--- title: SDS2 Steel Detailing Software | Blog (2) description: Insights, news, and trends from SDS2 and the steel construction industry. (2) --- [Skip to content](https://blog.sds2.com/page/2#main-content) Close SEARCH [Book Demo](https://go.sds2.com/demo) [![logo](https://blog.sds2.com/hubfs/sds2-01.svg "logo")](https://sds2.com/) [![SDS2-Logo_negative_RGB](https://blog.sds2.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Logos/SDS2/SDS2-Logo_negative_RGB.png?width=160&height=51&name=SDS2-Logo_negative_RGB.png)](https://sds2.com/) [Book Demo](https://go.sds2.com/demo) ## THE SDS2 BY ALLPLAN BLOG - [All Articles](https://blog.sds2.com) - [SDS2](https://blog.sds2.com/tag/sds2) - [Customer Stories](https://blog.sds2.com/tag/customer-stories) - [Company](https://blog.sds2.com/tag/company) - [Industry](https://blog.sds2.com/tag/industry) ## Meet Michelle McCarthy, ALLPLAN Regional Manager and SDS2's Fearless Leader When Michelle McCarthy first stepped foot in the SDS2 office in 2005, she knew nothing about the world of steel detailing and fabrication, its software, or its people.  Nearly 20 years later, she's seen the company through some of its biggest transformations.  [READ MORE →](https://blog.sds2.com/meet-michelle-mccarthy) ## 10 Underestimated Detailing Tools to Make Your Job Easier There are many tools in SDS2 that can save you time in modeling, detailing, and more—so many, in fact, that it’s easy for some of them to fly under the radar and be forgotten by users. That’s why we’ve put together a list of some of the most underestimated and often overlooked tools in SDS2, from modeling shortcuts to detailing hacks.  [READ MORE →](https://blog.sds2.com/10-underestimated-detailing-tools-to-make-your-job-easier) ## The 2022 Solid Steel Award Winners Judged on aesthetics, complexity, and overall cool factor, the competition highlights the great range of work our users are doing and the projects they’re bringing to life in all sectors of structural steel. 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