Example: Grids at different heights

Revit will only export grid axes on the Base Level - Elevation 0. The grid axes from other levels will be projected in the Base Level. When importing or synchronizing a Revit a . smlx file in Advance Steel, all grids will be created in Z = 0 coordinate of the WCS.

In the following example, there is a grid created in Revit, visible on both Level 1 and Level 2:

If this model is imported in Advance Steel, there will only be one grid, created in the Z=0 coordinate of the WCS (base level):

If an additional grid is created in Revit (e.g. 2-2), only visible on Level 2, and it is exported to . smlx and synchronized in Advance Steel, the grid will be created on the bottom level:

After loading the . smlx form Revit, the synchronization dialog in Advance Steel will display as follows:

If you select and apply the appended line in Advance Steel, the grid line will be added at its projection on the base level:

Grids from Advance Steel will be visible in Revit only on the level where they were created. In the following example, grid Label 1 and LabelS3 were copied in Advance Steel. If the model is exported to . smlx and the changes are synchronized in Revit, grids 1 and S3 will only be visible on Level 2:

In Revit, after the modifications made in Advance Steel were synchronized, grids 1 and S3 are only visible on Level 2, and their labels were changed to 1 - 1 at Level 2 and S3 - 1 at Level 2:

After applying the appended lines to the Revit model, the synchronization dialog displays two modified lines. This is because the file contains two grids labeled 1 and S3, and the model contains two grids renamed to 1 - 1 at Level 2 and S3 - 1 at Level 2:

Note: If a Revit model is exported and the changes are synchronized in Advance Steel, the dialog will display two modified lines, because of the label differences between the . smlx file and the model. Also, in the presented example, the grids from the file have a Z=0 coordinate, while the ones from the model are at a height of 10 feet. If you select and apply these lines, then the grids will be moved to the base level and their names will change from 1 and S3 to 1 - 1 at Level 2 and S3 - 1 at Level 2. Therefore, generally, it is recommended to use the grids export feature only when starting a project, when the structural model in Revit or Advance Steel is created and the level plan is constantly changed. In the following iterations, the grid lines can be turned off from the Synchronization dialog, using the filter or by unchecking Export Grids in the Settings dialog.