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Coming to production soon!! That's right: Sinclair Pratt Cameron, P.C. is permanently moving to BIM by adding Revit Structure to our repertoire. This will be the biggest challenge ever for us (and for me personally), but there are a number of wonderful resources out there to help out. And I will make sure that it does happen.
This page is for all of those pioneering people who are trying to get more out of their design and the process as a whole by moving to the BIM leading (and bleeding) edge. Hopefully, I can include myself in that category. There will be a number of tutorials, videos, how-to manuals, links to webcasts, etc., here for you to download & share with the Revit World at large. They are very helpful, but piecemeal odds-and-ends are definitely not a replacement for structured & well thought out training. Don't just stick your toes in the water - you have to jump in and hope that you can swim.
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Revit Structure 2009 Beta Tester
Along
with being one of only 15 Autodesk Gold Beta Test Sites in the world
for AutoCAD 2009, I am also beta testing
Revit Structure 2009. Even though we aren't using it in
production (yet), I am getting glimpse of what the next few months
will bring - the good and the bad.
In their own words, here is an overall listing of what Autodesk says is "new & improved" in each version of the Revit platform for the next release:
The Revit platform for BIM features improvements to each of the purpose-built solutions for architects and engineers. It keeps information coordinated, up-to-date and accessible in an integrated digital environment, giving project teams a clear overall vision of their designs and streamlining the decision-making process. New updates to the Revit platform include:
- Revit Structure 2009 (BIM for structural
engineers, designers and drafters) has been enhanced with
greater modeling and documentation capabilities and is
compatible with the newly acquired Robobat solutions. The
AutoCAD Revit Structure Suite now includes AutoCAD Structural
Detailing, enabling:
- Steel and reinforced concrete detailing and shop drawings
- State-of-the-art formwork drawings.
- Revit Architecture 2009 (BIM for architects and
designers) allows customers to capture early design concepts
with improved analysis and visualization capabilities via:
- Increased sustainable design and energy analysis capabilities through easy exchange with partner applications
- Improved visualization functionality with the new Mental Ray engine for rendering, improving speed, quality, and usability
- Revit MEP 2009 (Revit for MEP engineering)
provides customers with detailed, specified modeling
functionalities, including:
- Air handlers, commercial condensing units, packaged rooftop units, and high-efficiency water source heat pumps
Revit Structure 2009 Revealed
This is a long list of improvements (which is a good thing), so go
grab a drink & a snack before you get into it too far. For the
record: I warned you.
Enhanced structural modeling capabilities
Reinforcement Modeling
Improvements in reinforcement modeling make rebar modeling easier to
perform and manage.
Rebar Shapes
Rebar now take on specific shape characteristics. Using actual shape
definitions provided by the local codes, with the ability to create
custom definitions using loadable families, allows for easier
communication with reinforcement fabrication and installation. The
shapes are fully parameterized giving the ability to modify the
shape with onscreen controls.
Rebar Placement
Rebar placement editors have been modified to help make placing the
new shapes easier. Graphical rebar shape browser has been provided
to reduce the need to memorize shape names. Rebar shapes will auto
expand to rebar cover references on placement.
Rebar Cover
Rebar cover has been added to concrete elements. These cover
references provide a boundary that the rebar will attach with.
Modification of this boundary will force the rebar to adjust to
maintain the attachment. Rebar cover references can be adjusted on a
preface level using the rebar cover editor. The references are
visible during placement and in the rebar cover editor.
Rebar Improvements
Rebar can now be viewed as a solid shape in 3D views, allowing for
visual collision detection and rebar connection presentations.
Rebar hook definitions have been improved to allow better
scheduling.
Area and Path Reinforcement have been improved to understand Rebar
Cover.
Beam Joins
Steel, timber, and precast beam’s symbolic representation has been
improved when multiple beams form an end join. Now the symbolic
representation will show one of the beams not cutting back. An
editor has also been provided to give greater flexibility over the
end join.
