Autodesk Revit Structure, released today, offers structural engineering and concurrent modeling for design, analysis, coordination, and documentation. The product enables bidirectional linking to industry-leading analysis software as well as to existing Revit models, complete with Revit parametric change management.
“By adopting Autodesk Revit Structure as our structural modeling and documentation system, we have minimized the time and effort required to coordinate design and engineering changes—because the software's parametric change engine automates that aspect of our work,” says Paul Andersen, senior structural engineering technician, Graef, Anhalt, Schloemer & Associates, Inc., which had advanced access to Autodesk Revit Structures. “A recent project that would have taken three weeks using legacy software took just three days to complete with Autodesk Revit Structure.”
Autodesk claims the new product will allow structural engineers to more efficiently create quality construction documentation by integrating a physical model—for layout, coordination, and documentation—with independently editable analytical models for materials including steel, precast concrete, cast-in-place concrete, masonry and wood. Autodesk also says the new product will help structural engineers share building design information with the extended project team, by directly linking to information from architectural and building services engineering models. Autodesk Revit Structure supports bi-directional linking with industry-leading analysis software including ETABS from Computers and Structures Inc. (CSI), RISA-3D from RISA Technologies and ROBOT Millennium from RoboBAT.
Because it is built on the Autodesk Revit platform, using Autodesk Revit Structure will allow for a “model once, use many” architectural and engineering paradigm. Information is entered only once, and can be used for engineering, analysis, design, documentation, and coordination with the rest of the design team.
Revit utilizes parametric change management; any changes made in one view are dynamically updated in every related view, including drawings and schedules on sheets ready to plot. The program offers the flexibility to explore design and engineering alternatives; structural design analysis can include combinations of multiple materials (steel, concrete, masonry, or wood). The analytical model can be edited to reflect engineering judgment for gravity, lateral, seismic, and other analyses. Autodesk Revit Structure keeps all analyses associated with the physical model.
Engineers can use Autodesk Revit Structures to create their own structural models from scratch, or they can work on top of 2D CAD files from the architect. They can also accelerate their work and automate coordination by linking bidirectionally to any available 3D architectural or MEP engineering models from Autodesk Architectural Desktop, Autodesk Revit Building or Autodesk Building Systems.
Autodesk Revit Structure is now shipping in North America. For more information, visit www.autodesk.com/structure.