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TableofContents
TableofContents
Chapter1
OverviewofIntegration .
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APIApplicationProgramInterface
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InformationTransferred
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Chapter1
OverviewofIntegration
WhenconsideringtheintegrationofOrionandRevitStructureitisimportantto
understandthattheinformationtransferredisessentiallythephysicalinformation
associatedwiththestructuree.g.geometry,sectionsizes,gradeandslabthicknesses
etc.
OrionisacodebasedmodellingtooltoenableStructuralEngineerstoestablishacode
compliancedesignofthestructure(forexampleEC2,BS8110).RevitStructureis
principallyaphysicalmodellingtoolfortheproductionofdrawings,materiallistsandBIM
coordination.AsRevitdoesnothold'code'specificdataitisimportanttounderstandthat
allthedesign/codedataisheldwithinOrionatalltimes.
Inatypicaldesignoffice,theTechniciansareresponsiblefordrawingproductionwhilst
theEngineersresponsibilitiesincludecodecompliantdesign.Itisthereforecommonfor
theEngineertobethepredominantuserofOrionandtheTechniciantobethe
predominantuserofRevit.Thisofcoursevariesfromcompanytocompanywherethe
roleoftheTechnicianandtheEngineermerge,howevertheprinciplesremainthesame.
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Chapter2
2.1
OrionintoRevitStructure
CreationoftheOrionModel
TheEngineerhasanumberofoptionsavailabletohimwhencreatinganOrionmodel.
1. CreatemodelfromScratch.
Orionincludestypicalmodellingtoolstocreategrids,columns,beams,walls,floors
etc.Importantlyeachelementismodelledasaphysicalobjectwhichcanbe
positionedcorrectlyinspace.
WhensynchronisedwithRevitStructure,thetruespacialpositioniscommunicated
alongwithitemssuchassectionssizeandgrade.
ForfurtherinformationoncreatingOrionmodelspleaseseetheOrionusermanual
orvisitwww.cscworld.com.
2. Import2DDrawings.
Itiscommonearlyinaprojecttohaveanumberof2Darchitecturaldrawings
outliningthescheme.Orionhasthefacilitytoimport2DDXFdrawings.
Theengineercanusethesedrawingsasghostlayoutsinthebackgroundtoaid
settingoutortoimportgrids,columnsandwalls.
Ifacommongridisusedontheproject,itislogicaltoimportthisgridintoOrionto
ensurethestructureissetoutinthecorrectposition.
Whenimportinggridsitisalsoadvisabletocheckthegeometryofthegrid
thoroughly.
3. PartModels.
Attheearlystagesofdesignitispossibletocreatepartmodelstoinvestigatea
structuralscheme.
ForexampletheengineercanmodeljustafloororabayinOriontoinvestigatethe
bestsolutiontosatisfycodecomplianceandeconomics.
Althoughonlyapartmodel,thiscanstillbesenttoRevitStructure.(Note,the
physicalpositionofthepartmodelwillbecommunicatedtoRevitStructure.)
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2.2
Deliverables
EvenattheseearlystagesofaprojectOrionprovidesasignificantnumberofthe
deliverablesrequired.
Forexample:
Comprehensivecodecompliantschemedesign,
2.3
Materialtakeoff,
2DengineeringDXFdrawings,
3Dmodelvisualisation,
FoundationLoads.
InitialExportfromOrion
OnceamodelhasbeencreatedinOrion,youneedtosavethemodelwitharecognisable
nameandthenrunthecommandFile>Model/FileExport>ExporttoRevitStructure.This
processcreatesa.cxlfilewithauserdefinedfilenameinachosendirectory.
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2.4
InitialImportintoRevitStructure
ThisexamplecoverstheimportofacorrectmodelintoRevitStructureusingtheCSC
Integrator.Thefilethatweareusingcontainsnomappingproblemsandreferenceshould
bemadetotherelevantsectionsshouldyoufindthatyourownfiledoeshaveany
problemsregardingmapping.
Firstly,activatetheCSCIntegratorprogrambyclickingontheiconheldontheAddIns
tab.
Thefollowingsplashscreenprovidessomeinformationaboutthetwobasedesign
productsusedwiththeCSCIntegratoralongwithhyperlinkstotherelevantwebsitepage.
ClickNexttomoveontothenextpage.
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ThenextdialogoftheCSCIntegratorallowsvariousimportandexportoptionstobeset
foreachofthetwodesignprograms.
