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  • Asking for workflow with prosteel to model and create layout in Autocad

    Hi everyone Do you work with Autocad to create print layouts for your Prosteel project designs? Is it usualy to model in Prosteel and make layouts and details on Autocad? One customer ask me for this project and we have programed a specific tool…
  • Detailing adding decimal places

    I created a bunch of 2d drawings. It looks okay, but as soon as I try to move position flag of plate (or open settings), it "updates" the name of the plate and adds two decimal places. What setting does this?
  • Program deleting model on save of detail drawing.

    I am using Prostructures Connect with AutoCad 2019 I am having a consistent error with the program. When I am inserting views to the Detail drawing, the program will place the view at 0,0,0. If I move the view after it stays there, at the next update…
  • Preventing modified text from reverting back on update

    How do you prevent ProSteel from changing modified text back to the extraction text when you update a view. Prosteel does not revert the location of the text, only the contents,
  • creating custom description text

    Is is possible to create custom text for the descriptions. I have created a separate family class for existing objects. When I extract these items I would like the member text to read "EX W10x26" not "W10X26" But I only want this to happen to the…
  • Is it possible to assign a family class to an AutoCad 3d shape?

    I want to add a custom fastener to a Part Family to control the output style to 2D. The custom fastener is an extruded 3D solid. Is it possible to do this?
  • Cannot modify inserted 2D views

    When I insert a view into a 2D drawing, the inserted view is a block or group that cannot be modified. I.e text moved. If I explode or ungroup the inserted view then updates no longer function. How do you change the settings to allow for modification…
  • Prosteel 2D section

    how to create 2d section for all columns, beams so that they are visible when detailing? I know there is 2D-cut but this option allows you to select one column, so the operation must be duplicated many times...
  • How to get display the Grid lines or Axis in 2D Drawings?

    Product(s): ProSteel Version(s): CONNECT Edition (10.xx.00.xx) Environment: N/A Area: Detail Center & 2D Drawing Creation Subarea: Detail Style Original Author Sandip Kar, Product Advantage Group Problem…
  • How to change the color of center axis lines of holes in 2D Drawings?

    Product(s): ProSteel Version(s): CONNECT Edition (10.XX.00.XX) Environment: N/A Area: 2D Detail Center Subarea: Holes Axis Line Original Author: Vyanktesh Nama, Bentley Product Advantage Group…
  • Assemblies - 2D details - hidden lines

    Presently any Assembly of groups that we detail is showing hidden lines irrespective of detailstyle settings. We are able to control the viewing of hidden lines in single parts and groups via the detailstyle settngs, but with Assemblies we are not able…
  • Drawing Header Block

    How does this work? I'm in the ProSteel Drawing Information Table Bottom Right there is a field for "Drawing Header block" I assume this is a block to help with the automated filling in of title block information. I need to learn how to use…
  • Weird! Creating a drawing view

    When creating a new drawing my sheet is displayed in an unusual 3D projection. There does not seem to be any particular reason for this. It has happened in all my ProSteel projects so far. I simply Edit the style. Change thew alignment to…
  • Position flags not showing on my Detail Blocks.

    I have a problem with visibility of my position flags. They are visible as long as they are only in the preview of Detail View, but when im creating 2D drawing from the views, the positionflags disappears. How it looks in preview: How it looks…
  • Why Prosteel doesn't have many things to simplify the detailing work.

    Hi I am learning prosteel for some stuff its nice but some things very complicated to sort out. I am highlighting my thoughts with Bentley developer if it can be sort out by them. 1. very hard to do blowup detail. (Should be a circle or rectangle…
  • How to update detailing center drawing without affecting the manually change in 2D drawings?

    How to update detailing center drawing without affecting the manually change in 2D drawings. ( annotation flags, dimension, etc.) 1) go to detailing center 2) click special setting 3) tick the check box under the "action if update"