BIM & BEAM

Revit Structure online survey on join and cut concrete elements

Autodesk is conducting some user research to improve Autodesk Revit Structure.  The goal is to understand your needs and your workflow better.  Specifically, we are focusing on building elements that you might represent in concrete formwork drawings for cast-in-place monolithic construction.  These elements may need to be joined.

 
This survey will take approximately 15-20 minutes to complete. The link to the online survey is:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/RevitStructureJoinGeometry

The information from this survey will be used only by the Revit product team. Your involvement helps make our products better fit your needs.  Please complete the survey by the end of Monday, October 3rd, 2011.

Thank you,

David Aurelio

[email protected]

Autodesk User Researcher

Autodesk Revit Structure 2012 Update 1 is now available

All, 

(Sorry for the little delay for posting this announcement as I was out of town for a business trip last week.)

I am pleased to announce the release of Update 1 for Autodesk Revit Structure 2012, which is available via Live Update in the product or on Autodesk.com at http://www.autodesk.com/revitstructure-download.

The update can be applied to all languages of Autodesk Revit Structure 2012. We are still in the process of updating the various download pages for each language, but you can download the update from the English page in the meantime.

Also, the Update Enhancement List (.pdf) can now be found at the top of the same download page as well.

Regards,

__________________

Wai

New German language Revit blog is up and running

For fans of Revit in German speaking countries there is a new Revit blog that you might interested in viewing.  The content of this blog will be in the German language only and is a testament to the growing number of Revit experts and fans world wide who want to share their deep knowledge with a wider Revit community.

Users can access this new blog at RevitDE

Here is how the authors of this blog describe their site:

About RevitDE:

RevitDE is the first blog about Revit Structure in german language. The general aim of this blog is to provide tips and tricks for Revit users in Germany, Austria and Switzerland (DACH).

During our training courses we noticed a great reservation to English tutorials, so we think a blog in German will help many users to find a better way to Revit .

The authors Thomas Hehle, owner of the engineering consultants TH-CADKON, and Axel Gehring, CAD Applications Engineer at Hafner’s Büro, hope that this blog encourage the Revit Community in these countries.

 

How to control the unit representation in tag?

Sometimes, users would like to customize the tag representation such as units, rounding, and unit symbols as per the locale structural engineering custom, e.g. for the below tag,

There are 3 parameters need to be labeled – Depth, SpaceNum, Panel Point Load. And the type for them is defined respectively as:

Depth: Length

SpaceNum: Integer

Panel Point Load: Force

Users would like to report Depth in inches, and no unit symbol show up; use N for the SpaceNum units; use K for the panel point load units, and the precision for it should be one decimal, just like,

However, as we all know, unit settings in Revit will follow the ones that set in project environment rather than in family editor. This is defined by default in the unit setting and it is unchangeable, see below,

In this case, even if we set the units well in the tag family, when users use it in project, they have to change the units setting in project to match to the tag representation.

However, for the tag family, there is an option "Use project settings" for the parameter's unit format which can be used to decide whether project unit setting or family unit setting to be used. This could be defined as below,

 

Thank you

Wai

Autodesk Revit Structure 2011 Web Update 1 is now available

All,

 

I am pleased to announce the release of Web Update 1 for Autodesk Revit Structure 2011, which is available via Live Update in the product or on Autodesk.com at http://www.autodesk.com/revitstructure-downloads  

 

The update can be applied to all languages of Autodesk Revit Structure 2011. We are still in the process of updating the various download pages for each language, but you can download the update from the English page in the meantime.

 

A list of the enhancements can be found on the download page or you can click here for an English version of list.

 

Regards,

__________________

Wai Chu

Product Manager,

Revit Structure

ASCENT and Wiley to publish the Official Training Guides for our Autodesk 2011 products!

Hello all,

 

Just wanted to let you know about two news announcements that went out yesterday from our partners who are publishing the Official Training Guides for our 2011 products.  

 

There are other companies out there publishing guides, but ASCENT and Wiley are the only two publishers designated as “Official Training Guides.”

 

ASCENT Publishes Autodesk Official Training Guides

 

Wiley Publishing to Provide Autodesk Official Training Guides

 

 

Autodesk Revit Structure 2011 and AutoCAD Revit Structure Suite 2011 are now available!

