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

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 Structural Design Software in Europe AB Slide 2

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 Structural Design Software in Europe AB Slide 3

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. Structural Design Software in Europe AB Slide 4

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 2008-2011 2012 Future StruSoft FZE / Sales & Support Dubai – United Arab Emirates StruSoft UK / Sales & Support London – United Kingdom StruEngineers Ltd. / Services Pune – India Structural Design Software in Europe AB Slide 5

We have a lot of clients, small and big companies Structural Design Software in Europe AB Slide 6

Integration with Autodesk Revit Architectural model What we expport is the analytical model! Revit model FEM-Design model Structural models Structural Design Software in Europe AB Slide 7

Architectural elements Only structural elements can be exported Architectural elements Structural elements Analytical elements Structural Design Software in Europe AB Slide 8

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 Structural Design Software in Europe AB Slide 9

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! Structural Design Software in Europe AB Slide 10

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! Structural Design Software in Europe AB Slide 11

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! Structural Design Software in Europe AB Slide 12

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 Structural Design Software in Europe AB Slide 13

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! Structural Design Software in Europe AB Slide 14

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 Structural Design Software in Europe AB Slide 15

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). Structural Design Software in Europe AB Slide 16

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. Structural Design Software in Europe AB Slide 17

...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.. Structural Design Software in Europe AB Slide 18

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 Structural Design Software in Europe AB Slide 19

Example of BIM task for students Revit Architectural Model Revit Structural Model Revit Analytical Model Export to FEM-Design Loads combinations Stability analysis Structural Design Software in Europe AB Slide 20

Here’s where you can find more about FEM-Design Video tutorials Tips & tricks News / Support www.youtube.com/FEMDesignStruSoft http://strusoft.blogspot.com StruSoft FEM Design Danmark Structural Design Software in Europe AB Slide

BIM / Revit integration In case of any questions, please contact us FEM-Design Dennis Kristensen Vice-President StruSoft DK dennis.kristensen@strusoft.com +45 23 25 25 64 BIM / Revit integration Iwona Budny BIM Support & Development StruSoft DK iwona.budny@strusoft.com +45 50 36 65 80 StruSoft DK DTU - Scion Diplomvej 373 2800 – Kgs. Lyngby Structural Design Software in Europe AB Slide