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You can find double hole features by using the Advance Audit command, which can be found on the "Extending modeling" ribbon / Checking category. When used, you will recieve a warning in the command line similar to this :

[2881]   : AtomicElement : double Hole Feature found 

To identify it, you need to use the object handle id , which is displayed in the first part of the line : [2881]

To find this feature you can use the information from the following FAQ : http://www.graitec.com/en/FAQ_view.asp?FAQID=878&Language=EN&Name=How+is+a+feature%2C+identified+by+an+Audit+that+cannot+be+processed+%2F+deleted%2C+found%3F

The numbering difference comes from the part 110 which has some of the hole patterns doubled (there are two hole patterns one over the other one). Double features (holes are considered beam features) represents a criteria that triggers a different between the objects during Identical Part Detection, performed by the Advance Steel numbering.

In order to fix it and allow AS to give the same mark to those objects, you need to fix the model. You either need to "double" the holes on the objects that has single holes, or remove the extra ones from part 110.

I've attached a picture in which I highlighted the places on part 110 that contains double holes. You can see that by selecting with click one of those holes, and pressing delete. This will leave you with a hole there (the other one) rather then deleting the hole.

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Please send us the model in which you expirience those issues with identical part detection. You can attach it to the forum by using the "Attach file" option.

The size of the printed files will be smaller with the next service pack for Advance Steel 2013 which brings improvements to the printing mechanism.

Service Pack 1 for AS 2013 will be available shortly for installation.