Inthisexample,weareimportingafilecreatedfromOrionandwedonotcurrentlyholda
Revitmodeltosynchronizeinto.WethereforechoosetheoptionImportmodelfrom
OrionFirstTime.
ClickNexttocontinueaftermakingyourselection.
Havingchosenthesoftwareandthecorrectimport/exportoption,youwillbeprompted
toselectthefile(andlocation)thatyouwishtoimport.
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SelectthecorrectinformationandthenclickNexttomoveontothenextdialog.
TheSelectStructuralObjectstoImportdialogallowsyoutocontrolwhichitemswillbe
importedintoRevitStructure.Asadefault,allitemsareflaggedforinclusioninthe
importbutifyouhavearequirementtoomitcertainitems(sayallGridlines),thensimply
unticktheitemoption.
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TheSectionandMaterialMappingdialogindicatesthedifferentsectionfamiliesdetected
intheimportingfile.IfthereareanynumericalentriesintheNotRecognizedcolumnthen
thereissomemappingdiscrepanciesandtheseshouldbeinvestigatedbeforecontinuing
further.(Seeseparatesectiononmappingobjects).
Evenifthemappingiscorrectandnoproblemsexist(aspertheexampleshown),the
actualmappingcanbecheckedbyclickingtoselecttheReviewMappingoptionforall
Columns,FramingandMaterials.
ClickFinishtoexitfromtheintegratordialogandstarttheprocessingofthefile.
HavingcompletedtheuseoftheIntegratordialog,theimportingCXLfilewillnowstart
processing.Thisisastagethatisrunautomaticallybytheapplicationandcoversthe
actualbuildingofthemodel,loadingthecorrectfamiliesetc.
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Oncetheprocessingofthe'CXL'filehasbeencompleted,alogfilewillbeshown.Thelog
fileissimpleatextfileandarecordoftheobjectsimported,deletedoralteredalongwith
anywarnings.
Pleasenotethatthelogfileisautomaticallysavedinthesamedirectorylocationusedfor
theCXLfilelocation(althoughthiscanbemanuallymovedatalaterdate).
WhenexportingmodelsfromOrionforRevitintegrationpleaseensurethatthepart
marksassignedtostructuralobjectsonlycontainalphanumericcharacters.If
nonalphanumericcharactersareusedwithintheOrionpartmarkreferencesthena
softwarecrashmaybeencounteredonimportintoRevit.
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Chapter3
3.1
RevitStructureintoOrion
CreationoftheRevitStructureModel
WhenthedesignprocessisstartedinRevit,thereareanumberofconsiderationstobe
made.
FromRevitStructure
ARevitStructuremodelcanbeexportedtoOrioninpartorinfull.
Toexportapartmodel,firstselectthemembersyouwishtoexport,priortocreating
theexportfile.
Onlythemainstructuralelementstobedesignedshouldbeexported.
TheanalyticalwiremodelcreatedwithinRevitStructuremustbefullyconnected
beforeexportingtoOrion.
StructuralAnalysisSettingsWithinRevit
Theoptiontoenableamembersanalyticalwireisheldinthestructuralproperties
dialogoftheindividualmember('EnableAnalyticalModel'tickboxoption).
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Otheranalyticalpropertiescanbecheckedandmodifiedbyaccessinganotherpage
ofthemembersproperties.
WithintheAnalyticalpropertiesofagivenmemberistheoptiontoamendthe
AnalyticalAlignment,givingtheuservariousoptionstocontroltheanalysiswire
location.Althoughitispossibletoadjustthewirepositiondifferentlyateachendof
themember,thiswillnotbereflectedintheresultingFastrakorOrionmodel.
Westronglyrecommendthatstructuralcolumnsshouldbemodelledwiththe
analysiswirepositionedcentrallyaboutthecolumnitself(centreofgravityposition).
Howeverforcolumnswhichareoffsetfromagivensetofgridlines,thenthewirecan
alsobepositionedonthegridintersectionbyalteringthexDirectionandyDirection
Projectionsettings.
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Pleasenotethatthesamesettingsappliedontothebaseprojectionsshouldbealso
setonthetopprojections,andviceversa.
Forbeammemberswheretheanalysiswireshouldbelocatedonanedgeofthe
member,werecommendthatthe'LateralJustification'setting('Structural'page)is
manipulatedtosuiteitherside1orside2asnecessary.