Beam Join Elevation Control
When multiple beams are selected that share and end control a new
elevation text control will be provided allowing the end elevations
of all the beams to me modified at one time.
Foundation Creation Improvements
There is now an option to create isolated foundations by selecting
intersecting grids, or by picking structural columns. Similarly,
unconnected walls can be selected to add wall foundations.
Wall Foundation End Controls
Controls are now available at the end of wall foundations. These
allow dragging wall foundations past wall ends and for adjusting
joins to other wall foundations.
Metal Deck in Sloped Slabs
Slabs with Metal Deck will now be correctly shown in Section and
Elevation if the slab is sloping or warping.
Curved Edges in Sloped Slabs
Sloped and Warped Slabs now support non-linear edges in their
boundary sketch. Arcs, Ellipses and Splines may be used and the
correct geometry will be created in the shape-edited slab. Control
over the Curved Edge Condition has also been added to support a
variety of conditions.
Graphical Representation while Shape-Editing Sloped Slabs
While editing Sloped and Warped Slabs, the graphical of Points and
Edges has been modified to be more refined and usable. New controls
appear when the slab is selected, or while in the Sub-Element tools.
Model Text
Model Text feature is now accessible in "Architectural" Design Bar
and “Modelling” Menu Bar.
Swept Blend
The interface for this new command is similar to Sweep except user
can define two profiles rather than one. Profiles are fixed to the
ends and can't be dragged as can be done with regular sweeps.
Site Tool - Sloped Pad
Revit Structure now allows the Site tool - Pad to be sloped using a
slope arrow.
Automate drafting tasks for construction documents
Concrete Modeling and Drawings Enhancements
Improvements in concrete modeling and drawing make construction
documents easier and faster to create.
Improved Concrete Beam Joins
Improvements have been made to the methods used to join concrete
beams to one another. More realistic geometry will be created for a
majority of the standard join configurations. Common join
configurations (2, 3, 4-way) and common profiles of concrete members
are supported and more realistic geometry will be created
automatically.
Automatic Joins
Concrete beams and columns will now automatically join to slabs,
walls, and foundations when their geometries overlap. Foundation
elements will also automatically join to slabs, walls, and other
foundations.
Hidden Lines Improvements
Additional edges will appear in Hidden Line mode. For the most part,
edges of joined elements, such as the end of a shallow beam framing
into a deeper beam, will show as hidden. More cases of beam edges
hidden by the beam itself will also display as hidden.
Structural Framing Tag Family Improvements
Structural Framing Tags Families have been given a new family
parameter that changes the way the tag is attached to the
beam/brace. These tags now have the ability to follow its attachment
point. The attachment points are defined as Start, Middle and End of
the beam/brace.
Multi-Parameter Labels
All labels have been improved to allow a single label to report the
value of several parameters. This provides greater flexibility in
the creation of Tags.
Beam Annotation Tool
This new tool will speed the annotation of framing plans. It builds
off the Tag-All-Not-Tagged framework by providing a specific tool
for beams in Plan views. The tool will place structural framing tags
and spot elevations on beams.
Spot Elevation Improvements for Structural Framing
Improvements allow the placement of Spot Elevations on beams in
coarse level of detail. The Spot Elevation points to the end of the
symbolic representation while reporting the end of the location line
(or working point).
Spot Elevation Improvements
Improvements allow the reporting of the top and bottom elevations of
the element that the Spot Elevation has been placed on. Additional
control has been provided to the alignment of the text with respect
to the leader, control has been given to turn on or off the shoulder
of the leader and the Spot Elevation has the ability to rotate with
any component that is defined with a location line.
Spot Coordinate Improvements
The Spot Coordinate has been improved to allow the reporting of the
elevation along with its coordinate location.
Structural Elements Tagging Enhancements
Many structural elements now allow user to specify if the created
element is tagged on creation from the option bar.
