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MBS Extension Toolkit Module for ProSteel 3D

Users of MBS software have traditionally stretched the usage of MBS as much as possible when designing more complex buildings. Sooner or later; however, a substantial part of the building has to be designed and drawn, by hand using drafting tools such as AutoCAD.

 

The MBS Extension Toolkit module for ProSteel 3D allows users to read the MBS project data files and generate an equivalent intelligent model in ProSteel 3D. Once the 3D model is created, the users can use the full power of ProSteel 3D to manipulate and enhance the 3D model in order to complete the project at hand. Some of ProSteel 3D advantages include:

  • Free hand steel framing capability including any mix of three plate built up members, hot rolled steel as well as cold formed steel
  • Wide variety of connections including standard connections as well as metal building specific connections
  • Miscellaneous steel capabilities including stairs, ladders, catwalks and platforms
  • Automated drawing generation including layout drawings, erections drawings and shop drawings
  • Instant BOM and center of gravity calculation
  • CNC output to drilling and coping CNC machines via the DSTV format

In addition, ProSteel can also be configured to handle special requirements such as custom connections, communication with roll formers etc.

Some sample connections available in this package are shown below:

  
     

    

Flex Beam 

Flex Beam is a Custom ProSteel 3D object created specifically for the modeling of tapered assemblies with varying splices of inner and outer flanges as well as webs. In near future, Flex Beam objects will incorporate analysis lines and equivalent joint and element calculations for the purpose of communicating with Analysis.

Flexbeam objects can be manually assembled to create complete rigid frames. Interior hot rolled columns can be manually added using standard Prosteel objects. Stiffeners and Connection plate gussets can be added to Flexbeam object

 

FlexBeam object allows modeling of three-plate tapered assemblies of arbitrary shapes
Light Gauge steel libraries  

 Database of Z shapes, C studs and bent plates including Eave struts are included

                  

For more details on MBS Extnsion Toolkit please view the PDF located at the bottom of this posting.
An mp4 video has also been posted below. Please download and unzip MBS_Extension_Toolkit_Video.zip to view.

For more information, please contact Hratch Nerdjivanian at Hratch{dot}Nerdjivanian[at]bentley{dot}com

MBS_Extension_Toolkit_Video.zip