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Structural Detailing to Revit

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Rick
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Structural Detailing to Revit

How do I link my Structural Detailing AutoCAD to Revit and link them so as the cad file changes it up dates in Revit?

 

What I would really like to do is export Revit to AutoCAD Structural detailing. Then detail the connections and reload back into Revit.

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First of all, Revit doesn't import ASD detaills. 

Second: The only workflow that really worked for me was:

 

Create structure in Revit -> Analyze it in Robot -> Update Revit ->Send to ASD -> Plot.

 

Revit has 2 types of connections in "Extensions":"Beam to column" and "Column end", while ASD has more then 30.

 

Regards.

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Cristian, you have worked with SDS/2 connections?

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Hi Jorge,

 

I had an attempt, bu it didn't work in the first place. After that the trial has expired and I had to uninstall it. Anyway I'm receiving emails from them on a regular basis.  🙂

 

OPINION:  FOR THE MOMENT I dont think I will buy it because:

 

1) Revit is not very precise for steel

2) I'm not an expert in Revit Structure

3) The SDS/2 is at the beginning

4) It doesn't have localized version (Romania).

 

My workflow is like this:

I make the model in Revit, compute it in Robot, make some schematic drawings (I don't know the english terminology, but they are plans in which I show the placement of columns, beams, foundations) and then send it to ASD for detailing and shop drawing.

Latelly I use Revit a lot, but i've started only 3 years ago...

 

The Revit Structure Suite also contains ASD. What I like is:

 

1) It has some macros (enough for regular buildings)

2) It is based on AutoCad plaform (I have more experience with it)

3) Positioning of elements and automatic drawings and annotations.

 

I will not place here the inconveniences of ASD.

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sure, I'm not an expert  using Revit too, only I want to know HOW accurately and flexible can be with steel structures, for this it's one step back to other specifics programs, but I believe this is the bussines of Revit, is an non specific program.

 

 

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Revit is very flexible with steel, but not very accurate. At least not now.

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