BIM & BEAM

How to use the Revit Structure 2010 Element Positioning Extension (released in Subscription Center on April 2009)

Download the Extension from the Subscription Center under the “Revit Extensions for Autodesk Revit Structure 2010” link.

Revit Structure has various tools to adding tags to your structural elements.  One can add them to the element one-by-one or, by using the “Tag all” tool, can add them automatically within the current view.  However, it would be more practical if it could be able to add tags by defining more than just the current view as well as to be able to set a distance for the placement of the tags and number them by element, type, and/or level.   

Revit Structure 2010 now has an extension that will give more flexibility to adding tags within your project.   This Element Positioning extension allows these basic functions:

·         Create a set of elements and divide them into categories and types

·         Sort elements depending on their location in the project

·         Add a tag describing a user-defined position at the location specified

The extension allows loading necessary information from Revit Structure such as:

·         Object category (e.g. beam)

·         Object family (e.g. steel W-section)

·         Object type (e.g. W12x26)

·         Object geometry

·         Object location (level)

·         Material of which the object is made (after you select the option)

·         Bars reinforcing for RC elements (after you select the option)

The Element Positioning dialog is separated into 4 areas:  Elements, Numbering, Naming, and Tags

1.       Elements  - you can select all the elements in the project or select the elements first before launching the extension

 

2.       Numbering – you can define the tag number sequence from the location of the elements and to specify the auxiliary options

3.       Naming – you can define the syntax for each tag position name to include a tag number to display a number by set of objects with identical type and features or by each element, and can also display the  number of the elements’ lowest level.

 

4.       Tags - you select which tag you want to use for the selected category elements, the tag-to-element distance, the place of tag insertion, tag orientation, and if you need a leader added to the tag.

If you need to add the tags to these same type of elements within other views, by picking the “Selected views” option and then the “Select...” button will display the “Selected Views” check box dialog.

 

 

Check out the Reinforcement Design Extension!

The Reinforcement Design Extension is a part of the Robot Extensions available on the Subscription Center.

Using the Reinforcement Design Extension for Revit Structure user can:

·         verify reinforcement defined in Revit® for a selected RC structure element. Verification is performed in Robot Structural Analysis in compliance with the requirements of an RC code that you select. You can verify only reinforcement that was generated using a dedicated Revit® Extension.

·         design (generate) reinforcement in Robot Structural Analysis for an RC structure element selected in Revit®. Reinforcement is calculated and generated in Robot Structural Analysis in compliance with the requirements of an RC code that you select.

·         import reinforcement from Robot Structural Analysis to Revit®.

You can design and verify reinforcement both for stand-alone elements and for components of a larger structure model. Reinforcement for RC beams, RC columns, and spread footings can be calculated.

 

After you select an RC structure element and launch the Extension, the Reinforcement design dialog displays where you can define: reinforcement design code and steel grade for longitudinal and transversal reinforcement.

 

In Robot Structural Analysis you can set additional reinforcement parameters and add loads and then design reinforcement.

 

When the reinforcement is calculated you can import 3D reinforcement to Revit® using the same extension.

 

 

Using the Conceptual Form Simulation Extension in Autodesk Revit Structure 2010

Hi everyone,

We have just a posted a new video to Youtube (see below) highlighting the new Conceptual Form Simulation Extension available for Autodesk Revit Structure 2010.

Using the Conceptual Form Simulation extension, you can perform a simulation of static analysis of a 3D solid defined in any of the Revit® products:

You can import the following information into the Extension:

·    Geometry

·    Material parameters

·    Supports

·    Loads

·    Load cases

·    Load combinations.

Here are some simple steps to perform a simulation using this Extension:

·      Define a solid in Revit ® and meshes on the solid faces

·      Launch the Conceptual Form Simulation extension (meshes are exported as finite elements)

·      Modify material parameters or thickness values for finite elements (if necessary)

·      Define supports at the mesh nodes

·      Define loads

·      Perform calculations

·      View the calculation results (internal forces, displacements, animations of displacements); you can save the result report in a Microsoft Excel© or Microsoft Word© file

Enjoy,

Wai

New Robot Extensions bring simulation and analysis earlier on in the design process with Autodesk Revit Structure 2010 and Robot Structural Analysis

Hi all,

 

Watch this short video to see how you can bring simulation and analysis earlier on in the design process with Revit Structure 2010 and Robot Structural Analysis with the new Robot Extensions.

