Computer Software for Steel Professionals
Autodesk Advance Steel Export Directions
The Advance Steel package by Autodesk can export material lists to KISS files. Structural Material Manager can then import those KISS files so that no bills of material need retyped.
Autodesk has provided the directions for exporting an entire Advance Steel structural model to a KISS file that is ready for importing into Structural Material Manager: The exact steps vary depending on whether you are using Advance Steel 2016 or an older version:
Whereas this Web page has focused just on data transfers from Autodesk Advance Steel in particular, you can follow this link for information on importing from CAD systems in general.