Automatically generate detailed and annotated fabrication-ready drawing sets.
Automatically generate BOMs from modeled element data for use in spreadsheets and reporting.
Use revision clouds to reduce time spent tracking modifications to shop drawings.
Sync model updates between Advance Steel and Revit to seamlessly track design changes and control for data loss as projects evolve.
Use the compare tool in Autodesk Docs (formerly BIM 360 Docs) to track progress and assess change impacts.
Use AutoCAD Plant 3D and Advance Steel together in the AEC Collection to connect and sync fabrication to plant design.
Save time by importing your custom settings when moving to new versions of Advance Steel.
Enhance and extend the use of Advance Steel with APIs for managing data, connecting to other software, and custom tools for software developers.
Bring Advance Steel data into Navisworks for better quantification, simulation, review, and model coordination.
Use shared views for design collaboration, and show progress to stakeholders within or outside your organization.
Bring laser-scanned point cloud data into Advance Steel to design with snap-to functionality within the site context and existing conditions.
System requirements for Autodesk Advance Steel 2026
Operating system | 64-bit Microsoft® Windows® 11 and Windows 10. See Autodesk's Product Support Lifecycle for support information. |
Processor | Basic: 2.5–2.9 GHz (base) ARM Processors are not supported. |
Memory | Basic: 8 GB |
Display resolution | Basic: Conventional Displays:1920 x 1080 with True Color |
Display card | Basic: 2 GB GPU with 29 GB/s Bandwidth and DirectX 11 compliant. Note: The software uses your computer's display card for a variety of essential graphics operations including but not limited to view manipulation, line smoothing, and text/linetype generation . It's recommended that you have a display card with dedicated VRAM to support these operations at optimal speeds. |
Disk space | Basic: Recommended: Note: The system temporary folder requires up to 12 GB of additional free space during download installation. |
Pointing device | MS-Mouse compliant |
Media | Install Now (WI) |
.NET Framework | .NET 8 |
Network | |
Additional requirements for Large Datasets, Point Clouds, and 3D Modeling | Memory |
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