Truss and Beam systems have a new parameter “Tag new members in
view:” which can be set to an eligible view or “None” to prevent new
members from being tagged.
Graphical Column Schedule Improvements
Columns that are not centered on a grid intersection are now
included in the Graphical Column Schedule. These can be shown or
hidden using an instance parameter of the Graphical Column Schedule
View.
Graphical Column Schedule Element Properties dialog now contains a
new parameter to display the Elevation Base for Levels: Project or
Shared.
Baseline Dimensions
New dimension style to allow for the automatic stacking of a
dimension string.
Ordinate Dimensions
New dimension style for a string of dimensions to report the
distance from a single origin.
Dimension Overrides
Dimension strings can now be overridden with descriptive text, not a
numeric value.
Dimension to Intersections
Dimensions can now be drawn to the intersection of lines,
references, grids and walls.
Dimension to Circle, Arc or Ellipse Centers
Linear dimensions can now be created referencing circle, arc or
ellipse centers.
Dimension Text Formatting Enhancements
Width Factor, Underline, Italic and Bold can now be applied to text
of all dimension styles.
Slope Unit
A new unit format has been created to report slope. A slope is
defined as the angle to a horizontal plane and it can be report in
several different formats including angle, ratio and percentage.
Enhanced Revision Numbering and Schedules
Revision sequences can now be either a numeric or alphabetic and can
build a table from bottom-up, not just top-down. Revision Schedule
can be rotated on the sheet.
Gaps in Grids
Grids have a new type parameter titled "Center Segment" with three
possible values: "Continuous", "None", and "Custom". This controls
whether the grid line is displayed as a single line segment, two
segments with a gap, or three segments respectively.
Grid Bubble Default Placement
Two parameters “Symbol at End 1” and “Symbol at End 2” have been
renamed to “Plan View Symbols End 1” and “Plan View Symbols End 2”,
to clarify that they only apply to horizontal views - controlling
the default placement for the type.
A new type parameter drop down titled "Non-Plan View Symbols" has
been added to grids. This parameter controls the default placement
of grid bubbles in elevation views.
Improve usability and product experience
Apply Line Load by picking Host on Curved Beam
Curved Beams can now be used as host for Line Load.
Create Line Boundary Conditions on Curved Beam
Line Boundary Conditions can now be used on Curved Beams.
View Navigation Tools
ViewCube™
ViewCube™ tool helps users switch between different viewpoints and
easily manipulate the point of view in a 3D scene.
SteeringWheels™
SteeringWheels™ tool enables users to navigate safely and smoothly
around objects and within interior and exterior spaces.
Linked Views in Section, Elevation, and 3D
Linked views functionality has been expanded to work in section,
elevation, and 3D views.
Linework on additional edge types
Linework now supports: Edges in linked rvt files, when displayed "By
Host", polylines, generally from imports, and projection edges
caused by plan regions.
Phase mapping between linked projects
For correct view generation in multi phase projects, each phase of
the host model should match a specific phase in links. To align
phases, each link has a new “Phase Mapping” parameter in Type
Properties.
Phasing Graphic Overrides
Graphic overrides for Phasing can optionally be turned off. For each
phase, “No Override” can be selected that prevents elements with the
associated phase parameter to appear with graphics defined in other
sources (i.e. Visibility/Graphics or Object Styles).
Selection Count
The filter dialog has been enhanced to list the number of elements
in each category as well as a total element count. This dialog is
also now resizable.
Cut at the view depth plane
Plans, Sections, and Elevation views can now be cut at the view
depth (plans) or far clipping plane (sections and elevations). There
is an option to show a line at the cut location.
Unit Formatting Enhancements
A new value “Currency” has been added to the Units Drop down where a
currency symbol can be specified for Number and Cost fields.
The previous “Decimal symbol:” drop down in the Project Units dialog
has been replaced with a new combo box named “Decimal symbol/digit
grouping:” This will show a preview of possible digit grouping and
unit delimiters.
