Associate Connections with Profile Sizes
Associate connections with profile sizes by using ranges of applicability attached to the connection types.
Learn how to automatically create structural steel connections which rely on rule-based solutions according to standard provisions or company good practice guidelines.
Before you start working with Dynamo steel connections enhanced with ranges of applicability, review the following:
Only connections available in Revit are supported.
Non-standard steel shapes (generally families created by the user) are currently not supported.
Embedded steel and concrete connections are currently not supported.
Connections that require the system axes of the framing element to be farther than the hardcoded tolerance cannot be placed.
All structural members need to have associated analytical members, to validate the connection ranges of applicability that have conditions for internal forces.
When you define ranges for internal loads, only the force/moment value at the end of the framing element is considered.
Note: Please make sure that the analytical elements have uniquely defined analytical nodes at their ends. You can do this by adjusting the tolerance distance between the analytical elements when using the Analytical Automation command to generate the analytical model based on the physical model.
Scripts that use ranges for applying steel connections will work only with connection types that have ranges of applicability defined.
For basic information, please see the steps to Use the Steel Connections for Dynamo nodes.
To use Steel Connections with Ranges of Applicability:
1. Define the ranges of applicability for steel connections in the Revit connection type properties dialog.
2. Use the provided ranges sample scripts in Connection Automation Player to place your connections in the model using the previously defined connection types in your current or external model (connections library file).
Note: You can use the Connection Automation command in the Structure and Steel tabs to launch Connection Automation Player showing the scripts for placing steel connections.