Prosteel software

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ABOUT PROSTEEL:

Bentley ProSteel V8i is an innovative 3D modeling environment for structural steel and metal work supporting your construction and planning tasks. Working on both MicroStation® V8i and AutoCAD platforms, you get an intuitive and integrated multi-material modeler perfectly suited to layout complex structures, produce shop drawings, assemble all your connections and manage your bill of materials.
From initial planning and design to assembly,ProSteel V8i is a comprehensive software built by engineers experienced with steel design. Our many years of experience in the field of AutoCAD development and the close contact with our users has made ProSteel V8i an internationally recognized and important application for 3D structural steel and metal work.
ADVANTAGE OF PROSTEEL:
1. Prosteel is a 3d modeling 2d detailing and documentation tool which is used for structural steel and metal work.
2. The key feature in prosteel is to create automatic connections which saves a significant amount of modeling time.
3. ProSteel V8i has more than 300 national and international shape tables with more than 20,000 shapes
4. ProSteel V8i the most user-friendly 3D steel construction application available .All commands such as plate connections, ribs, web angles ,notches , borings function according to the same principle.
5. It has inbuilt Intelligent Structural Objects like:

• Handrails
• Staircaise
• Ladders
• Bracing,
• portal frames
• Wall claddings
• Purlin systems
• Truss/Lattice girders
• Platforms round and rectangular
• Walkways

This helps in save lot of modeling time for the design engineers.
6. All desired fabrication documents can be easily customized through integrated tools like a powerful form generator for a Bill of Materials or a Detail-Style Wizard for any kind of 2D drawing.
7. It is used to layout complex structures , produce shop floor drawings ,assemble all connections and manage the bill of material.
Case study of Prosteel software:
Stopford Projects Uses ProSteel to Model Corrosion at Victorian-era Soda Ash Plant:
Full Structural Inspection Survey Performed

Built by Brunner Mond & Company in 1873, the Winnington Works at Northwich, Cheshire, United Kingdom, was acquired in 2006 by Tata Chemicals Limited, the second largest producer of soda ash in the world. Tata Chemicals,based in Mumbai, India, commissioned Stopford Projects Ltd. to perform a full structural inspection survey of the 6,000-square-meter wet-side soda ash plant as part of an ongoing asset management and maintenance strategy.
Within just five months time ,Stopford delivered an intelligent 3D model created in Bentley’s ProSteel® to map corroded components throughout the plant.
Using ProSteel, Bentley’s structural steel detailing and fabrication software, was critical to success because Stopford based its winning bid on completing the project quickly.
Thousands of Components to Survey:
Given the go-ahead to use state-of-the-art modeling software, the survey team had to start from scratch at Winning ton Works. The structure is comprised of a mix of 19th-century timber, early 20th-century columns, beams, and bracing, and 1950s-era steelwork. The building has remained virtually unchanged since its last major expansion in 1950.Over time, the constant wet,alkaline atmosphere has degraded the building materials.Stopford’s job was to perform the structural inspection as well as review the major equipment and pipework that impinges on the structure. The survey team had to inspect approximately 5,750 individual structural elements and prepare comprehensive documentation, with every element photographed, assessed, numbered, and recorded on drawings. The results of the survey were to be evaluated for corrosion levels on individual components, so that Tata Chemicals could plan remediation works. From Archival Drawings to a 3D Model.
Stopford began building a basic model based on 671 archived drawings; including as-builts dating back to 1908.The earliest drawings reflected the British Standards of 1906.
These original plans yielded enough data for 95 percent of the 3D model.
The few 2D drawings of subsequent plant modifications comprised the remaining 5 percent.
Model geometry was directly exported to STAAD

Color-coded Model for Inspection:
The general arrangement drawings had numerous sectional views of each floor, and each structural element was given a unique tag number. The 3D model included 13 primary structural steel models, 15 secondary structure models, 13 piping and equipment models, and all 102 staircases in the complex. In total, more than 10,000 structural elements were modeled in ProSteel, and 2,500 metric tons of iron pipe were modeled in Auto PLANT Piping.
From Archival Drawings to a 3D Model:
Stopford began building a basic model based on 671 archived drawings, including as-builts dating back to 1908. The earliest drawings reflected the British Standards of 1906. These original plans yielded enough data for 95 percent of the 3D model. The few 2D drawings of subsequent plant modifications comprised the remaining 5 percent. Also, a fairly recent model of a large vessel was incorporated.
Capturing Inspection Results:
During the on-site inspection, ProSteel made it easy to keep the 3D model up to date. A change in the size of a structural section, for example, automatically adjusted all the connecting elements to the modified size, and the respective general arrangement drawings were simultaneously updated as well. At the conclusion of the project, Stopford delivered a 12-volume survey report, the 3D model in AutoCAD, general arrangement drawings, and as-builts.
Delivering Value for Maintenance and Safety:

Tata Chemicals can maintain the 3D model in ProSteel or con¬vert it to AutoCAD solids and/or ACIS bodies. In addition, the ability to interface with other software such as STAAD.Pro® and Bentley AutoPIPE will help to jumpstart future projects that require data for structural analysis, isometric genera¬tion, and other functions. Estimating the cost to duplicate or expand facilities is made easier with access to an intelligent 3D model.
One-third the Cost:
For Stopford, using Bentley software allowed the project team to achieve their schedule for modeling the plant. The firm had priced the job at one-third less than some of the other bidders based on the anticipated ease and speed to model. This was the main reason Stopford was awarded the project, according to David Coupe, piping department manager.
Conclusion:
Subsequent to the successful survey project, Stopford was awarded five follow-on projects in the wet-side building and used the intelligent 3D model extensively. Stopford’s proven approach using Bentley software continues to provide value-added results.

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