A new checkbox "Suppress spaces" has been added to the Format
dialog. Checking this will remove all spaces around the dash from
length strings.
A new checkbox "Suppress trailing 0’s" has been added to the Format
dialog.
View Scale Enhancements
New hard coded scales have been added. Imperial templates now have
1”=0’-1” and 1”=100’-0”. Metric templates have 1:1.
At the View Control Bar, the choice “Custom” has been enhanced. The
custom ratio can now display imperial formatting or any user-defined
custom display name when placing on a sheet.
Granular View Templates
View properties can now be applied selectively using view templates.
Keynote Legend re-categorization
Keynote Legends are now considered to be another type of Legend view
and display under the Legend Branch of the Project Browser. The View
New menu was also reorganized to group like items such as Legends
and Keynote Legends.
Snap Overrides in Context Menu
Snap overrides are now listed under a “Snap Overrides” menu
accessible from the right-click context menu during element
creation.
Close Snap Override
A new snap override has been created to provide an ability to snap
to the beginning of a chain of two or more lines. The snap is titled
“Close” or shortcut key (SZ) and displayed in the new context menu.
Show warnings related to Element
When an element that is associated with a warning (i.e. overlapping
walls or duplicates in same location) the element will display a
small warning icon in the option bar. Pressing this will invoke the
Review warnings dialog where detail about the warning can be
reviewed and associated elements listed.
Export Reviewable warnings
The Review Warnings dialog (Tools > Review warnings) has a new
Export command. This command will export an html file containing the
project name, date/timestamp, and a list of all reviewable warnings
and associated elements with their ids.
Mirror Project
Revit Structure now provides the ability to mirror a project under
Tools Menu Bar > Project Position/Orientation. This command will
mirror not only the model geometry but the annotation in views as
well.
Screen Sized Temporary Graphics
Temporary graphics are now drawn relative to the screen, not model -
so they appear the same for all zoom factors.
Surface patterns on additional surfaces
A restriction limiting fill patterns to planes and cylinders has
been removed.
Recent Files Window
Revit will no longer open a default template on launch but instead
display images of recently accessed projects, families and links to
help, tutorials, and content. Clicking an image will open the
associated file.
File navigation dialogs
All File Open and Save dialogs have been redesigned to use a common
layout and be more consistent with other Autodesk products.
Mass Floor Area and Volume
Now Floor Area Faces have been renamed Mass Floors and can be tagged
individually, scheduled, and have new and useful properties
representing the slice of the mass above the Mass Floor including:
Floor Area, Floor Perimeter, Floor Volume, Surface Area, Usage, and
additional properties from the associated Mass.
Publish to DWFx
Revit Structure 2009 can now publish to DWFx.
DWF files published to the XPS specification can be automatically
opened and viewed using the Microsoft® XPS Viewer built into
Windows® Vista, without any plug-ins or other downloads. For
Windows® XP users, this same DWF support can be achieved via a
download.
New Rendering Engine mental ray®
Rendering Enhancements
In Revit Structure 2009, the AccuRender® rendering engine has been
replaced with the mental ray® rendering engine. This change provides
an overall higher quality of rendering, with improved lighting
effects and more accurate render appearances for materials. For
rendered images of a similar quality, the mental ray engine produces
faster results than the previous rendering engine.
Rendering Workflow Enhancements
The user interface for rendering images has been completely
redesigned. Fewer dialogs, a simplified workflow, and intelligent
defaults make it easy for an inexperienced user to generate
presentation-quality images with a minimum of effort. For more
experienced users, Revit Structure 2009 offers control over
individual settings to refine a rendered image and achieve the
desired effects.
Render Appearance Enhancements for Materials
All materials that ship with the Revit software have been assigned
new render appearances. Material definitions are stored as part of
the project file. Render appearances are stored in a local,
read-only library. If users make any changes to render appearances
for materials, the changes are stored as part of the project name, linetype, color, layer, etc.) or
freeze layers embedded deep within xrefs.
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