BIM & BEAM

GRAITEC PowerPack for Autodesk Revit 2016 R2

GRAITEC PowerPack for Autodesk® Revit® is an add-on packed with tools that deliver more functionality, better control and more automation for Revit users across all industries. It helps provide BIM-centric rebar detailing in the Revit environment.

The PowerPack for Revit includes many tools that generally aid daily practices making it very attractive for any Revit user looking to save time and improve their experience, but the latest version of the PowerPack for Revit includes even more general productivity tools aimed at improving every-day use that make it extremely hard for the even the most experienced Revit user to ignore.

The biggest difference in this release however, is the introduction of an impressive range of practical tools and functionality around reinforced concrete modelling and documentation. GRAITEC clearly aims to strengthen its presence in the structural sector and, by delivering essential tools to manage rebar in Revit, entice both users of traditional 2D RC systems and their Autodesk Advance Concrete users to migrate seamlessly to Revit.

PowerPack for Autodesk Revit 2016 R2 introduces new tools for Reinforced Concrete for creating and editing 3D rebar, managing rebar numbering, as well as rebar annotation and dimensioning tools. 2016 R2 also comes with over 1100 Revit families expertly localized for 16 country regions and covering all the existing and new tools including Reinforcement Symbols, Formwork Symbols, Annotations, Titleblocks and many more.

A free trial version of the GRAITEC Advance PowerPack for Revit is available to download on the Autodesk Exchange App Store.

Here you go a list of a few features for reinforced concrete:

Area Rebar to Element – Allows area rebar to be expanded to slabs of irregular shape.

Copy / Delete Rebar in Elements – Copy (or delete) rebar from one element to another of a similar shape.

Managing Rebar Sets – Explode, Unite, Split, Isolate Rebar Sets

Rebar Numbering – Control rebar numbering by sheet, type etc

Rebar Visibility – Quickly set rebar state in host element.

Select-Delete Rebar by Number – filter and select or delete rebar by number.

Transversal Rebar Distribution – Quickly define and create transversal distribution of rebar in an element.

Trim Extend Rebar to Face Openings – Extend rebar to an element face (even sloping) and cut around openings.

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New BIM Guide for Masonry

The Building Information Modeling for Masonry Initiative has created a guide to provide architects, engineers, and mason contractors with tools for developing Autodesk Revit models for modeling masonry buildings. The Masonry Society (TMS) and the Building Information Modeling for Masonry Initiative have collaborated to fund and oversee the production of this guide. Industry experts from CAD Technology Center (CTC) and Integrus Architecture developed building models and narratives that summarize their work and experience. Their independent reports comprise the majority of the guide content. This guide, which was published through The Masonry Society, is available for free download here.