WhenworkingwithaRevitArchitecturemodel
OrionwillonlycommunicatewithRevitStructure.
IfaRevitArchitecturemodelisavailableallstructuralcomponentsmodelledinRevit
Architecturemusthaveanalyticalpropertiesenabled(orberedrawn)before
integrationwithOrioncantakeplace.
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3.2
ExportingamodelfromRevittoOrion
ThisexamplecoverstheexportofacompletedRevitmodelintoCXLformatusingtheCSC
Integrator.TheCXLfilewouldthenbeimportedintoOrionasaStandardImport.
Thefilethatweareusingcontainsnomappingproblemsandreferenceshouldbemade
totherelevantsectionsshouldyoufindthatyourownfiledoeshaveanyproblems
regardingmapping.
ToexportthemodeltoOrion,activatetheCSCIntegratorprogrambyclickingontheicon
heldontheAddInstab.
Thefollowingsplashscreenprovidessomeinformationaboutthetwobasedesign
productsusedwiththeCSCIntegratoralongwithhyperlinkstotherelevantwebsitepage.
ClickNexttomoveontothenextpage.
ThenextdialogoftheCSCIntegratorallowsvariousimportandexportoptionstobeset
foreachofthetwodesignprograms.
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Inthisexample,weareexportingamodelforusewithOrion.Themodelwillbeimported
sothatananalysismodelissetupfromscratch.WethereforechoosetheoptionExport
modeltoOrionFirstTime.ClickNexttocontinueaftermakingyourselection.
TheSelectStructuralObjectstoImportdialogallowsyoutocontrolwhichitemswillbe
importedintoFastrak/exportedfromRevitStructure.Asadefault,allitemsareflagged
forinclusionintheimportbutifyouhavearequirementtoomitcertainitems,then
simplyunticktheincludeoptionforthatitem.
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TheSectionandMaterialMappingdialogindicatesthedifferentsectionfamiliesdetected
intheimportingfile.IfthereareanynumericalentriesintheNotRecognizedcolumnthen
thereissomemappingdiscrepanciesandtheseshouldbeinvestigatedbeforecontinuing
further.(Seeseparatesectiononmappingobjects).
Evenifthemappingiscorrectandnoproblemsexist(aspertheexampleshown),the
actualmappingcanbecheckedbyclickingtoselectthe'ReviewMapping'optionforall
Columns,Framing,MaterialsandSteelDecks.
ClickNexttomoveontothenextpage.
Havingchosenthesoftwareandthecorrectimport/exportoption,youwillbeprompted
toselectthefile(andlocation)thatyouwishtoexportto.
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SelectthecorrectinformationandthenclickFinishtoexitfromtheintegratordialogand
starttheprocessingofthefile.
OncetheprocessingoftheCXLfilehasbeencompleted,alogfilewillbeshown.Thelog
fileissimpleatextfileandarecordoftheobjectsexported,deletedoralteredalongwith
anywarnings.
Pleasenotethatthelogfileisautomaticallysavedinthesamedirectorylocationusedfor
theCXLfilelocation(althoughthiscanbemanuallymovedatalaterdate).
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3.3
InitialImportintoOrion
InOrion,withnomodelopen,usingthecommandFile>Model/FileImport>Importfrom
RevitStructure,locateandopenthe.cxlfilecreatedinRevitStructure.
Thefinalpartoftheimportprocessconsolidatesthemembersandaxesafterwhicha
messageboxwillbedisplayed,followedbyalistofwarnings/errorsthathavebeen
detectedbytheimportprocess.
Thereareanumberofrecommendedactionsthatyoushouldconsiderbeforeproceeding
withanalysisanddesign.
Addslabstothemodel
Whileadraftsmanisliabletothinkofaslabasasingleextensivearea,anengineer
seesaslabasnumerousdiscretepanelseachofwhichrequiresseparatedesign.In
addition,inOrionloadsaregenerallyaddedalongwiththeslabpanels.Bytaking
controlofthepanelcreationandloadingtheengineeristakingcontroland
responsibilityforthedesign.
Reviewandeditprojectparameters,defaultmaterialsandotherdatathatthe
draftsmanwouldgenerallynotberesponsiblefor.
Usetherelabelmemberscommand.
UsetheBuildingModelValidityCheck.
