05 Welded Connection – Advance Steel Mini Tutorial

If you want to start working in Advance Steel and you want to learn how to detail steel for steel production, this tutorial is for you. I am sharing the entire process of making a Steel Platform used by CTA Chicago Transit Authority for maintenance. I will show you the entire procedure from setting up a new project to making a final set of drawings, and also how to make revisions to your project. In this article, I will show you how to make a welded connection in Advance Steel.

This is not a standard Advance Steel project, but that is why I have decided to share it with you. Once you get an idea of how to detail this platform, making any other project will appear very easy.

Click on the video below to watch a step-by-step tutorial on how to make a welded connection in Advanced Steel:

Open a Project File

Open a Project File – you can find a free download link here.

We are going to make a welded connection of the L4x4 angle post with the W6x20 beam. It will be a continuous 1/4” shop weld as requested by the structural engineer.

Placing Of Welded Connection

First, zoom in on the column where we need to apply the connection. Then change the View Type to Wireframe since it is easier to make welds in this view type.

Go to the Home Tab. In the Object section, you will find a Weld Point icon. Click it.

Now, select the objects to be welded. Click Enter. Click on the spot where you want to place the new weld.

In the weld dialog box, you will specify all the parameters of this weld.

We are going to leave the option “Fillet Weld”, also 1/4” thick, but we will check the option “Continuous” since we want to weld this angle all around its profile.

Close the dialog box. Our weld is in place. Do the same to the post on the other end of the platform.

And that’s it. We just welded our columns to the horizontal beam. People in the shop will have no further questions.

In the next tutorial, we are going to shorten the beams. Make sure to check it out!