel nor through AutoCAD edit command They are placed in layer DET_Steel Section Tag You can turn this layer off before printing or make it non printable Note that the tags are not designed to be printed these are to help with creating drawing only To change a Steel Section you can use ED YsChange YcMatch commands 3 Steel Frame UB 127 x 6x 13 Bi aa B gt a OHS 174 3 X6 3 j o D t gt a Steel Frame is a dynamic block that has four views top left bottom right that can be easily changed You can stretch or edit this block using grip points as shown Including in the Steel Frame block are three break line symbol blocks Break Line Symbol Break Line Box Symbol and Break Line Pipe Symbol There are two tags align along the Steel Frame element Name or Mark tag is place on layer DET_Steel Frame Tag View tag is place on DET STEEL View Tag layer These tags are normal attribute text objects Their heights are design equal to the current dimension text height You can move tags along the frame using grip point Use ED or YSChange command to modify Steel Frame Use Tool Palette commands to break trim extend or shrink Steel Frames Once current dimension style changes use UP to update
11. selected Frames Tags Note While working with AutoCAD commands after a series of rotate mirror or flip actions Steel Frame may show tags upside down or backward or no grip point found To fix these use UP command or ED command click Select more object to select more Steel Frames and press OK 16 CHAPTER II DRAW PALETTE DETAILS OF STEEL OBJECTS EA 150x 150x 15 UC 254 x254 x 107 Uc 254x254 x 107 From YourSteel version 1 5 a wipeout is implemented in Steel Frame block This will make overlapped Frames to be clipped automatically according to their drawing orders as shown in above image To update this new Steel Frame block to your drawing created by old Steel Frames open Draw Palette gt Manage gt Update gt Update Steel Frame block 17 Chapter III EDITING COMMANDS ED and UP commands These are 2 main and quick commands in YourSteel working flows 1 ED command Edit Enter ED in AutoCAD command line to run Edit command You can also click to ED button on YourCAD Utility ribbon Note to change the command name go to Chapter IV Advance Usage Change command names section ED command integrates YourCAD edit command and AutoCAD native command DDEDIT and ATTEDIT ED command works with Steel Sections and Steel Frames and texts dimensions attributes as well by calling AutoCAD native edit command e Select a Steel Section on your drawi
12. ws ji VO IE KR TOX 193 rn D ees eee an 150 UC 37 2 SHRINK DISTANCE FROM ENDPOINTS Example of Steel Frames drawn in Line Only Mode 5 Convert command Convert This command will convert selected lines arcs polylines circles ellipses or splines to Steel Frames The frames visibilities are also managed by Draw Steel Frame Options Single lines will be converted to Steel Frame dynamic blocks Other objects will be converted to frames composed of objects of the same type Note that shrink distance is available with lines objects only Similar to Draw commands after conversion you can change Visibilities Flip or toggle Alignment of frames 11 CHAPTER II DRAW PALETTE oc 6 Tabulate Your Steel Sections and Frames In version 1 2 this command named as Test Your Steel If you are a new user of YourSteel or would like to create a local database of sections for later use then this command will help you Test command is always available in trial license Click to button to run the command You will be asked to select one or multiple Sections Click OK choose an empty space in your drawing then specify the insertion point YourSteel will insert all the selected sections and frames consisting of four elevation views in a tabulated form EA 200 x om 16 T EA 200 x 200 x 16 EA 200 x 200x16 EA 200 x 200 x 16 EA 200 x 200x16 EA 200 2 200 x 16 EA 150 1504