DuplicatelevelsarenotsupportedbyRevit.Wheretherearelotsofduplicatefloorsit
wouldsaveyoutimeifyouestablishanyduplicates.
Columnscanbecomediscontinuouswheredifferentinsertionsareusedondifferent
storeys.Warningswillbegivenduringanalysis.Thissituationcanbeavoidedby
havingsufficientgridsintheinitialRevitmodelsothatfewifanygridsneedtobe
createdbyOrion.
WallsinRevitautomaticallyjointootherwallsandare"cleanedup"graphically.
However,whenimportedintoOrion,therearenoextensionsandsothecornerswill
lookincomplete.
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3.4
ImportantNotesforStartingtheModelinRevitStructure
3.4.1
Somekeyrules/thingstonoteintheRevitmodel
AutodeskprovideanApplicationProgrammingInterface,(API),toenableCSCtoquery
andmodifytheRevitmodel,butthismeansthatthelinksareconstrainedbyany
limitationsofthatinterface.
GoodPracticeThebestinformationthattheAPImakesavailablewhenextracting
modelinformationistheunderlyinganalysisdata.Whenimporting,Orionwillusethe
Revitanalysismodeltobuilditsownanalysismodelbutdifficulties/inconsistenciesmay
arise,whichcanbereducedbygoodpracticeinconstructingtheRevitmodel.
AddlevelstotheRevitmodelforeachstoreytobedesignedandusespecialnames
forthebottomofthefirststoreyandoptionaltoindicatethedepthoffoundations.
Use"FOUNDATION","FOOTING",or"FTG"toindicatethedepthoffoundations.
Use"TOF","BASE","BASEMENT","TOB","GRO","GROU","GROUND","ENTER",or
"ENTRANCE"forthebottomofthefirststorey.
Intheexamplebelow,thefirststoreywillbefrom0to3000mmwithafoundationdepth
ofzero,(becausenosuitablelevelisdefined).
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Inthesecondexample,thefirststoreywillstillbefrom0to3000mmbutthefoundation
depthwillbesetto600mm.
Themodeltransferprocedurecanbesignificantlyimprovedbytheadditionofgrid
linesinRevit.Asaminimumitissuggestedthatmaingridsalongcolumnandwall
linesshouldbecreated.
Wherepossible,usethestandardRevitfamiliesforbeamsandcolumns.
Wherepossible,allowRevittoautomaticallycleanupthejoinsbetweenbeams,
columns,wallsandslabs.
Modelcolumnsfromleveltolevel.Whereslabsarerequiredatslightlydifferent
heightsindifferentwingsofabuilding,itmaysimplifythemodeltousefewerlevels
inRevitanduseverticaloffsetstoobtainthecorrectphysicallocationsofthe
columns.However,ifthephysicallengthofthecolumnislongerthantheanalytical
length,thenthedesignmaybeunconservative.Itisalsopossibletocreatecolumns
wheretheanalysiswiresoverlapifthewrongsettingsareusedinRevit.
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Modelbeamsfromreferencepointtoreferencepoint,notphysicalfacetophysical
faceandusethelevelsintheelementproperties.Eachbeamneedstobedefinedas
thefulldepthoftherectangularsection,notdepthbelowtheslab.Flangewidthsfor
designaredeterminedautomaticallyinOrion.
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Similarlymodelwallsfromreferencepointtoreferencepoint,notphysicalfaceto
physicalfaceandusethelevelsintheelementproperties.AlsomakesureStructural
Usagepropertyissetto"Shear"or"Structuralcombined".
Note:InsomeexampleRevitmodels,wehaveseencorruptanalysiswiresforwalls,
especiallywheremultipleopeningshavebeenappliedorRevit'sautodetectionhas
failed.
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Wherebeamsandcolumnsareoffsethorizontallyfromtheircentrelines,caremust
betakenwiththeRevitpropertiestoensurethattheAnalysismodelisexportedto
Orioneffectively.
MovecolumnsintopositioninplanviewsRevitcolumnshavenopropertiesto
achievethisanyway.Ensurethat"RigidLinks"arecheckedforcolumns.
AlsomovebeamsintopositioninplanviewsRevitbeamsdohavepropertiesfor
this,butensuretheyaresettoCenterandturnofftheAutodetectionofthe
horizontalprojection.
SimilarlymovewallsintopositioninplanviewsandsettheLocationLineandHorizontal
ProjectionpropertiestoCenter.
