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You can export CAM data through a series of commands that will generate CAM files based on the manufacture ( Hi-Span, Metsec etc.). Those commands are found on the AS BOM&NC ribbon (for AS 2010) or AS Documents (for AS 2011) - see attached picture.

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The avaliable bom on drawing tokens can be found in the roll-down menu present in the BoM list filed accesible when editing a bom on drawing dwg template file - see attached picture. The tokens have the same name and functionality as those avaliable in the normal BoM editor, 

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When a BoM template is configured, we can choose between two different tokens when describing the object weight. One of them will show the exact weight, by taking into consideration holes or inner contour features, while the other token will describe the object weight by ignoring those features, and just considering the outer shape of the object. The template used in those lists present in your drawings are configured to display the "Weight" and "Weight in model" for the object, which fits in the second case - the weight is calculating by ignoring any inner contour features or holes. In order to obtain the exact weight, you'll need to configure the list with the token : "Exact Weigh"t and "Exact Weight in model".

Information about how to modify a BoM on Drawing template can be found in the following FAQ  : http://www.graitec.com/en/FAQ_view.asp?FAQID=625&Language=EN

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Please mention the steps done to create this handrail, cause we couldn't reproduce the problem after deleting the existing one and recreate it, by  choosing the outer stingers and rafter as support beams in a succesive order, and then choosing the start and end point off the railing by respecting the same order from the beam selection - the handrail was created correct without the gap in the middle rail.

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We've added this request as a feature request to improve the Moment Connection macro and include the respective formula in the width calculation for the double plate stiffner.

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You can export show drawing file from Advance Steel into ".dwg" files which can be opened on computers that don't have Advance Steel installed. This feature is called : Explode drawings, and is avaliable from "Document Manager", which allows the user to add multiple drawings to "Batch explode", configure the explode settings (mainly refering to set up explode layer colours) and then explode them all at once.

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The transfer of Advance Steel databases from a older version to the latest one is done by using the "Merge database" command avaliable in the Management Tools. Here, you are asked to select the source database, which in your case it will be the AS 2010 one. The AS 2011 one is automaticlly considered the one already installed, so the function will not ask you about it.

You can merge any database except one : AstorAddIn.mdb. This database that stores the custom made settings in various areas like Drawing Styles or BoM templates doesn't support merging, and in order to use it with Advance Steel 2011, you'll simply need to copy over the existing one and overwrite it.

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