13. Bottom gt Left lt Right 2 Convert Tool Palette Close Using commands on Draw Palette you can insert new sections and draw new frames open Tool Palette to edit already inserted sections and frames access to Steel Sections Library UK EU US and Australian sections are covered 2 Use ED YcEdit command to change inserted sections and frames 3 Use YSC shortcut of YSTEELCHAN GE YST shortcut of YSTEELTOOLS YcMatch YcExplode YcOffsetMove in combination with AutoCAD commands to create steel details 4 Use UP YcUpdate command to adjust texts on Steel Frames to current dimension To manage plugins in YourCAD package including your licenses type YC command which will brings up YourCAD window See Appendix gt YourCAD Control Panel Chapter II DRAW PALETTE Draw Palette 1 Start e Type in YS command to open Draw Palette ASB YourSteel Files Sections Manage Draw Options Units Name 10 s Mark 1280 ASB x 74 x 100 x 105 x 124 x 136 300 ASB x 153 JCinset lt 7 Top A Bottom gt Left lt Right 2 Convert Tool Palette Close e Press Fl anywhere to open immediate help page e Right click on the list view to bring up a selection window with various Steel Section categories Two methods are used to categorize sections By Shape and By File See 8 Sections for more information e Once in the Steel Sections list in the Draw Palette you can
14. FTWARE data or business The entire risk as to the quality and performance of this SOFTWARE is borne by you In no event shall We be responsible for any special incidental or consequential damages whatsoever arising from the use of this SOFTWARE even if We have been advised of the possibility of such damage This DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY constitutes an essential part of the Agreement Some jurisdictions do not allow exclusions of an implied warranty so this disclaimer may not apply to you and you may have other legal rights that vary by jurisdiction 6 TERMINATION The license will terminate automatically if you fail to comply with any of the limitations conditions or obligations described herein Chapter I GENERAL About YourSteel is an Add in that runs inside AutoCAD adding powerful command features to help you draw simple and complex steelwork frames and details efficiently User inserts Steel Sections from YourSteel library to AutoCAD drawing using pickpoints Steel members are drawn as lines by 2 pickpoints All created drawing objects are either blocks or dynamic blocks Once steel members are inserted you can edit these using powerful editing commands located on Tools Palette YourSteel includes advanced automation techniques for modifying dynamic blocks This means that you can easily manage your drawings and quickly finalize your details The below example was fully created using YourSteel this includes any al
15. Startup Suite of current user only If you open AutoCAD as other user you have to add the StartUp lisp manually following the instruction provided in APPENDIX FAQ section After installation YourSteel will place a shortcut of YourCAD exe application on your Windows desktop and it will start YourSteel exe application YourSteel exe application helps you view and manage the Steel Section Library without opening AutoCAD For information about YourCAD exe application see Appendix You can also open Windows Start Menu YourCAD folder to browse for these two applications Uninstall YourSteel If you need to uninstall YourSteel you should use Uninstall shortcut from Windows Start Menu YourCADVY ourSteel or you can go to Control Panel Add or Remove Programs Change or Remove Programs YourSteel and click Remove button Window XP Note on Win64 issue See Appendix FAQ for details Activate your license YourSteel trial license is limited to 30 minutes running time which restarts each time AutoCAD is restarted It is also limited to drawing file size of maximum 500 objects Once the above limitations are reached some features are disabled until the software is fully activated Click Activate button in YourSteel window or Your license button in YourCAD window to open the Activation Form Follow the on screen instructions to request activation of YourSteel on your computer Detail information can be found on
