Structural BIM workflows - design-to-fabrication for steel and rebar

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Design to Fabrication Structural BIM Workflows for
Concrete and Steel Projects
Carl Spalding
Graitec Product Strategy Director
Twitter: @Carl_Graitec
Joseph Pais
Graitec Analysis & Design Product Line Manager
Twitter: #BIMDesigners

 Explore connected ‘Structural design to fabrication’ workflows for mixed-material project
 Optimize collaboration by sharing projects intelligently between engineers, designers,
technical detailers, and fabricators
 Use Revit as the central project hub
 Update Revit project with geometric and FEM results data (needed later in BIM to
automate processes)
 Reinforced Concrete:
 Use FEM data to automate reinforcement cages and documentation using Reinforced Concrete
BIM Designers for Revit
 Adapt structural elements to accommodate openings for MEP (mechanical, electrical, and
plumbing) services proposed late in the design stage
 Steel:
 Develop the structure and add connections in Revit and validate the design
 Transfer to Advance Steel for adding fabrication level detail and exporting production formats
 Send project to steel fabrication management software Advance Workshop to optimize
production
 Review production status visually in Advance Steel
Class summary

At the end of this class, we want you to be able to:
 Use Revit as a central model in a structural BIM workflow for steel and
concrete
 Round-trip project sharing using synchronization
 Effectively re-use engineering BIM DATA to rapidly design and document
reinforcement concrete frames in Revit
 Streamline design to fabrication project handover
Key take-aways

Data Data Data (BIG Data)
The reason the construction industry should be excited
about data is the potential of doing activities faster
and better than was possible before!
David Philp
Head of BIM at UK BIM Task Group & BIM Director for
EMEA at AECOM

Revit as a central model
(hub) for structural projects

Architectural - Structural (and MEP)
Architectural Model
Analytical ModelMEP Model
Structural Model

Revit for Engineers/Engineering
 Revit understands the ‘language’ of engineering
 ‘Analytical’ model created alongside its ‘Descriptive’ model
 Create loads in Revit and/or store analysis results data
 Not used for calculations in Revit
Geometrical definition of the column
Analytical definition of the column

PPPPP Proper Preparation Prevents Poor Perf…
To learn more about managing the analytical model
in Revit checkout AU Class:
ES20834 - The Future of Making Rebar in Revit

Connected Structural
Workflows: Revit  FEM

Revit (Structural & Analytical model)

Revit  FEM

FEM Calculations

Synchronize FEM model with Revit Model

Revit  FEM
Revit Structural Model FEM Model
Revit Analytical Model FEM Results in Revit

More Data: Revit Parameters
MEP Elements Offset, MEP Elements Length, MEP Insulation thickness, Door Side, Rebar Assigned to Sheet, …

 Revit is ‘Engineering’ friendly
 Simultaneous structural and analytical model
 Connects and sync’s with FEM software
 Store Data (FEM / element property / …)
Recap: Revit as a central structural model

BIM to Fabrication for
Reinforced Concrete

1. Collaborative common data environments (level 2 BIM)
Three important factors
Level 2 BIM is distinguished by collaborative working – all parties use their
own 3D CAD models, but not necessarily working on a single, shared
model. The collaboration comes in the form of how the information is
exchanged between different parties – and is the crucial aspect of
this level. Design information is shared through a common file format,
which enables any organisation to be able to combine that data with their
own in order to make a federated BIM model, and to carry out interrogative
checks on it…

2. Data (Information) is KEY
data …
the potential of doing activities faster and better
than was possible before!

2. Data (Information) is KEY
3. Knowledge is POWER

 AEC Partners create solutions
for Revit that add localized +
industry functionality
 AEC Partner solutions for
Revit are designed by industry
experts and ‘work the way you
expect’ to boost performance
Industry Knowledge integrated into Revit by
Autodesk AEC Partners

 A + B = C + D
Combine: Industry Knowledge with BIM Data
Analytical
Results
BIM Data
Calculated
Rebar
+
Detailed
Documentation

 BIG Data
 Industry 4.0
Disruptive Industry Trends
Industry 4.0 will benefit production due to increased connectivity across entire
businesses as manual factories are transformed into smart factories.
Data: The potential of doing activities faster and better than was possible before!

 Engineer  Technician
 Detailer  Fabricator
Current Design to Fabrication process for RC

 Engineer  Technician  Fabricator
BIM to Fabrication process for RC
On-demand (Automated)

 Reinforced Concrete BIM Designers for Revit
In action…

Designing & Generating 3D rebar cages

Calculation Design Report

Views, Drawings and Schedules

Navisworks

BIM 360

Solibri (IFC)

 Design-driven automation to
international standards
 Integrated = native Revit
 Client-side configurable
 Smart-Factory ready
Recap: 3D Rebar in Revit
Harness the power of Data to complete
activities faster and better than was
possible before!

Designing Steel
Connections in Revit

Shared Connection Library
Connections in Revit
Connections in
Advance Steel

Designing Steel Connections in Revit

Sharing the Revit model with
the Fabricator / Detailer
Advance Steel

Revit Export for Advance Steel

Advance Steel Import from Revit

Steel Connections In Revit

Steel Connection from Revit

Revit  Advance Steel

Advance Steel  Revit

Project Prepared for Production

Steel Fabrication and
Resource Management with
Advance Workshop

Production Management with Advance Workshop

Automatic Nesting

Stock Management

Managing Work Centres (Man and Machine)

Progress Tracking

Updating Advance Steel with Fabrication Data

Traceability / COBie / …

 Rapid model sharing RevitAdvance Steel
 Robust real-time synchronization (no rework)
 Reuse connection design loads: FEM to Revit to
Advance Steel (Connected BIM)
 Advanced Steel Production Management
 Fabrication data-integration with Advance Steel
Recap

Managing Changes in Revit:
Edit and update rebar
Change and recalculate footing
Edit rebar for MEP elements
…

 Revit Engineer Friendly
 Reinforced Concrete BIM Designers
 Design & calculate required reinforcement
 Automated documentation creation
 International Standards
 Client-side configurable
 Native file formats support connected BIM workflows
 Synchronize! Synchronize! Synchronize!
 BIM to Fabrication (sooner than we realize)
Recap

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