▁for ▁concrete , ▁steel ▁and ▁tim ber ), ▁Ar che ▁( building ▁simulation ▁and ▁autom ated ▁detail ing ▁software ▁for ▁concrete ▁building ) ▁and ▁Mel ody ▁( 2 D ▁Ste el ▁frame ▁analysis ▁software ▁that ▁features ▁automatic ▁connection ▁design ▁and ▁drawing ▁creation ). ▁Success ▁of ▁these ▁launch es ▁allows ▁G RA ITE C ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁French ▁market ▁leader . ▁▁ 1 9 9 9 : ▁Cre ation ▁of ▁G RA ITE C ▁Roman ia . ▁▁ 2 0 0 1 : ▁Cre ation ▁of ▁G RA ITE C ▁Inc ▁in ▁Canada ; ▁launch ▁of ▁Adv ance ▁Con crete , ▁for ▁rein for ced ▁concrete ▁model ing ▁and ▁detail ing ▁in ▁Auto C AD ; ▁G RA ITE C ▁becomes ▁Aut odes k ▁Un ique ▁Application ▁res eller . ▁▁ 2 0 0 2 : ▁Ac quisition ▁of ▁D SC ▁C AD / C AM - Te chn olog ien ▁GmbH ▁in ▁Germany . ▁Hyper Ste el ▁software ▁( Ste el ▁Model ing ▁and ▁Det ail ing ) ▁serves ▁as ▁the ▁technical ▁platform ▁in ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁Adv ance ▁Ste el ; ▁G RA ITE C ▁SA ▁becomes ▁the ▁oper ational ▁holding ▁company ; ▁Cre ation ▁of ▁G RA ITE C ▁S AR L ▁in ▁France ; ▁La unch ▁of ▁Adv ance ▁Ste el , ▁a ▁high - end ▁steel ▁model ing ▁and ▁detail ing ▁system ▁in ▁Auto C AD ® ▁▁ 2 0 0 3 : ▁Cre ation ▁of ▁G RA ITE C ▁USA ▁Inc . ▁in ▁Boston ; ▁Ac quisition ▁of