In Advance Steel it can happen that drawing views appear incorrectly aligned or rotated, with components often "lying on their side". This guide explains how to ensure a clean display by correctly selecting the main part and aligning the coordinate system.

Prerequisites

  • The model is open in Advance Steel.
  • The components are already defined as an assembly.

Step-by-step instructions

  1. Check the main part: Check whether the currently defined main part of the assembly is a horizontal profile (beam). To do this, run the Advance Steel command for highlighting the main part. The part is highlighted in blue.
  2. Correct the main part: If a column or a vertical part is marked as the main part, use the command Create main part of assembly and select a horizontal profile instead.
  3. Check the local coordinate system (LCS): Display the coordinate system of the main part. The face should be spanned along the XZ or YZ plane. If this appears rotated, the LCS must be corrected.
  4. Reset the coordinate system: Click the coordinate system icon of the main part and place it at a corner of the main profile.
  5. Align the axes: Rotate the axis system around the X axis until the XY plane corresponds to the desired view face.
  6. Fix the LCS: Use the command for the final change of the local coordinate system of the main part.
  7. Restore the world coordinate system: Finally, reset the system via UCS → World to preserve the global orientation in the model.

Expected result: When you display the local plane again, the orientation is correct and the drawing views are generated without rotation.

Important notes

  • Beam-based styles: Note that the SuCri styles from IntegaDesign are beam-based and therefore strictly require a horizontal main part.
  • Prevention: Ideally, check the alignment before creating the first drawing to avoid rework.
  • Stability: Avoid deleting main parts after creating drawings, as this can destroy the link of the views.

Troubleshooting

  • View still incorrect: When rotating the LCS, check whether the X axis actually points in the longitudinal direction of the profile.
  • Part does not turn blue: Make sure that you are in the correct selection mode for assemblies before using the highlight command.