 

Scott Hammond of Autodesk, demonstrates in this video how to use the new Robot Extensions for Load Take Down to perform analysis within Revit Structure. Try it out yourselves by downloading the new Robot Extensions on the Subscription Site. Please note that you do need a license to both Revit Structure and Robot Structural Analysis to access the Robot Extensions:

The winter vintage of the Revit Extensions is now available

 

This is time again the release of the Revit Extensions. This time is a little bit different as we release only one Extension that focuses on bridge modeling in Revit Structure. Also all of the Revit Extensions for Revit Architecture, MEP and Structure are now localized in Japanese and Russian in addition to the previous languages

Given the increasing demand of our subscription customers for bridge modeling tools inside Revit Structure, we also made available a bridge toolkit. The Bridge Toolkit for Revit® Structure 2009 software provides information, tools, content, and datasets that will better enable our users (engineers and drafters) to address infrastructure build-out as it relates to bridges.

This toolkit is our first step to address bridge design and the scope of what can be achieved will be presented in a form of webcast on January 27^th. Click to the banner below to register to the webcast

We worked with our existing customers currently designing bridges in Revit Structure and we documented their methodologies in order to scale the best practices to other users. These methodologies as well as tips and tricks are part of the toolkit. Here are some bridge examples:

 

 

In addition to the methodologies, we also developed some bridge specific families for Piers, box girders, piles, abutments and deck and here are some examples:

 

The new bridge modeling Extension is a tool that automates the positioning of this new content. This Extension is composed of 5 steps described below:

Et Voila!!!

These Extensions plus all of the others are available in English, French, Italian, Polish, German and Chinese and you can learn more about them at http://www.extensions4revit.com/

 

If you design bridges, you may also be designing retaining walls and we also released 3 months ago an Extension for automatic reinforcement of retaining walls

    

 

 

Enjoy these new tools and get even more productive!

Nicolas

 

 

 

The fall vintage of the Revit Extensions is now available

This is time again for our new set of Extensions. We have 5 new pretty cool free of charge Extensions for our dear customers on subscription:

• Static Analysis of 2D frames
• Static Analysis of continuous beams
• Retaining wall reinforcement
• Slab corner reinforcement
• Automatic reinforcement for multiple elements together

These Extensions plus all of the others are available in English, French, Italian, Polish, German and Chinese and you can learn more about them at http://www.extensions4revit.com/

In order to download these Extensions please go to our subscription portal at http://subscription.autodesk.com/

The Static analysis of 2D frames and continuous beams Extensions are in the spirit of the slab analysis and the truss analysis. We like to call them simulation analysis. They allow our users to do quick analysis inside Revit Structure instead of doing hand calcs or to reenter the info in other small analysis tools. The reason why we call them simulation analysis is because our users will be able to easily simulate multiple options and create "what if" scenario. By making better decisions early in the design process, our customers will be able to produce better designs.

Static Analysis of 2D frames:

This extension lets you perform static analysis of a 2D frame defined in a Revit Structure model. It uses information from Revit Structure such as: frame geometry, frame members, constraints/supports, load cases, load combinations and loads. Results are displayed in both graphical (diagrams) and tabular form. Additionally, results may be presented in the form of a report (in the HTML format). The report for a frame can be printed, saved to a file or sent to a MS Excel© or MS Word© document.

 

Static Analysis of continuous beams:

This extension allows you to perform static analysis of a single or multi-span beam defined in a Revit Structure model. It uses information directly from Revit Structure such as: beam geometry, constraints/supports, load cases, load combinations and loads. Results are displayed in both graphical (diagrams) and tabular form. Additionally, results may be presented in the form of a report (in the HTML format). The report for a beam can be printed, saved to a file or sent to a MS Excel© or MS Word© document.