16. YourSteel AutoCAD Add in developed by YourSpreadsheets USER S GUIDE Version 1 5 February 10th 2014 CONTENT CONTENT CONTENT Copyright and Trademarks Notice icoccccveccnteacaanvencbasenuesamsedeonendaducnaspnunehassdacansesevennadudveenenadnetaacteeesms l Terms and Conditions Agreement sacristiri ii a a i aai e EEr iSS l Wate L OCNER A E aee E EE E S 3 POO er a E A E A E EE E E AE E E E A E A E 3 NG AMA Oy erccte ste ces EE A E O E A E EE EE A 3 Se RE OES E E E S E E E 3 el YOU SUC Cl Me E E A A E A 4 NUS CAM VOUT SUS e E E E E T A A A A 4 ACU AUS your CONSO sesser E E eeees ieauleacta dium udssuledoees 4 Name conventions used in this manual ccceeccccccccccceeeeeeeessseseeeeeeecececeeeeeeeeeaeaeeeeaeeeeeeees 3 CE E E A E 3 Chaotic rT Pe TIE a EE SE S 7 DAW PU ac cerirceceececeeparencawsnasece S A E vcs auculenneseecece cneuenseseaisau audseetsneceeasonene ese 7 Me PAE saecoeie sete reps aeetice sate ene cateucsec eters aneeecwateseneoabee see tongsauanenecewatesenesateustesenoreeaneaneen 7 Die MANSOUR COMMING gece e E E cachanesecenstesetedoansssceance ete 8 3 Draw Steel Frame in Top Bottom Left or Right view 9 de DWV OPON sects see coach E eon dh poet aa eee eauntbyobeo EE Geet eaceba roach yooeeca ES 10 I CONV CONA N er E S E T 11 6 Tabulate Your Steel Sections and Frames ccccccccccccceccceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 12 7 Files for switching between different Steel Sections database ccc
17. ange command works 22 CHAPTER III EDITING COMMANDS TOOL PALETTE 4 Break Frames by cross line This command will break multiple selected frames based on a cutting line specified by 2 selected points There are three options when using Break Frame command Right angle cut Break line cut and Offset from cutting edges The result varies depending on Steel Frame selected and drawn cutting line See below for examples C Right angle cut _ Break line cut Jat POINT amp Offset from cutting edges a nd POINT amp Break frame no option selected Right angle cut Break line cut st POI NT oF Offset from cutting edges 2nd POINT Break Steel Frame Right angle cut with a 20mm offset distance from cutting edges 23 CHAPTER III EDITING COMMANDS TOOL PALETTE Right angle cut Break line cut 1 ot P l MT 3 Offset from cutting edges 20 2nd POINT Break Steel Frame Break line cut selected 1st POINT Right angle cut Offset from cutting edges al Break Steel Frames when lines do not cut Break line cut option will turn frame ends to break lines while Right angle cut option will turn frames ends to normal lines at Right Angle Break line cut end POINT 24 CHAPTER III EDITING COMMANDS TOOL PALETTE 5 Trim or extend frames This command will prompt you to select cutting edges then select Steel Frames to trim or extend Similar to Break comman
18. ap istehakiac E a ndia 29 laa Se CO E a 29 Ceit SIC Cl SCC HO MLA AD AS enere aE EEE ETE 29 The Member and Member Schedule wcsecciiancennsnvianassars lt svaunwcde dee o 30 Your Sections txt and Your Member Schedule txt files ee eeeeessssseeeeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeaaeees 31 AFPEENDP a as a A E A E A E A A E a2 Issues and Frequently ASK QUCSUONS sichcsinnsarsussnansesconenvatsawansnetneenvtiodaexesedenemnesaswexanedecnmeataude 32 YourSteel runs strange on AUtoCAD 64 bit ccccccccccscsssssscsesesesesesecscssessvevsveeeeeeees 32 YourSteel is not loaded at start up AutoCAD 2011 and earlier issue 32 What does Mark of Steel Section mean 7 0 00 ccc cece ccc cececescececcececcececcccececcscecescecescecesees 32 CONTENT Steel Frames do not show the QTIPs cccccesseessecccceeceeeeesseeecccceeeaeeesseeeceeeeesaeaeseeeeeess 32 The centroid coordinates do not match with my steel dimension database 12 I cannot find my section in the database cc cccccssssesseccceceeeeeeesseeecceeeesaaeeeseeeeeeess 33 My layer lock status changes after running YourStee 0 0 ccccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeees 33 Cannot restore AutoCAD window by click after minimize ee eeeeeccceeeeeeeeeeeees 33 How to install AutoCAD VBA for Win32 OS if not already installed 004 33 DE CUOM SNAG S ands y DONS 5 asceceeesunseecanesexqassseareanncteneeassaseananeiexqaussanemnndinneeesuasuexaneiexmeusuene 34
