Advance Steel Stairs and Railings

With its advanced feature set, Advance Steel supports the design of complex structures such as straight and spiral stairs, railings, cage ladders, etc. Advance Steel creates all necessary documents (including NC files) for the stair fabrication using a user selected template.

Stairs - Quick and easy

Once the user selects 2 points, the stair with its stringer and treads (including connection to the stringer) is created.

The tread distances are calculated using a standard formula for determining the ergonomic height and length of the step.






The stair can be modified using:

• Numerous profile types for stringers (I, U, Flat, Tubes, User profile)
• Various connection types between the treads and the stringers (directly welded or bolted, with a welded or bolted angle)
• Lower and upper landing (with plate or grate cover)

Any tread type can be created with Advance Steel.

• A large library of tread types is available (folded plate, grate, wood, etc.)
• You can also define your own tread type that can be stored in the library for future use
• Optionally, different top and bottom treads can be defined

Instant railings

Creation of railings on the stair stringers is also simple!
Once the stringers (horizontal or sloped) are selected, the railings are created using the user defined start and end points.

Railings of any type can then be modified. Features include:

• Several profile types for posts, handrail (top and middle) and kickrail (I, U, Flat, Tubes, User Profile, etc)
• Controlled positioning of posts, top handrail, middle handrail and kickrail: side or top of the stringer
• Connection between posts and handrail: cuts, welds, chamfers, etc
• Connection between posts and stringers: welds, bolted or welded plate
• Vertical filling of intermediate bars can be added
• Preferred settings can be stored in the library

If the stair length and width are modified the railing is automatically updated!
In addition, you can create a railing on different beams!

Spiral stairs

A spiral stair can be created in 4 steps: position selection in the structure, central post definition (circular or square tube), setting of treads' geometric properties (folded plates, welded plates, wood treads, etc.), establishing tread-central post and post-handrail connections and railings.

Cage ladders

All elements of a cage ladder are inserted by two points defining the height. The number of rungs can be defined or calculated according to the distance between the rungs. The user can modify then the shape and the size of the elements.

• Various sections library for the rungs and stringers
• Different options for the wall connection: folded plates, plates, sections

• Several cage types with different brace shapes and bands displacement

• Several ladder exit types

Easy to customize

Stairs and railings can be customized through the Properties dialog box.

The tabs of the Properties dialog box are grouped in logical categories to simplify the use of this powerful feature.
The user can modify the parameters (dimensions, treads types, connection types, etc.) to get the required structure. All modifications are visible in the model as they happen.

The entire structure can be stored in the library for future projects.

Advance Steel is based on the AutoCAD® platform, hence tools such as 3D orbit and the various shade modes can be applied for a more realistic display.

In addition, the Render function from AutoCAD® can be used to assign a specific material to your structure (e.g., bricks on the wall) as shown in the picture:

Automatic drawings

Advance Steel offers many templates for stairs & railings workshop drawings.

Once the stair is modeled, the user may select a template for the workshop drawing. Advance Steel then creates all the necessary documents (including NC files) for the stair fabrication. The drawings are automatically labeled and dimensioned. The user can customize the drawing layout using the Drawing Style Manager.

Stairs presentation movies

Stairs and railings automatic creation


Advance Steel has the most comprehensive automated visual macros for the creation of stairs and railings.
See how easy it is to create and modify stairs and railings including the drawing output.


Spiral stairs macro


Advance Steel 2012 provides new options in the powerful macro which helps users to easily create spiral stairs (with twisted stringers and railings, central column, treads etc.)

Stairs examples

Stairs and Railings references

• Zagaican - Birou Structuri SRL     |     Steel stairs for Transilvania Bank     |     Advance Steel
• Zagaican - Birou Structuri SRL     |     Steel stairs for residential building     |     Advance Steel

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