BIM & BEAM

New Web Update 3 build of Revit Structure 2009 (20081118_1045) is now available on the Web!

Dear Revit Structure users,

1) I am pleased to announce that our structural product team has just released the English version of Web Update 3 for Revit Structure 2009 (Build 20081118_1045) and it is now LIVE at:

www.autodesk.com/revitstructure-downloads

2) Web Update 3 is also using the Service Pack technology and will be for English version only. All localized versions of Web Update 3 will use the previous Full Install method, but we will continue to improve the service pack technology for all languages in the future release of Revit Structure. Also, we are currently working to release the localized Web Update 3 over the next several weeks.

3) Before you install the English Web Update 3 Service Pack, please make sure that you read carefully the entire “Service Pack Readme (pdf)” as it will explain how to use the Service Pack as well as its current limitations.

4) Here is the list of improvements made in the current Web Update 3 build (20081118_1045):

Revit® Structure 2009 Enhancements

• View break no longer causes brace elements to be offset unexpectedly when exporting to DWG.

• Improves stability during export to DWFx when font doesn't exist on computer.

Revit® Platform Enhancements

• Slab Edges when joined to their hosting Slab/Floor will now be able to cut the floor when the user

manually remakes the join.

• Improves IFC Export for Walls and MEP elements.

• Improves stability when using the Split tool.

• Improves stability when using Temporary Hide/Isolate functionality in 3D view.

• Improves stability when binding a linked Revit file into a project.

• Improves stability when switching between views.

• Improves stability when selecting any of the column headers on the CAD Formats tab of the Manage Links dialog.

Thank you

Wai Chu

Win a Not for Resale copy of Autodesk® Robot™ Structural Analysis Professional 2009!

Attend one of the 3 Structural Analysis courses at AU and have the opportunity to win a not for resale version of our newest structural product, Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Professional 2009!

There will be a raffle at the end of each class in which the winner will go home with a NFR copy of the software.

The three exciting classes you should attend are:

SE204-3 Drive your productivity with use of Revit Extensions for Revit Structure 2009

Learn how the extensions for Revit Structure offer immediate productivity tools for your projects and save you time during some modeling and documentation tasks.

SE318-2 Analysis and Design of Structures Using Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis 2009

Using practical examples, this session will demonstrate how to best use Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis 2009, both using its GUI and linking to and from Revit® Structure and Extensions for Revit.

SE500-1 Extend your BIM to Structural Analysis

Discover the power of Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis 2009. This is a companion session to SE318-2 and dives deeper into the Robot Structural Analysis products, including meshing, more advanced analysis, integration with Revit Structure and Extensions, plus an exploration of the product API and the integration of user applications.

Attend Autodesk University & Register for Structural Engineering Classes

Wow where has the time gone! With only two weeks and a few days left until the start of Autodesk University we wanted to post a blog to remind everyone who has not registered yet for AU to do so soon. The link to register is: http://au.autodesk.com/register/

There are still a lot of great promotions going on that you can take advantage of http://au.autodesk.com/event/special_offers_and_promos/ in addition to an excellent line up of Structural Engineering classes being offered. There will be 32 classes in total. We hope everyone who is going to AU signs up for as many as they can. Here is the list of the 32 classes:

