Working with unsupported profiles in SuCri

Learn how you can deal with challenges in creating connections in Advance Steel when profiles are not directly supported by SuCri. By using pseudo profiles, you enable effective modeling and automated placement of connections.

Prerequisites

Make sure that the desired special profile or customer-specific profile is already available in your Advance Steel environment, even if it is not initially recognized by SuCri.

Step-by-step guide

  1. Choose a pseudo profile: Select a standard profile that is supported by SuCri and is as similar as possible in its dimensions to the target profile.
  2. Place the profile: Model this pseudo profile at the desired location in the project.
  3. Create the connection: Open SuCri and place the desired Connection on this pseudo profile.

    Result: The connection is created successfully, since SuCri recognizes the standard profile.

  4. Adjust the properties: Mark the pseudo profile and open the Advance Steel properties. Deactivate the options for numbering and the bill of materials, so that the profile does not appear in the documentation.
  5. Layer assignment: Place the pseudo profile on a separate layer (e.g. Hilfskonstruktion_SuCri) and hide it in order to maintain clarity in the model.
  6. Place the original profile: Place the actual target profile exactly at the same position as the pseudo profile.

Important notes

  • Geometry: The chosen pseudo profile should be as close as possible in geometry and dimensions to the original profile, in order to avoid collisions.
  • Check: After placing the real profile, check all connection and drilling points manually.
  • Design: The planner must ensure that the chosen connection is structurally suitable and permissible for the actual profile.

Troubleshooting

If SuCri does not propose a suitable connection, this is usually because the profile name or the standard does not match the data records stored in the SuCri logic. The method with pseudo profiles described above bypasses this logic check for the moment of placement.