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Various innovations in the steel building industry have resulted in easy and convenient designing abilities, fast and quick ways of designing available at nominal expenditure. This new path breaking innovation is that of steel building tools which combine the efficiency and accuracy of the user with the creativity and knowledge of the user. These tools help the user in designing steel buildings in no time. These steel building tools are developed by the American Institute of Steel Construction.

1. RAM Estimator v3.2 – This tool helps the user to gain relevant information already stored in the software and quickly create a cost estimate for the design.
2. Beam Calculator v13.1 – It will plot curves on any set of user-selected cross sections and allow the user to input a design and unbraced length at adequate sections.
3. Clean Columns v13.1 – It enables the user to quickly find the minimum weight column section that can be used without stiffeners and doubler plates so as to develop a specified moment.
4. Crane Beam v1.1 – An educational tool used to aid in crane runway beam design according to AISC 9th edition ASD and LRFD.
5. Opening Calculator v1.1 – This can be used to calculate if a door or a window will fit between the braces. A major assistance in geometrical designs.
6. Floor Framing v13.1 – This was earlier known as Parametric Bay Studies. It enables the engineers to determine optimal composite steel and concrete slab on metal deck floor framing as the tool can design a typical interior bay and optimize the results for either the overall weight or the relative cost of framing systems.
7. Surface Area v13.1 – It will enable the user to know about the surface area of the steel in a regular steel building. It can also be used to estimated the volume of spray-applied fire resistive material required for the project.