AnyframingmemberlocatedonthelevelwhichwillbesetasgroundlevelwithinOrion
willbealteredonimport.
Theverticaljustificationforallbeammembersonthegroundfloormustbesetwithin
OriontobeBottomofSection.Thisstipulationmaycausebeamstobeamendedon
import.
TherequirementforBottomofSectionjustificationwillbecommunicatedonreturning
themodeltoRevitandmayresultinframingmembersbeingmodifiedduringthemerge
process.
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Usersmayfindthatanalysiswirelocationsareamendedafterthetransferofthemodel
fromRevitintoOrion.Thisamendmentshouldnotcauseanyproblemsduringthe
analysisanddesignstagesandmaybeignored.
Theupdatestotheanalysiswirelocationsforallexistingmemberswillbeignoredon
returntoRevitandthepositionswillbeunaffectedduringthemergeprocess.
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Chapter4
SynchronizingModelsfromOrionintoRevit
AfteraninitialimporthastakenplaceitistypicalforboththeOrionandRevitStructure
modelstobedevelopedindependently.
Howeverastheprojectanddesignofthestructuralframeisrefined,itisappropriateto
synchronizethemodelstogethertocommunicateanychangesingeometry,sectionsize,
anddesignparameters.Thisiseasilyachievedbyrepeatingtheimportprocedures.
4.1
SynchronizingOriontoRevitStructure
4.1.1
ExportfromOrion
TosendthechangesmadeintheOrionmodeltoRevitStructuretheexportprocedureis
repeatedFile>Model/FileExport>ExporttoRevitStructure.Asalways,beforethe
export,itisadvisabletosavethemodeltoaclearlynamedfilesoitcanbereturnedto,
shouldtheneedarise.
4.1.2
SynchronizingamodelFromOrionToRevit
Thisexamplecoverstheimportofasecond(updated)CXLfileintoRevitStructureusing
theCSCIntegrator.Thefilethatweareusingcontainsnomappingproblemsand
referenceshouldbemadetotherelevantsectionsshouldyoufindthatyourownfiledoes
haveanyproblemsregardingmapping.
Firstly,withthecurrentRevitmodelopeninthebackground,activatetheCSCIntegrator
programbyclickingontheiconheldontheAddInstab.
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Thefollowingsplashscreenprovidessomeinformationaboutthetwobasedesign
productsusedwiththeCSCIntegratoralongwithhyperlinkstotherelevantwebsitepage.
ClickNexttomoveontothenextpage.
ThenextdialogoftheCSCIntegratorallowsvariousimportandexportoptionstobeset
foreachofthetwodesignprograms.
Inthisexample,weareupdatinganexistingmodelwithanewCXLfilecreatedfrom
Orion.WethereforechoosetheoptionImportmodelfromOrionUpdateExisting.Click
Nexttocontinueaftermakingyourselection.
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Havingchosenthesoftwareandthecorrectimport/exportoption,youwillbeprompted
toselectthefile(andlocation)thatyouwishtoimport.
SelectthecorrectinformationandthenclickNexttomoveontothenextdialog.
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TheSelectStructuralObjectstoImportdialogallowsyoutocontrolwhichitemswillbe
importedintoRevitStructure.Asadefault,allitemsareflaggedforinclusioninthe
importbutifyouhavearequirementtoomitcertainitems(sayallGridlines),thensimply
unticktheitemoption.
TheSectionandMaterialMappingdialogindicatesthedifferentsectionfamiliesdetected
intheimportingfile.Ifthereareanynumericalentriesinthe'NotRecognized'column
thenthereissomemappingdiscrepanciesandtheseshouldbeinvestigatedbefore
continuingfurther.(Seeseparatesectiononmappingobjects).
Evenifthemappingiscorrectandnoproblemsexist(aspertheexampleshown),the
actualmappingcanbecheckedbyclickingtoselecttheReviewMappingoptionforall
Columns,Framing,MaterialsandSteelDecks.
ClickFinishtoexitfromtheintegratordialogandstarttheprocessingofthefile.
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OncetheprocessingoftheCXLfilehasbeencompleted,alogfilewillbeshown.Thelog
fileissimpleatextfileandarecordoftheobjectsimported,deletedoralteredalongwith
anywarnings.
Pleasenotethatthelogfileisautomaticallysavedinthesamedirectorylocationusedfor
theCXLfilelocation(althoughthiscanbemanuallymovedatalaterdate).
