Revit Structure 2010 Slanted Column Parameters

Slanted columns are becoming more and more common in larger high-profile structures. The architectural forms that engineers are being required to support are getting more complex.

Engineers and drafters can now create slanted columns using the same column families they have used for vertical columns, which include not only physical characteristics, but also analytical as well.

The avi: http://revit.downloads.autodesk.com/download/Structure2010/Blog/Slanted Columns Parameters.avi will demonstrate how to utilize the tool and explain the parameters within the element properties to show how they will affect the location of the slanted columns to the supported members.

These new Slanted Column properties include the following:

- Column style parameter

• Slanted – Angle Driven
• Slanted – End Point Driven

- Column Cutback

    Beam/Column Joins editor

- Column Joins parameters

• Top/Base Attachment Type
• Top/Base Attachment Distance
• Top/Base Attachment Referenced End
• Top Geometry Treatment
• Base Geometry Treatment
• Offset From Attachment at Base
• Offset From Attachment At Top

- Column Attachments parameter

• Move Top With Grids
• Move Base With Grids

- Cross Section Rotation parameter

 

Comments

[Allan Brown]

The linked video does not appear to be showing anything. I get a blank screen when I look at it.

[Wai Chu]

Hi Allan, I suspect that you have some Codec missing in your computer as I can view it with no problem. Can you try to download some Video Codec to see if it can solve the problem? ex. http://www.techsmith.com/download/codecs.asp

[Chad]

"The architectural forms that engineers are being required to support are getting more complex."

Hmmm, interesting. Explain to us again how engineers are getting more complex structures with "slanted columns" to document, when us Revit Architecture users don't even have the ability to create them in the first place?

[Wai Chu]

Hi Chad, thanks for your comment and I do agree with you. Currently the Revit Architecture team and my Revit Structure team are working closely together on this. Hope we will be able to give users some good news in the near future.