Applying Support Conditions

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MARTHA HOLLOWELL ORCUTT: Developing

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the Analytical Model in Revit, Applying Support Conditions.

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In this video, we'll step through the process

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of disabling the analytical model

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for several structural foundation elements

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and defining the boundary conditions for the elements

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in the analytical model.

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I'm working in the small medical center project.

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It opens in a 3D analytical model view.

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This is a simplified representation

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of the full engineering description

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of the structural physical model,

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including the structural components, geometry,

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material properties, and loads.

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The analytical model is created by default

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as you create the physical model.

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I'm now going to open a 3D view that shows the physical model.

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Now I want to see both views, so I'm going to type WT

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to tile the views.

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And then I'm typing ZA to zoom them out.

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I want to make sure that I'm seeing them

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both in the same direction.

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So, I'm going to right-click on the View Cube,

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orient to a direction, and select Northeast Isometric.

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And then I'm going to do the same in this view--

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Orient to a Direction, Northeast Isometric.

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Now that I'm in the same direction,

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I want to show that I have my analytical columns

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here and my columns in the main building.

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I'm going to select several foundation elements as well

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as this wall back here.

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And what I want to do now is I want to disable

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the analytical model.

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I'm going to separate it from the physical model.

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So in Properties, I click Enable Analytical Model,

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and it clears the check.

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In this case, we want to specify the boundary conditions

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separately from the model to give better control

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and bidirectional compatibility when

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the model is exported to Robot for structural analysis.

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Now I'm going to click in the Analytical Model View.

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You can see there's no difference in visibility

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whether it's set to analytical or not.

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Now I'm going to zoom in on the model,

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and I'm going to go into the Analyze tab, Analytical Model,

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and select Boundary Conditions.

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Then I want to choose a point boundary condition.

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And I want to set it to fixed, and I'm

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doing that in the Options bar.

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I click on the bottom of each of these columns in this area,

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and I'm specifying the boundary condition.

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I'm still in the command.

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I'm going to go up and change it to the line

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type of boundary condition.

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And then I'm going to change the state to pend.

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And now, when I pick this foundation wall,

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you can see that I have a different style of icon.

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So I picked modify, and now I'm just looking.

02:59

Here's my boundary condition.

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This one here, which was already in place,

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as you can see in properties, was an area boundary condition

03:08

because it was connected to a structural floor You want

03:12

to add boundary conditions to a model

03:14

so you can better control the bidirectional compatibility

03:17

when the model is exported to Robot for structural analysis.

Video transcript

00:00

MARTHA HOLLOWELL ORCUTT: Developing

00:02

the Analytical Model in Revit, Applying Support Conditions.

00:06

In this video, we'll step through the process

00:08

of disabling the analytical model

00:10

for several structural foundation elements

00:13

and defining the boundary conditions for the elements

00:16

in the analytical model.

00:18

I'm working in the small medical center project.

00:21

It opens in a 3D analytical model view.

00:24

This is a simplified representation

00:26

of the full engineering description

00:28

of the structural physical model,

00:30

including the structural components, geometry,

00:33

material properties, and loads.

00:36

The analytical model is created by default

00:38

as you create the physical model.

00:41

I'm now going to open a 3D view that shows the physical model.

00:47

Now I want to see both views, so I'm going to type WT

00:52

to tile the views.

00:54

And then I'm typing ZA to zoom them out.

00:58

I want to make sure that I'm seeing them

00:60

both in the same direction.

01:02

So, I'm going to right-click on the View Cube,

01:04

orient to a direction, and select Northeast Isometric.

01:09

And then I'm going to do the same in this view--

01:12

Orient to a Direction, Northeast Isometric.

01:17

Now that I'm in the same direction,

01:20

I want to show that I have my analytical columns

01:22

here and my columns in the main building.

01:26

I'm going to select several foundation elements as well

01:32

as this wall back here.

01:37

And what I want to do now is I want to disable

01:40

the analytical model.

01:41

I'm going to separate it from the physical model.

01:44

So in Properties, I click Enable Analytical Model,

01:48

and it clears the check.

01:50

In this case, we want to specify the boundary conditions

01:53

separately from the model to give better control

01:56

and bidirectional compatibility when

01:58

the model is exported to Robot for structural analysis.

02:03

Now I'm going to click in the Analytical Model View.

02:05

You can see there's no difference in visibility

02:08

whether it's set to analytical or not.

02:12

Now I'm going to zoom in on the model,

02:14

and I'm going to go into the Analyze tab, Analytical Model,

02:18

and select Boundary Conditions.

02:21

Then I want to choose a point boundary condition.

02:24

And I want to set it to fixed, and I'm

02:27

doing that in the Options bar.

02:30

I click on the bottom of each of these columns in this area,

02:34

and I'm specifying the boundary condition.

02:38

I'm still in the command.

02:40

I'm going to go up and change it to the line

02:42

type of boundary condition.

02:46

And then I'm going to change the state to pend.

02:50

And now, when I pick this foundation wall,

02:53

you can see that I have a different style of icon.

02:57

So I picked modify, and now I'm just looking.

02:59

Here's my boundary condition.

03:02

This one here, which was already in place,

03:04

as you can see in properties, was an area boundary condition

03:08

because it was connected to a structural floor You want

03:12

to add boundary conditions to a model

03:14

so you can better control the bidirectional compatibility

03:17

when the model is exported to Robot for structural analysis.

03-001 Practice -  Developing the Analytical Model in Revit : Applying Support Conditions

In this practice you will step through the process of enabling/disabling analytical model for structural foundation elements and defining boundary conditions for analytical model.

  1. Open the Small Medical Center-Analytical Supports.rvt project. It opens in the 3D Analytical Model view.
  2. Open the {3D} view so you can see the physical model.


  3. Type WT on the keyboard to tile the two views and then type ZA to zoom  the views so they fit the windows.
  4. Right click on the ViewCube and select Orient to a direction> Northeast Isometric in each of the views.
  5. In the model view, select the foundation pier and strip foundation marked below.

  6. In  Properties, clear the check from Enable Analytical Model, as shown below. In this case we want to specify boundary conditions separately from the model to give better control and bidirectional compatibility when the model is exported to Robot for structural analysis.



  1. Click in the Analytical Model view. You will see no difference in visibility in the analytical model whether the analytical model is enabled or not. Zoom in on the column shown below.

  1. We now want to specify a boundary condition for this column. In the Analyze tab> Analytical Model panel click Boundary Conditions.

  1. In the Modify | Place Boundary Conditions tab click Point. Point boundary conditions are used on the ends and joins of structural framing elements such as columns.
  2. In the Options Bar verify that the State is set to Fixed.
  3. Click on the bottom of the column as shown below. Add other boundary conditions to the nearby columns if desired. 

12. In the Ribbon, change the Boundary to Line. In the Options Bar or Properties set the state to Pinned and select the wall.

13. Click Modify to end the command. You can see the difference between the two icons for Fixed and Pinnned conditions. 

14. Select the nearby boundary condition, as shown below.  Notice that is an Area boundary  and its state is set to Pinned it is connected to the structural floor.

 

15. Add boundary conditions to the model so you can better control the bidirectional compatibility when the model is exported to Robot for structural analysis.

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