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Structural Steel Bent Plate and Flat Pattern

Structural Steel Bent Plate and Flat Pattern

The ability to create Bent Plates and their Flat patterns with functionality similar to how Inventor does this.

Would aid in direct to workshop floor shop drawings

Add this feature to the "Steel" tab

6 Comments
BMillarBCG25
Participant

This should be built in function in Revit because: 

 

1. As anyone who has worked in design build, we design the flashing.

2. Yes I do model the flashing and sheet metal for many applications. 

3. No I don't want to to show it as a detail item, because I export 3D Files to be fabricated from. 

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wr.marshall
Advisor

@kimberly_fuhrman-jones please combine with my idea here: https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/revit-ideas/structural-steel-bent-plate-and-flat-pattern/idi-p/107538...

 

@BMillarBCG25  though you asking for sheet metal and I was asking for plate the same idea could apply to both, though you would not likely bend extremely thick plate.

 

@revit team this feature could also be used for stiffening ducting in other words the slight X pattern you see on ducting to stop in bending and warping and/or working out flat pattern for square to rounds etc.... 

 

This idea would definitely benefit structural and MEP.

BMillarBCG25
Participant

@wr.marshall   I agree 100%, This would be useful across  every specialty. 

 

1. I do use bent plate for structural applications. 

2. Sheet metal for Architectural 

3.And as you made clear for MEP as well. 

 

 

 

denissecruz26
Advocate

Would be wonderful to have the same capabilities that Advance Steel has for folded plates in Revit.

wr.marshall
Advisor

@denissecruz26 

Are you after something like this idea: Structural Steel Bent Plate and Flat Pattern - Autodesk Community

 

If so please ask @kimberly_fuhrman-jones to combine

wr.marshall
Advisor

just noticed this on the MEP roadmap under the next tab: Flat pattern development improvements - MEP - Revit Discipline Specific Roadmap | Product Roadmap

 

@kimberly_fuhrman-jones please ensure that development teams are aware and implement similar feature for Architecture and Structural as discussed above in this idea.

 

Query's and comments

  • This feature will likely need to be functional in both a project level (i.e. custom flashing in architecture) and family editor (i.e. reusable bent plate angle for a number structural projects)....
  • A query though!!! How will Revit accommodate the different bend settings and calculations (See Inventor). Also 2 machines by different bending machines manufactures may and will likely bend differently. What plan are there to accommodate this differences. Will you be able to select make and model of machine when creating a flat output?
  • Being able to specify the fold location similar to inventorCapture5.jpg.5c0a86a973d95c883bddeac8114a93e9.jpg
  • Settings for corner notches similar to Inventor. To limit rework when reaches the manufacturer of said item.

I don't feel that my questions warrant a detailed explanation from Autodesk. Just food for thought when development teams actually start coding this into Revit

 

Side note. This idea seems to be asking for the same thing: Steel folded plate - Autodesk Community. Please combine

 

For interest discussions about modeling bent plate in Revit forums:

 

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