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Autodesk Revit Structure 2014

Niranga Silva B.Sc. Eng. (Hons.), M.Eng.

Introduction to Autodesk RS

Learning Objectives

• Understand the basic concepts and principles of Revit Structure 2014

• Understand different terms used in Revit Structure

• Describe the parametric behaviour of Revit Structure

• Start the Revit Structure 2014 program

• Understand the linking of Analytical Model to Analysis Software

• Understand the interface of Revit Structure

• Explain the concept of Worksharing using Revit Server

• Access the Revit Structure 2014 Help

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Introduction to Autodesk Revit Structure • A powerful software for structural engineering that provides purpose-built

tools for structural design, engineering, and analysis

• Is a design and documentation platform that enables you to use a single,

integrated building information model that combines a physical

representation of a building associated with an analytical representation

• Its integrated parametric modeling technology is used to create the

information model of a project and to collect and coordinate information

across all its representations

Autodesk Revit Structure As A Building Information

Modeler

• An alternative approach to building design, construction and management

• A building design and documentation platform


Basic Concepts And Principles

• Envisage and develop a structural model with actual 3D parametric

building elements

• Provides a new approach to the structural design and the implementation

process

• 2D CAD platforms mostly use lines to represent all elements, Figures 1 and 2.




Figure 1 CAD project created using 2D lines and curves


Figure 2 Autodesk Revit Structure project created

using parametric structural element




Understanding the Parametric Building Modeling Technology

• A project in Autodesk Revit Structure is created using the inbuilt parametric

building elements

• A building information model is created using different interdependent

parametric building elements such as structural walls, beams, columns,

structural floors, foundations, and so on

Terms used in Autodesk Revit Structure

(a) Project, (b) level, (c) category, (d) family, (e) type, and (f) instance

• Figure 3 shows the hierarchy of categories and families in a typical Autodesk

Revit Structure project


Figure 3 Hierarchy of Autodesk Revit Structure categories and families




Creating a Structural Model Using Parametric Building Elements

• Uses five classes of element: host, component, annotation, view, and

datum

• Flexibility of generating the building geometry based on the project

requirement, design complexity, and other factors

• Building section with various building elements, Figure 4


Figure 4 Building section showing building elements and levels




Visibility/Graphics Overrides, Scale, and Detail Level

• Enables you to control the display and graphic representation of a single

element

• Setting the scale for each project view by selecting it from the available

list of standard

Extracting the Project Information

• Used to create and represent a building project

• Extract project information from a building model

• Create area schemes, schedule, and cost estimates

Creating an Structural Drawing Set

• Organized in a project file based on the established CAD standards

followed by the firm


Creating an Unusual Building Geometry

• Helps you conceptualize a building project in terms of its volume, shape,

and proportions before working with actual building elements

Flexibility of Creating Special Elements

• Enables you to create the elements that are designed specifically for a

particular location

• Flexibility of using in-built elements for creating your own elements.

Creating Structural Layouts

• Enable you to add structural elements to a building model

Working on Large Projects

• Can work on large projects by linking different building projects together




Working in Large Teams and Coordinating with Consultants

Worksets can be assigned to different teams working on the same project

and then their work can easily be coordinated in the central file location


Starting Autodesk Revit Structure 2014

• Choose Programs > Autodesk > Autodesk Revit Structure 2014 >

Autodesk Revit Structure 2014, Figure 5 and 6.




Figure 5 Starting Autodesk Revit Structure 2014

using the taskbar


Figure 6 The interface screen display of Autodesk Revit Structure 2014




User Interface

• Main parts are Ribbon, Options Bar, Project Browser, Drawing Area, Properties

Palette, Status Bar, and View Control Bar, Figure 7.

Figure 7 Autodesk Revit Structure 2014 user interface screen


Invoking Tools

Ribbon and Shortcut Keys.

Title Bar

Ribbon

Figure 8 Different components of a ribbon




• Moving the Panels

Figure 9 Choosing the Return Panels to Ribbon

button

• Changing the View States of the Ribbon

Figure 10 Various options in the cascading menu for changing

the view state of the ribbon


• Contextual Tabs in the Ribbon

Application Frame

• Application Button

• Application Menu

• Quick Access Toolbar

Figure 11 The Application Menu Figure 12 The Quick Access Toolbar




• InfoCenter

Figure 13 The InfoCenter

• View Control Bar

Figure 14 The View Control Bar

• Status Bar


Options Bar

Figure 15 The Options Bar with different options to create a structural column

Properties Palette

Drawing Area

Project Browser

Figure 16 The Project Browser

Keyboard Accelerators




Properties Palette

The Properties Palette, as shown in Figure 17, is a modeless interface,

which displays the type and element properties of various elements and views

in a drawing

Figure 17 The Properties Palette


Dialog Boxes

A convenient method of accessing and modifying parameters related to

that tool, Figure 18

Figure 18 The Save As dialog box




Multiple Document Environment

• Allows you to open more than one project at a time in a single Autodesk

Revit Structure session, Figure 19

• Very useful when you want to work on different projects simultaneously,

Figure 19

Figure 19 Choosing the Switch Windows option


Figure 20 The cascaded view of the project




Interoperability of Autodesk Revit Structure

• A wide range of industry standards and supports various CAD file formats

• DWF, DGN, DWG, DGN, IFC, SKP, and SAT

• JPG, TIFF, BMP, PNG, AVI, PAN, IVR, and TGA

• ODBC, HTML, TXT, gbXML, XLS, and MDB


Project Storm For Autodesk Revit Structure

• Project Storm for Autodesk Revit Structure, also referred as “Storm”, is a

cloud computing tool that can be used to perform structural analysis on an

analytical structural model.




Building Information Modeling And Autodesk Revit

Structure 2014

• Defined as a design technology that involves the creation and use of

coordinated, internally consistent, and computable information about a

building project in design and construction.

• Covers spatial relationships, geographic information, quantities, and

properties of building components.


Worksharing Using Revit Server

In Autodesk Revit Structure 2014, you can apply server-based worksharing

with the help of Revit Server, which is a server application. Revit Server uses a

central server and multiple local servers for collaborating across a Wide Area

Network (WAN)




Figure 21 The Network model of Revit Server


Linking Analytical Model To Analysis

• In Autodesk Revit Structure, the physical model represents the

physical layout that consists of structural walls, beams, columns,

footings, and so on. The analytical model is created along with the

physical model. The analytical model is the engineering

description of a structural physical model

• To analyze the analytical model, transfer it into a third-party analysis

software. You can link the analytical model via application

programming interface (API) to several leading industry applications

for building analysis, such as ADAPT-Builder, RISA 3D, Fastrack,

ROBOT Millennium, Sofistik, and others




Autodesk Revit Structure HELP

Using the Local Revit Structure Help

Using the Autodesk WikiHelp

Figure 22 The Autodesk WikiHelp page


Using the Context Sensitive Help




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