Creating plan and elevation drawings in Advance Steel Part 1

[@78thScout]

How can I set a layer in the advance steel dwg template that when the GA or assembly drawing dwg is created this same layer can be set turned off or frozen and not printed in the GA and Assembly dwg? It is that some times I need to use helping beams and those should not be in the drawing and I want to set them on a layer in the model dwg that when they are being turned in to the GA or assembly dwg they do not show up there as they would be on the layer that is set frozen and not printed. An other example is with guard rail posts on corners where two guardrails meet and one post needs to be set on this layer and of course un check everything in the behavior tab.

[@Kibbletyts242]

You can set those to a regular layer just like you would not okay. Just create a different layer in the model mark those items on the correct layer and then update the general arrangement drawn. You can then disable those in the general arrangement drawing

[@dcdguitar]

Hi Kirk, great video! Following your instructions, I can't create a drawing of the selected view, but what I get is an overlapping of all views. I mean.. I have two parallel grid lines A (without bracings) and B (with bracings). After defining views as shown in your video, I try to get a drawing of alignment A but what I get is alignment A+B overlapped (i.e. I see bracings).. there's something wrong in my procedure, for sure.. can you guess why?

[@Kibbletyts242]

My first guess is the Z forward and Z backward values were entered backwards. That's what's controls the depth of view inside the detail

[@dcdguitar]

Ok, but.. is the depth of view set at the moment of view definition from a grid line? I think so.. and shouldn't the Z axis (of the view) be parallel to the direction of view chosen at the moment of view definition? Another related question.. how can I get different views simultaneously on the same drawing? Thank you Kirk, you're so helpful!

[@Kibbletyts242]

Maybe shoot me an email and some screen shots so I can better understand? [e-mail]

[@TheLightOfMyWindow]

Great! Loving your videos! Do you think you could do a video on creating an arch bridge? There's literally none out there and for starters like me it's a challenge

[@Kibbletyts242]

TheLightOfMyWindow I could try. what are you wanting to learn in particular? modeling or drawing?

[@TheLightOfMyWindow]

Kirk Bailey would love honestly anything to be frank- but i would most be interested in watching tutorials for creating a tied arch bridge structure. Creating the arch (which is made of smaller ribs- how arches are usually constructed). And I was wondering if you happen to know how to draw something like this in advance steel The arch ribs that would be single-cell steel box girders, with rectangular cross sections and would be stiffened with some idk... longitudinal plates or ribs or something.