Session	Title	Start	Time	Room
SE100-1L	A Quick Spin on Autodesk® Revit® Structure	Tuesday, December 02, 2008	8:00:00	Lando 4301
SE100-3	Best Practices for Concrete Slab Design Using Revit® Structure	Tuesday, December 02, 2008	8:00:00	Marcello 4403
SE100-2	Coordinating and Sharing Information with Revit® Architecture and Revit® Structure	Tuesday, December 02, 2008	8:00:00	Lando 4203
SE110-2	Essential Revit® Structure Project Template Techniques	Tuesday, December 02, 2008	13:00:00	Lando 4203
SE114-1	Get More Out of Revit® Structures Content	Tuesday, December 02, 2008	15:00:00	Delfino 4005
SE110-1L	Hands-On Design Documentation with Revit® Structure	Tuesday, December 02, 2008	13:00:00	Lando 4301
SE114-3	Modeling and Documenting Complex Geometry Within Revit® Structure	Tuesday, December 02, 2008	15:00:00	Marcello 4503
SE114-2	Successful Implementation of Revit® Structure	Tuesday, December 02, 2008	15:00:00	Marcello 4401
SE204-3	Explore the Possibilities with Revit Extensions	Wednesday, December 03, 2008	10:00:00	Marcello 4406
SE204-2L	Family Structure Basics/Family Creation in Revit® Structure	Wednesday, December 03, 2008	10:00:00	Lando 4301
SE218-1L	Family Structure Basics/Family Creation in Revit® Structure (Repeat)	Wednesday, December 03, 2008	17:00:00	Lando 4303
SE214-1	Incorporating BIM in Integerated Project Delivery	Wednesday, December 03, 2008	15:00:00	Marcello 4506
SE210-1	Integrated Modeling for Successful Project Delivery Using Revit®	Wednesday, December 03, 2008	13:00:00	Lando 4203
SE214-3	Leveraging Revit® Structure for Analysis and Design	Wednesday, December 03, 2008	15:00:00	Lando 4203
SE210-2	Managing a Project with the Revit® Platform and ROBOT® Millennium	Wednesday, December 03, 2008	13:00:00	Delfino 4102
SE204-1P	Tips and Techniques for Analysis with Revit® Structure	Wednesday, December 03, 2008	10:00:00	Palazzo E-G
SE304-2P	Advanced Revit® Families for Structural Engineering and Design	Thursday, December 04, 2008	10:00:00	Palazzo E-G
SE314-2	An Introduction to AutoCAD® Structural Detailing	Thursday, December 04, 2008	15:00:00	Delfino 4103
SE318-2	Analysis and Design of Structures Using Autodesk® Robot Structural Analysis 2009	Thursday, December 04, 2008	17:00:00	Marcello 4402
SE304-4	Bridge Modeling Approach and Methodology using Revit Structure	Thursday, December 04, 2008	10:00:00	Marcello 4406
SE318-1	Create and Manage your Revit® Structure Contents and Library	Thursday, December 04, 2008	17:00:00	Lando 4203
SE310-1	Customizing Revit® Structure 2009 for Structural Design Applications	Thursday, December 04, 2008	13:00:00	Lando 4203
SE300-2	Implementing Revit® Structure Successfully in Your Firm	Thursday, December 04, 2008	8:00:00	Delfino 4001
SE304-3	Life After and Beyond Copy Monitor...or Whose Column Is It, Anyway?	Thursday, December 04, 2008	10:00:00	Lando 4203
SE300-1P	Managing Large and Complex Revit® Models	Thursday, December 04, 2008	8:00:00	Palazzo E-G
SE310-2	Modeling a Wood Building with Revit® Structure	Thursday, December 04, 2008	13:00:00	Delfino 4005
SE304-1	Round-Trip: Revit® Structure and RISA™ Software	Thursday, December 04, 2008	10:00:00	Marcello 4401
SE314-1	Structure or Standards? Do Both!	Thursday, December 04, 2008	15:00:00	Lando 4203
SE404-1P	"Horrible Hacks™" and Other Tips and Tricks for Revit® Power Users	Friday, December 05, 2008	10:00:00	Palazzo E-G
SE500-1	Integrating In-house Applications Using the Autodesk® Robot Structural Analysis 2009 API	Friday, December 05, 2008	8:00:00	Marcello 4404
SE404-2	Structural Detail Components: What They Didn't Tell You	Friday, December 05, 2008	10:00:00	Zeno 4609
SE400-1	Using Revit® Structure to Document the Structural Model: UPDATED for Revit® 2009	Friday, December 05, 2008	8:00:00	Lando 4205

 

Lastly, we wanted to call your attention to the two yellow highlighted classes included in this list. These two classes are focused on Autodesk® Robot™ Structural Analysis. This will be the first Autodesk University in which we will showcase our new Analysis product and strongly encourage you to attend these classes. We will raffle off in both classes a "not for resale" copy of Autodesk® Robot™ Structural Analysis Professional 2009.

We look forward to seeing everyone in Las Vegas. Safe travels and see you soon!

The Structural Product Team

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