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Integrate with Leading Analysis Software
The physical model drives the construction documen-
tation. Drafters use this physical model to produce
the drawing and detail sheets. Engineers and
architects use it for co-ordination purposes such as
interference checking.
The analytical model contains information such as
loads, load combinations, member sizes and release
conditions for use in leading third-party analysis
applications. The analytical model could be the entire
building model, one wing of the building or even a
single structural frame. Engineers use selection filters
with structural boundary conditions to send substruc-
tures (such as a frame, floor or wing of the building)
to their analysis software without sending the entire
model.
The creation of the analytical model uses a smart
system of engineering rules to produce a consistent
analytical representation of the physical structure.
Of course, engineers can override initial analytical
settings and edit the analytical model based on their
judgment before linking to structural analysis packages.
Revit Structure provides structural engineers with
greater engineering insight: following user-defined
rules, the analytical models have the capability to
adjust their location to attached/adjacent structural
elements’ analytical projection planes. Engineers can
also automatically check analytical inconsistencies
such as missing supports, global instabilities and
framing anomalies before sending the model to
structural analysis.
Revit Structure concurrently delivers a physical model as
well as a fully associated analytical model of the building.
The analysis programs then return the design
information such as changes in member sizes and
changes to the structural systems, which in turn
dynamically updates the entire physical model and
therefore the documentation. This capability
eliminates much of the redundant work and repetitive
tasks done by structural engineers modelling frames
and shells in many dierent applications.
To find out which software partners have linked their
applications to Revit Structure through the Revit
platform API (application programming interface),
visit www.autodesk.co.uk/revitstructure-partners.
The ability to export
the Revit Structure
model to structural
analysis software greatly
minimises duplication of
eort because we can use
the same model to produce
construction documents
and perform structural
analysis. And our team can
stay better co-ordinated
throughout the design
process.
– Gregg Kite
Director of Production
SCA Consulting Engineers
Model courtesy of Robobat.
Model courtesy of RISA Technologies.
Model courtesy of Adapt Corporation.