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00:01
PAWEL PULAK: Displaying results imported from Robot in Revit.
00:04
In this video, we'll update the Revit model
00:07
with results from Robot and use of results Explorer
00:10
to review the analysis.
00:13
Here we are in robot structural analysis with the model
00:16
previously imported from Revit for which
00:19
static analysis and RC slab required
00:22
reinforcement calculations were performed in Robot.
00:26
As we can see in the status line and in the title bar,
00:29
the current status of results is available.
00:34
Now in the same machine, we switched
00:36
to Revit with the original unanalyzed model loaded.
00:40
In the analyzed ribbon, in the structural analysis panel,
00:44
we can see the results manager and results Explorer.
00:47
These modules are available and Revit 2020
00:51
after installing the structure analysis tool kit
00:54
downloaded from the Autodesk app store.
00:57
In Revit 2021, these components are available out of the box
01:02
without additional installation.
01:04
For now, the Revit model does not contain any results
01:07
so results manager does not contain any results packages
01:11
and the results Explorer is grayed out.
01:15
Now, we'll start robot structural analysis link.
01:19
In the integration with robot structural analysis dialog box,
01:23
select Update model and results.
01:26
You can see this choice deactivates the option
01:29
for using the SMXX intermediate file
01:32
and leaves only the direct integration tool available.
01:35
It means that results could be transferred only
01:38
when both Revit and Robot are installed on the same machine.
01:42
And I'll click OK.
01:44
In the send results to Revit dialog box,
01:47
we select both the analysis results package
01:50
and the required reinforcement results package and click OK.
01:55
The Revit analytical model is compared
01:58
with the model imported from Robot and updated
02:01
in case of any differences like replaced bar sections, added
02:05
bars, or changed slab thickness.
02:08
Additionally, in the case of the update with results,
02:11
results for bars are stored in the static analysis results
02:15
package together with support reactions and displacements
02:19
in nodes.
02:21
Results for surface elements like maps of moments,
02:24
normal and shear forces, maps of stresses,
02:28
and maps of displacements are also
02:30
stored in the same package.
02:32
The required reinforcement areas for calculated surface elements
02:36
and if calculated, for beams and columns
02:39
are stored in the separate required reinforcement results
02:43
package.
02:45
Once the update is finished, you can see the results
02:48
Explorer icon is available.
02:50
And you can click on it.
02:52
The results for analytical model dialog box displays
02:56
with the required reinforcement package active.
02:60
In this package, we could display that
03:02
to areas of the top and bottom slab required reinforcement
03:06
calculated previously in robot.
03:13
When I select the static analysis results package,
03:16
it will now display the diagrams of internal forces
03:20
or torsion and bending moments for bar elements.
03:30
The diagrams are displayed with descriptions,
03:33
which as other components of the results can be customized.
03:38
We can choose from the list of active load cases and load
03:41
combinations to change the information that displays.
03:46
It's also possible to display maps of results
03:49
for surface elements such as the bending moments in selected
03:53
directions shown here.
03:58
This offers powerful insights to the changes
04:01
that need to be made to the structural model
04:03
directly in Revit.
Video transcript
00:01
PAWEL PULAK: Displaying results imported from Robot in Revit.
00:04
In this video, we'll update the Revit model
00:07
with results from Robot and use of results Explorer
00:10
to review the analysis.
00:13
Here we are in robot structural analysis with the model
00:16
previously imported from Revit for which
00:19
static analysis and RC slab required
00:22
reinforcement calculations were performed in Robot.
00:26
As we can see in the status line and in the title bar,
00:29
the current status of results is available.
00:34
Now in the same machine, we switched
00:36
to Revit with the original unanalyzed model loaded.
00:40
In the analyzed ribbon, in the structural analysis panel,
00:44
we can see the results manager and results Explorer.
00:47
These modules are available and Revit 2020
00:51
after installing the structure analysis tool kit
00:54
downloaded from the Autodesk app store.
00:57
In Revit 2021, these components are available out of the box
01:02
without additional installation.
01:04
For now, the Revit model does not contain any results
01:07
so results manager does not contain any results packages
01:11
and the results Explorer is grayed out.
01:15
Now, we'll start robot structural analysis link.
01:19
In the integration with robot structural analysis dialog box,
01:23
select Update model and results.
01:26
You can see this choice deactivates the option
01:29
for using the SMXX intermediate file
01:32
and leaves only the direct integration tool available.
01:35
It means that results could be transferred only
01:38
when both Revit and Robot are installed on the same machine.
01:42
And I'll click OK.
01:44
In the send results to Revit dialog box,
01:47
we select both the analysis results package
01:50
and the required reinforcement results package and click OK.
01:55
The Revit analytical model is compared
01:58
with the model imported from Robot and updated
02:01
in case of any differences like replaced bar sections, added
02:05
bars, or changed slab thickness.
02:08
Additionally, in the case of the update with results,
02:11
results for bars are stored in the static analysis results
02:15
package together with support reactions and displacements
02:19
in nodes.
02:21
Results for surface elements like maps of moments,
02:24
normal and shear forces, maps of stresses,
02:28
and maps of displacements are also
02:30
stored in the same package.
02:32
The required reinforcement areas for calculated surface elements
02:36
and if calculated, for beams and columns
02:39
are stored in the separate required reinforcement results
02:43
package.
02:45
Once the update is finished, you can see the results
02:48
Explorer icon is available.
02:50
And you can click on it.
02:52
The results for analytical model dialog box displays
02:56
with the required reinforcement package active.
02:60
In this package, we could display that
03:02
to areas of the top and bottom slab required reinforcement
03:06
calculated previously in robot.
03:13
When I select the static analysis results package,
03:16
it will now display the diagrams of internal forces
03:20
or torsion and bending moments for bar elements.
03:30
The diagrams are displayed with descriptions,
03:33
which as other components of the results can be customized.
03:38
We can choose from the list of active load cases and load
03:41
combinations to change the information that displays.
03:46
It's also possible to display maps of results
03:49
for surface elements such as the bending moments in selected
03:53
directions shown here.
03:58
This offers powerful insights to the changes
04:01
that need to be made to the structural model
04:03
directly in Revit.
In this practice, you will step through the process of updating the Revit model with results of static analysis and required reinforcement calculated in Robot. Afterwards, the imported results are displayed in Revit. This practice is possible only when both Robot and Revit are installed on the same machine and when the Structural Analysis Toolkit is installed in versions earlier than 2021.
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