Structural Fabrication Software
Structural Fabrication Software
See how the structural detailing and fabrication software in the Autodesk Architecture, Engineering & Construction (AEC) Collection helps support the structural design-to-fabrication process for precast, rebar and structural steel.
See how the structural detailing and fabrication software in the Autodesk Architecture, Engineering & Construction (AEC) Collection helps support the structural design-to-fabrication process for precast, rebar and structural steel.
What is structural fabrication?
Structural fabrication is the design, detailing, and creation of parts, assemblies, building systems, or structures from steel, concrete, or other materials. Prefabrication helps to reduce waste and speed installation and construction.
Structural fabrication is the design, detailing, and creation of parts, assemblies, building systems, or structures from steel, concrete, or other materials. Prefabrication helps to reduce waste and speed installation and construction.
What is structural steel fabrication?
What is structural steel fabrication?
Structural steel fabrication is the process of bending, cutting, and assembling structural steel to create parts, machines, or structures. Structural steel fabricators use machinery to construct a steel piece viable for structural assembly.
Structural steel fabrication is the process of bending, cutting, and assembling structural steel to create parts, machines, or structures. Structural steel fabricators use machinery to construct a steel piece viable for structural assembly.
Different types of fabrication
Structural steel best practices
Structural steel best practices
See how the leading Canada-based manufacturer of steel building systems uses Autodesk’s Advance Steel detailing software to improve productivity and efficiencies across various workflows.
See how the leading Canada-based manufacturer of steel building systems uses Autodesk’s Advance Steel detailing software to improve productivity and efficiencies across various workflows.
Precast building
Precast building
Learn how a concrete factory in the Netherlands uses Revit software to automate the model-to-production workflow, making it more efficient and open to collaboration with partners and clients.
Learn how a concrete factory in the Netherlands uses Revit software to automate the model-to-production workflow, making it more efficient and open to collaboration with partners and clients.
Rebar modeling
Rebar modeling
Watch a hands-on lab to learn how to model and adjust reinforcement using Revit software, how to select the best tool for your tasks, how to extract fabrication data, and more.
Watch a hands-on lab to learn how to model and adjust reinforcement using Revit software, how to select the best tool for your tasks, how to extract fabrication data, and more.
Structural fabrication workflow
Structural fabrication workflow
A connected and advanced workflow enhances all phases of fabrication. See this instructional demo that offers practical guidance to working with Revit and BIM 360.
A connected and advanced workflow enhances all phases of fabrication. See this instructional demo that offers practical guidance to working with Revit and BIM 360.
Benefits of structural fabrication software
The Autodesk AEC Collection from Autodesk enhances all phases of fabrication.
The Autodesk AEC Collection from Autodesk enhances all phases of fabrication.
Coordinate efficiently
Coordinate efficiently
A real-time flow of information means enhanced coordination of design, detailing, fabrication, and site operations.
A real-time flow of information means enhanced coordination of design, detailing, fabrication, and site operations.
Reduce risk
Reduce risk
The design model for fabrication helps identify problems before production, reducing discrepancies and the need for rework, as well as lowering costs.
The design model for fabrication helps identify problems before production, reducing discrepancies and the need for rework, as well as lowering costs.
Streamline processes
Streamline processes
Streamline your process and generate complex structures in fewer steps. By integrating connection design, detailing, and estimating, fabricators can better optimize and automate their workstreams.
Streamline your process and generate complex structures in fewer steps. By integrating connection design, detailing, and estimating, fabricators can better optimize and automate their workstreams.
Improve fabrication
Improve fabrication
Easily create model-driven shop deliverables to streamline fabrication and installation.
Easily create model-driven shop deliverables to streamline fabrication and installation.
Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Collection
Architecture, Engineering, and Construction Collection
One collection does it all. Plan, design and detail in 3D, and manage all aspects of structural fabrication. Manage workflows, automate drawings and reports, and accelerate structural fabrication design.
One collection does it all. Plan, design and detail in 3D, and manage all aspects of structural fabrication. Manage workflows, automate drawings and reports, and accelerate structural fabrication design.
Relevant software in the collection for structural fabrication & design
Revit
Advance Steel
Robot Structural Analysis Professional
Navisworks
Dynamo Studio
ReCap Pro
AutoCAD
Structural fabrication & design resources
Reduce steel fabrication waste
Rework doesn’t have to be part of the fabrication process. Learn how BIM helps steel fabricators reduce waste and decrease errors.
Rework doesn’t have to be part of the fabrication process. Learn how BIM helps steel fabricators reduce waste and decrease errors.
The future of fabrication
Technology like the AEC Collection is disrupting how prefabrication is accomplished. Learn how from best-in-class Design for Manufacture and Assembly companies.
Technology like the AEC Collection is disrupting how prefabrication is accomplished. Learn how from best-in-class Design for Manufacture and Assembly companies.
Designing prefab parts with BIM
Learn how prefabricated structural steel parts are designed using BIM and see how it helps turn a design model into a ready-for-fabrication detailed model.
Learn how prefabricated structural steel parts are designed using BIM and see how it helps turn a design model into a ready-for-fabrication detailed model.
Structural fabrication frequently asked questions (FAQs)
The AEC Collection from Autodesk includes Revit software that makes it easy for you to reference 2D drawings to create a 3D model more quickly.
The AEC Collection includes integrated BIM and CAD tools that improve structural fabrication productivity by optimizing the process of design, review, detailing, fabrication, and installation.
The software in the AEC Collection seamlessly connects design to detailing and improves model coordination, minimizes errors, and accelerates detailing and fabrication.