1. Preparation of a BIM model for the purpose of structural analysis.
Revit – FEM-Design integration.
By Iwona Budny
StruSoft DK
BIM Seminar | VIA University College Århus, 30/01/2013

2. Integration with Revit
I will present:
StruStory
Integration with Revit
Education
Example
StruSoft software, clients and markets
How to integrate BIM model into structural analysis
Our experience in education + Live demo
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3. More than 10 000 users StruSoft is a worldwide known software producer
More than 1000 customers
South Africa
More than 20 countries
More then 1000 customers in more than 20 countries
StruSoft if the largest software provider in the northern Europe.
Denmark
Norway
India
Finland
Sweden
United Arab Emirats UK
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4. We deliver software for the whole building industry
FEM Design: Alle nødvendige beregninger for et byggeri. Stabilitet for vind. Stabilitet for Jordskælv. Nødvendig armering i betonen og hvilke stålprofiler som er nødvendige.
Impact: Effektivt tegningsværktøj til design af betonelementer før produktion. Anvendes af CRH gruppen som er en af Europas største producenter af beton elementer. Filen kan sendes til en Robot, som producerer elementet som tegnet.
Impact Reinforcement: Detaljeret design af bjælker og søjler
Win Statik: Enkle programmer som løser enkle problemer. Bæreevne af en søjle, bjælke eller stålramme.
Pre-Stress: Dimensionerer forspændte dæk og bjælker
Vip- Energy: Eksakt energiberegning time for time i hele verden.
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5. StruSoft constantly expands its business markets
Skanska Software
StruSoft Kft / Development Budapest - Hungary
StruSoft AB - Head-office Malmö - Sweden
StruSoft DK / Sales & Support Kgs. Lyngby - Denmark
1986
1997
2002
2012
Future
StruSoft FZE / Sales & Support Dubai – United Arab Emirates
StruSoft UK / Sales & Support London – United Kingdom
StruEngineers Ltd. / Services Pune – India
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6. We have a lot of clients, small and big companies
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7. Integration with Autodesk Revit
Architectural model
What we expport is the analytical model!
Revit model
FEM-Design model
Structural models
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8. Architectural elements
Only structural elements can be exported
Architectural elements
Structural elements
Analytical elements
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9. Update FEM-Design model
Current and future concepts of integration
Current concept
REVIT
FEM-Design
Export
Developed concept
Update FEM-Design model
Thanks to the Add-Inns that StruSoft developed we can export the complete analytical model along with the information about the material and support conditions into external file that can be opened in FD anytime. Soon there will come a new release that will allow for update the Revit model by the changes made in FD.
What we expport is the analytical model!
FEM-Design
Export
REVIT
Update Revit model
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10. How to prepare a Revit model – workflow:
Step 1: Architectural model
Element categories:
Thanks to the Add-Inns that StruSoft developed we can export the complete analytical model along with the information about the material and support conditions into external file that can be opened in FD anytime. Soon there will come a new release that will allow for update the Revit model by the changes made in FD.
What we expport is the analytical model!
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11. How to prepare a Revit model – workflow:
Step 2: Structural model
Element categories:
Thanks to the Add-Inns that StruSoft developed we can export the complete analytical model along with the information about the material and support conditions into external file that can be opened in FD anytime. Soon there will come a new release that will allow for update the Revit model by the changes made in FD.
What we expport is the analytical model!
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12. How to prepare a Revit model – workflow:
Step 3: Analytical model
Element categories:
Thanks to the Add-Inns that StruSoft developed we can export the complete analytical model along with the information about the material and support conditions into external file that can be opened in FD anytime. Soon there will come a new release that will allow for update the Revit model by the changes made in FD.
What we expport is the analytical model!
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13. And how to export the Revit model:
Step 4: Export to FEM-Design
Element categories:
Materials
Sections
REVIT
FEM-Design
Structural columns
Structural Framing
Structural floors
Structural Walls
Structural foundation
Supports
MAPPING
Properties:
Thanks to the Add-Inns that StruSoft developed we can export the complete analytical model along with the information about the material and support conditions into external file that can be opened in FD anytime. Soon there will come a new release that will allow for update the Revit model by the changes made in FD.
What we expport is the analytical model!
Material
Profile
Release conditions
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14. Are we aware that analytical model is important?
Architectural model
Analytical model
But are we aware that the analytical model is important?
(click) Once we received this nice arch model and we were asked to export it to FD (click) But that was not possible, since there analytical model was not complete. We spent many hours trying to create it and adjust it. So can we make good models? (click) NO!
Story on how MTH had a nice big building model made in Revit and they wanted to export it to FD, but the analytical model was not prepared at all. They spend lot of time trying to create it and djust it but finally gave up and decided to model it once again in FD. This is not BIM!
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15. Do we know how to make a consistent models?
Physical model
(click) Wery often we focus on the connections between the physical elements, (click) but we forget it is not the physical model that has to be exported but the analytical one. Often we see problems like that (click). And such as inconsisten model will not benefit when exported to any FEM-Software.
Analytical model
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16. Do we remember to include information?
Physical model
BIM is pretty much about the information. (click) but often clients do not include them in the model. (click) And model without the defined material cannot be exported to any FEM-Software (click).
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17. Lack of analytical model Lack of information in the model
Making a good analytical model is difficult...
Lack of analytical model
Inconsistent model
Lack of information in the model
So Making a good analytical model is difficoult... (click 3 times) And those are the main issues we recognized while dealing with real projects from our customers.
We observe increasing demand on training on how to make the model properly so one can benefit from exportiong ot to our software. So we teach that on a special course that we run in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, UK.
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18. ...but export it to FEM-Design is so simple!
But if you already have a good model, then you can benefit when exporting it to our FEM software. (click) Look at the example we made for Niras..
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19. We educate future Danish engineers
All danish universities:
Engineering Schools:
Danmark Tekniske Universitet
Syddansk Universitet
Story on how we got 70 students on Saturday morning + teach BIM teachers
Århus Universitet
Aalborg Universitet
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20. Example of BIM task for students
Revit Architectural Model
Revit Structural Model
Revit Analytical Model
Export to FEM-Design
Loads combinations
Stability analysis
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21. Here’s where you can find more about FEM-Design
Video tutorials
Tips & tricks
News / Support
StruSoft FEM Design Danmark
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22. BIM / Revit integration
In case of any questions, please contact us
FEM-Design
Dennis Kristensen Vice-President StruSoft DK
BIM / Revit integration
Iwona Budny BIM Support & Development StruSoft DK
StruSoft DK
DTU - Scion Diplomvej – Kgs. Lyngby
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