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  1. Open a CADWorx Steel Professional model in CADWorx Structure.

    Legacy Steel is a steel component placed using CADWorx Plant Professional 2017 and CADWorx Steel Professional 2015 or with prior versions.

  2. Type STRLEGACYCONVERT on the command line, then press ENTER.

  3. Select the entire drawing or just the components you want to convert, then press ENTER.

    The Convert Steel Legacy wizard displays with the Review CADWorx Steel Legacy Components view active.

  4. Review the contents of the steel model as needed, then click Next.

    The Review Object and Material Mapping section displays.

  5. Set a Project File or keep the default.

  6. Map the unknown section sizes in the Mapped to This Section Size list.

    You can also edit the Section Data Table if you want to change the information that displays for the Mapped to This Section Size list.

  7. Map the unknown material in the Mapped to This Material list.

  8. Optionally, click Save As Save As for Assemblies to save the mapped information to a file.

  9. Click Convert.

  10. Click Save Report To File, or OK.

  11. Double-click a component.

    The corresponding modify palette for the selected structural object displays.

  12. Edit the component as needed.