▁Adv ance ▁Ste el ▁for ▁North ▁America ▁in ▁fall ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁and ▁by ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁the ▁product ▁was ▁ready ▁for ▁distribution . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁G RA ITE C ▁opened ▁an ▁office ▁in ▁Fort ▁W orth ▁( Tex as ) ▁and ▁began ▁activities ▁in ▁Spanish ▁speaking ▁Latin ▁America . ▁The ▁Amer icas ▁subs idi ary ▁is ▁currently ▁the ▁number ▁ 2 ▁sales ▁unit ▁world wide ▁for ▁Adv ance ▁Ste el . ▁By ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁G RA ITE C ▁became ▁an ▁Aut odes k ▁Author ized ▁Res eller ▁Gold ▁level ▁ ▁AB ▁Studio ▁sp ol . ▁s . r . o . ▁Cre ated ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁and ▁acquired ▁by ▁Gra ite c ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁AB ▁Studio ▁is ▁a ▁Czech ▁software ▁provider ▁for ▁Architecture ▁& ▁Civil / Build ing ▁design ▁offices ▁and ▁contract ors . ▁This ▁subs idi ary ▁is ▁developing ▁and ▁s elling ▁C AD K ON ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁offering ▁engineering ▁service ▁on ▁this ▁mod ular ▁C AD ▁package ▁for ▁Auto C AD . ▁AB ▁Studio ▁is ▁a ▁long time ▁Aut odes k ▁res eller . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁subs idi ary ▁became ▁the ▁top ▁Aut odes k ▁res eller ▁in ▁Central ▁and ▁Eastern ▁Europe ▁( CH S ▁area ). ▁ ▁G RA ITE C ▁S AR L ▁France . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁G RA ITE C ▁France ▁was ▁created