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Stairs and Railings

With its advanced set of features, Advance Steel supports the design of complex structures such as straight stairs, spiral stairs and railings, etc. Advance Steel creates all necessary documents (including NC files) for the fabrication of stairs using a user selected template.

Stairs - Quick and easy

Image courtesy of Lardinois (Belgium)

Once the user has selected 2 points, the stair with stringers and treads (including connections to the stringers) is instantly created.

Image courtesy of Marshall Stairs (UK)

The tread distances are calculated using a standard formula for determining the ergonomic height and length of each step.

 

 

 The stair can be modified using:

• Numerous profile types for the style of the stringers (I, U, Flat, Tubes, User profile),
• Various connection types between the treads and the stringers (directly welded or bolted, with a welded or bolted angle),
• Lower and upper landing (with plate and grate cover).

 

 

Any tread type can be created with Advance Steel.

• A large library of tread types is available (folded plate, grate, wood, etc)
• You can also define your own tread type that can be stored in the library for future use.
• Optionally, different top and bottom treads can be defined.

 

Instant Railings

Creation of railings on the stair stringers is also simple! Once the stringers (horizontal or sloped) are selected, the railings are created using the user defined start and end points.

Railings of any type can then be modified. Features inlcude:

• Several profile types for posts, handrail (top and middle) and kickrail (I, U, Flat, Tubes, User Profile, etc.)
• Controlled positioning of posts, top handrail, middle handrail and kickrail
• Connection between posts and handrails: cuts, welds, chamfers, etc.
• Connection between posts and stringers: welds, plates,bolts, etc.
• Verical filling of intermediate bars can be added
• Preferred settings can be stored in the library

 

If the stair length and width are modified the railing is automatically updated! In addition, you can create a railing on different beams!

  

Spiral Stairs

Advance Steel provides advanced tools for the quick creation of spiral stairs.

A spiral stair can be created in 5 simple steps:

1. the selection of the position of the structure
2. central post definition (circular or square tube)
3. setting the treads geometric properties (folded plates, welded plates, wood treads, etc.)
4. establishing a tread-central post and
5. post-handrail connections and railings.

 

Easy to Customise

Stairs and railings can be customised through the Properties dialog box.

The tabs of the Properties dialog box are grouped in logical catagories to simplify the use of this powerful feature. The user can modify the parameters (dimensions, tread types, connection types, etc.) to get their required structure. All modifications are visible in the model as they happen.

Once finished the entire structure can be stored in the library for future projects.

Advance Steel is based on the AutoCAD platform, hence tools such as 3D orbit and the various shade modes can be applied for a more realistic display.

In addition, the Render function from AutoCAD can be used to assign a specific material to your structure (eg., bricks on the wall) as shown in the picture.

 

Automatic Drawings

Advance Steel offers many templates for stairs & railings workshop drawings.

Once the stair is modelled, the user may select a template for the workshop drawing. Advance Steel then creates all the necessary documents (including NC files) for the stair fabrication. The drawings are automatically labelled and dimensioned. The user is then able to customise the drawing layout using the Drawing Style Manager.