The following features are new or enhanced
for Revit Structure.
For additional detail
and a more interactive listing of New Features for Revit Structure, go
to the following: http://www.autodesk.com/revitstructure-features.
User Interface Enhancements
- Modeless Properties Palette
- Repeat last command / Repeat Commands
recently used
- Quick Access Toolbar (QAT):
- Single QAT per application
- Increased number of default commands
in the QAT
- Customization options via dialog box:
move command up/down, add separator, remove command
- Improved access to Worksets and Design
Options on status bar
- Ribbon Enhancements:
- Redesigned Modify tab:
- Consistent modify tools - panels and
buttons are always in the same order on the left side of the Modify
tab. Buttons enable/ disable as necessary.
- Modify tab name updates to reflect the
active contextual tab appended.
- Contextual tab content is appended to
the right side of the Modify tab when active.
- Modify and contextual contents are separated
by a gray visual bar.
- Persistent access to core modify tools
(Object-Action commands):
- Move
- Copy
- Rotate
- Mirror - Pick Axis
- Mirror - Draw Axis
- Delete
- Type Selector Enhancements
Type Selector is combined
with the Properties Palette. Open at all times; can be opened/closed
using the Properties Palette button available in the Properties
ribbon panel.
- Group Edit Mode access
Panel is removed from
the ribbon and will float in drawing area when invoked. Default
is upper left corner of drawing area and can be moved.
- Model In-Place
Project ribbon replaced
with the family ribbon when an in-place model is started or edited.
When you finish editing in-place, the ribbon will revert to the
project ribbon.
- Improved icons based on user feedback
Large Team Workflow: Linked
Models
- Enhancements to the Visibility Control
of Worksets in workshared files:
- Visibility by Default for Worksets
- Ability to open/close Worksets for linked
models
- Ability to control visibility of linked
models according to host model
- Ability to apply View Filters to linked
models from host model
- Ability to tag elements in linked files,
with the exception of rooms, spaces, and areas
- Ability to automatically generate a ceiling
grid from walls in a linked model
- Ability to apply View Filters to linked files
Graphics
- Realistic materials available in editable
views
- Hardware acceleration (DX9) on by default
- Levels of Details (adaptive to zoom)
- Ambient occlusion
- Display performance improvements (over
30%)
- Significant performance improvement in
display of mechanical and electrical drawings (up to 200%)
Materials
- Protein 2.0 appearances, in single project library
- Increased interoperability with 3ds Max
through:
- Export of FBX files to Max with Protein
2 appearances
- Import of DWG files and ADSK files with
Protein 2 appearances
Note3ds Max/Design 2011
is required for materials to transfer.
- Support for new realistic display style
through Protein 2 materials
- New material classes available in Protein
2, including procedural appearances
Inventor Interoperability
- Support for oval duct, cable tray, and
conduit connectors
- Support of new electrical properties
(such as Motor)
- Improved performance when importing ADSK
files
- Improved AEC Exchange functionality
- Support of Protein materials
Performance Improvements
- Graphics
- MultiCore Operations
- Sync with Central
- Model Open
- User interface reaction time
- Linked Models
DWG Export
- Increased visual fidelity when exporting
Revit files to DWG
- Export option for True Color
- Export option for Text treatment
Family Editor Enhancements
- Interactive exploration of parameter
values in Revit families
- Ability to lock labeled dimensions
- Reporting Parameters
Parameter Enhancements
- Default parameter type (length vs. text)
- Parameters groups automatically set
Temporary Dimension Enhancements
- Remembering witness lines
- Family Editor: right-click permanent
dimensions to select labels
- Ability to control temporary dimension
font size and background (transparent or opaque)
3D Alignment Enhancements
- Align tool now works on an element's
node, vertex, edge, surface, form, or level
Expanded Region of High
Geometric Accuracy
- Previous versions of Revit were unable
to maintain the expected level of geometric accuracy at locations
farther than 1 mile from the project origin. Revit will now maintain
a high level of geometric accuracy for elements placed within 20
miles of the project origin.
Selection Enhancements
- Select All Instances in the current view
or in the entire project
Text Notes Enhancements
- Additional leader attachment points:
Top Left (TL), Middle Left (ML), Bottom Left (BL), Top Right (TR),
Middle Right (MR), and Bottom Right (BR).
