Description
The Revit ecosystem provides powerful capabilities for structural engineering design which go far beyond the basics of drawing production and coordination. This case study will examine the journey of one structural engineering firm to push the limits of how a structural team uses Revit during daily design work. Gabbart and Woods Studio is a structural engineering firm based in Reno, Nevada, specializing in a variety of building types across all major structural materials. The purpose of this project was to pilot and evaluate a new Revit-centered approach for creating and managing structural engineering calculations and construction document production. This session will take you through the entire implementation process, including background and motivation for pursuing new approaches, the practical workflows and software tools that the team used, real-world design projects where new approaches were tested, and key lessons learned from the project.
Key Learnings
- Learn how to quickly evaluate framing systems from simple to complex using data already created in the project intelligent model.
- Learn how to implement Revit-integrated gravity-load take-down for early-stage design, back checking, and even final design.
- Learn how to use automation of design data directly in the drawings, and get an overview of and manage calculations via Revit software's graphic interface.