19. ase file and run Update routine from Tool Palette The commands can be found in Chapter III Editing Commands Tool Palette Update Section and Frames Your Sections txt and Your Member Schedule txt files Custom sections usually built up sections and member are expected to be modified often on per project basis YourSteels has a solution to this issue other than the Database two files Your Sections txt and Your Member Schedule txt can reside in an opening drawing folder and are automatically loaded at start up if exist Files Sections E ie AISC Metric Your Sections txt OS Australia BHF Your Hember chedule txt LI Europe Uk 5 i a O penning Ora wing Folder These Database files are mark in YourSteel as local Database Each time you open or switch to another drawing all local Database files of previous opened drawing will be cleared and YourSteel will reload the Your Sections txt and Your Member Schedule txt in a new local folder if exists 31 APPENDIX Issues and Frequently Ask Questions YourSteel runs strange on AutoCAD 64 bit YourSteel originally is 32 bit Visual Basic 6 application In AutoCAD 64 bit YourSteel cannot get priority focus from AutoCAD This means AutoCAD does not freeze when a modal dialog of YourSteel is active Sometime mouse cursor over AutoCAD window disappears A tip to deal with this issue is quite simple while a modal dialog of YourSteel is running
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21. d Trim command also varies depend on selected options Right angle cut Break line cut and Offset from cutting edges Options available while running are e Type U to undo previous action e Type F to reset offset distance to 0 or flip offset edges to the other side of the selected cutting edges Flip is only available when offset from cutting edge 1s specified and Break line cut is deselected e Press Shift key to lock the center line e Press Ctrl key to trim extend center line only NEW in 1 5 version E n a senmce Trim command with Right angle cut and Offset from cutting edges 20 Notes about cutting edges e should be straight lines or polylines though the commands accepts all types of object e should not be too close to selected offset distance e should not be rotated in too many directions If you want complex detailing explode the frame to lines and edit with AutoCAD native commands 25 CHAPTER III EDITING COMMANDS TOOL PALETTE 6 Extend or Shrink If specified distance is positive command will extend selected Steel Frame at a selected end If specified distance is negative command will shrink selected Steel Frame at a selected end details Similar to Trim command you can hold down Shift key to keep center line unchanged Hold down Ctrl key to extend center line only These option is very useful when creating connection 7 Join frame end points This command will quickly
22. de changing section size and alignment Edit Steel Frame window gives you many options to modify selected Steel Frames Like AutoCAD Properties palette you can select multiple frames by clicking Edit more objects button and edit them all at once ee Start Point Normal Each frame end s visibility can be switched to other option Normal Line of image on the right Break Line Normal Line mere Break Line Right Angle Cut No Line useful when making connection drawing No change Right Angle Cut ns 2 UP command Update Enter UP in AutoCAD command box to run Update command You can also click to UP command button on YourCAD Utility ribbon Note to change the command name go to Chapter IV Advance Usage Change command names section UP command works with Steel Objects AutoCAD dimension objects and AutoCAD blocks Working with Steel Objects UP command updates tag values With Steel Frames this command fix tag alignment and update text height to current dimension style If Steel Frames show show no grip points UP command will fix them Working with other AutoCAD objects UP command updates selected dimension objects to current dimension style and update attributes fields in selected blocks 20 Tool Palette Enter YST YSTEELTOOLS in AutoCAD command line to bring up the window Edt f Mach Z Change Steel Frames Visibilties wa Break Frames by c
23. ignment rotation etc co E o co co ww AR C Sample drawing created by YourSteel objects and commands Installation System Requirements 1 Windows XP Windows 7 or Windows 8 32 bit or 64 bit Operating System 2 AutoCAD version 2007 up to 2014 3 About 7Mb on your drive where YourSteel is to be installed 4 Ideally in Win32 OS AutoCAD VBA should be installed this gives better performance by enabled floating windows CHAPTER I GENERAL Install YourSteel 1 Download the latest installer here www YourSpreadsheets co uk Y ourSteel html 2 Close all running AutoCAD sessions 3 Start the installer You ll be asked for User Acount Control permission or Admin password 