People have been asking me if Revit Structure software can be useful for steel detailing and project management.  Yes - is the simple answer of it. We at SCS services use Revit Structure and AutoCAD and have just recently undertake steel detailing projects in Revit on clients demand.  Since revit evaluates the cut length of components it really just falls to a draftsperson who has the tolerance to perform the detailing work. Revit Structure incorporates a multi-material physical and an independently editable analytic model for effective structural design, analysis and document management.

Functions & Featues of Revit Structure software:

• Revit Structure comes with dedicated drafting tools for steel structural modeling, anchor bolt setting, rebar and concrete area reinforcement, etc
• The software has a complete set of structural design tools for modeling beams, walls, trusses, joist systems, rebars, precast concrete components, steel connections, etc
• It has the capability to export, import and link your information with standard file formats such as DWG, DGN, DXF, CNC and IFC
• The software contains building materials such as precast concrete, steel, masonary, cast-in-place concrete and wood
• Multiple users share details on a central intelligent building information model reducing coordinmation errors
• Anytime you make modification in the structure, the software propagates those changes throughout the model and updates every related plan, section, elevation, and schedule so drawings stay fully coordinated.
• Architects, Structural engineers and MEP engineers can carry out interference checking between structural, architectural and MEP elements

Benefits of using Revit Structures for Structural steel projects:

§  Powerful and incisive steel detailing

§  Significant reduction in repetitive, labour-intensive tasks

§  Comprehensive range of collaboration modes within the project team

§  More accurate construction documents with greater reliability

§  Interoperability with Revit Architecture, Revit MEP & AutoCAD

§  Improved project workflow

§  Superior customer service

So start using Revit's model-based software tools to make your steel drafting and detailing processes more effective for building construction, energy distribution, urban development and structural reformation.

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Author:

James Lee is a steel detailer at OSD - a leading Steel Detailing firm providing quality steel detailing, steel design and structural shop drawings to its offshore clients based in US, UK, Canada and Australia. For further details email us at info@outsourcingsteeldetailing.com