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Cleaning "Numerical Pollution" After DXF Import

Display of FE Mesh Quality

Database of Foundation Templates

Shear Area of Parametric Rolled Section IPE 300

Importing and Using DXF Background Layer

Advantages of Direct Interfaces Compared to General Import

Exporting Multiple Tables

Above: BIM model with integrated structural objects in Autodesk Revit Structure. Center: Control dialog box for transferring the analysis model from Revit Structure to RFEM. Bottom: Calculated analysis model in RFEM

Differences between the BIM model and the structural model: the connection of a column via three nodes and horizontal, rigid member elements on a wall

"Snow Load" structural analysis object in RFEM: this cannot be identically represented in BIM software or interface (for example, IFC Structural Analysis View). The intelligence of the object is lost if it is resolved in line and trapezoidal loads without reference to the snow load zone.

Export FE Mesh to DXF

BIM advantage: in Revit, the position of system lines and FE nodes of structural components can be defined in the physical model. This model can be imported directly to RFEM.

Differences between the BIM model and the structural model: the cross beam describes a physical structural component. In the structural analysis model, it becomes either five analytical members, or the FEM mesh-linker must be able to recognize the nodes lying on the beam line for meshing them accordingly.

Building Information Modeling (BIM)

IFC as an international standard for data exchange. For structural planning, the data of the "Structural Analysis View" must be written.