4 Click Yes and follow on screen instructions Default installation folder 1s C Program Files Autodesk ApplicationPlugins Y ourCAD bundle pr View 0Manage 9 Online Plug ins FE i ET Edit i Explode we E Al Match v Break Line Draw Tools Change Palette Palette Visibilities chy Offset Move 4p Update YourSteel YourCAD Utility YourSteel and YourCAD Utility ribbons For AutoCAD version from 2012 to 2014 just open AutoCAD and ribbons will be shown under Plug ins tabs If they are not please check APPAUTOLOAD command and set the value to 14 Turn Plug ins tab on if it is off For AutoCAD version from 2007 to 2011 APPAUTOLOAD has not yet implemented YourSteel will add its StartUp Isp file to AutoCAD
24. in drawing You can also locally change colour and linetype of selected Steel Objects through AutoCAD native methods e g the AutoCAD Properties Panel You can use YcExplode command to explode blocks to lines and texts while keeping all layers colours linetypes and tags unaffected 2 Steel Section Steel Section shapes and dimensions are defined in the Database table See Draw Palette Files for more information Each Steel Section has two names Name and Mark Both should be unique in the Database as are used as identification keys Name is assumed to be the full name whereas Mark is assumed to be a short name or member s name like BM1 Once you know how to create and manage your Database you can assign Names and Marks freely 150 UC 37 2 For example In Australian BHP library angle name 200 x 200 x26 EA is marked as EAI Angle 200 x 200 x 20 EA is marked as EA2 and so on Alternatively in AISC metric library C 75 x 6 1 name is based on metric unit This would be marked as C 3 x 4 1 based on imperial unit You can tag Steel Section by either its name or mark using Manage menu to open setting dialog window 15 CHAPTER II DRAW PALETTE DETAILS OF STEEL OBJECTS Note if Database files are not loaded YourSteel cannot recognize inserted Steel Section when editing it Therefore Steel Object s tag would be automatically suffixed with amage to the right Once the Database file is
25. lick Add to browse to YourCAD program folder Close the Load Unload Application dialog Note You have to do this once only for each users profile Version History 1 5 0 Enabled working on all AutoCAD platforms Architecture Civil3D Mechanic etc New interface and new ribbons New and upgraded commands to edit Steel Frames more efficiently especially Convert and Change Frames Visibilities commands Wipeout implemented to Steel Frame block AISC sections in metric unit updated Folder name renamed to US Metric 1 5 UK sections updated to advance sections Folder name renamed to UK 1 5 1 2 2 Fix issue when working with AutoCAD language package other than English Fix issue when working with annotative dimstyle Quick start page introduced Enable help functions associated with F1 key Frame tags can be shown or hidden Dimscale control text height can be edit directly within the dialog box Sections list auto grouped Maximum 5 items in group due to list height limit Updated AISC sections database in imperial unit New ribbon interface Support Win64 and Win32 1 1 First release Support Win 32 only Tu Copyright YourSpreadsheets For more information visit www YourSpreadsheets co uk Y ourSteel For support email us at info yourspreadsheets co uk Modifications redistribution or resale of YourSteel are not permitted preadsheets O c 39
26. ng or changing content of AutoCAD dwg files e copy store and distribute identical copies of this Original Distribution Package to others 4 YOU MAY NOT e work around any technical limitations of the SOFTWARE e modify translate reverse engineer decompile disassemble or create derivative works based on this SOFTWARE e rent lease or lend the SOFTWARE or use the SOFTWARE in any other commercial SOFTWARE hosting services e sell or license copies of this SOFTWARE to others or permit others to use this SOFTWARE unless they are properly licensed by YourSpreadsheets either under this Agreement or another agreement e all rights not expressly granted by YourSpreadsheets in this Agreement are entirely and exclusively reserved to YourSpreadsheets TERMS AND CONDITIONS AGREEMENT 5 DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY We disclaim any and all warranties expressed or implied including any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose We also give no guarantee that this SOFTWARE is error free you use it at your own risk By using this SOFTWARE you acknowledge and accept this You also agree that you had full opportunity to test this SOFTWARE before any live public or production use and that you assume full responsibility for selecting and using this SOFTWARE and files created through use of this SOFTWARE and that if you use this SOFTWARE improperly or against instructions you can cause damage to your files SO
