IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: WATCH THE NASCC MODEL APPROVAL SESSION

The recent NASCC Steel Conference in San Antonio, Texas, included several sessions presented by Design Data customers. These videos are now available to view online.

3D Model Review and Approval Really Works!
Learn how the Washington University Medical Center Campus Renewal Phase 1 project in St. Louis, Missouri, successfully implemented 3D model review and approval for all structural steel submittals. The moderated panel discussed how the idea was conceived and implemented for the project. Learn how the team dealt with such issues as stakeholder involvement, software options, specification creation, process development, and lessons learned for next time. To watch a recording of this session, click here.

REACHING NEW MARKETS IN SDS/2

New developments in the modularization of SDS/2, including SDS/2 Erector and SDS/2 Approval, have helped customers capture new markets with the software.

The ability for fabricators to track progress in the shop, and for erectors to create load lists and generate crane placement plans and trucking systems, are just some of the advantages of using SDS/2.

Hear from our customers how SDS/2 is adding value to the entire steel construction process.

PROVIDE YOUR SDS/2 TESTIMONIAL AT THIS YEAR'S USERS GROUP CONFERENCE

Design Data is looking to hear from you on the successes you've achieved in the industry!

At this year's SDS/2 Users Group Conference — which will be held September 27-29 in Lincoln, Nebraska — we'll be sitting down with our customers to record their stories. We want to know how your business is flourishing, what milestones you've achieved, what notable projects you've worked on, and how SDS/2 has helped your company grow.

If you're interested in telling the story of your company, and the role SDS/2 plays in your company's success, please email Kealey Snyder to set up a time to record your testimonial at this year's conference.

If you haven't yet signed up for the 2017 SDS/2 Users Group Conference, click here to register.

LAST MONTH TO SUBMIT ENTRIES FOR THE 2017 SDS/2 SOLID STEEL COMPETITION

The 2017 SDS/2 Solid Steel Competition is now open. All entries, including the job and fabricator, must be received at Design Data by September 1, 2017.

Entries will be evaluated equally on: aesthetics of the project; complexity (modeling difficulty, connection design); and tonnage (weight). The awards will be presented at the 2017 SDS/2 Users Group Conference in Lincoln, Nebraska.

To learn more about the competition or to submit your project, click here.

SDS/2 2017 WEBINAR SLATED FOR AUGUST

Design Data will host a New/2 2017 support webinar in August on concrete in SDS/2; the webinar will take place on August 16 at 10:30 a.m. CDT.

Concrete in SDS/2
SDS/2 2017 has a new solution for concrete, which allows users to add in rebar, continuous footings, CMU walls, automated connections from beams to concrete walls, and more.

In this webinar, you’ll learn how to input the new concrete members, create voids to the concrete, add in rebar and generate tables for all the rebar.

Click here to register.