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SSC Structural Steel Creator by DuctiSoft inc. © Copyright

Hi, and thank you for discovering this tool !

What is SSC ?

SSC is a complete program allowing user to create structural steel section, plan and/or elevation.

How does it work ?

Once installed, a new ribbon menu must appear in Add-ins tab.

In case if not. Please proceed as follows:

Open AutoCAD and enter "_appload" on the AutoCAD command line.

The dialog to load/unload applications will appear on your screen:

Browse to the SSC installation folder (c:\users/Public/Ductisoft\SSC), select the file "SSC.vlx" and load the file by clicking the load button.

AutoCAD will return the message "SSC.vlx successfully loaded".

Close the appload dialog.

The SSC tool is now ready to use.

Available commands:

SSC : command will run the SSC as configured in the configuration panel (see SSCCONFIG)

SSCDATA : command will show dockable dialog box with all specific selected steel data.

SSCCONFIG : command will show the SSC configuration dialog box.

SSCV : command to extract and draw projection view of selected steel section.

SSCVGAP : command to adjust the GAP distance variable between the selected section and projected view.

SSC_HELP : command will show up this help file.

SSC command :

This command will show this dialog box

To insert a Steel type in AutoCAD, drag&Drop the selected Steel from the Steel List data into AutoCAD drawing or,

double-click on it to use the snaps propreties.

SSCCONFIG command :

This command will show this dialog box

As you can see,..

You can custom line types, color, hidden lines, Layers, Hatches, Scales etc..

You can add layer prefix and/or suffix name,

Save your settings with different names to retrieve any standard settings.

Where are the Steel DataBase ?

Steel Database are the *.pro files located in the SSC_Table folder location.

Who can be edited simply with NotePad.

Eg :

The first 2 lines are only for database information column.

The 3rtd line is the Steel type.

All under lines is the Steel database.

In some specific Steel type, you will have Style category.

Eg : HS type who contain Square, Rectangle and Round category.

All column is separated by a TAB space, allowing user to export and/or import an EXCEL file database.

Note :

All *.pro file have only one Steel type.

Data base is not provided, you must create your own.

SSCDATA command :

This command will show you a grid control in dependent modeless dialog box with all Steel Data contained in the *.pro file. (See below)

How Multi-Language pack work ?

SSC is Multilanguage because you can edit the LPK file (language Pack)

So you can change strings showed on all SSC dialogs by changing the information containedin the LPK file with NotePad.

Note :

The string started with ** must stay as it is.

Please, Keep in mind that we are still available to help you to create your own *.pro files

All modifications can also be made to allow your suite.

I hope you’ll like it.

Enjoy !

Please contact us for more information about SSC or if you are interested in one of our other products.

Thank you again for choosing our product!

SSC concept and development by Andrea Andreetti.

Thank you.

www.ductisoft.com

SSC User Guide

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