BIM & BEAM

Updated CSIxRevit for both Revit Structure 2009 and 2010

 

 

Hi All,

Computers and Structures, Inc., has officially released a new version of CSIxRevit that is compatible with both Revit Structure 2009 and Revit Structure 2010. Since it supports both versions of Revit Structure, CSI has officially renamed the product CSIxRevit.

A list of some of the new enhancements is below:

- Several enhancements have been made to CSIxRevit handle the situation where ETABS and Revit use different standard names for the same frame section property and no mapping file has been provided by the user for this section: (1) European and British sections names are mapped between the two programs in cases where the correspondence is known. This mapping is automatic and two way.(2) When no corresponding section name can be found, a new section or family is created with the same name and given default properties. The user can then define the correct properties for the created section, and the correspondence will be maintained for all subsequent data transfer using that same model. (3) A new ETABS section database file CISC9.PRO has been provided for current Canadian steel sections.

- CSIxRevit for ETABS has been updated to support both Revit Structure 2009 and 2010, and is available in either 32- or 64-bit versions.

- The “Frame Section Mapping” and the “.PRO Files” forms used to show the mapping between Revit models and ETABS models have been enhanced to make it easier to see the location of the ETABS section-property database files.

- The CSIxRevit documentation has been updated to better describe the mapping of deck section properties/families between ETABS and Revit Structure.

- An enhancement has been implemented that allows material properties that have been created or modified in ETABS to be updated in Revit when exporting the model from ETABS to Revit.

For more information about the link can be found here: http://www.csiberkeley.com/Revit/

Thank you

Wai

New version of SI Xchange for Autodesk Revit Structure 2010 and STAAD.Pro

Structural Integrators, LLC has released the new version of SI Xchange for Autodesk Revit Structure and STAAD.Pro.  The Link for Revit Structure 2009 release was ready about a month ago and they just posted the 2010 release couple of days ago. 

 

This version includes a number of enhancements, including sending walls, load cases, load combos, point and line loads to STAAD.Pro, bringing size changes back from STAAD and it now works even if STAAD and Revit are installed on different computers. 

 

 

For more information: http://structuralintegrators.com/products/si_xchange.php

 

Thanks,

 

Wai

WEBINAR: Best Practices for using ETABS with Revit Structure 2009

New 90-Minutes Webinar

Date: Thursday, November 20th, 2008 
Time: 1pm – 2:30pm EST
Cost: $95.00

Computers and Structures, Inc. is pleased to announce a 90 minute training webinar that will highlight the groundbreaking capabilities of the recently released CSIxRevit2009. This powerful new tool allows for data interchange between ETABS 9.5.0 and Revit Structure 2009. CSIxRevit2009 now supports true round-tripping, specifically four different workflows of data interchange.

The following topics will be addressed in the webinar:

• Exporting from Revit Structure to create a new ETABS model
• Exporting from Revit Structure to update an existing ETABS model
• Importing from ETABS to create a new Revit Structure model
• Importing from ETABS to update an existing Revit Structure model
• Importing and Exporting of meshed finite elements.
• Interpreting log files
• Known limitations

Seminar details and registration information can be found here:   http://orders.csiberkeley.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=ETABREVIT09 

For more information about CSIxRevit2009, http://www.csiberkeley.com/Revit/2009/

Wai Chu

NEW RISA/Revit Structure 2009 Link Now Available!

Version 7 of the RISA-3D & RISAFloor link with Revit Structure2009 is now available for download. This two-way link is compatible with Revit Structure 2009 and allows you to transfer information seamlessly between Revit Structure 2009 and RISAFloor or RISA-3D.

Visit the RISA website at www.risatech.com/revitstructure to download the new link today!

Link between Revit Structure and Staad Pro is now available

We are very excited to announce, the very first release of an integration between Revit Structure and Staad Pro.

This integration has been developed by a company called Structural Integrators who is specialized in the development of software to increase the efficiency of structural engineers working with multiple software

The initial release of SI Xchange for Revit Structure (v0.5) is available free to registered members of Structural Integrators. Download Now

Future releases of SI Xchange for Revit Structure will be available for purchase.

