PowerPack Stairs & Railings for Advance Steel is now part of GRAITEC STEEL
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GRAITEC STEEL now includes the trusted stairs, railings, cage ladder, and connection workflows previously known as PowerPack Stairs & Railings for Advance Steel.
GRAITEC STEEL helps steel detailers and fabricators automate stair, railing, cage ladder, and connection modelling while supporting both Advance Steel and Inventor workflows.
Is PowerPack Stairs & Railings still available?
PowerPack Stairs & Railings is now part of GRAITEC STEEL Existing users can continue to access familiar stair, railing, cage ladder, concrete stair, and connection workflows, while new customers should explore GRAITEC STEEL as the current solution for steel stairs and railings automation across Advance Steel and Inventor.
What remains available?
Stairs
Users can continue to create straight stair arrangements, including one-flight, two-flight, and three-flight configurations with landings, stringers, tread types, tread connections, nosing bars, and library-based settings.
Railings
Users can continue to create parametric railing systems, either independently or with stair tools. The Railings module supports standard, double post, ball post, key clamp, and wall-mounted railing workflows, with the same railing types and dialogs across Advance Steel and Inventor.
Cage ladders
Users can continue to create vertical or inclined cage ladders with configurable safety cages, exit types, ladder heights, widths, rungs, stiles, supports, and connection conditions.
Why the change matters
GRAITEC STEEL gives steel teams a clearer path from modelling to detailing, documentation, and fabrication-ready outputs. Instead of evaluating separate legacy tools, customers can now understand the full GRAITEC STEEL workflow in one place.
- A more unified steel workflow
Steel detailing teams often need to move between modelling, connections, stairs, railings, drawing preparation, and fabrication outputs. GRAITEC STEEL brings these workflows together under one product direction. - Advance Steel and Inventor coverage
The new GRAITEC STEEL positioning supports users working across Autodesk Advance Steel and Inventor workflows, helping teams extend their existing Autodesk environments with specialist steel productivity tools. - Stairs, railings, connections, and fabrication workflows in one offer
The former PowerPack capabilities remain valuable because they solve practical detailing problems: repetitive modelling, stair and railing configuration, connection automation, grid and level control, drawing preparation, and manufacturing data exchange.
Our customers say it best
PowerPack Stairs & Railings helped Advance Steel users create stairs, handrails, balustrades, and railing systems faster and with greater accuracy. These proven workflows now support the broader GRAITEC STEEL offer.
Eddie Howie, self-employed structural detailer |
“I would say that about 90% of my work is stairs and handrails. Powerpack Stairs and Railings has been a great benefit for me to produce stairs and railing with great speed and accuracy. I would recommend Advance steel operators that do stairs and railings look into this add on – you will benefit greatly.”
Benefit: Faster and more accurate stairs and railings. |
Mick Allitt, Drafter, C & N Fabrications Ltd |
“As a company that manufactures a lot of architectural steel work, the Stairs and Railings feature of PowerPack has been a real game changer. Being able to model types of balustrades that could not be done automatically for multiple flights of stairs and landings in one macro, with the ability to control almost everything, saves a significant amount of time.”
Benefit: Save significant time. |
Stairs and railings workflows included in GRAITEC STEEL
Stairs for any construction project
Design with more versatility and efficiency. The Stairs module provides a range of straight stair configurations for any construction project. Customizable frames can be easily edited and modified, with one-, two-, and three-flight options and Z or U shapes. Landings include plates or gratings; stringers can be open or closed sections.
Aesthetics in design
Design to please your customer with Balanced Stairs. Versatile, flexible and aesthetic options enable one, two, or three flights, with Z or U shapes. Combine safety with attractive appearance. Design for open or closed stringers made from beams or plates.
Magic Tree for macros
Design complex structures like magic. GRAITEC ‘Magic Tree’ enables easy navigation of complex macrostructures. Work faster with multiple access points to elements and sub-elements. Transfer parameters among a series of items, affecting only elements on specific branches. Gain flexibility, detail control, and better interaction and flow. Navigate your macrostructures reliably.
Powerful standard railings
Enhance the safety, functionality, and aesthetic value of your structures with versatile railings. Visualize your railings in detail with professional 3D model display. Create and control, using points, lines or beams as input. Vary connections and customize railings with frames and panels. Control post positioning and alter ending types, split mechanisms, fixing lugs, and cap plates.
Reliable infill panels
Optimize railing designs with customizable, reliable infill panels. Enhance safety and aesthetics, while customizing to specific needs. Customize posts with clamps, pickets, plates, or gratings using any material. Automatically shape and get seamless transitions from straight to slope. Vary frame size, thickness, reinforcement, cap plates, fixing lugs, and connection types.
Versatile wall-mounted railings
Distinguish your work through greater flexibility in design. Architects and designers offer clients flexible options with customizable railings. Mounted on walls or wooden posts, they can be defined in multiple ways, positioned at any angle, and have various connector options.
Ready to learn more about GRAITEC STEEL?
Explore how GRAITEC STEEL brings together trusted Advance Steel productivity tools with a broader steel detailing workflow for modelling, stairs and railings, connections, documentation, and fabrication preparation.
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