SteelSmart® Framer
ASI’s SteelSmart® Framer was developed exclusively for The Steel Network, Inc. (TSN) to provide structural engineers and light steel framing contractors with a powerful new tool to better design, estimate, and communicate light steel framing on projects using Autodesk® Revit® Building Information Modeling (BIM) software.
Features:
- Fully integrated 3-D BIM modelling in Autodesk Revit (not compatible with Revit LT)
- Import Wall Styles & Layouts from SteelSmart System design software or create your own in SteelSmart Framer for:
- Loadbearing Walls
- Curtain Walls
- Interior Drywall
- Shear Walls
- Steel Joist Floors
- Short Walls
- Easily model every stud, track, joist, shear walls, and connectors
- Know exact quantities and lengths for all light steel framing
- Export complete material take-off to Excel for the whole structure, plus separate panel lists
- Export panel drawings with panel material lists
- Export plan layouts
Example Light Steel Framing BIM Models Built with SteelSmart Framer
Example Hotel
Click here to explore the example loadbearing cold formed steel hotel BIM model.
Example Office Building
Click here to explore the example loadbearing and curtain wall cold formed steel office building BIM model.
3-D Cloud Based BIM Project Collaboration
Cloud Based Project Collaboration with BIM modeling provide the design and construction team a centralized workspace to efficiently collaborate on the construction of your next steel framing project.
Benefits of 3-D Cloud Based Project Collaboration:
- Comprehensive 3-D model that includes all steel framing and connections.
- Review and comment on a full 3-D model from anywhere using your computer, tablet, or mobile phone.
- Project plans are updated instantly for the entire team to ensure the most accurate information.
- Improved quality and accuracy in the field.
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What Users Say About SteelSmart Framer
“Excellent Tool! Makes modeling cold-formed steel possible and practical. Tremendous time saver.”
“Really great tool. My client is going to love it when I give him a material list.”
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Training Options
We offer a number of different training modules for SteelSmart Framer depending on your skill level and time. With every course we offer a certificate of completion that can be used to self-report PDH, CE, CEU, and other continuing education requirements.
Building Information Modeling / Revit Basics
- Revit User Interface
- Project browser and View Properties
- Types of Parameters (Family Parameter – Type Parameter – Instance Parameter)
- Basic Tools (Walls, Openings, Floors, Columns, Beams)
- Wall Constraints, Wall Justification, Joins, Editing wall profiles
- Creating Floors by sketch or picking walls – Opening cuts and Shaft Openings – Floor Sub-elements & split lines
- Types of Families
- Floor Plan Views and View Range
- Elevation & Section Views
- Creating & Editing Levels – Attaching levels to floor plans
- Inserting and Managing Links (DWG, PDF, Revit)
- Printing & Exporting files
Class Duration: 2hrs
Intended Participants: Architects, Structural Engineers, Structural Designers, General Contractors, Light Steel Framing Contractors, Estimators
Wall Framing
- Model Preparation for LGS framing
- Steel Smart Framer Ribbon and Panels
- Framing Styles
- Load Bearing Wall Framing Styles (Infill – Interior/Exterior)
- Load Bearing Wall Opening Styles (Infill – Interior/Exterior)
- Local Opening Maps
- Applying Wall & Opening Framing using single framing style
- Editing & Regenerating Framing
- Bypass Curtain Wall Styles
- Bypass Curtain Wall Opening Styles
- Applying bypass wall framing
- Generating Panel Drawings
- Generating Material Lists
Class Duration: 2hrs
Intended Participants: Architects, Structural Engineers, Structural Designers, General Contractors, Light Steel Framing Contractors, Estimators
Shear Wall Framing
- Global Opening Maps
- Wall Framing Maps
- Shear Wall Styles (Single Stack – Twin Stack – Multi Stack)
- StiffWall® Shear Walls
- HSS Shear walls
- Shear wall posts extension
- Applying shear wall framing within framed panels
- MidWall® Framing
- Generating Shear Wall panel Drawings & Material Lists
Class Duration: 1hr
Intended Participants: Architects, Structural Engineers, Structural Designers, General Contractors, Light Steel Framing Contractors, Estimators
Floor Framing
- Global Opening Maps
- Floor Framing Styles
- Floor Opening Framing Styles
- Applying Floor Framing to floor with subdivisions and openings
- Editing & Regenerating Floor Framing
- Generating Floor panel Drawings & Material Lists
Class Duration: 1hr
Intended Participants: Architects, Structural Engineers, Structural Designers, General Contractors, Light Steel Framing Contractors, Estimators
Schedule Training:
Please fill out the request form below and we will contact you to discuss availability & set up a training schedule:
Bridging Connection Detail
Vertical Deflection Connection Detail
Material Take-Off
Panel Drawing with Cut List
Benefits of BIM for Steel Stud Framing:
- Import Steel Framing Designs – Easily import design work done in SteelSmart System
- Automate Take-Off’s – Easily export material lists by panel and for the total structure with the the click of a button.
- Simplify Estimating – Once the model is built, request a quote from TSN with the click of a button.
- Automate Shop & Drawing Production – Steel framing has the highest strength-to-weight ratio of any building system, results in no hidden construction costs related to fire safety for combustible framing systems, and results in lower insurance rates.
- BIM Clash Detection – Determine and address conflicts with light steel framing and other building components before you get to the job-site with clash detection in Autodesk Revit.