27. ng will bring up the Select Steel Section window Select Steel Section Files Sections J UB 1016 x 305 x i W oh ih io Ww J IB x x x x x i 7 ar t CO AD N ECE w io WN wh NM Wee bh tO U s Ii W Curent UB 356 x 171 x 45 Align Bottom Edit more objects OK Cancel You can choose a new Section and or change alignment Click on Edit more objects command to selected more sections and then click OK would apply change to all After changing section size alignment feature keep objects retain their relative positions see image below 18 CHAPTER II EDITING COMMANDS CH 178 x 89x 27 ALIGNMENT LINE UB 254 x 146 x 37 ALIGNWENT w n a a o on LEFT LEFT Steel objects retain alignments after changing section size e Select a Steel Frame on your drawing will bring up the Edit Steel Frame window i Files Sections Name 81 3 Mark UB Je IS x 89 x 16 78 x 102 x 19 x 102 x 23 zx 133 x 25 _ i as UB 254 x 102 x 22 x 25 x 28 1UB 254 x 146 x 3i m ii p O Current UB 254 x 102 x 22 A Align Center Current View RIGHT Top O Bottom lt 0 Left lt Right Tags Lines _ Hide Tags VY Hide Center Line Update text height dimension text Line Only V Hide Wipeout Current DimScale 10 Bi Start Point Normal Bg End Point Normal Tool Palette Edit more objects OK Cancel 19 CHAPTER II EDITING COMMANDS Besi
28. not change SETTING and TABLE cell Replace the old Database with your Database Remember your Section s name should be unique Otherwise they will override each other e Clear the text content in Notepad Copy text content from Excel to Notepad 29 CHAPTER IV ADVANCE USAGE e Click Save Remember to save your file in ANSI format cause UNICODE is not currently supported e You don t need to close AutoCAD or YourSteel Just reopen the YourSteel Files and your new folder with your new Database file will appear on the list e Double click to load the file The Member and Member Schedule In a project you may want to tag the Sections by the member s name from a member schedule like this Other than Section object YourSteel has Member object type defined by two fields Member and Section Member with assigned marks would be tagged as shown below C3 C3 400 WC 361 400 WC 361 Member definition Database file should be named as Member Schedule txt where stand for any text YourSteel will recognize the file by this name syntax and load it as member schedule The text content in member schedule Database file is a simple table with two columns separated by tab key Member Section Cl 500 WC 440 C2 350 WC 230 30 CHAPTER IV ADVANCE USAGE C3 400 WC 361 Member schedules are easy to modify as these are expected to be modified often Once it 1s modified you should reload Datab
29. our website at www YourSpreadsheets co uk Y ourSteel html CHAPTER I GENERAL Name conventions used in this manual e Steel Section or Section refers to member s cross section shape in the Database or in AutoCAD as inserted block e Steel Frame or Frame refers to a dynamic block of a member in side view left top etc Steel Object refers to Steel Section or Steel Frame e Database refer to defined Steel Sections saved as text file in YourSteel library folder or in your opening drawing folder local Database e Command refer to a command text entered at AutoCAD command line or to an action button on a dialog window Getting Start At first time running a Quick Start window will show to help you select your sections database preference You can reopen this window anytime by click to the Help button on Draw or Tool Palette YourSteel Home Page ph Version 1 5 Help Page Select your sections preference to load UK Sections l European Sections US Sections in Metric Unit LIUS Sections in Imperial Unit F Australia Sections Copyright by YourSpreadsheets www yourspreadsheets co_uk YourSteel Quick Start window CHAPTER I GENERAL The main working flow of YourSteel is as following 1 Firstly run YS command which brings up YourSteel window Files Sections Manage Draw Options Units Name 10 s Mark 280 ASB x 74 x 100 105 ICinsert lt 7 Top 4
