In Advance Steel, the "model role" defines how members are used and influences many different settings. One example is that the part mark prefixes are assigned according to model roles.
The most important effect of the "model role" is the drawing presentation. Based on the "model role", Advance Steel objects are presented, labeled and dimensioned in different ways. The association between "model roles" and their drawing presentation is the subject of this document.
| Object | Model role | Process |
| Single part Angles | Angle, Angle cleat | Sp - Angle front 1/8 = 1 CX |
| Single part Beam | Beams, Columns | Sp - Beam front 1/8 = 1 CX |
| Single part Plate | All model roles for plates except gusset plate | Sp - Plate 1/8 = 1 CX |
Gusset Plates |
Gusset plates |
Sp - GussetPlate 1/8 = 1 CX |
Single part folded beams |
Folded sections |
Sp - FoldedBeam 1/8 = 1 CO |
Stiffeners |
Stiffeners |
Sp - Plate 1/8 = 1 CX |
Base plates |
Base plates |
Sp - Plate 1/8 = 1 CX |
End plates, cap plates |
End plates, Cap Plates |
Sp - Plate 1/8 = 1 CX |
Shear plates |
Shear Plates |
Sp - Plate 1/8 = 1 CX |
MP Beam |
Beam |
Process - Tie Beam (Front-Bottom), AutoIntersections |
MP Column |
Column |
Process - Column Verical, AutoIntersections or |
MP Angle Bracing |
Angle Bracing |
Angle Bracing - Front, Top |
MP Flat Bracing |
Flat Bracing |
Flat Bracing - front |
| MP HSS Bracing MP Compression pipe |
Vertical Bracing |
Compression pipe - front, bottom |
MP Girts and Purlins |
Cold rolled Purlins |
Girts - front, right |
Recommended system line position:
- W profile: middle-top
- C, L: in the back of the profile