Thursday, May 23, 2013

StruSoft StruXml Revit Add-In 1.0.001

We are happy to announce that the new Revit StruXML Add-In is now ready and available to download at the StruSoft download page.

There are two versions of the Add-In for both Revit 2013 and Revit 2014, and each is available for Win32 and Win64 system.

The new Revit StruXML Add-In is compatible with FEM-Design starting from version 11.01.002.

Clients that are using  FEM-Design in version 8, 9, 10 or 11 (in an earlier version than 11.01.002) will not be able to switch to the new Add-In and should remain using the previous Revit Add-In that is based on the .r2f file.

New features:

Main new features in comparison to the previous Add-In that was based on the .r2f file are:
  • Export of grid lines (as axes) and levels (as storeys).
  • Export of curved walls.
  • Export of eccentricity in case of floor slabs and walls.
  • Export of structural foundations (as boundary conditions until FEM-Design in version 12 is introduced)
  • New mapping dialog with the option to load FEM-Design Code sensitive libraries.
  • Better system of warning and error messages.

Installation:

Download the suitable version of the Add-In and run the installation file. After completion, StruSoft FEM-Design panel will appear in the Analyze tab in Revit along with the Export StruXml command. Revit cannot be running while installing the Add-In.


Export from Revit to FEM-Design:

The transfer of structural elements from Revit to FEM-Design is done by exporting an analytical model of an instance of an element along with its properties, i.e. material, section/profile/thickness, release conditions, eccentricity.

Following elements and properties can be exported from Revit to FEM-Design using the struXML file based Add-In:

Elements:
  • Structural Columns
  • Structural Framing elements (Beams, Beam systems, Braces, Trusses)
  • Structural Floors
  • Structural Walls
  • Structural Foundation
  • Grids and levels
Properties:
  • Material of en element
  • Section / Profile / Thickness of an element
  • Releases of linear elements
  • Boundary conditions
  • Eccentricity in case of floor slabs and walls
Furthermore, the new struxml file type allows to update the initially exported model to FEM-Design with the changes made in FEM-Design afterwards.

In the next post we will show a video example of an export from Revit to FEM-Design using the new StruSoft StruXml Revit Add-In as well as an example of the FEM-Design model update.

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