30. replace old Visual Basic language VBA is no longer included in AutoCAD installation package To install AutoCAD VBA please do these following steps e browse to Autodesk page via the link in the pop up message as above or follow this link Download the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications Module e download a compressed zip file with a VBA installer version matching your AutoCAD version e close all running AutoCAD sessions e unzip and run the VBA installer 33 Section shapes and symbols Shape and dimensions are specified in Database file The centroid is automatically determined using integration calculations incase shape is not symmetric There are 10 shapes types e I including I shape AFB in IFB shape T Channel Angle Box Rectangle or Square Hollow Section Pipe Cold Form Z Cold Form Angle Cold Form Channel SFB Annotated drawings of every shape type are shown below L a if thickness _ _ tt S5 r j LW i r IW o ia jan aia shone alfa I SHAPE Note In tapper flange ss r2 and slope are parameters constrained by function If not specified u is assumed to be at middle of the projected flange 34 APPENDIX Section Shapes and Symbols H E t B 0 be hd t1 F rl 0 ie A VARIATION OF I SHAPE WHICH FORMS AFB OR IFB SECTION Note If root radius 0 it is assumed flange is a plate T SHAPE AND CHANNEL Notes Tapper flange of T Shape and
31. ross line Extend or shrink frame ee Trim or extend Frames S lt Join frames end points Offset from cutting edges 0 _ Right angle cut _ Break line cut do Draw order Draw Palette 1 Edit This command is similar to ED command but it works on Steel Section and Steel Frame objects only So it does not work with dimensions attributes etc See ED command section for more information 2 Match Section Match section of selected source steel object to destination steel objects This command is similar to YsMatch command except it will work with YourSteel objects only 21 CHAPTER III EDITING COMMANDS TOOL PALETTE 3 Change Steel Frame Visibility Cas ee r Ss Change center line Tag visibility Change end line Wipeout visibility 4 Set shrink distance from end point FE ee _ Adjust tags alignment and update annotation height to current dimension style Current DimScale 20 _ Explode Steel Frames without affecting layers linetypes colours Note Once exploded Steel Frames are no longer editable through YourSteel commands Run 2 selected actions Cancel Change Steel Frames visibilities window Various actions for you to choose to modified Frames Action of changing end line and changing shrink distance are depended on how you select Frames Only frame ends which are inside or near your selection window or selection point will be affected How YSteelCh
32. stretch selected Frames ends to join at a specified point Frames stretched to new point xi t i ir gi P wi g T l Ola l i 1 I to LA Join Frames end points command 8 Draw order Steel frame can be shown as filled object since an AutoCAD wipeout is embedded in its definition Beside AutoCAD DrawOrder command this command will be useful e Select drawing objects in sequence which you want to show from bottom to the top e Because your last selection will be on top you can use a crossing window to select all the rest e Press enter and objects will be redraw up to your specified draw order 26 Manage commands Files Sections Manage Tage Global settings Tag sections and frames by name Turm on Laver Section Tag C Tag sections and frames by mark if assigned Turm on Laver Frame Tag Note Tag change takes effect only when object is selected by ED UP or some other commands Purge unused blocks Using dynamic blocks extensively will increase database Shree urud emanermane hades These Purge commands will help you to clean up your drawing AutoCAD Purge command Steel Sections and Steel Frames are inserted to your drawing using database files in roursteel library Update new Sections database Once pou modify the databaze you need to reload it goto Files menu then update the new dimensions to pour drawings objects Update From Draw Palette click on Manage menu to bring up the
