Release Notes for Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Professional 2025
This section includes new and updated features, performance enhancements, and fixes for Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Professional 2025. It is strongly recommended that you read this entire document before installing.
Revit and Robot Structural Analysis Integration
Integration between Revit and Robot Structural Analysis is a valuable feature that allows seamless collaboration and data exchange between the two software applications.
Please note that the Integration link between Revit and Robot Structural Analysis 2025 is not installed automatically by default with this release. You need to manually download and install the Integration Extension from Autodesk Access application or Autodesk Accounts.
To install the Integration Extension for Revit and Robot Structural Analysis 2025, please follow these steps:
- Login to your Autodesk Account.
- Go to "All Products and Services".
- Find the Revit or Robot Structural Analysis 2025 product.
- Click on "View Details".
- Navigate to the "Extensions" tab.
- Locate the "Integration Extension for Revit and Robot Structural Analysis 2025".
- Download the extension.
- Install the extension on your system.
Please refer to the official Autodesk documentation or contact Autodesk support for further assistance with the installation process.
Enhancements
| Miscellaneous |
| Enhanced load symbol display performance for models with many nodes. |
| Improved recognition of default web browser for help and tutorial hyperlinks. |
| Enhanced help topic for Moving Loads definition, specifically in the area of load application depending on Panel Calculation Model. |
| Model Calculations |
| Disabled misleading automated generation of claddings under incorrectly applied contour planar loads. |
| Improved description in calculation messages dialog for better control of load application accuracy. |
| Enhanced analysis verification warnings for not applied contour planar loads with automatically selected loaded panels. |
| Improved definition of Disregard Density option for Seismic load cases with Equivalent Force Method, aligned with modal analysis masses when fundamental period is taken from the modal case. |
| Added information about structure type factors in calculation note and dialog window for seismic load cases in the Equivalent Lateral Force method when fundamental period is taken from the modal case. |
| Included eccentricity definition to spectral seismic analysis according to the Portuguese code NP EN 1998-1:2010/A1 2013. |
| Improved calculation error message when applying a rotation gamma angle to a joist section. |
| Steel and Timber Design |
| Updated limiting slenderness for ductile elements according to ANSI/AISC 341-22. |
| Updated spacing limits for beam bracing in ductile elements according to ANSI/AISC 341-22. |
| Enabled default transformation of shear forces during steel member verification for angles defined in the main axis system to a system of axes parallel to angle legs. |
| Updated paragraph H3.2 of ANSI/AISC 360-22 for HSS subjected to Combined Torsion, Shear, Flexure, and Axial Force. |
| Implemented new chapter G2.3 of ANSI/AISC 360-22 addressing shear strength for end web panels, including the effects of tension field action in members. |
| Implemented new provisions E4(d) and E4(e) of ANSI/AISC 360-22 addressing doubly symmetric I-shaped members with major or minor-axis lateral bracing offset from the shear center. |
| Updated F7-2 formula for square and rectangular HSS, and box sections with noncompact flanges according to p.F7.2.(b) ANSI/AISC 360-22. |
| Updated paragraph F7.3.(c) of ANSI/AISC 360-22 for square and rectangular HSS and box sections. |
| Updated F11-1 formula for rectangular bars according to ANSI/AISC 360-22. |
| Added 'k def' deformation factor value in detailed results of timber member design. |
Issues Resolved
| Miscellaneous |
| Fixed issues with opening DWG/DXF files due to RealDWG component installation content. |
| Resolved the problem of opening DWG files in Robot Structural Analysis when Advance Steel is installed. |
| Added a warning to prevent software instability when attempting to load a damaged DWG file as a background. |
| Corrected the display of the spectrum diagram in the calculation note. |
| Improved file opening by double-clicking. |
| Fixed hotkeys in the 'Design' drop-down menu of the user interface. |
| Corrected Degree value input for the gamma angle property of members. |
| Fixed the display of the nonlinear function name in the Supports dialog. |
| Resolved program instabilities when running analysis for a model containing steel connection definitions. |
