![]() The few nodes provided definitely show promise and with a little more development could really be useful. I tested the Advance Steel Dynamo nodes by creating the following space truss using the LunchBox tools. Your Code Block will look like the image shown below. The TypeNameText and SectionName are then concatenated with a special code which is used to separate the two strings. ![]() Search the relevant table and then locate the SectionName required. You will need to copy the TypeNameText of the section type that you require and Paste this into a Dynamo Code block or a String. Filter this for the Profile Master Tables. ![]() The quickest method is to launch the Advance Steel Management Tools and then open the installed databases. The first stage is to locate the Advance Steel Profiles database. Most of the Dynamo Nodes are easy to understand but the defining the section to use can be a little tricky. It would have been nice to be able to change the Model Role for each set of members as this would have increased the efficiency when creating larger frames with beams, braces, columns etc. Bear in mind that all Advance Steel members can be generated with the Beam tools. Steel members are created by providing a list of members start and end points and then a vector to describe the Section Orientation. Once Dynamo is running you will find the Advance Steel nodes shown below. ![]() The Dynamo for Advance Steel can be located on the Add-ins Ribbon as shown below. At present you can create members, add plates and custom properties which allows for the advanced modelling of members but limited control over connections and Advance Steel Properties. The tools certainly look promising but could really do with a little more development. A recent release sees this plug in upgraded for use with Dynamo 2.0.2. A couple of releases back a set of Dynamo nodes were created to allow the connection between Dynamo and Advance Steel.
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