November free webinars

November 1, 2012 / graitecgroup / Leave a comment

Structural Engineers, Steel and Concrete Detailers…

…Discover our Structural BIM suite!

Advance Design

Advance Design® is specifically dedicated to structural engineers who require professional and easy-to-use BIM solution for simulating and optimizing all their projects. It includes a user-friendly structural modeler, an automatic load generator, a powerful FEM engine, comprehensive wizards for designing concrete and steel members, and efficient post-processing and report generators. Advance Design® implements the latest European standards, American standards ACI and AISC.

1/ General overview: discover the software in 30 minutes

Tuesday, November 6^th, 2012

⇒ 9:00 AM CET to 9:30 AM CET

⇒ 6:00 PM CET to 6:30 PM CET

2/ The advanced post processing tools in Advance Design

We will show you the available post processing tools in Advance Design to make your project’s results post processing step more easy and efficient: isoregions, diagrams, result curves, stresses on sections… You will also see how you can update all the created documents in one click when changing the model using the “result memory” technology.

Tuesday, November 20^th, 2012

⇒ 9:00 AM CET to 9:30 AM CET

⇒ 6:00 PM CET to 6:30 PM CET

Advance Design free webinar

Advance Steel

Advance Steel® is specifically designed for structural engineers and steel detailers who require professional and easy-to-use BIM structural steel detailing software that automates the production of drawings, BOMs and NC files. Advance Steel® drastically increases productivity and drawing quality, while reducing the risk of errors. Advance Steel® can be used with or without AutoCAD®.

1/ General overview: discover the software in 30 minutes

Thursday, November 8^th, 2012

⇒ 9:00 AM CET to 9:30 AM CET – Metric

⇒ 6:00 PM CET to 6:30 PM CET – Imperial

2/ Advanced tools for miscellaneous steel

We will show different techniques when using Advance Steel for miscellaneous steel, from the 3D modeling to the automatic creation of all necessary documents for fabrication and erection.

Thursday, November 15^th, 2012

⇒ 9:00 AM CET to 9:30 AM CET

⇒ 6:00 PM CET to 6:30 PM CET

Advance Steel: BIM software for structural steel engineering, detailing and fabrication

3/ Drawing customization

Advance Steel allows users to get high-quality drawings by using presentations delivered by default. We will show in this webinar how block titles and drawing styles can easily be customized to fit the company’s way of providing workshop and general arrangement drawings.

Thursday, November 22^th, 2012

⇒ 9:00 AM CET to 9:30 AM CET

⇒ 6:00 PM CET to 6:30 PM CET

Advance Steel: BIM software for structural steel engineering, detailing and fabrication

4/ StruCad® switchover to Advance Steel

Discover a number of the features and enhancements in Advance Steel that StruCad® customers require.

Thursday, November 29^th, 2012

⇒ 9:00 AM CET to 9:30 AM CET

⇒ 6:00 PM CET to 6:30 PM CET

Advance Concrete

Advance Concrete® is specifically designed for structural engineers and reinforced concrete detailers who require professional and easy-to-use BIM software that automates the production of drawings, BOMs and NC files. Advance Concrete® drastically increases productivity and drawings quality, while reducing the risk of errors.

1/ General overview: discover the software in 30 minutes

Wednesday, November 14^th, 2012

⇒ 9:00 AM CET to 9:30 AM CET

⇒ 6:00 PM CET to 6:30 PM CET

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Free Webinar: Strucad switchover to Advance Steel

September 12, 2012 / graitecgroup / Leave a comment

Steel detailers, Structural Engineers:
Discover the Powerful and Affordable Steel Detailing Software

Thursday, September 13, 2012 9:00 AM – 9:30 AM or 6:00 PM – 6:30 PM CEST

Advance Steel® is specifically designed for professionals who require an easy-to-use 3D structural steel detailing software that automates the production of drawings, BOMs and NC files.

Advance Steel® is part of the GRAITEC structural BIM solution, automating the entire structural design process, from engineering design to detailing and fabrication.

Trough this webinar we will demonstrate a number of the features and enhancements that Strucad customers require.

From the modeling of complex folded plates to the automatic creation & update of high-quality documents, Advance Steel can be used with or without the AutoCAD® platform and offers the flexibility and the productivity gain that you expect from steel detailing software.

Strucad switchover to Advance Steel webinar

Advance Steel TOP benefits:

1 – Advance Steel® 2012 allows users to use their software with or without AutoCAD®: the product includes its own graphics engine, and the user can select the desired CAD platform

2 – Short learning curve: reduces new employee ramp up time

3 – Specific features for miscellaneous steel and sheet metal: automatic functions for all type of stairs and railings, automatic tools for sheet metal creation, folded and twisted plates, etc.