| Corrected an issue regarding address settings in Project Properties. |
| Fixed an issue related to invisible content of Reinforcing Bars and Wire Fabrics in the database viewer initiated from Job Preferences. |
| Loads and Combinations |
| Enabled loads to mass conversion when a load combination is built from other combinations. |
| Fixed incorrect automatic panel selection in the contour plane for contour loads. |
| Corrected tolerance of contour load application to inclined panels. |
| Added verification warnings for incorrect planar contour load definition that results in not being applied to the analytical model. |
| Corrected values of automatically generated forces displayed in the view for a seismic analysis load case with the equivalent lateral force method when DSC elements are used for member releases. |
| Fixed the functionality of 'Delete empty loads' in the Loads table, ensuring that all relevant records are deleted. |
| Corrected the display of redundant forces when automatically generated forces are presented in the view for a seismic analysis load case with the equivalent lateral force method. |
| Corrected the distribution of point loads located at the edge of a cladding. |
| Updated the value of the load factor for the "Helicoptere" live load category according to the French NF EN 1990/NA Décembre 2011 code. |
| Model Calculations |
| Corrected application of planar load on contour when changing from manual panel selection to automatic. |
| Fixed tolerance of node positions when creating a rigid link for a panel calculation model with a diaphragm. |
| Corrected structure type factors for seismic load cases in the Equivalent Lateral Force method with automatically generated cases involving eccentricities and different structure types in different directions. |
| Resolved issue reporting error 2110 during calculations. |
| Corrected invalid warning messages about contour loads not being applied to volumetric objects during model generation. |
| Corrected calculation of the number of buckling modes when using the 'Determine positive critical coefficients only' option. |
| Removed invalid warning that a contour load is not applied to any object for a load defined on a face of a volumetric object. |
| Fixed issue causing solver error during DAM analysis when the DSC algorithm is enabled. |
| Corrected load to mass conversion for projected planar uniform loads. |
| Improved mechanism for creating calculation nodes when using linear releases for panels. |
| Corrected image of acceleration spectrum for seismic analysis case in the calculation note. |
| Improved warning messages in DAM analysis when exceeding 200 load cases or 50 combinations. |
| Corrected spectrum definition for seismic analysis according to Portuguese NP EN 1998-1:2010/A1 2013 design code. |
| Corrected influence of direction coefficient on the residual mode forces value in spectral analysis. |
| Enabled non-linear Time History Analysis considering initial results from the selected load case. |
| Corrected self-weight load to mass conversion for truss elements. |
| Corrected program instability that may occur during the calculation of cable elements loaded with multipoint trapezoidal loads. |
| Corrected transfer of loads to walls and supports in Load Take-Down analysis. |
| Corrected reactions for Load Take-Down analysis in the case of a wall supported by beams and nodal support where one reaction was missing. |
| Corrected reactions for Load Take-Down analysis in the case of a column supported by a beam and a nodal support where the reaction was taken twice. |
| Corrected reactions for Load Take-Down analysis in the case of an unsupported wall edge where a concentrated load should be distributed to the support and beam. |
| Results Exploration |
| Corrected moment reduction above rigid linear support of wall type when supports are applied on both contour lines forming a common edge. |
| Corrected analysis and interpretation of directions of tangent elastic ground reactions for panels. |
| Fixed program instability when selecting the Envelope results table for shells configured for presentation in single points and using Ctrl+A key to copy to clipboard. |
| Corrected inconsistencies in the display of cable displacement values accompanied by axial forces. |
| Corrected inconsistencies in the calculation of cable displacements between the graphical interface and results in tables. |
| Fixed issue with concentrated force applied on walls in Load Take Down analysis method. |
| Corrected issue with displaying diagrams and maps of internal forces results in FRF analysis. |