Reinforcement of slab corners:

This extension allows you to define both simple and complex reinforcement patterns for slab corners. It creates true 3D "intelligent" rebar data in Revit® Structure. It lets you define various types of reinforcement in corners with angles between 45 and 135 degrees. Just like any other Extension reinforcement macros, the model could be sent to AutoCAD Structural Detailing for automatic shop drawings

Reinforcement of retaining walls:

This extension creates true 3D "intelligent" rebar data in Revit® Structure. It lets you define reinforcement for a wall, footing, key and shelves, including inclined walls.

 

 

Just like any other Extension reinforcement macros, the model could be sent to AutoCAD Structural Detailing for automatic shop drawings

For this Extension, you need to make sure to download the right retaining wall profiles on the subscription site as well.

Automatic Reinforcement Generation:

Last but not least, this is a great Extension that you can consider as an umbrella Extension that drives all of the other Reinforcement Extensions

This extension lets you automatically generate reinforcement for a complete building or a selection of elements in the current project. The reinforcement is generated using default values of parameters for each typical reinforced concrete element, based on templates previously stored in data files, or defined by the user on an ongoing basis.

We have now a large library of reinforcement macros that you can use for many projects. They will allow you to populate rebar in Revit Structure, get quantities and specific details. As these Extensions allow you to communicate with AutoCAD Structural Detailing, you can also produce the shop drawings for these typical components (learn more)

 

 

 

 

Enjoy these new tools and get even more productive!

Nicolas

The summer vintage of the Revit Extensions is now available

As a Frenchman loving wine, I am very excited to announce the new summer vintage of the Revit Extensions for our dear customers on subscription.

This time of the year we have big news:

• First we are releasing 4 new Extensions for Revit Structure users: Static Analysis of Trusses, Wall Corner Reinforcement, Pile Reinforcement and Parapet Reinforcement
• Second, The Extensions are currently available in English, French, Italian, Polish, and for this new release, we will be adding German and Chinese
• Last and not least, we are making some of the Revit Extensions available for our good friends architects and MEP engineers using Revit Architecture and Revit MEP: Excel based modeling, grid generator, text generator, element positioning, freeze drawings and the popular model compare.
• As always, you can download the Extensions from the Subscription webpage and if you are not on subscription and if you want to learn more about them, please go to: http://www.extensions4revit.com/

In the next days, we will post more details about the new Structural Extensions but in the meantime, here is a short summary of their purposes:

Static Analysis of Trusses:

The Extension allows performing static analysis of a truss defined in Revit Structure. All models parameters, as well as geometry, supports, load cases, load combinations, loads, constraints are imported from Revit. All results are presented on the dedicated layout in tables and diagrams. Additionally, an HTML report is generated which can be printed, saved, and exported to Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word. All changes made by the user are saved and restored after reopening.

The idea here is to be able to simulate the behavior of a truss very quickly in the Revit Structure environment so you can make better decision regarding the type of truss that you are designing. As this Extension is an easy to use application, you can explore "what if" scenario.

Pile Reinforcement

This Extension generates 3D reinforcement for previously created piles in Revit Structure.

The module accepts separate piles and piles embedded in pile caps (see picture below). When there are more than one pile in a pile cap, the module will generate the same reinforcement in all of them.

 

Just like any other Extension reinforcement macros, the model could be sent to AutoCAD Structural Detailing for automatic shop drawings 

 

Wall Corner Reinforcement:

This Extension generates 3D reinforcement for previously created walls in Revit Structure.

It accepts walls that connect at a given point. The cases that are treated are the following

• Corner of walls (L)
• T-shaped connection of walls.
• Intersection of two walls.(X)

 

Just like any other Extension reinforcement macros, the model could be sent to AutoCAD Structural Detailing for automatic shop drawings

Parapet Reinforcement

This Extension generates 3D reinforcement for previously created elements recognized as parapets in Revit Structure.

A parapet consists of two elements: a slab and an element situated on it:

Just like any other Extension reinforcement macros, the model could be sent to AutoCAD Structural Detailing for automatic shop drawings 

Free SI Tools for Revit® Structure 2009 is available for download

SI Tools for Revit® Structure is a Revit Structure add-in that provides advanced selection capabilities for structural members.  Use the toolbar buttons to quickly select all beams, columns, or walls on a single level or in the entire model, regardless of type or material.  Or use the Advanced Selection options to select a custom combination of beams, columns and walls. 