4 – Precise and automatic creation and updating of construction documents: BOMs automatically created from the 3D model, revision control, revision clouds, drawing presentation template, automatic drawing scaling, paper formats and views, etc.

5 – BIM and collaborative work: DXF / DWG / Revit imports, multi-user technology, interoperability with major industry leading detailing / fabrication / engineering / MRP packages (CIS/2, SDNF, DSTV, KISS, etc.), etc.

6 – More Productivity with the flexible and efficient 3D modeling automatic tools: complete international catalogs, library of parametric joints, single or multi-user mode, etc.

Important notice about your StruCad license

September 4, 2012 / graitecgroup / Leave a comment

Still not made a decision about your StruCad upgrade?

You may have only upgraded some of your StruCad licenses?

You do have options!

We are aware that StruCad users are faced with some tough decisions regarding software upgrades over the coming months. StruCad is a very good system and we respect your investment in it. We at GRAITEC believe Advance Steel is a highly competent modern 3D modelling CAD system developed for the steelwork industry that will serve all your needs for many years to come.

We would like to help StruCad users protect their investment in StruCad by offering a sensible solution to upgrade their software to Advance Steel.

Our StruCad upgrade offer:

Advance Steel professional license
12 months software maintenance and suppor
Training (tailored StruCad-Advance Steel transition course)
No time restrictions for your continued use of StruCad
Upgrade any of your StruCad licenses, whether they are up to date with maintenance and support or not
We will upgrade any StruCad license i.e. StruCad Full, StruCad Lite etc to an Advance Steel Professional license with no limits!
Maintenance and support on-going costs some 50% less than our competitors and the price is fixed for a minimum of three years!
Training – dates to suit your requirements
Flexible payment terms with finance option

With 10,000 clients around the world. GRAITEC UK alone have over 800 clients using their software, with 200 + clients investing in Advance Steel, a number which is continually expanding in the UK. GRAITEC’s Advance Steel solution guarantees a future proof investment for all your steel detailing and 3D modelling requirements.

-> To view our Advance Steel 2012 videos CLICK HERE

-> To view client projects CLICK HERE

What our customers are saying:

“Blows other software providers out the water”
Builders Beams, David May

“A project that could have taken four weeks can now be completed in a week”
Rob Miller, IAC Ltd

“Productivity gain will double using Advance Steel”
Mark Simmen, RS Construction

“Using Advance Steel will increase productivity in every area”
Joe Bennett, Roltech Engineering LTD

“Using Advance Steel will prevent drawings bottle necking the company”
Michael-John Varrall, MJV Design

Advance Steel for StruCAD users

April 9, 2012April 12, 2012 / graitecgroup / Leave a comment

Advance Steel, the alternative solution to StruCAD

Proven track record with more than 10,000 seats worldwide: Trusted market confidence
Rapid adoption rate resulting in +50% growth in licenses in 2011: Tried and tested solution
Increased functionality / productivity: Tools for all market sectors: BIM, Structures, Off-shore, Bridges, Architectural, Sheet-metalwork,…
Works as a standalone application or with AutoCAD: Flexibility for users to choose platform to that suits them – no need to have AutoCAD
Low initial financial outlay: Best value system on the market
Lower on-going cost of ownership: Premium support & maintenance less than half the price of other systems
Easy to use and short learning curve: 5 day foundation training course; 3-days transition training from Strucad, includes full training manual
Quick and easy deployment: Set up company drawing borders in minutes
Interoperability: DSTV NC files in all versions, IFC, SDNF, CIS2, Graitec BIM, KISS, PSS, …
Support and Helpdesk service rated 98% excellent or good by our users: Dedicated team ready to help you by phone, email or remote assistance

Advance Steel 2012 videos

Advance Steel 2012 – Easy and efficient modelling tools

Advance Stel 2012 – Easy and efficient modelling tools

Advance Steel is a complete 3D BIM steel detailing software providing automatic and user-friendly tools for creating the 3D model of your building in the best time.
From the creation of the portal frames to the generation of all cladding profiles, Advance Steel comes with numerous easy-to-use tools for purlins, side rails, automatic connections, stairs, railings and much more!

Advance Steel 2012 – Navigation through a 3D model

Advance Stel 2012 – Navigation through a 3D model

See how user-friendly and powerful Advance Steel 2012 is to navigate through a complex pedestrian bridge (model courtesy of PKD, Czech Republic).

Customer Projects


Coke oven gas desulphurization done by Hutni projekt Frydek-Mistek a.s with Advance Steel		New Valenciennes stadium done by ETI with Advance Steel


U2 “360° concert” stage done by Stageco with Advance Steel		Steam cracking furnaces done by Heurtey Petrochem with Advance Steel

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November free webinars

Advance Design

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Advance Concrete

See all the webinars organized for the rest of the year

Free Webinar: Strucad switchover to Advance Steel