| Corrected harmonic analysis results for internal forces in members when damping is enabled in analysis parameters. |
| Reinforced Concrete Foundation Design |
| Implemented subcategories for category E live load for Reinforcement Concrete Spread Footing according to French NF EN 1990/NA Décembre 2011 code. |
| Reinforced Concrete Beam Design |
| Corrected environment condition information presented in the calculation note. |
| Enabled consideration of torsion forces for reinforced concrete beam design. |
| Corrected incorrectly recognized support width for a beam supported by a column with a polygonal section. |
| Improved compatibility of stirrups spacing verification in reinforced concrete beam design for user-defined layouts compared to program-generated layouts. |
| Corrected behavior of mesh control in the Reinforced Concrete Deep Beam module for Finite Element Method calculation. |
| Reinforced Concrete Column Design |
| Enabled OK button in Advanced options of Calculation Options for column design for Greek regional setting. |
| Reinforced Concrete Slab Design |
| Corrected issues causing program instabilities during the definition, calculation, and verification of provided reinforcement for slabs. |
| Corrected slab punching perimeter for overlapping shear areas. |
| Fixed program instability when displaying a printout preview for the screen capture of slab provided reinforcement maps. |
| Implemented formula 7.14 from paragraph 7.3.4 of the EN-1992-1-1 design code when reinforcement spacing exceeds 5*(c+fi/2). |
| Added a warning about stiffness update assumptions during deflection verification of the reinforced concrete slab. |
| Steel Connections Design |
| Corrected the length of column for steel connections created with copy feature. |
| Corrected formula notation in the verification note for pinned Beam-to-Beam connection with stiffeners for Eurocode design code. |
| Corrected verification for compression of column web without horizontal stiffeners for a welded column-beam connection according to NF P 22-470 ("CM66"). |
| Corrected translation of the user interface to French in selected Steel Connections dialogs. |
| Added validation to only allow the use of allowed values for selected edit field controls for steel connection geometry definition. |
| Corrected the position of images in dialogs for welded Beam-to-Beam steel connections to make them visible on Plate and Brackets tabs. |
| Corrected an issue related to missing material types in steel connection parameters saved to RXD files. |
| Steel and Timber Design |
| Corrected calculations of bending strength about the minor axis for double-angle sections. |
| Corrected Von Mises stress section verification for double-angle sections. |
| Fixed software instabilities during the verification of rectangular bar sections from the European database according to the Add80 design code. |
| Corrected ductility classification of beams in BRBF and SCBF seismic resisting systems. |
| Corrected calculation issues in shear and length checks in EBS seismic resisting systems. |
| Corrected flexural torsional buckling analysis for C-channels and double angles (back-to-back) sections. |
| Corrected calculations of 'µ' partial factors used during steel member design in Fire analysis according to EN 1993-1-2 design code. |
| Corrected web slenderness calculations in compression for single symmetric I-shape sections. |
| Corrected verification for box section types according to ANSI design codes. |
| Corrected limiting slenderness value for bending verification for double-angle (back-to-back) sections. |
| Corrected limiting slenderness value for angle sections according to CAN/CSA S16:19 design code. |
| Improved assignment of member design parameters after steel group optimization. |
| Corrected display of section parameters in detailed results dialog after serviceability state verification. |
| Corrected calculation of Cb parameter in AISC 360-16 design code. |
| Corrected inaccuracy issue with design ratio when manual internal bracing has been defined. |
| Revit – Robot Structural Analysis link |
| Fixed issues with transferring multiple line loads with defined paths back to Revit. |
| Resolved issues related to run-time error while sending a model containing analytical panels with openings from Revit to Robot Structural Analysis. |
| Addressed general run-time errors when sending models from Revit to Robot Structural Analysis. |
| Adjusted scale for reinforcement maps in Revit when transferred from Robot with negative reinforcement area values. |
| Fixed transfer of local coordinate system for walls, ensuring accurate load directions between Revit and Robot Structural Analysis. |
