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  • Landing line length adjustment of PosFlags in Pro Steel? In your dreams.

    As a user of 8 years, I would hate to know how much of my life I have squandered away grip stretching Pos Flags in Fabrication, Erection and other drawings since joining Team Pro Steel. As a longtime AutoCad user and Options Wizard, it never ceases…
  • 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…
  • How to Update Detailing Center Drawing Without Affecting the Manual Changes in 2D Drawings?

    Product(s): ProSteel Version(s): All Area: Detail Center Subarea: Parts tab Original Author Steffen Knoll, Bentley Technical Support Group Updated By: Vyanktesh Nama, Bentley Technical Support Group Overview…
  • 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?
  • 2D Detail Center Questions

    Hi, First time playing around with the 2D Detail Center. Reason being I'm after 2D stick design drawing outputs instead of the full detail lines of the members. I have a few questions about setting this up. 1) I have seen in some tutorials that the Single…
  • 2D drawing

    Hi I am working in Prostructure along with Autocad 2020 create 2D and Insert 2D in the drawing make some manual text moving here and there to avoid clashing after that i have a small minor change in 3D Model, at that particular views shown in Red…
  • Automated dimension and text style modification using dgnlib file

    Hi, I'm new to ProStructures and am looking to modify automated reinforcement labelling generated through ProConcrete. In particular I require the white annotation (text, linework & arrows) to resemble a organization driven dimension and text style…
  • 3D parts in Detail Center preview

    Hi! I have a problem with 3d parts in the Detail Center preview. Some parts are not visible on the cell, but some parts are visible in 3d as in the model. How to make all the parts 2d?
  • 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...
  • Displaying axes in a section

    Good afternoon, I ran into the problem of displaying the axes in the section: I create axes using the construction grid function, make a plan - the axes are displayed normally (see attachment 1), I create a section, the axes are not displayed (see attachment…
  • The boundaries of the concrete sections

    Good afternoon! How can I remove the concrete borders on the sections? I mean, there are 2 or more concrete elements on the section, each of them has its own borders, I want these concrete elements to not have an adjacent border. Thank you in advance…
  • Display Construction Axis in 2D drawings

    Product(s): ProStructures & ProSteel Version(s): CONNECT Edition (10.XX00.XX) Environment: 2D Detail Center Area: N/A Subarea: Edit Style Original Author: Alistair Lobo, Bentley Product Advantage Group …
  • 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…
  • How make drawings. Create new rebar diameter.

    Hello, I have a question. I need to prepare shop drawings. How to make reinforced concrete drawings correctly? If I make all section callouts in one model, it will be confusing and uncomfortable. What would you recommend doing in this case? I…
  • 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…
  • PS_Chain

    Dear all, Is it possible to draw a chain in prosteel. Please refer the below picture Kindly give your advice. .
  • Help: Prostructure Detail Centre parts/views not processing/inserted/moved to Views Tab

    Hi I am using prostructure Detail Centre, trying to produce 2d drawing from a model. Int the parts Tab some parts are grey and Not processing or able to insert to views tab even after assigned style. Could anyone assist and advice please. Thanks in advance…