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Structural engineers perform structural analysis in Robot

Perform advanced structural analysis, verify code compliance, and use BIM-integrated workflows in Robot Structural Analysis Professional to exchange data with Revit. Learn how to import Revit data to Robot, analyze the design, and update the Revit model with changes.


Course overview

Perform advanced structural analysis, verify code compliance, and use BIM-integrated workflows in Robot Structural Analysis Professional to exchange data with Revit. Learn how to import Revit data to Robot, analyze the design, and update the Revit model with changes.

Course outline

20 min.

Importing a model from Revit to Robot

Review the ways you can bring a Revit model into Robot and then modify standard settings to make the model ready to be analyzed in Robot.

Review the ways you can bring a Revit model into Robot and then modify standard settings to make the model ready to be analyzed in Robot.

This content takes approximately 20 minutes to complete. By the end, you should be able to:

  • Link a Revit model with Robot.
  • Create a SMXX file in Revit and open it in Robot.
  • Adjust recommended meshing parameters and tolerances in Robot.

About the author

This content was created by Pawel Pulak, Designated Support Specialist at Autodesk.

Before you start

  • Please make sure you have the Revit and Robot software loaded.
  • If you have technical difficulties, please reach out to product support


20 min.

Analysis and design

Run calculations on a structural model and review the analysis, as well as perform design calculations for steel and reinforcement elements in the model.

Run calculations on a structural model and review the analysis, as well as perform design calculations for steel and reinforcement elements in the model.

This content takes approximately 20 minutes to complete. By the end, you should be able to:

  • Run static analysis and review the results of the analysis.
  • Perform steel design for selected elements.
  • Calculate slab reinforcement for selected elements.

About the author

This content was created by Pawel Pulak, Designated Support Specialist at Autodesk.

Before you start

  • Please make sure you have the Revit and Robot software loaded.
  • If you have technical difficulties, please reach out to product support


15 min.

Updating Revit model with changes

Once you have performed structural analysis in Robot, you can modify the Revit model with the information. We will change member sizes in Revit using Direct integration with Robot and then update the Revit model with results from Robot and use the Results Explorer to review the analysis.

Once you have performed structural analysis in Robot, you can modify the Revit model with the information. We will change member sizes in Revit using Direct integration with Robot and then update the Revit model with results from Robot and use the Results Explorer to review the analysis.

This content takes approximately 15 minutes to complete. By the end, you should be able to:

  • Change member sizes in Revit using Direct integration with Robot.
  • Review results of analysis in Robot using the Results Explorer in Revit.

About the author

This content was created by Pawel Pulak, Designated Support Specialist at Autodesk.

Before you start

  • Please make sure you have the Revit and Robot software loaded.
  • If you have technical difficulties, please reach out to product support