Generic Bill of Material scanner, will read CAD files and export into different formats

Soft Scan  (Keywords: DWG, Kiss file, Material Nesting)

SoftScan is a generic Bill of Material scanner designed to read from various CAD systems and export into many other output formats. It's a fully customizable scanner capable of understanding almost every different kind of bill of material.

It's simple user interface will have you scanning in minutes, and help you download hundreds of detailing sheets with a simple mouse click.

New Features

• Title-less Scanning
• Save and Load your projects
• Kiss File Version 1.1
• Choose reports on the fly
• Customizable Reports Format
• New and friendlier user interface
• New Type Code with no description required
• Faster scanning engine

Exports Steel2000 KISS Files Structural Software Microsoft Excel EJE Romac Inputs 3D Cad / SmartKad DWG / DXF Special Fields Revisions Sequences Pay Code Finishes

Reports Bill of Material Connection Material List Connection Material Order List Connection Material Reference Main Material Cutting List Main Material Nesting Main Material Order List Main Material Order List with Marks Fiel Bolt Summary Field Bolt Placement

SoftScan is a robust, stand-alone software system that reads any DWG, DXF or 3D-Cad/SmartCad file directly, and creates a file that can be imported into:

• FabTrol
  
• EJE
  
• Steel 2000
  
• ROMAC
  
• Structural Software
  
• And Microsoft Excel

By simply selecting your drawings and clicking the scan button, the rest is automatic, and no 3rd party CAD system or software is required. SoftScan also produces a variety of reports based on the BOM including a Mill Order Report, Cutting List, Material Summary Report, Bolt Summary and Nesting Report.

The tedious task of typing Bills of Material into these software packages is now a thing of the past.

Features

Works with any DWG, DXF, or 3d-cad/SmartKad drawing file, from any source.
Reads drawing files directly.
Autocad or any software is NOT required.
Your detailer does his cad work as he normally would.
No special requirements or software while creating the drawings.
Can scan as many drawings as you wish (or select) with one click of the mouse.
Save the export file to your hard drive, floppy drive, or email directly from SoftScan.
Automatically locates and reads the BOM.
Completely User Definable fields and Bill of Material objects.
Once defined in the settings, Softscan will read it.
Fast, and simple to use. Just click SCAN!
Imperial or Metric, input and or output BOM fields can be in any order
Sequences scanned and exported with member Mill Mark (page-line) scanned and exported.
Revision number scanned and exported.
Works in any Windows platform, on any PC.

User Configurable

• Define input and output options
  
• Define any field with any possible heading
  
• Define, add, or delete any kind of main
  
• member (W, TS, C, WT, etc).
  
• Define, add, or delete any kind
  
• of attachment (PL, BAR, L, etc).
  
• Define, add, or delete any kind of bolt
  
• Define, add, or delete any grade.
  
• You can define general default grades,
  
• and a default grade for each main member
  
• type and attachment type,
  
• any font and as many fonts as you want.
  
• Define the character mappings for all
  
• special characters in the font.
  
• Define one of several methods of sequencing
  
• Configuration automatically saved.

• Steel Estimating
• Steel Project Management
• Steel Detailing

System requirements:

Based on PC	Win 7	Win Vista	Win XP	Win 2000
	Win NT	Win ME	Win 9x	Netware
	MAC OS	OS/2	DOS
Based on Unix	Unix	Linux	SCO	AIX
	HP-UX	Reliant	Sinix	Irix
	Solaris	Tru64	OpenBSD
Based on Mainframe	Open/VMS	OS 400	BS2000	MVS
Based on Handheld / Mobile	Palm OS	Windows Mobile	Symbian	Blackberry
Based on Online-Appl.	ASP / SaaS (web based application)

Network-compatible:

no

Training:	not required
Installation Support:	not required
Price:	on request
Manufacturer based in:	United States

Manufacturer:	Soft Steel Inc.
Contact:	Mr. Joe Blandon Tel.: (909) 863-9191   Contacting via e-mail

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