| Name: | Wisey’s Structural Steel Shapes Program |
Description:  | Draws metric and imperial steel members. Has separate dialog boxes for USA and Australia steel shapes. USA shapes are from the American institute of steel construction’s (AISC) Steel Construction Manual, either the ASD ninth edition or the LRFD first edition. Australian shapes are from the “BHP Hot rolled structural products 1998 edition” and the “Stramit purlins girts and bridging, 2000 edition”. |
| Type: | AutoCAD AutoLISP Routine |
| Author: | Wise and others |
| File Size: | 40 Kb |
| Cost: | Free and open source |
| Worked on: | AutoCAD 2000, 2006, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020 BricsCAD v19 |
Download:  | Wisey’s Steel Shapes.zip Revision H |
Video on How to Install and Key Features of Program
UK Pallete version by Steve
Steve from www.stylemarkdesigns.co.uk has added a UK pallete to this LISP routine. You can now draw IPE, HE, UPN etc. steel shapes. Download Wisey’s Steel Shapes with UK Pallette. This program has worked on AutoCAD 2019 and Intellicad, probably will work on all CAD platforms that support LISP.
Steve has also included a menu file with some toolbar macros to load all the different palletes.
How do you use this LISP program? When I open the ZIP file, There are quite a few files in it, with only one LISP file.
Installation as follows:
1. Copy all the STL*.* files to an AutoCAD support directory
2. APPLOAD the STL.lsp file
3. Type STL_AUS for the Australian Pallet
4. Type STL_USA for the USA Pallet
All the other files are required and used by the Stl.lsp file.
Also see: stl_about.txt which notes how to use it.
Hi,
It is excellent lisp program.
Do you have same program to draw steel shapes as per Indian Standard (IS 808) dimensions.
It could be added to this program. As the code is open source. If someone does do it can they please send it back to me, so we can keep the party going…
Hi
I’ve added the UK sections, IPE beams plus a few other profiles.
Happy to share.
Do you have contact details for A.W.?
Steve
I sent you a private email with the contact details.
what is the command?
1. Type STL_AUS for the Australian Pallet
2. Type STL_USA for the USA Pallet
and later?
no window appears to me!
i am using autocad 2010
Follow the instructions on how to install and use it in the file: stl_about.txt
Hello, “admin” 🙂
A BricsCAD customer tried that nice STL Lisp code – and we were able to identify + fix 2 issues in our DCL and LISP engines; so we are grateful to could improve BricsCAD here, for its compatibility.
Nevertheless, I found a bit weak code :
in
(defun STL_DIALOG_USA () …
and
(defun STL_DIALOG () ..
I found this code in the (action_tile “cancel” …) :
(strcat “(done_dialog)” “(setq newtile nil size nil)” “(exit)”)
formally spoken, it is correct … but the (exit) statement causes to bypass the DCL dialog unloading …
so if CANCEL is repeatedly used, the same DCL dialog(s) are loaded permanently, without being unloaded.
Better code would be :
(strcat “(setq newtile nil size nil)” “(done_dialog)”)
without (exit), and placing (done_dialog) to the end, to allow the defun block to continue + cleanup normally.
many greetings !
STL_UK does not work for 2D top or 2D Side
Hi
I have amended the lsp file and sent a new copy to admin.
Are you ok to edit the lsp file yourself if I point you the area to change?
Only 2 or 3 characters on a single line for each error.
Steve
I have been using this Lisp Routine for years and absolutely LOVE it. However there is a problem with it that I can not figure out how to fix.
When I run the LISP and “CANCEL” through the DCL and then call it up again … It crashes AutoCAD every time.
Any Ideas on how to fix this?
Thanks in advance!!!
Okay I fixed the LISP as noted in the BricsCAD fix above and it now works perfectly … Thanks so much. You have saved me many crashed drawings. Maybe my hair will go back to its original color.
We are having problems getting this to run on Bricscad V20. It runs ok for a few iterations then suddenly locks up. Is anyone else having this problem?
Does this lisp program run on autoCAD LT 2019? no APPLOAD command in LT
No – Lisp routines do not run on AutoCAD LT – You need to get the full version.
error message Cannot find definition for dialog stl_uk. Please help……
Copy all the files to an AutoCAD support directory. Then it will work.
Yes done but still got the same error message. The Stl_US & Stl_Aus is working very well except the Stl_UK.
Stl_UK isn’t built into the main program. It was written by another drafter and sent to us to publish alongside Wisey’s steel shapes. You will have to run that as separate.
Hi Edmund,
The Uk download above contains all 3 sections. That is US, Aus AND UK.
So in theory if stl_usa works and stl_aus works so should stl_uk.
Are you using the WiseysSteelShapes.mnu I included (in the UK zip) ?
SteveN
Admin,
Can you pass on my email address to Edmund Foo & I will try to help him.
Thanks
SteveN
PS
Have any of my emails regarding the updates to the piping dialogue arrived?
not received reply’s??
Yes got them. End of year inertia – Had a quick look over and didn’t seem to get it to work, but didn’t try very hard. We don’t keep anyones personal info, so just post a comment to Edmund’s post if you would like to help there..
Hello,
For some of profile STL_UK does not work for 2D top or 2D side view (example IPE shapes, HE shapes).
Can you help me to edit lsp file?
Thank you very much.
@ Aljosa
can you contact me here:
steven-stylemark@hotmail.com
Steve
Here is a dropbox link to a modified lsp file for s revised STL_UK
https://www.dropbox.com/s/sskx7pnwot8g65y/Stl.lsp?dl=0
SteveN
This is a really great and useful program, with one HUGE limitation. I do most of most of my work in Aluminum and would love it if this program could handle that also.
I am not experienced enough to make this works but please consider it as there are many of us who use Aluminum also!
Thank you!!
Hi Ray,
I don’t work with Alli, why not post the standards of the material you use.
Are the sizes to a BS? if which one(s).
Are they Aussie standards?
Are they US standards?
SteveN