Want to identify all 8X10 members, both beams and columns?  Or select all concrete members, regardless of size?  Or do you need to quickly find all members designated "not for analysis"?  It is easy with SI Tools for Revit Structure.

Free download at:

http://structuralintegrators.com/products/si_tools_r.php

Nicolas

Revit Extensions for Revit® Structure 2009 is now live and available in the Subscription Center!

Dear Revit Structure users,

I am very happy to announce that Revit Extensions for Revit® Structure 2009 is now live and available in the Subscription Center http://www.autodesk.com/subscription. For more information about each extension, please visit http://www.extensions4revit.com.

Please also refer to http://bimandbeam.typepad.com/bim_beam/2008/01/worksharing-mon.html to see how to access to the Subscription Center. I am going to show you some screen captures of what you will see:

Once you click on the "Extensions for Revit® 2009 - Full Package", it will lead you to the overview download page. You can then download the Extensions package in there:

In the Revit Extensions for Revit® Structure 2009 full package, in addition of upgrading/improving all the previously available 16 extensions with full functionalities, it also includes 4 new additional extensions such as Reinforcement of Walls, Text Generator, Element Positioning, and Analysis Integration Enabler (CBS Pro).

Here is a summary of what's new:

Framework

Editing

Remove option

Delete objects generated previously with the use of Revit extensions.

Handling multiple information stored in one host object

In the current version, information can be saved in one object for several extensions. For example, a slab object can contain information on parameterization for reinforcement of several openings in the slab.

New Extensions

Reinforcement of Walls

The "Reinforcement of Walls" extension provides powerful facilities to generate reinforcements for structural walls. The module creates 3D "intelligent" rebar data in Revit Structure in a form appropriate for area reinforcement or with use of re-bars.

Text Generator

This extension enables the automatic generation of text notes in Revit Structure. The generation process is based on text inserted into the extension (from a file or directly from the keyboard) and settings defined by the user. The text can be divided according to separators or maximum size. The arrangement of newly created text notes is based on a table scheme. In addition, documents saved in Microsoft® Word format may be read directly.

Elements Positioning

This module creates position labels for selected elements in a Revit Structure project. The extension allows for:

• Collecting elements and dividing them into categories and types
• Sorting elements depending on their vertical and horizontal locations in projects
• Inserting a Mark parameter string with a user-specified position formula
• Adding tags that display the value of the Mark parameter on views selected by the user

Analysis Integration Enabler (CBS Pro)

The "Enabler" facilitates the powerful bi-directional integration of Revit Structure and CBS Pro functionality. Upon installation of the Enabler, you can dynamically import and export data between the two products.

Extension New Features

Reinforcement

Saving Parameters to a File

Save reinforcement parameterization to an external file as a reinforcement template for future use. All reinforcement modules are enabled to take advantage of this feature.

Compare Models

Automatic Graphical Selection

The newest version of extensions offers automatic graphical selection of changed objects detected in a Revit Structure project.

Enjoy,

The Revit Extensions Product Team

Revit Structure 2008 Extensions website and download is LIVE again!

Dear Revit Structure users,

I am very happy to announce that the www.extensions4revit.com website is re-activated and LIVE again! Revit Extensions and Revit Structure teams are simplifying accessibility and offering greater value to subscription customers using Revit Structure by providing all previous Robobat Extensions for Revit, through the Autodesk Subscription Program.  On February 1st, 2008 all Revit Structure 2008 and AutoCAD Revit Structure Suite 2008 subscription customers will have access to all 16 extensions with full functionalities.

In the www.extensions4revit.com website, when user is trying to click to download the full package, it will direct you to http://www.autodesk.com/subscription, please refer to our January 27th, 2008 posting to see how to access to the Subscription Center. I am going to show you some screen captures of what you will see:

Once you click on the "Extensions for Revit® - Full Package", it will lead you to the overview download page. You can then download the Extensions package in there:

Enjoy,

Wai