About Structural Connections

When you design a structural model, the structural connections for elements depend on many factors beyond their purpose of joining elements.

These factors often include the standards of the contracted engineer, the contractor, or the fabricator. Even the type of structure will influence the type of connection.

Note: Unless the Steel Connections add-in is installed, only a symbolic generic connection is available. Connection elements are not pre-loaded in templates.

The purpose of Revit structural connections is to exchange information about the designed connection between engineers, detailers, and fabricators. This data is saved in the project.

Detailed information about connections can include the following:

• Connection type
• Detailed geometry
• Analytical forces and data
• Materials
• Fabricator identification

By default, connections have very basic parameters regarding identity data and phasing. Add project parameters and shared parameters to the Structural Connections category to include specific information to be stored and shared with project stakeholders.

You can add tags and create schedules for instances of structural connections.