Autodesk AutoCAD Revit Structure Suite 2009, Commercial New, Network, English 256A1-09A211-1001 User Manual
Product codes
256A1-09A211-1001
Revit Structure & AutoCAD Revit Structure Suite
Questions & Answers
2.8
What types of structural materials does Revit Structure support?
Revit Structure supports steel, precast concrete, cast-in-place concrete, wood, and
masonry.
masonry.
3 Interoperability
3.1
How does Revit Structure work with AutoCAD or other 2D software?
Revit Structure provides industry-leading DWG compatibility for data import and export.
Revit Structure can produce DWG deliverables just as AutoCAD software can. It
supports the process most engineering firms use with their clients by producing
consistent and layered DWG files using user-defined layering standards. With Revit
Structure nothing in an exported DWG file ends up on the wrong layer, easing client
interactions and helping speed the design and construction process.
supports the process most engineering firms use with their clients by producing
consistent and layered DWG files using user-defined layering standards. With Revit
Structure nothing in an exported DWG file ends up on the wrong layer, easing client
interactions and helping speed the design and construction process.
Revit Structure allows imported or linked DWG files from your clients or consultants to
be used for coordination as reference geometry or as the starting point for a new
design. Any CAD system that supports the DWG or DXF file format can work effectively
with Revit Structure.
be used for coordination as reference geometry or as the starting point for a new
design. Any CAD system that supports the DWG or DXF file format can work effectively
with Revit Structure.
3.2
How does Revit Structure work with AutoCAD Architecture?
In addition to the 2D DWG import/export, Revit Structure can import 3D models from
AutoCAD Architecture as a basis for the structural model or to compare to the structural
model. Also for coordination purposes, Revit Structure 2008 exports 3D structural
models to AutoCAD Architecture 2008 where structural objects are recognized as native
AutoCAD Architecture objects. Structural components in Revit Structure which are not
of a type supported in AutoCAD Architecture (foundations and walls with structural
characteristics) are exported to AutoCAD Architecture as mass elements.
AutoCAD Architecture as a basis for the structural model or to compare to the structural
model. Also for coordination purposes, Revit Structure 2008 exports 3D structural
models to AutoCAD Architecture 2008 where structural objects are recognized as native
AutoCAD Architecture objects. Structural components in Revit Structure which are not
of a type supported in AutoCAD Architecture (foundations and walls with structural
characteristics) are exported to AutoCAD Architecture as mass elements.
So whether it’s a 2D view, a drawing, or a model, any project information can be shared
between an engineer using Revit Structure and an architect using AutoCAD
Architecture 2008.
between an engineer using Revit Structure and an architect using AutoCAD
Architecture 2008.
3.3
How does Revit Structure work with Revit Architecture?
Revit Structure is built on the same Revit technology platform as Revit Architecture. If
both the structural engineer and the architect are using Revit-based applications but are
in separate organizations they can exchange and cross-link RVT files so both have
access to the information from the other discipline as they work. Working on the same
Revit platform allows engineers and architects to perform interference check between
structural and architectural elements. It also offers automatic coordination monitor tools
so that each discipline can get electronic notifications each time the other makes a
change on levels, grids, columns, walls, floors, and/or openings.
both the structural engineer and the architect are using Revit-based applications but are
in separate organizations they can exchange and cross-link RVT files so both have
access to the information from the other discipline as they work. Working on the same
Revit platform allows engineers and architects to perform interference check between
structural and architectural elements. It also offers automatic coordination monitor tools
so that each discipline can get electronic notifications each time the other makes a
change on levels, grids, columns, walls, floors, and/or openings.
3.4
How does Revit Structure work with AutoCAD MEP?
Revit Structure can import ACIS
®
geometry and building objects generated by AutoCAD
MEP, allowing structural engineers to view the geometry of the building environmental
systems within the structural model. Revit Structure 2008 can also export structural
members as intelligent building objects native to AutoCAD MEP 2008, as described
above in question 3.2. When exported, these can be used directly in AutoCAD MEP
2008 for clash-detection between the structural elements and the building
environmental systems.
systems within the structural model. Revit Structure 2008 can also export structural
members as intelligent building objects native to AutoCAD MEP 2008, as described
above in question 3.2. When exported, these can be used directly in AutoCAD MEP
2008 for clash-detection between the structural elements and the building
environmental systems.
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