Steel detailing and fabrication software plays a crucial role in modern construction, enabling precise design, accurate fabrication, and seamless project coordination. Here you'll discover the news from SDS2 by ALLPLAN, software tips and tricks, and insights into the latest developments in steel detailing and fabrication.
SDS2 2021, released earlier this year, introduced big improvements to the SDS2 interface, including a simplified home screen, searchable project settings and tools, role-based and contextual ribbons, and the quick access sidebar for pinned and recently used tools.
Check out the winning projects for the 2022 SDS2 Solid Steel Awards, with projects covering everything from commercial buildings to industrial facilities.
Steel detailing software is the foundation for BIM projects in structural steel. Learn how SDS2 gives better information to your BIM pipeline, which can have an exponential impact on cost and schedule over the course of a project.
An old project from an SDS2 customer is getting new life this year at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida as NASA gets ready to launch a new series of missions to the moon—and beyond.
The Morrow High School project highlights the type of work Mold-Tek is known for, with complex geometry inside and out, tight delivery schedules, and clever use of SDS2 to get the job done.
Connection cubes give you a new way to leverage SDS2's steel connection intelligence, with easily generated comprehensive reports that will streamline design decisions and RFIs..
From high-demand handrail enhancements to our all new connection cubes, which provide advanced reports on complete structural nodes, SDS2 2022 helps you ensure a fabrication-forward design and meet the rising demands for integrated project workflows and data-driven production.
SDS2 interviewed Beagan about her journey as a woman in construction, how she went from being an unwilling steel detailer to a leader in her field, and the power and importance of diversity in the industry.
While SDS2 customers are stationed all around the world, it’s not too often that SDS2-detailed steel finds its way to places as remote as the Maldives.
With SDS2 Load Planning, Pepper Tank and Contracting Co reduced their loading time an estimated 25-50 percent, even after hiring a new forklift operator.