33. the frame by its center line e Type A to toggle through alignments There are three options Center Top and Bottom e Type O to specify the offset distance from the alignment line you will be prompt to specify offset distance Note Alignment is saved in inserted frame This means when you change the section size using ED command the relative position will retains 4 Draw Options On Draw Palette click to Draw Options menu will bring up the Draw Steel Frame Options dialog window which will change the way Steel Frames drawn You can also access this setting window by type V isibilities while draw command is running Draw Steel Frame Optio Tags and Lines Yisibilities Select View lt Show Center Line amp Draw frames continuously o Top View lt P C Hide Center Line Zo 1G Draw as joint gt Left view Draw Line Only Right View Shrink frames from end points s ea italics ide Tage A E Hide Wipeouts oe Frame s Annotation Height to scale Tags and Breakline symbol New inserted Steel Frame s annotation height will be equal to current dimension s test height Change Dimecale will change dimension test height hence change Steel Frame s annotation height e eE To Mote IFdimstyle ts annotative you should change Annotation Scale instead Effect only when dimension text style has test height 0 Linetype Scale settings Draw Options window 10 CHAPTER II DRAW PALETTE i n Avy w
34. ts to select more frames and click OK The centroid coordinates do not match with my steel dimension database Centroid by default if not clearly assigned is auto calculated value by integration along the section s polyline Any discrepancy in the dimensions would make the result different 32 APPENDIX Issues and Fregently Ask Questions If you want the Centroid exactly as shown in your database contact us We would generate a database for you use for free of charge I cannot find my section in the database You can send us your database in excel spreadsheet format We would generate a YourSteel database to your standard You can do it by yourself as well by studying Chapter IV Advance Usage Create Steel Section Database My layer lock status changes after running YourSteel Generally YourSteel would unlock the current layer and YourSteel s Tag layers when running commands in order to edit objects Cannot restore AutoCAD window by click after minimize This is a side effect happen ony when YourSteel modal dialog is active You can use Show Desktop command on Window Taskbar shortcut 1s Ctrl D then click to AutoCAD icon again then close YourSteel window How to install AutoCAD VBA for Win32 OS if not already installed VBA stands for Visual Basic for Application designed by Microsoft Corp AutoCAD VBA is a free package for developer to create add ins to automate AutoCAD Since VB NET technology is to
35. uble click on folder to load it manually Database files in a selected folder are listed in the right panel Double click on a file to load it You can select multiple files and choose Load selected file s from right click popup menu Reinitialize To access this command click Load button and choose Reinitialize command If normal load command which will adds sections to your current database Reinitialize command will reset your database first then loading your default current preference database 13 CHAPTER II DRAW PALETTE 8 Sections YourSteel 1 5 gt Files sections Manage View by Shape press Shift Key for single selection View by Object Type Vil Beam l I Column All Section 0 Member Equal Angle Unequal Angle l View by File View by Shape __ Channel ET UK 1 5501 UB Advance UK Universal Beams txt UK 1 5502 UC Advance UK Universal Columns txt UK 1 5503 UBP Advance UK Universal Bearing Pih CADEA HORE Section UK 1 5404 PFC Advance UK Parallel Channels txt UK 1 505 CH British channels with tapper flanges t ry Square HS ry Rectagular HS UK 1 506 EA Advance UKA Equal tst UK 1 507 UA Advance Unequal txt UK 1 5508 ASB txt ASB IFB SFB UK 1 5509 SFB Slimflor Beams txt UK 1 5510 Square Hollow Sections txt UK 1 511 Rectangular Hollow Sections txt l Cold Form Z _ Cold Form Channel UK 1 5412 Circular Hollow Sections txt UK 1 5513 T Split from UB txt
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