Autodesk Revit Structure 2012

AutoCAD Revit Structure Suite structural design software supports the building information modeling (BIM) process for structural engineering firms by combining the following products: Autodesk Revit Structure BIM software & AutoCAD Structural Detailing software

Autodesk Revit Structure Suite 2012 couples AutoCAD 2012 and AutoCAD Structural Detailing 2012 with Revit Structure 2012, the purpose-built parametric design solution for building information modelling (BIM) for the structural engineer.

Autodesk Revit Structure software is the purpose-built building information modelling (BIM) solution for structural engineering firms, providing tools for structural design and analysis. Revit Structure integrates a multimaterial physical model and an independently editable analytical model for more efficient structural analysis while providing bidirectional links to popular structural analysis software.

Make better decisions earlier in the design process by more accurately visualising a structure before it is built. Revit Structure helps provide the advantage of BIM to improve multidiscipline coordination of structural design documentation, minimize errors, and enhance collaboration between engineering and architecture teams.

AutoCAD Revit Structure Suite 2012 Features

* Industry leading AutoCAD 2012 plus AutoCAD Structural Detailing 2012 and Revit Structure 2012
* Structural analytical model enhancements help users manage and create to such as better visibility and greater control over the analytical model

* Reinforcement enhancements including placement of planar rebar shapes, multiplanar reinforcement, structural connection category, display of self-intersecting reinforcement bars and rebar bend dimension
* Enhancements to family editor and conceptual design tools

* More flexible visual style combinations, visual styles and enhanced material libraries add value to visualisation techniques and improving the interactive experience

* Lock a 3D view and tag elements within the view allowing you to better communicate your design in 3D by tagging and annotating

* Create Parts/Divide Model tools provide a method for dividing Revit geometry into smaller parts for the purpose of creating more accurate schedules, quantity takeoffs, visualisations, and exports

* Visibility controls help you maintain a persistent design model while the construction model can represent more accurate as-built conditions

* Assemblies help support the creation of shop drawings for pre-fabricated building assemblies such as precast walls, columns, beams and floors. An assembly can be selected, scheduled, isolated, tagged, and tracked in the project. All annotations, and views creating inside the assembly views will not appear nor interfere with regular views of the main model

* Revit Structure Point Cloud tools connect laser scans directly into the Building Information Modelling process in a more efficient way. Capturing the existing conditions of a building or interior accurately can accelerate work on renovation and retrofit projects

* Worksharing enhancements enable you to better communicate and visualise the status of the worksharing project

* Revit Server helps project teams in different locations to more easily collaborate on shared Revit models across a wide-area network (WAN) with the speed of a local-area network (LAN). You can better maintain a more seamlessly integrated collection of Revit central models on a single central server that can be accessed from local servers.

Benefits
* Structural Modelling

* Analysis Integration

* Project coordination

* Fully DWG compatible

* Coordinated construction documents

* Reduced time in making major design changes

* Reduced time in drawing generation

* Increased productivity

* Increased interoperability