- Ability to adjust leader end distance
- Ability to show box around text
- Ability to create bullets and numbering
Sheet Enhancements
- Create new sheet list rows to create
placeholder sheets
- Convert placeholder sheets to project
sheets
- Grid guide for sheets, enabling consistent
sheet creation
Floor Enhancements
- Ability to set span direction for metal
deck floors
Analysis
Structural Analysis Enhancements
- Horizontal projection from columns and
beams
You can now horizontally
project from columns to the default plane or to a named reference
plane. You can also horizontally project from the center line of
a beam, location lines, grids, and named reference planes.
- Horizontal projection from the center
of a wall core
You can now specify the
center of a wall core to accommodate varying widths in vertically
compound structural walls.
- Vertical projection auto-detect behavior
of columns
Top or bottom vertical
projection of a column will now auto-detect beams when structural
floors are not present.
- Vertical projection from beams
You can now project vertically from the location
line or the bottom of a beam.
- Manual analytical adjustment of columns
You can now use the top or bottom of a column
analytical model as a source for manual analytical adjustment.
- Rigid Links enhancements between beams
and columns
The enhanced rigid links
will be formed between beams and multiple neighboring columns, and
their creation are governed by parameters on both beams and columns.
Reinforcement Enhancements
- Reinforcement of spiral
- Reinforcement project units
- Reinforcement of slab edges
- First and last rebar sets are now suppressible
in a project
- Additional hook bend radius for rebar
- Concrete Host Cover Reference has configurable
object style
- Concrete Host Cover Reference Lines now
remain in view when resizing and repositioning rebar
- Major Space is now a label category parameter
for area reinforcement tags
Concrete Join/Cleanup
- Improved concrete end joins and cleanup
for curved beam and variable beam profiles
Slanted Column
- Steel and concrete end position geometry
and trim
- Beam to column joins
- Plan view placement
- Column end geometry position control
when column is attached to a beam
- Cut column tangent to an attached structured
floor
- Unattached column end cut appearance
Beam System Enhancements
- Specify beam direction with walls and
beams
- Specify beam direction from an independent
sketch line
- Remove a beam system while retaining
beam elements
Truss Enhancements
- Bottom chord attachment to structural
floors and foundation slabs
- Sketch chords on attached trusses
- Remove a truss family while retaining
beam elements
Connection Symbol Enhancements
- New aditional load connection symbol
families
- Ability to load and manage connection
symbol families (from the Structural Settings dialog)
Subscription Advantage
Pack
NoteThe
following items were previously released exclusively to Subscription
customers.
- Conditional Formatting
in Schedule
- Element Section Area
and Linear Weight in Schedules
- Span Direction Tool
- DWG Export enhancements (Index color
and True Color support)
- Beam Coping for steel
beams framed into joined beams and columns
- Text Formatting Shortcuts (Ctrl+B, Ctrl+I,
and Ctrl+U)
- Beam System Tags
- Split Walls with Gap
- Keyboard Shortcut UI
- Find and Replace Text in Notes
- Convert between Line Types: Model, Detail,
Symbolic
- Export to DWG with correct RGB colors
- Linked File Performance Enhancements
- New API for slope angle
and elevation for x,y location in given slab with choice of top
and bottom
- Insulation Tool
- Beam Placement using
3D CAD Geometry
- Control beam length
tolerance
- "A" and "W" User defined
parameters to be available in Schedule Field
- Countrification Content
for China, Russia, and Italy
- Structure Extensions:
- Interference of Reinforcing Bars
- Bridge Design Modules
Revit Extensions
- Shared Parameters Converter
- Model Review
- Autodesk Revit DB Link
- Wall framing enhancements:
- New method to choose the location of
the studs (wall layers are exposed)
- Multi-selection of walls and openings
- Steel frame generator
- Reinforcement enhancements:
- Export and draw user-defined reinforcement
or designed reinforcement in ASD
- Export and draw the formwork of element
recognized by REX in ASD
- Exposed required reinforcement on beam
and column extension
- Leverage new mounting part content with
beam, column, and wall extension
- Provide content mapping tools to synchronize
code dependent data shared between RST, RSA, and ASD
- Generate rebar using shape codes
User Assistance (Documentation)
- Transition to Web Help, which includes
improved search capabilities
- Streamlined Help reference content
- Short Tutorials in video format
- Additional Enhanced Tooltips
- New animated ToolClips
- Improved First Experience
Other Enhancements
- Custom elevation tag
- List sheets not in a project on drawing
list
- Background images in renderings
- Repeat last command
- Sheet layout grid
- Removal of 4 core rendering limit
- Google Maps™ mapping service
interface (Location dialog) lets you visualize project locations