MovesWithGrid
WhenperforminganupdatetoanexistingRevitModelpleaseensurethattheMoves
withGridoptionisdisabledforallcolumns.
Havingtheoptionenabledcanresultincolumnitemsbeingmovedduringtheintegration
processduetoexistingRevitlimitations.
Analternativetotheaboveistoexcludegridsduringtheupdateprocess.
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AppendixA
A.1
APIApplicationProgramInterface
APIApplicationProgramInterface
ThetransferbetweenOrionandRevitStructureiscontrolledbyanAPI(Application
ProgramInterface).TheAPIisaseparateprogramwhichsitsinsidetheOrionRevit
applicationandisprovidedbyAutodeskforCSC'sprogrammerstouse.
TheAPIisthegoverningfactorbetweenthetwoitemsofsoftwareandcontrolswhich
objectcanbepassedtoandfromthesoftwarepackages.Asa"PremierStructural
Partner",CSCcontinuestoworkcloselywithAutodesktogrowthefunctionalityofthe
APIandtoincreasetheintegrationfunctionality.
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AppendixB
InformationTransferred
B.1
FromRevitStructuretoOrion
B.1.1
InformationTransferred
ThefollowinginformationistransferredfromRevitStructuretoOrionBuildingDesign
System:
AllgridlinesinRevitStructureareimported
AlevelinRevitStructurewheredataexists,isimportedasastorey
ThereisnosuitablemappingbetweenBoundaryConditionsinRevitStructureand
SupportsinOrion,sobydefaultsupportsarecreatedatthebottomofeverycolumn.
AllselectedRevitStructurebeams,columnsandwallsareimportedprovidedtheyare
withinthescopeofgeometriclimitationsthatapplywithinOrion(i.e.onlyvertical
columnsandwalls,onlyhorizontalbeams).Theirorientation,sectionsizeand
memberreleaseswillbemaintained.
Pleasenotethatmembersflaggedas"notforanalysis"arenotconsideredintheExport
fromRevitStructure.
PleasealsonotethatduetothecurrentlimitationsofRevitStructurecertainitems,
includingcurvedbeamsandnonverticalcolumns,mayhavetobemodelledas"Inplace
families".Unfortunately,theseitemsmaybeflaggedasnonstructuralinwhichcasethe
exportprocesswillnotconsiderthem,orsomerequireddatawillbemissinginwhich
casetheywillbeexportedbutwithawarning.
B.1.2
Limitations
Thefollowinglimitationsexistinthecurrentrelease:
Noloads
NoSlabs
NoFoundationobjects
NoRebarobjects
NoopeningsinwallsthesemustbemanuallymodelledinOrion
Onlyrectangularwallsarehandledboundingrectangleswillbeappliedwhere
necessary.
Nocurvedmembersorwalls
Noprecastconcretebeamsorcolumns
IfRevitMaterialissetto"ByCategory"thereisaRevitAPIlimitationmeaningthatwe
cannotdeterminethematerial.Toavoidthisissue,pleaseensurematerialsaresetfor
StructuralColumn,StructuralFraming,WallandFloorcategories(ObjectStyles
dialog).
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B.2
FromOriontoRevitStructure
B.2.1
InformationTransferred
ThefollowinginformationistransferredfromOriontoRevitStructure:
AllgridlinesinOrionareexportedExportedgridsallappearinRevitwiththedefault
style(i.e.thesettingsforbubblesareignored)
B.2.2
AllstoreysareexportedincludingalevelfortheBaseandFoundations.
AllColumnsareexported;allrotationsareexported.
AllBeamsareexported;allrotationsandendreleasesareexported.
AllSlabsareexported
AllShearWallsareexported
Limitations
Thefollowinglimitationsexistinthecurrentrelease:
Loadsarenotexported
DuetocurrentlimitationsintheRevitAPI,itisnotpossibletocreatethecorrect
profileforsomepolylinecolumnsorcolumnswithskewedoutlines.Insuchcasesa
rectangularsectionwiththesameboundingrectanglesizeiscreated.Revitmodel
linesshowingtheprofileareaddedtothebaseofthecolumnforillustrationpurposes
only.
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AppendixC
ShowingTheIntegrationStatusWithAFilter
Thissectionwilldescribehowtocreateafilterwhichcanbeappliedontoa3DIsometric
view(butpotentiallyontoanyRevitview)tosetcolorcodingontothestructuralitems.
