Steel Fabrication Element Transfer

Transfer steel fabrication elements using the Advance Steel Extension for Revit.

Modifiers

Corner Cut

• Corner cuts are transferred but not synchronized.
• The supported corner cut types are convex and concave.
• Straight corner cuts are not exported through .smlx. The plate contour is exported taking into account only the cut produced by the corner cut and not transferring the modifier itself:

  
  
  
• For a concave corner cut, a convex corner cut will be created to "cut" the newly created plate:

  
  
  

Cope Skewed

• Skewed copes are transferred but not synchronized.
• All cope skewed modifier parameters are transferred, except the Around beam axis parameter.

Contour Opening

• Contour openings are transferred but not synchronized.

• The following contour opening parameters are exported and imported:

  • Gap width
  • Radius
  • Boring out
  • Boundary
  • Boundary distance 1
  • Boundary distance 2

Note: On export, the transferred contour of the contour opening is calculated taking into account the Gap width, Radius and Boring out parameters.

Shortening

• Shortenings are transferred but not synchronized.
• All shortening modifier parameters are transferred.

Steel Elements

Note: Shear studs are not transferred using the Advance Steel Extension for Revit.

Plate

• Plates and folded plates are transferred and synchronized.
• The following plate parameters are exported, imported and synchronized:
  • Position
  • Shape
    Note: The shape modification of the plate is reported in the Synchronization dialog as a position change.
  • Thickness
  • Material

• The Coating parameter is not transferred.

Bolt and Anchor

• Bolts and anchors can be transferred but cannot be synchronized.
  Note: Only the anchors with a rectangular pattern are transferred.
• The following bolt parameters are exported and imported:
  • Position
  • Standard
  • Grade
  • Diameter
  • Assembly
  • Number on side 1
  • Number on side 2
  • Length on side 1
  • Length on side 2
    Note: Length on Side1 or 2 is exported as the Intermediate distance on side 1 or 2 multiplied by Number on side 1 or 2. The edge distance will not be taken into count.
  • Intermediate distance on side 1
  • Intermediate distance on side 2
• The Coating, and Edge distance on side 1/2 parameters are not transferred.

Shear Studs

• Shear studs are not transferred using the Advance Steel Extension for Revit.

Holes

• Holes can be transferred but cannot be synchronized.
• Holes are exported one by one, not asa hole pattern and you cannot export only the holes, without their input element.
  Note: If you only select holes to export, the entire project will be exported, without a notification.
• When exporting elements in a selection, using the Export only selected elements option, the selected holes without a driver will be ignored.
• Slotted holes created with a circular pattern will change orientation when exported:
  
• The following hole parameters are exported and imported:
  • Type
  • Diameter
  • Length
  • Along side
  • Depth
  • Value
  • Tapping hole
  • Back taper thread
  • Right-handed thread
  • Depth of bolt head
  • Head diameter
  • Chamfer angle
  • Value
  • Number on side 1
  • Number on side 2
  • Length on side 1
  • Length on side 1
  • Intermediate distance on side 1
  • Intermediate distance on side 2

• The Edge distance on side 1/2 parameters are not transferred.

Welds

• Welds can be transferred but cannot be synchronized.
• The following weld parameters are exported and imported:
  • Main type
  • Main thickness
  • Location
  • Surface shape
  • Text module
• The following weld parameters are not exported and imported:
  • Length
  • Continuous
  • Pitch
  • Main text
  • Main weld preparation
  • Main root opening
  • Main effective throat
  • Main preparation depth
  • Double type
  • Double thickness
  • Double text
  • Double surface shape
  • Double weld preparation
  • Double root opening
  • Double effective throat
  • Double preparation depth
  • Prefix