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Subject: AISC Steel Information in XML

Author:
Johan Palm

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Date Posted: 12:36:48 07/25/01 Wed

I have compiled information about the new XML steel section format from different sources. This is a powerful format for the steel section library.

It would be great we can have the SA steel sections in this XML format and that CAD and Design tools can support this format.

This will mean, that I will never convert steel libraries again between software tools and try to match them with a match table. Would that not be great?

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Rolled Steel Shape Data in XML Paves the Way for Straight-through Processing Between Applications

American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) has formateed steel section data on rolled steel shapes in XML format.
the Internet-friendly XML format, add value by providing a standard, extensible method of sharing steel section data.
Besides better interoperability between desktop applications, the XML data format will allow the rolled steel shapes to be displayed in customizable views over the Web.
Steel mills, which fabricate steel sections, could link to the model XML data via the Internet and provide updated quantities or schedule details in real time. Designers can use this collaborative input when making design decisions. "XML is all about collaborating with higher-level data, which serves the project team's needs to compress project schedules," comments Duane Barrett, vice chair, aecXML Domain - Steering Committee for the International Alliance for Interoperability. "The AISC steel tables in XML format are key to supporting this objective." This new steel section library in XML is to be submited to the IAI for inclusion in the aecXML standard.
As AISC extends the information about the rolled steel shapes in future versions, it will not require modification of applications that use this new format, such as Structural Steel Cad and design tools. Having the rolled steel shapes in a standardized format may inspire other software vendors to develop applications that leverage the XML format.
AISC is providing the steel data in XML format for delivery on the latest AISC Shapes Database CD, which can be purchased from the AISC Web site at or by calling (312) 670-2400. The steel data contained in the XML format is complete and accurate, but provides a standard, more flexible way to access and search that data. "Eventually, we may choose to deliver this data through the Internet," states Jim Todd, Director of Information Technology, AISC. "The XML format will allow AISC to help move the world one more step closer to an e-Commerce world."

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