For more information and download, please visit http://www.structuralintegrators.com/products/si_xchange.php 

Nicolas

Interface between Revit® Structure and STAAD.Pro

Structural Integrators is currently developing an interface between Revit® Structure, and STAAD.Pro. The initial version of the link will be free to registered users of Structural Integrators, and will be a one-way link from Revit Structure to STAAD.Pro.  Future releases will provide full bi-directional integration between these two products.

In anticipation of the 2008 Q1 release of the link, Structural Integrators is seeking beta testers.  If you already own Revit® Structure and STAAD.Pro and would like to be a beta tester for this interface, please go to http://structuralintegrators.com/staad.php

Nicolas

NEW RISA/Revit Structure Link Now Available!

Version 6 of the RISA-3D & RISAFloor link with Revit Structure is now available for download. This is a full two-way link which means you can start modeling in RISA-3D or RISAFloor and send the model to Revit Structure. You can also model in Revit Structure first.

This bi-directional capability offers complete flexibility in the design process by allowing the engineer to decide where to start modeling. Visit their website at www.risatech.com for more information and to download this new link.

Oasys GSA - Revit Structure Plug In is now available!

GSA now includes a bi-directional link between Revit Structure and GSA. With this Revit users can transfer model information between Revit and GSA with minimal loss of data:

http://www.oasys-software.com/products/structural/gsa/revit.shtml 

Options are accessed from the External Tools menu within Revit Structure including:

• Export a Revit model to GSA
• Update changes made in GSA back into the Revit model
• Update changes made in Revit back into the GSA model
• Create a new Revit model from GSA

 

The following elements are transferred while exporting a model from Revit to GSA:

• Revit Levels translate to GSA grid planes
• Revit Grids translate to GSA grid lines
• Revit beams and columns are transferred as GSA members
• Revit floors and slabs form GSA areas

The model can be exported as a whole or as a selected sub-set. There is option to coordinate with the GSA analysis layer, though coordination with the GSA design layer is encouraged (as the design data is less likely to require re-working).

Coordination of Revit and GSA objects is maintained throughout the bi-directional process, with extra data on either side being preserved.

Details of the transfer are recorded and reported, to give confidence in the data that has been coordinated, to identify any assumptions that may have been made, and to alert users of any failures in the process.

Oasys steel, concrete and general standard sections can be loaded into Revit models. Referencing Oasys sections in the Revit model results in strong coordination between the Revit and GSA sections during data transfer.

CSIxRevit2008 update is now available

CSI has just released an updated CSIxRevit2008 Link.

Below is a list of the implemented enhancements and resolved incidents/bugs that are included in the new CSIxRevit2008 that is compatible with ETABS 9.1.7 and Revit Structure 2008 SP3. Both ETABS 9.1.7 and CSIxRevit2008 were released on Monday 12/17/2007. It can be downloaded here: http://www.csiberkeley.com/Revit/

Enhancements:

·       The speed has been substantially improved for updating large models from ETABS to Revit Structure 2008.   

·       For models imported from Revit Structure 2008, ETABS no longer assigns an auto-select frame section list to members that have only a single frame section property assigned to them in Revit.

·       A new CSIxRevit has been released that is compatible with ETABS v9.1.7.       

Incidents/Bugs resolved:

·       Camber data for composite beams was not correctly being exported to Revit Structure 2008. This has been resolved.      

·       A runtime error sometimes occurred when importing elevator shafts from Revit Structure 2008. This has been resolved.   

·       Wall openings with less than two points were not being imported from Revit Structure 2008. This has been resolved.    

·       The units-conversions for Young’s modulus and shear modulus of floor and wall materials, as well as for the thermal expansion coefficient for all materials, were not always handled correctly.

Link between Etabs from CSI and Revit Structure 2008 is now available

I am very excited to announce that our partner CSI, just released a new link between their analysis product Etabs and Revit Structure 2008

CSI put a lot of work to improve to develop a very powerful interface between the 2 programs in order to support the BIM structural engineering workflows

More information and downloads are available at: http://www.csiberkeley.com/Revit/

Nicolas