Steel shapes of all types and sizes: Print. Not just a library of profiles but a real application to use inside AutoCAD. Posted on 2012-10-08 09:15.

Steel Shapes Instructions Installation Steel Shapes 6.0 works with AutoCAD 2013+, but does not work with AutoCAD LT. Version 6.0 adds configuration options for layer and linetype selection, default hatch pattern and annotative options.

Instructions for Steel Shapes 6.0. Steel Shapes 5.0 works with AutoCAD r14 through AutoCAD 2012, but does not work with AutoCAD LT. Instructions for Steel Shapes 5.0: Unzip the downloaded zip file to your computer. SAVE (backup) the original zip file on a flash drive, your server or another safe place in case you need to reinstall the software at a later date. Close any open applications before continuing. After unzipping the download file, double-click on the EXE file.

Follow the instructions on each screen to install the software on your computer. At the end of the installation, a window with a text file will appear. The file contains the configuration steps you must perform inside AutoCAD to complete your installation. Please visit the CCAD Add-ons page for questions related to installation. Steel Shapes Window All Steel Shapes are drawn by selecting options from the Steel Shapes dialog box.

Choose the measurement system from the radio buttons along the top of the window. Select the category of shape from the Type of Shape drop down. The End, Side or Top view is selected using radio buttons. The insertion point can be along at the Top, Middle or Bottom of the shape. The Preview updates to show the selected view where the insertion point is located. Each category of shapes is organized into size ranges. Select the desired range and then pick the specific size to insert and select the OK button.

The SteelShapes? Command lists the type of Steel Shapes selected in the command line. Steel_Shapes_Cut The Steel_Shapes_Cut command lists the type of Steel Shapes selected in the command line. Steel Shapes Instructions This button is a link to the online Steel Shapes Instruction page.

I have a lisp that generates steel shapes. I am having trouble using it on autocad 2012.

Can anyone tell me the way to put the program in autocad 2012. Also one of the forums told another user that that feature was already in 2012.???

Maybe I just don't know how to invoke the program. I dropped the lisp file in the bag in the applications pop up, where do I put all the data folders that are with the lisp file. It is already shown in the list of applications (however it is listed in a light grey color). The lisp program is a tip from cadylist. The first line to the lisp is: ';Tip1779: STL.LSP STEEL SHAPES OF ALL TYPES AND SIZES (C)2002, Al Rogers $50 Bonus Winner;STL.LSP Version 1.1 - Al's STEEL MILL ' I have been away from acad for a while and am wondering if I have to edit the;Tip1779; from the lisp file or what do I do to it if anything. And where do I put all the data folders that are with the lisp file.

You will find some steel shapes in the form of Dynamic Blocks on one of the tool palettes. There are steel beams for use with both imperial and metric users so don't use the wrong one. I think it is the Structural palette if I am not mistaken however since I am not on my cad computer at the moment I cannot confirm that for you.

A jump from 2002 to 2012 is significant. It could be that a lisp command has been dropped or replaced that was used in the lisp routine you are trying to use. It is under the structural pallet. Lots of help here. There are inch and half inch sizes of angles up to 12 inches. That means each angle size may have a many unequal legs and various leg (web) thicknesses.

I have no idea how many different sizes that would be. To answer that question, there are 182 different L-Shapes in Al's Steel Mill just from 1/2' angle to 8' angle. Cpu Components And Functions Pdf Files. But Steel Mill can generate an unlimited number of L-shapes because it has a feature that allows the the user to specify any flange thickness, and two flange lengths.

And that's just for L-Shapes. Additionally, dynamic blocks for steel cannot be 'stretched' accurately as the fillets and radii on angles and beams are not proportional to either the thickness, or flange/web lengths. The only way a Dynamic block can accurately reflect a wide size range is via visibility states, or lookup tables. Furthermore, Steel Mill also generates any size or shape steel as a 3D Solid, or a Surface. IMO, the single advantage of using blocks for steel shapes is BOM.