Standard Connections

Learn about the pre-defined types of structural connections.

There are 131 standard steel connections available in Revit. You can load and use these connections in your model:

Beam end to end	Apex haunch*
	Cranked beam to beam
	Double apex haunch
	Front plate splice*
	Moment column splice
	Splice joint*
Column - Beam	Beam seat T
	Column beam seat angle
	Column beam seat T
	Gable wall end plate*
	Knee of frame at web with plate haunch and end plate
	Knee of frame bolted, with haunch*
	Knee of frame with plate haunch and end plate
	Moment connection
	Moment flange plates
	Moment flange T
	Post double beam
	Seated beam connection
	Stiffened seated beam connection
General bracings	Bracing I splice angle - additional object
	Bracing I splice angle double
	Bracing I splice angle single
	Bracing I splice plates - additional object
	Bracing I splice plates double
	Bracing I splice plates single
	Direct bolt
	Flat bracing with tension bolt
	Flat bracing with tension bolt - 2 diagonals
	Flat bracing with tension bolt and base plate
	Four diagonals - middle gusset plate
	Gusset plate (triangle) at one diagonal
	Gusset plate (variable) for 3 diagonals
	Gusset plate at one diagonal*
	Gusset plate for 2 diagonals*
	Gusset plate for 3 diagonals*
	Gusset plate in center
	Gusset plate to column and base plate*
	I bracing splice full gusset - additional object
	I bracing splice full gusset double
	I bracing splice full gusset simple
	Overlapping angle
	Overlapping flat
Miscellaneous	Bolting on gauge lines
	Bolting on gauge lines, 2 profiles
	Embed beam seat
	Embed plate clip angle
	End plate with bolts
	Railing joint handrail
	Railing post connection
	Side rail connection bolts
	Stair angle at the top
	Stair end plate with cope
Plates at beam	Base plate*
	Base plate cut*
	Base plate with traverse, bolted
	Base plate with traverse, welded
	Binding plates
	Corner base plate*
	End plate
	Tube base plate*
Platform beams	Clip angle*
	Clip angle - skewed*
	Double side clip angle*
	Double side end plate with safety bolt
	Extended moment end plate
	Moment connection beam to beam
	Moment end plate*
	Platform plate
	Platform T
	Shear plate*
	Shear splice plate
	Single side end plate*
	Through plate*
Purlins & cold rolled	Double eaves beam bracket from plate with angle cleat
	Double eaves beam bracket from plate with end plate
	Double eaves beam bracket from plate with folded cleat
	Double eaves beam bracket from section with angle cleat
	Double eaves beam bracket from section with end plate
	Double eaves beam bracket from section with folded cleat
	Double purlin custom cleat connection
	Double purlin hip
	Double purlin splice angle connection
	Double purlin splice folded plate connection
	Double purlin splice plate connection
	Double purlin splice tee connection
	Lap purlin direct bolted
	Lap purlin plate
	Purlin connection
	Purlin connection with plate
	Single eaves beam bracket from plate with angle cleat
	Single eaves beam bracket from plate with end plate
	Single eaves beam bracket from plate with folded cleat
	Single eaves beam bracket from section with angle cleat
	Single eaves beam bracket from section with end plate
	Single eaves beam bracket from section with folded cleat
	Single purlin angle
	Single purlin custom cleat connection
	Single purlin folded plate
	Single purlin hip
	Single purlin plate
	Single purlin tee
	Trimmer base cleat angle
	Trimmer base cleat folded plate
	Two purlins with bolts
	Two purlins with welds
	Vertical purlin plate
Tube connections	Double tube brace angle
	Double tube brace angle & kidney hole
	Double tube brace gusset
	Double tube brace gusset & kidney hole
	Single tube brace angle
	Single tube brace angle & kidney hole
	Single tube brace gusset
	Single tube brace gusset & kidney hole
	Triple tube brace angle
	Triple tube brace angle & kidney hole
	Triple tube brace gusset
	Triple tube brace gusset & kidney hole
	Tube angle bracing
	Tube angle splice - additional object
	Tube angle splice double
	Tube angle splice single
	Tube connection middle with sandwich plates
	Tube connection with folded cleat
	Tube connection with sandwich plates*
	Tube connection with sandwich plates - 2 diagonals
	Tube connection with sandwich plates - 3 diagonals
	Tube connection with sandwich plates - additional object*
	Tube end to end
	Tube plate bracing
Stiffener connection	This stiffener connection type consists of one or two steel plates that reinforce a beam or column section, welded to the input beam or column. Note: There are a few particularities to the stiffener connection compared to the others: The stiffener cannot be propagated. The stiffener cannot be included in a custom connection. The type of the connection cannot be changed to a different one, unless it is another connection using one input member and one placement point (such as other stiffener types produced by duplicating the standard stiffener). If 3^rd party-produced connections using one input member and one placement point are added into Revit, these types will also be changeable to stiffeners and back. You can apply the stiffener on I, T and channel profiles, but it also works for some L profile beams. The stiffener is fully visible in the Fine detail level, while in Medium and Coarse, its representation is set to off - not showing the connection symbol like for other connections that play a bigger structural role.

* Standard steel connections that include a Code Checking Module.

Note: The Code Check Module is not available when a standard steel connection is part of a custom steel connection.

To change the type of a standard steel connection

Select the connection.
In the Type Selector, choose a different connection type.
Note: The steel connection list in the Type Selector is automatically filtered based on the input elements, when you select connections in the model. You can change the type for multiple connections at once.