Abstract: Lots of standard sections are indispensable for the steel structure of heating furnace. Designers pay much attention to shortening time required for the generation of those standard sections. According to the structural characteristics of the sections and based on the Solid Edge software, the ″part family″ idea is introduced in the design of the standard sections. The parameter information table is used to sort through all of the standard sections. With the principal model shared, the sections of definite specifications can be generated quickly via the combination of different features and parameters changing. Such a method applies to other CAD platforms for setting up the database of standard sections as well, thus shortening the design period and improving the design efficiency greatly.