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FAQ 003032 | Is Revit able to control the specific member types of Dlubal Software? For example, round members of a wind bracing should be transferred as a tension member and not as a beam member.
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Is Revit able to control the specific member types of Dlubal Software? For example, round members of a wind bracing should be transferred as a tension member and not as a beam member.Answer
This is only possible to a limited extend. Revit allows you to activate so-called "Dlubal parameters" for the "Tension" and "Truss" member types. After the activation, both of these parameters can be controlled in the analytical member properties. RFEM transfers this information during the import from Revit and assigns the assigned member types to the corresponding members. The procedure is shown in the video attached.When exporting from RFEM to Revit, Dlubal parameters are activated automatically. The member types are assigned according to the RFEM file. The unsupported member types are entered indirectly as a "beam member."
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RF-COM/RS-COM | Scope of Functions
- Reading and writing access to structural data, load case data, load and result combinations, and calculation results
- External control of calculation
- Possibility to open and edit available models or to create new models
- Access to all results such as deformations, internal forces, and support reactions
- Ability to intercept possible errors using error messages
- Access to control elements as well as results of the following programs:
- RF-/STEEL
- RF-/STEEL EC3
- RF-/ALUMINUM
- RF-/CONCRETE
- RF-STABILITY
- RX-TIMBER Glued-Laminated Beam
- RF-/TIMBER Pro
- RF-/DYNAM Pro
- SUPER-RC
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