BIM & BEAM

Greater control over the analytical model in Autodesk Revit 2013

Analytical floors, analytical foundation slabs, and analytical walls now have corner analytical nodes in Analytical Edit mode. If you select the analytical model of floors or foundation slabs, you will see controls posted at all corners and edges which allow direct manipulation of the analytical model. You may select individual edges by using the Tab key while hovering over an edge. Pressing the spacebar will cycle through edge local and global drag widget arrow orientations.

Identification of beginnings and ends of the analytical elements in Revit

In Revit Structure users can identify ends (beginning, end) of linear elements to more easily define boundary conditions for these elements. It is possible to turn on color coding of analytical model end segments to help identify those ends.
In the Object Styles dialog you can specify different colors, line weights, or patterns for the beginning and end analytical model segments of columns, beams, or braces.

• Open the Structural Settings dialog box on the Analytical Model Settings.

• Check the Differentiate ends of linear analytical elements option.

 

CSC becomes an Autodesk Industry Business Partner

I'm happy to share with you that this week CSC, a leading structural engineering software developer announced the formation of a new industry strategic business relationship with Autodesk to further promote the adoption of Building Information Modeling (BIM) within the global structural engineering community. Thanks to this both companies will provide customers more closely integrated solutions that support a more efficient structural engineering workflow for BIM.
Read more: http://www.cscworld.com/

Change Workshared Project back to a non-workshared model

In previous version of Revit Structure, if you enabled worksharing for your project, but then you want to change it back to a non-workshared project, there is no function to change it back directly.
In Revit Structure 2012, you can disable worksharing.

1.Click [R]>Open>Project (or click Open icon in Quick Access Toolbar), browse to the central file or local file
2.Check “Detach from Central”，click Open

3.In “Detach from Central” dialog, select “Detach and discard worksets”, the file will be opened

4.Click Collaborate tab>Worksets panel, you will see worksharing is not enabled currently.

So the project you opened now has changed back to normal file without worksharing enabled. You can save this project, or click Collaborate tab>Worksets panel>Worksets to re-enable worksharing again.

Member Section Schedule Extension for Revit Structure 2012

The Member Section Schedule Extension for Autodesk Revit Structure 2012 has gone live on the Subscription Center. This Extension automates the creation of member section schedules for RC beams and columns to enhance the productivity of structural engineers and improve the quality of the documentation. Content is available in Japanese only.

Learn SDS/2 Connect

Design Data recently launched SDS2Connect which is a  Revit Structure add on that designs steel connections. The connections designed in SDS2 are validated for constructability and also has the option to code check to select national codes including AISC and CAN codes. To support this release and to follow up on the strong interest for this solution Design Data  introduced a new learning series for SDS/2 Connect called 30 @ 3 LIVE. This biweekly webcast includes a short, features-based, SDS/2 Connect demo, as well as a question-and-answer session designed to give attendees the opportunity to learn interactively.  The demo from the last session showcases how to use SDS/2 Connect as a sketch tool inside Autodesk® Revit® Structure  To view this demo click here.  For more information on SDS/2 Connect click here.

Have you heard about Revit Precast Tools from IDAT?

Revit Precast Tools for Revit Structure from IDAT allows structural engineers greater design flexibility to model and detail precast elements. The toolkit provides the ability to create corbels, mounting parts, reinforcement and shop drawings automatically. The toolkit is highly customizable and can easily be configured to suit specific business needs helping firms working with precast elements gain important efficiencies and accelerate project delivery. Now you can extend your design models from Revit Structure into the Revit Precast Tools for Revit from IDAT for the fabrication of precast concrete.  Try it today and let us know what you think. Read more on IDAT http://www.idat.de/

New structural content for Revit Structure is available

Dear Revit Structure users,

We have just uploaded some new country specific, structural .rfa content and templates in the Subscription Center for you to download.

The delivery inludes content for Brazil, Russia and Spain.

The Content Pack provides structural engineers with access to additional content and families based on respective market requirements helping structural engineers to streamline the design and analysis process and access the components they need.  

Please log into the Subscription Center in order to access the new content libraries.

Your feedback will be well appreciated

regards

Pawel

Operating Systems support change for Autodesk products

There has been an important change to our supported Operating Systems for Autodesk products.  This change directly impacts the Revit family of solutions.  Please see the following link for the change and important details.

Microsoft Windows Vista Support FAQ

Autodesk ForceEffect Version 2.0 Now Available!

Autodesk ForceEffect is a free app available for Apple iPad and iPhone from the iTunes App Store that allows engineers including structural engineers to model and simulate concepts.
Real time solving capabilities provide immediate feedback on the performance of a design, enabling you to bring engineering to the point of the problem.
The version 2.0 brings a set of great functionalities. One of them is ability to add a load evenly distributed along an existing element at any angle. Thanks to this you will better simulate conditions like snow on rooftops or wind loads.
Find out more on ForceEffect http://itunes.apple.com/