ThecolorcodingappliedshouldthenmatchthesamecapabilitiesoftheFastrakBuilding
DesignercommandShow/AlterState>IntegrationStatus.
Thefilterworksonthesettingsappliedontomembers,panelsandwallswiththe
'Orion_Integration_Status'parameter.Usingthevarioussettingsofthisparameter,we
cansetupthefilteraccordingly.
Firstly,createanew3DviewfortheintegrationstatussettingsbyclickingontheViewtab
andusingthecommand3DView>Default3DView.Thisshouldcreateanewviewtitled
'{3D}'.Pleasenotethatifthisviewnamealreadyexistswithinyourproject,please
renametheexistingview(seebelow)inordertobeabletocreateanew3DIsometric
view.
Renametheviewbyrightclickingoverthenameheldintheprojectbrowserand
choosingtheoption'Rename'.Renametheviewtobe'FastrakIntegrationStatus'.
Oncetheviewhasbeencreatedandrenamed,accesstheVisibility/GraphicsOverrides
dialogbyeitherclickingontherelevantEditbuttonwithintheviewpropertiesdialogor
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byusingthe'VG'or'VV'shortcuts.
WithintheVisibility/GraphicsOverridesdialog,clickontheFiltertabandthenontheAdd
buttontocreateanewfilter.
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WhenaccessingtheAddFiltersdialog,clickonEdit/Newtocreateanewfilter.
YoushouldnowbeaccessingtheFiltersdialog,clickonNewtocreateanewfilterand
enterthenameasbeing'Unchanged'withthefilteroptionasbeing'DefineCriteria'.Click
OKwhenthisinformationhasbeenentered.
Oncethefilterhasbeencreated,thecategoriesandfilterrulesfieldsshouldhavebecome
activeallowingcertainobjectsandparameterstobefiltered.
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Withinthecategorieswindow,tickthefollowingentries:
Floors
StructuralColumns
StructuralFraming
Walls.
Afterthe'Unchanged'filterhasbeencorrectlycreated,highlightthefilternameandthen
usetheDuplicateoptiontocreatetwocopies.PleasenotethatsometimesRevitdoesnot
initiallyduplicatethecategoryandFilterRulessettingsforduplicatedfilters.Ifyoufind
thisisthecase,clicktoselectthe'Unchanged'filteraftercreatingoneduplicate(this
reselectsthecorrectcategoryandfilterrulesoptions)andusethesameduplicate
commandagain.
Thistimethedatashouldbecopiedcorrectlyandthefirstincorrectduplicatefiltercanbe
deleted.
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Aftercreatingthetwoduplicates,youshouldhave3xfilters.Renameoneofthefilter
duplicatestobe'Updated'(usetherelevanticonbelowthefilterlist)andchangethedata
entryforthe'FilterRules'from'Unchanged'tobe'Updated'.Renamethesecond
duplicatedfiltertobe'New'.Similarlyalterthedataentryforthe'FilterRules'from
'Unchanged'tobe'New'.
Oncethedataforallthreefiltershasbeencorrectlycreated,clickontheOKbuttonto
returntotheAddFiltersdialog.Withinhere,youcanchoosethisfiltertoapplydirectly
ontothedrawingview.SelectallthreefilternamestoincludethemandclickOK.
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YoushouldnowhavebeenreturnedtothemainVisibility/GraphicsOverridesdialogand
shouldbeabletoseethethreefilterswhichhavebeencreated.Clicktohighlightthe
entryfor'Unchanged'andthenchoosetooverridethePatternsappliedonthesurfaceof
anobject.
Wheneditingthepatternoverrides,setthecolortobeRGB176000000andthepattern
tobe'SolidFill'.ClickOKwhendone.
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Performthesameoverridetaskonthe'Updated'and'New'filtersalthoughpleasenote
thatthecolorsusedwillalter.'Updated'shoulduseacolorofRGB000000255whilst
'New'shoulduse000160000.Whenoverridesforallthreefiltershavebeenset,clickOK
toleavethedialog.
Thecolorcodingoverridesshouldnowbeappliedontothemodelandwillallowyouas
theusertoeasilytellwhichmembersarenew,updatedorunchangedinasimilarfashion
totheShow/AlterStatecommandwithinFastrakBuildingDesigner.
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