topic Re: wood steel connections in Revit Structure Forum

wood steel connections

Martin.EckartJLZX3 — Wed, 15 Apr 2020 19:11:27 GMT

how can i make some connections like in the picture

wood steel connections?

Re: wood steel connections

robertwmerriman2 — Wed, 15 Apr 2020 20:14:34 GMT

You will need to build this as a custom connection using the contour tools, plates, bolts etc then put it all together

I have actually done a webinar on working with Timber in Advance Steel and built that connection, you will find it on this page

https://graitec.co.uk/cad-courses/training-tutorials-and-webinars/advance-steel-content-portal

Re: wood steel connections

Martin.EckartJLZX3 — Fri, 17 Apr 2020 20:46:38 GMT

but i cant use bolt connections with wood beams + plates , only with steel beams + plates

is there another option?

Re: wood steel connections

robertwmerriman2 — Fri, 17 Apr 2020 20:50:36 GMT

Hi @Martin.EckartJLZX3

I don't have my.computer on at the moment but I'm.usre you can bolt through a timber bean, how have you created your timber beams?

The other option is to model them using the Steel beam command changing the section size to a timber section then the material to timber

Re: wood steel connections

robertwmerriman2 — Sat, 18 Apr 2020 08:29:35 GMT

Hi @Martin.EckartJLZX3

Appologies, i thought this question had been posted in the Advance Steel forum, there is no restriction in Advance Steel on connecting through timber elements.

In Revit the steel tools will only work on elements with the structural behaviour of steel, you could maybe change the behaviour of your timber beams so Revit thinks they are steel, although im sure this will then cause other issues

Re: wood steel connections

PhilipLTnz — Mon, 18 May 2020 02:33:17 GMT

I've created new timber families which have the "Material for model behaviour" set to "steel" as we do lots of timber/steel structures.

Use Shear plates for a lot of my timber/steel connections works a dream.

Re: wood steel connections

Martin.EckartJLZX3 — Mon, 18 May 2020 07:03:45 GMT

can i have these families? 🙂

Re: wood steel connections

PhilipLTnz — Tue, 19 May 2020 04:12:09 GMT

Within your timber structure element (frames & Columns) change the highlighted field to steel.

I'm newish to revit and guess i'll get told off but the only way I have found to get revit to work with timber/steel connections.

Re: wood steel connections

Martin.EckartJLZX3 — Tue, 19 May 2020 07:30:25 GMT

doesnt work 😕

i also testet shear plates and bolts ..

Re: wood steel connections

PhilipLTnz — Tue, 19 May 2020 20:37:10 GMT

This is in 2021 but also worked in 2020, have attached project of this also

Re: wood steel connections

dali.jmal — Wed, 06 Apr 2022 14:53:58 GMT

Section Shape should also be : Undefined. Then it will work fine