Learn how the asynchronous update works when calculating the steel fabrication element geometry and steel fabrication shape.
The steel fabrication element creation, modification and editing processes use the asynchronous update mechanism. This means that every time you launch a command, a task is generated, added to a queue and executed later. As long as a task is in progress, the representation of the element will be provisional until the task is finished.
The list of queued tasks is not visible.
The asynchronous update of steel elements does not use a background process framework.
| Synchronous | Steel Elements | Create |
| Edit Sketch for plates | ||
| Copy and Paste with Clipboard | ||
| Offset for fabrication beams | ||
| Steel Elements, Connections and Parametric Cuts | Edit in the custom connection editor | |
| Pin and Unpin fabrication beams and connections | ||
| Standard Connections, Custom Connections and Parametric Cuts | Edit MPP parameters | |
| Custom Connections | Edit and exit the editor using Cancel | |
| Asynchronous | Steel Elements | Edit MPP parameters |
| Change type for fabrication beams | ||
| Stretch and Flip fabrication beams | ||
| Move Nudge and Rotate | ||
| Steel Elements, Connections and Parametric Cuts | Mirror, Copy (CO) and Delete | |
| Copy and Paste with Clipboard | ||
| Connections and Parametric Cuts | Create | |
| Edit | ||
| Custom Connections | Create | |
| Edit and exit the editor using Fish | ||
| Add or remove elements | ||
| Connections and Parametric Cuts | Change Type | |
| Change Input Type | ||
| Delete | ||
| Change elements order | ||
| Break | ||
| Possible actions | Create and modify Revit elements, except steel fabrication elements. |
| Edit steel fabrication element parameters. | |
| Change connection type. | |
| Move steel fabrication elements. | |
| Insert links. | |
| Open another project. | |
| Blocked actions notified by warning messages | Create any steel fabrication element. |
| Edit the sketch of plate element. | |
| Edit Custom connections. | |
| Copy, Mirror or Rotate steel elements. | |
| Save or Close the document. | |
| Export the project. | |
| Synchronize to central model in a worksharing environment. | |