All,

We are pleased to announce the releases of:

1) Autodesk Revit Structure 2011

2) AutoCAD Revit Structure Suite 2011

 

For Autodesk Revit Structure 2011 software:

 

It is available on the www.autodesk.com/subscriptionor on Autodesk.com at www.autodesk.com/revitstructure-downloads.

At this time only the English version is available. The localized versions will be released over the next several months.

For a list of new features and enhancements, please visit: http://docs.autodesk.com/REVITST/201...7c01c-3c22.htm.

For AutoCAD Structural Detailing 2011 software (which is part of the AutoCAD Revit Structure Suite 2011 bundle):

 

It is available on the www.autodesk.com/subscription.

 

At this time only the English version is available. The localized versions will be released over the next several months.

 

For more information, please visit www.autodesk.com/revitstructuresuite or www.autodesk.com/structuraldetailing.

 

Regards and enjoy,
__________________

Wai Chu
Product Manager,
Autodesk Revit Structure

 

Dariusz Kwolek

Product Manager,

AutoCAD Structural Detailing

Software download will replace CDs and DVDs as the default method of delivering software upgrades

Hi all,

Starting this month, software download will replace CDs and DVDs as the default method of delivering software upgrades to most Autodesk^® Subscription customers worldwide.

If a customer would prefer to receive their software upgrade via CD/DVD instead of via download, customers can set their delivery preference to “box” by signing in to Subscription Center and updating their profile prior to March 12, 2010.  (Date does not apply to Media and Entertainment customers.) After March 12, 2010 customers in countries affected by this policy change can still request a CD/DVD by submitting a request in Subscription Center and Autodesk will ship a CD/DVD at no additional cost.

Software download gives Subscription customers immediate access to the latest Autodesk^® software. It’s more convenient than installing upgrades from a CD or DVD. And, it’s a more sustainable choice.

Autodesk will continue to ship CDs/DVDs to Subscription customers in some countries as the default delivery method. However, these customers will also have the option to download their Autodesk software upgrades.

Questions

Additional information and a Customer FAQ can be found on the Subscription Software Download page.
Additional information can be found at: www.autodesk.com/subscription.

For more information, you can also visit this link: http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=123112&id=14366399

Using Green Building XML (gbXML) for Sustainable Building Design Webcast - Part II on January 21st, 2010 at 10:00 am PST

Autodesk and the Green Building XML (gbXML) Advisory Board invites you to attend a free webcast titled "Using Green Building XML (gbXML) for Sustainable Building Design - Part II" on January 21st, 2010 at 10:00 to 11:00 am PST.

Presented by gbXML stakeholders, this webcast will demonstrate how tools for Building Information Modeling (BIM) can integrate with various analyses software, using the interoperability of gbXML to help create more sustainable building designs. Presentations and product demos will include the following:

Autodesk Revit Architecture, Autodesk Ecotect Analysis with Autodesk Green Building Studio

Graphisoft with Encina plug-in for gbXML

IES VE (Integrated Environmental Solutions Virtual Environment)

Trane Trace

Stephen Roth, Administrator of the gbXML Advisory Board and President of Carmelsoft will also discuss the current status of the gbXML and related activities.

Please Attend - Thursday, January 21, 2010 at 10:00 am PST

Teleconference info and webcast links are provided below (Registration is not required).

 

Attendee URL: https://www.mymeetings.com/nc/join/

Conference number: PG1216303

 

Audio Conference:

1-210-795-1099      866-803-2145

Audience passcode: 8302437

 

Participants can join the event directly at:

https://www.mymeetings.com/nc/join.php?i=PG1216303&p=8302437&t=c

Submit your nice Revit Structure 3D model images for the upcoming installer infotainment!

Dear Revit Structure users,

First of all, Merry Christmas 2009 and Happy New Year 2010!

Second, similar to previous releases, our product team is wondering if you (or your company) are interested to share your nice Revit Structure 3D model images to be included in the upcoming installer infotainment? For your information, the installer infotainment is the slideshow showing all the nice Revit Structure 3D model images from different worldwide customers during the software installation.

Below is a sample from Autodesk Revit 2010:

 
  
If interested and for further submission instruction, please contact Wai Chu ([email protected]).

The deadline to submit your images is January 22^nd, 2010.

Best Regards,

Wai