AutoCAD Structural Detailing 2012

AutoCAD® Structural Detailing software is a version of AutoCAD® software specifically designed for structural drafting and the creation of steel and concrete reinforcement detailing and fabrication shop drawings. This application supports the Building Information Modeling (BIM) process for structural engineers, drafters, detailers, and fabricators.

AutoCAD® Structural Detailing software, specifically designed for structural engineers and drafters, features a familiar AutoCAD® environment. Intuitive tools facilitate precise structural detailing and the creation of fabrication shop drawings for steel and concrete structures. Enhance your productivity with structural engineering software for better design and documentation.

AutoCAD Structural Detailing now displays reinforcement and reinforced concrete element geometry in 3D views. 3D visualization helps you check if reinforcement is properly defined. It also helps you identify reinforcement bar collisions and errors in the placement of steel reinforcement.

This new feature extends the present functionality of reinforcement column and beam macros to include:
- New transversal reinforcement templates that allow you to implement your own templates
- The ability to automatically divide the main reinforcement bars of a beam according to the maximum length of reinforcement, defined in the database with appropriate length of lap splices
These macros are currently available in AutoCAD Structural Detailing, Autodesk® Revit® Structure, and Autodesk® Robot™ Structural Analysis software.

Now you can display solid objects on structural drawings, including items that are typically supported by a steel structure, such as concrete foundations, concrete or masonry walls, concrete slabs, and plant structures. While these elements do not necessarily affect the structural steel design, they are a necessary part of the structural modeling process, and they offer a more accurate display and visualization of the structure on detailed drawings.

Now it's easier to create, modify, and update bolt connections and to position bolts, nuts, and washers.

Engineers and drafters can create structural steel models or rebar drawings using intelligent objects such as beams, plates, columns, walls, and reinforcement bars, rather than lines and curves. You can virtually cut, lengthen, bend, split, and merge objects as well as automatically update material takeoffs.

AutoCAD Structural Detailing helps to prepare shop drawings by automatically generating sections and elevations, complete with dimensions and descriptions.

AutoCAD Structural Detailing generates comprehensive workshop drawings with single parts and assemblies. The application also generates schedules and material takeoffs. When design changes are made, the software helps structural engineers and drafters streamline time-consuming updates of descriptions and dimensions, and provides better data coordination throughout shop drawings sets.

Styles enable engineers and drafters to more freely adjust the look of final shop drawings. You can change almost any aspect of the drawing, including descriptions, symbols, dimensions, and tables. Create new styles or modify existing ones to help make your drawings look exactly how you want them to look.

The method of arranging, grouping, and justifying the elements in automatically generated drawings has been improved to enable you to produce higher quality drawings with better overall organization. Automatic drawing generation also creates lists of elements that are not subject to machining, as well as elements that have vertical and flat cuts at their ends.

System Requirements 
For 32-Bit AutoCAD Structural Detailing 2012
- Microsoft® Windows® 7 Enterprise, Ultimate, Professional or Home Premium edition, Microsoft® Windows Vista® (SP2) Enterprise, Business, Ultimate, or Home Premium edition, or Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional or Home edition (SP3 or later)
- For Windows Vista and Windows 7: Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon® dual-core processor, 3.0 GHz or greater with SSE2 technology
- For Windows XP: Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon dual-core processor, 1.6 GHz or greater with SSE2 technology
- 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended)
- 3 GB free disk space for default install
- Video card 1,280 x 1,024 true color recommended
- Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 7.0 (or later)
- Microsoft Mouse-compliant pointing device
- DVD drive (for installation only)

For 64-Bit AutoCAD Structural Detailing 2012
- Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise, Ultimate, Professional or Home Premium edition or Microsoft Windows Vista Enterprise, Business, Ultimate, or Home Premium edition (SP2 or later)
- AMD Athlon™ 64 with SSE2 technology AMD Opteron™ with SSE2 technology Intel® Xeon® with Intel EM64T support with SSE2 technology, or Intel Pentium 4 with Intel EM64T support with SSE2 technology
- 4 GB RAM (8 GB recommended)
- 4 GB free disk space for default install, 2 GB hard disk space available after installation
- Video card 1,280 x 1,024 true color recommended
- Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 (or later)
- Microsoft Mouse-compliant pointing device
- DVD drive (for installation only)