Export models from Revit to Advance Steel

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Structural engineers and steel detailers can use a bidirectional link between Revit and Autodesk Advance Steel

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to collaborate on the same 3D model.

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This cross-product functionality can save you and your team a great deal of time,

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while minimizing errors.

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When exporting a Revit model to Advance Steel,

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you can set up your preferred import and export options,

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or synchronize model changes between the two products.

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The Advance Steel Extension for Revit lets you import both the structural members and steel connections into Advance Steel.

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The Revit model can also be a great asset to help you detail your projects more accurately in Advance Steel.

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For this example, the first step is to install the Advance Steel Extension for Revit on your computer.

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To do this, log into your Autodesk account.

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From your profile, under Account, click All Products and Services.

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The All Products and Services page opens.

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On this page, you can search for any product or service you want.

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For this example, in the Search Field, type “revit”.

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In the search results that display, click the Revit software tile.

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Now, on the Revit page, with 2024 selected, under Available downloads, click Extensions.

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Select Advance Steel for Revit 2024 as the extension, and then click Download.

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After you are done with the download, open the file from the installation list in your browser, and then install the extension.

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When the installation is finished, you must restart Revit for the extension to be used.

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After you restart Revit, in the Add-Ins ribbon, expand the Advance Steel Extension drop-down.

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Here, you see options including Import, Export, Synchronization, and Settings.

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Click Settings.

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In the Settings dialog, you can set up your preferred import and export options.

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For this example, click OK.

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You can easily export your project as a .smlx—or steel markup language file—to include the structural steel connections and members.

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First, you must select the parts of the model that you want to export.

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Window select the entire model.

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Then, on the Modify | Multi-Select contextual tab, in the Selection panel, click Filter.

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In the Filter dialog, click the check boxes to toggle on or off the elements you wish to export from the model.

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Once you are finished, click OK.

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Now, expand the Advance Steel Extension drop-down and click Export.

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In the Export utilities dialog, choose Advance export to export the model in SMLX format for import into Advance Steel.

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Click OK.

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In the Save As dialog, in the Save as type drop-down, ensure that Steel markup language (*.smlx) is selected.

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Navigate to the desired location, name the file, and click Save.

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Now, you can import the file into Advance Steel.

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In Advance Steel, from the Export & Import ribbon, in the Revit panel, click Import.

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From the Open menu, select the .smlx file you want to import, and then click Open.

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The elements you selected for export from Revit are now successfully imported.

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The first time you open the imported file, if a section created in Revit has no corresponding section in Advance Steel,

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you are prompted to select a corresponding section from the drop-down.

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Map the correct substitute for the Revit elements.

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Next, right-click any of the joint box or connection elements in the model.

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From the shortcut menu, select Advance Joint Properties.

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This opens a dialog where you can view all the properties of the joint.

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Note that all connections retain their parametric behavior.

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Finally, to use automatic numbering, from the Output ribbon, Part marks panel, click Numbering.

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This opens the Numbering – Identical part identification dialog.