7.5.5. Assembly designation is not entered into the other parts
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In this article you will learn how to correctly assign assembly numbers in Advance Steel and avoid missing entries. Correct assignment is important for complete documentation and numbering of your components within assemblies.
Prerequisites
- The affected components (e.g. beams, plates, brackets) must be welded together in Advance Steel or defined as an assembly by appropriate connecting elements.
- For SuCri connections to form an assembly, in the "Settings" window (command
SuCriSettings, in the ribbon via the "SuCri" tab > "Settings" group), Module 3 tab, the setting "Auto create weld" must be active (default: On). SuCri then adds a shop weld after creating a connection, which joins all parts of the connection into one assembly. If the setting is off, no weld is created. The setting only takes effect in Advance Steel and only for newly created connections.
Step-by-step instructions
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Enter the assembly in one component
Select any component from the group (e.g. the main beam or a base plate). Open the properties and enter the desired designation in the Assembly field. It does not matter which element of the group you select.
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Run the numbering
Start the command for numbering in Advance Steel. Only through this process does the software recognize that the welded or connected elements logically belong together.
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Check the result
After the numbering is complete, Advance Steel automatically transfers the assembly designation from the marked part to all associated elements of the group. Spot-check whether all components of the assembly now carry the identical number.
Expected result: All parts of the welded group show the correct assembly number in their properties.
Important notes
- Keep to the order: Advance Steel only assigns assembly numbers during numbering. The entry in at least one component must be made before numbering is started.
- Subsequent changes: If components are later added to, welded to or connected to an existing assembly, the numbering must be run again.
- Connection types: Only connections recognized as shop connections (shop welds or bolted connections with shop status) lead to an automatic number transfer.
Troubleshooting
- Symptom: Despite numbering, the Assembly fields of attached parts remain empty.
- Solution: Check whether the parts actually form a fixed assembly. Use the "Display assembly objects" command to make sure that Advance Steel recognizes the elements as a connected unit. If the connections were placed with SuCri, check whether "Auto create weld" was active when they were placed. Weld connections that were created without welding manually in Advance Steel, or place them again with the setting active.
Related articles
- 5.2. Module 3 Settings
- 7.5.1. Negative component numbers in Advance Steel
- 8.4.2. Components appear unconnected (ProfileWeldedTogether)
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