Create and Use Connections

Advance Steel creates intelligent connections (joints) that consists of basic elements and dependent elements controlled by construction rules.

Topics in this section

About Connections
Connection Vault
Connection Properties
The connection properties are stored in the connection object (the gray box) that is hidden (by default) when the connection is created. It contains all the connection information but not individual component properties.
Use connections and connection objects
Custom Connections
A custom connection is a custom combination of several basic elements, drawn separately or as bricks, used to connect one, two or three profiles.

Parent topic: Create and Modify Model Elements