New in Advance Steel 2017 Revit Extension

Learn about enhancements and new features in Advance Steel 2017 Revit Extension.

• Transfer and synchronize structural connections: Starting with this version, you can transfer structural connections between Revit and Advance Steel, using the extension. See Structural Connection Transfer and Synchronization.
• Transfer and synchronize grids: Starting with this version, you can transfer grid elements between Revit and Advance Steel, using the extension. See Grid Transfer and Synchronization.
• The synchronization dialog works with Project Units: Starting with this version of the extension, the synchronization dialog works with the units and tolerances set in the Revit Project Units dialog. See Advance Steel - Revit Synchronization.
• New Export based on View Settings option: This new option was added in the Settings dialog. See Export Based on View Settings.
• New command graphics: New images were added for each command in the Advance Steel Extension ribbon. See About Advance Steel Extension for Revit.
• Removed the IFC export / import option: The IFC format option used for export and import was removed from this version of the extension. You can export or import this type of format, using the IFC Link built in Revit.
• Removed the Update section mapping to import option from the Settings dialog.
• Renamed the CIS2 format: The "CIS2" format was renamed to "CIS2 Fabrication" to eliminate confusion about the CIS2 export format the extension can transfer, as, generally, the CIS2 format can be either analytical or fabrication.
• Changed the ID GTC assigning mechanism: Groups and assemblies are no longer deleted when a model from Revit is exported to . smlx . The ID GTC Parameter is no longer displayed in the Properties menu. The new mechanism does not allow duplicate IDs to be generated in the model.
• Added new mapping lines compatible with country specific Revit families: New mapping lines were added, in order to be compatible with the new Revit families from the Germany, France, Poland, and India country folders. The Revit 2017 library contains new steel framing and steel column families for Australia, Germany, France, India and Poland. This new version of Advance Steel Extension for Revit can use the family based section mapping when transferring these profiles between Revit and Advance Steel.
• Added new entries for the section mapping using rules system: These entries were added for the new families in the US Imperial, US Metric, UK, Australia, Germany and France Revit country folders. The regular expressions are more restrictive and cover all profile types and names. The entries were added in both the GTC_Profile_Conversion and Profile_Exports_Convertion tables of the GTCMapping2017.mdb database, between key 0 and key 1000.
• The Revit synchronization dialog highlights the selected element in the canvas. See Advance Steel - Revit Synchronization.
• Analysis results are exported with selected parts: Analysis results are also exported when exporting only selected parts of a Revit model via .smlx. See Analysis Results Transfer from Revit to Advance Steel.
• The Import and Synchronization commands can import Read Only .smlx files.