topic Re: Revit 2017 - No New Structural Connections in Revit Structure Forum

Revit 2017 - No New Structural Connections

bjur — Fri, 15 Apr 2016 20:14:53 GMT

So I'm running the new Revit 2017 and with eager antisipation, went straight for the new Structual Connections feature....nothing. Only the generic connection object is listed. I tried loading any familes I could find, but they don't show up as new structural connection objects. I think the ones available to load are the old style, not the newer ones that interface with Advance Steel 2017. Any ideas?

Re: Revit 2017 - No New Structural Connections

scott_d_davis — Sat, 16 Apr 2016 18:23:27 GMT

Does this help? It sounds like its a plug-in that you need to install.

http://help.autodesk.com/view/RVT/2017/ENU/?guid=GUID-645A8C55-900A-42A7-8991-BFF6B2C7F6C6

Re: Revit 2017 - No New Structural Connections

bjur — Sat, 16 Apr 2016 18:48:26 GMT

Where does one get this plug in? I'm a subscription member but there is no plugin listed any where on my account page.

Re: Revit 2017 - No New Structural Connections

YarUnderoaker — Sat, 16 Apr 2016 20:28:07 GMT

I have questions too:
1) Is it connection will be adaptive - changed it components following to members?
2) Is components of connection will be schedulable, not just solid geometry?
3) Is that will be public API to make own addon for steel connections?

Re: Revit 2017 - No New Structural Connections

Tom_Kunsman — Sun, 17 Apr 2016 19:58:44 GMT

why would he need an add-in? Is not the structural connections a new feature of Revit 2017?

Re: Revit 2017 - No New Structural Connections

Rafal.Gaweda — Mon, 18 Apr 2016 10:49:17 GMT

Addin mentioned here :
http://help.autodesk.com/view/RVT/2017/ENU/?guid=GUID-2E50EE74-BEE4-452F-8E92-4F74BC145EED

is called Autodesk® Steel Connections for Revit®

It should be available on Autodesk Account for subscribers soon.

Re: Revit 2017 - No New Structural Connections

Shai.Nguyen — Mon, 18 Apr 2016 15:37:03 GMT

I have just installed autodesk steel connection for revit. And I can't see any profile for connection. It still not working. Any help?

Re: Revit 2017 - No New Structural Connections

bjur — Mon, 18 Apr 2016 15:47:57 GMT

I'm a subscription customer but I can't find the connection addin anywhere. Where did you find it?

Re: Revit 2017 - No New Structural Connections

Shai.Nguyen — Mon, 18 Apr 2016 15:54:27 GMT

I download it from Autodesk from Autodesk Desktop manager. It's an update for revit 2017. Pls check.
P/s: I found the connection that we haven't load yet. Click the small arrow under Connection and load it to Properties window.

Re: Revit 2017 - No New Structural Connections

Shai.Nguyen — Mon, 18 Apr 2016 15:58:12 GMT

one more thing that change detail level to "Fine" so that you will see the connection.

Re: Revit 2017 - No New Structural Connections

bjur — Mon, 18 Apr 2016 16:03:08 GMT

Wierd, I have no updates available either on my account page or the autodesk desktop app.

Re: Revit 2017 - No New Structural Connections

YarUnderoaker — Mon, 18 Apr 2016 19:49:13 GMT

@YarUnderoaker wrote:
I have questions too:
1) Is it connection will be adaptive - changed it components following to members?
2) Is components of connection will be schedulable, not just solid geometry?
3) Is that will be public API to make own addon for steel connections?

Answer to myself.

1) Yes. Changes goes as background process, need to wait few second. Also framing families must be based on Section Shape parameters.

2) No. Connection is solid geometry without any components. You can not calculate mass or count bolts.

Also welding has not any model or annotation visualization.

Re: Revit 2017 - No New Structural Connections

YarUnderoaker — Mon, 18 Apr 2016 19:47:53 GMT

del

Re: Revit 2017 - No New Structural Connections

bjur — Mon, 18 Apr 2016 20:48:08 GMT

So I finally did get the update, which happens throught the Autodesk Desktop App, but now I get an error when I open. See screenshot. "Unable to load odbcji32.dll"

Re: Revit 2017 - No New Structural Connections

bjur — Tue, 19 Apr 2016 03:34:59 GMT

Incase any one else runs up against that error, you need to download the 64bit version of the Microsoft Jet Database driver.

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?displaylang=en&id=13255

Re: Revit 2017 - No New Structural Connections

Rafal.Gaweda — Tue, 19 Apr 2016 06:23:57 GMT

Re: Revit 2017 - No New Structural Connections

bjur — Tue, 19 Apr 2016 15:27:03 GMT

Thanks. It just haden't shown up yet in my autodesk account yet when I first posted the question. I got it downloaded. Seams to work great.

Re: Revit 2017 - No New Structural Connections

Anonymous — Tue, 19 Apr 2016 15:48:52 GMT

The add-in is not available for eductional versions, correct?

Re: Revit 2017 - No New Structural Connections

gholguin — Tue, 19 Apr 2016 23:09:00 GMT

every time i attempt to place a connection it says connection failed and i can see it or edit the parameters

Re: Revit 2017 - No New Structural Connections

Rafal.Gaweda — Wed, 20 Apr 2016 08:03:16 GMT