Manual Adjustment of the Analytical Model

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Some structural configurations are not suitable for direct integration with analysis and
design software. Adaptive adjustment is required before a structural model is input into
the analysis and design software. For this reason, the geometry of the structural member
analytical model may also be adjusted in relation to those elements to which it joins.

Adjusting the Analytical Model

Click Analyze tab Analytical Model Tools panel Analytical Adjust to manually
adjust the analytical model. The drawing area displays an edit mode where non
analytical elements are grayed out. Linear and surface analytical model elements can
then be directly manipulated.

Linear analytical model elements

Linear analytical model elements can be manipulated by the analytical nodes at both
ends.

Click a node to reveal a 3D control to move the model end in the local coordinate
system.

Press Spacebar to flip the control to the global coordinate system.

Move and adjust analytical nodes by snapping them onto analytical model geometry. If a
node is placed where it cannot be hosted, an offset will be maintained from the elements
location line.

Surface analytical model elements (floors and slabs)

Surface analytical model elements can be directly manipulated by their nodes and edges
in the analytical model plane.
Nodes

Click a node to reveal its 2D controls. Then drag the node as needed.

Edges

1. Place the cursor over an edge and press Tab.

2. Click the edge to reveal its 2D controls.

3. Drag the 2D edge controls to adjust the model shape.

Press Spacebar to flip the 2D controls from the local to the global coordinate system.
Note: For nodes the following 3 coordinate systems are available: local with respect to
the edge adjoining the node, local with respect to the other edge adjoining the node and
global.

You can also adjust the model shape using the Move tool or using an edge as a shape
handle.
Moving the analytical model
To move the analytical model, select the whole model and drag it as needed. You can
also use theMove tool.

Move and adjust analytical nodes and edges by snapping them onto analytical model
geometry, nodes, grids and reference planes.
Note: If a model is manually adjusted, its Analytical Alignment parameters will specify
Manually Adjusted.
To exit the analytical edit mode without saving changes, click Analyze tab Edit
Analytical Model panel Cancel.
To exit the analytical edit mode and save changes to the analytical model, click Analyze
tab Edit Analytical Model panel Finish.

Resetting the Analytical Model

Click Analyze tab Analytical Model Tools panel Analytical Reset to reset the
selected structural element analytical model back to its original shape or location,
relative to its corresponding physical model.

Disabling the Analytical Model

Click Analyze tab Analytical Model Tools panel Disable Analytical to hide the
selected analytical mode.
To display the analytical model again, select its physical model. On the Properties
palette, select Enable Analytical Model in the Structural section.
Adjusting Analytical Walls to Other Elements

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You may need to adjust the analytical wall element in relation to other analytical
elements before export to analysis and design software. Use the Wall Adjustment tool to
adjust the analytical wall to:
Another analytical wall
Analytical column
Analytical beam
Analytical node of an analytical floor or an analytical foundation slab.

Adjusting Analytical Walls to Other Elements

1. Click Analyze tab Analytical Model Tools panel Analytical Adjust.

2. Click Edit Analytical Model panel Wall Adjustment.

3. Select an end edge of the analytical wall to adjust as the source analytical
element. You can select only wall vertical end edges as the source analytical
element.

4. Select the target analytical element. Elements that you can select as target
analytical elements are highlighted when you place the mouse cursor over them.

5. Click Select panel Modify to accept changes and finish the Wall Adjustment
tool. You are still in the Analytical Edit mode. You can continue adjusting analytical
elements.

6. Click (Finish Edit Mode) to save changes and exit the Analytical Edit mode.
To exit the Analytical Edit mode without saving changes, click Cancel.

Adjusting the analytical wall to another wall

To adjust the analytical wall so its end edge corresponds with another analytical
wall, select a vertical end edge of the other wall as the target element

To adjust the analytical wall so its end edge extends to the surface of another
analytical wall, select the top edge of the other wall as the target element.
Adjusting the analytical wall to a column

Adjusting the analytical wall to a beam

To adjust the analytical wall so its end edge corresponds with the beam end
node, select the beam end node as the target element.

To adjust the analytical wall so its end edge extends to the beam, select the
analytical beam as the target element.

Adjusting the analytical wall to the node of a floor or foundation slab

Wall Joins

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In this example, you join three walls. One wall end extends a small amount from the join.
Adjust the model so that all three analytical models end at the intersection.

1. Click Analyze tab Analytical Model Tools panel Analytical Adjust.

2. Click Analyze tab Edit Analytical Model panel Wall Adjustment.

3. Select the vertical member of the wall analytical model at the end of the wall
(filled circle at end) as the source analytical model.

4. Select the lower wall analytical model as the target analytical model. The wall
analytical model adjusts as shown.
 5. To reset the analytical model of the wall, click Analyze tab Analytical Model
Tools panel Analytical Reset, and select the analytical model of the wall.

Parent topic: Manual Adjustment of the Analytical Model

Including or Excluding Openings from the Analytical Surface

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The presence of openings in a surface analytical model can make it overly complicated
for analysis. However, you can simplify the analytical model by specifying which
openings should be included in it.

Including / excluding openings from the surface of analytical

elements
1. Click Analyze tab Analytical Model Tools panel Analytical Adjust.

2. Edit Analytical Model panel Openings to reveal check boxes for each
opening.

3. Clear the check box to exclude the opening from the analytical model. The
opening boundary fills with the surface color.

Openings with their check boxes selected are included in the analytical surface.

4. Press Esc or click Modify to exit the tool.

5. Click (Finish Edit Mode) to save changes.

Analytical Link (Created Manually)

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An analytical link is an element connecting 2 separate analytical nodes. Creating

analytical links simplifies and accelerates structural analysis of the model affecting the
results to the acceptable extent. Analytical links may be used in certain situations such
as connecting offset columns or beams, or modeling rigid floor diaphragms.

Analytical Links (An Offset Column and A Rigid Floor Diaphragm)

Creating an analytical link

1. Click Analyze tab Analytical Model Tools panel Analytical Adjust.

2. Edit Analytical Model panel Analytical Link.

3. Click 2 nodes to be connected by the analytical link.

4. Press Esc or click Modify to exit the tool.

5. Click (Finish Edit Mode) to save changes.

Analytical link properties except for marks are defined as system family properties. You
can define rigidity of analytical links in the Type Properties dialog by setting translation
and rotation conditions (as fixed or released).
Structural Analysis Tools for Revit

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The Structural Analysis and Code Checking Toolkit for Autodesk Revit software is a
suite of tools that supports the Building Information Modeling (BIM) process and allows
structural engineers to analyze and check your structure from within
the Revit environment.
Using this toolkit structural designers and engineers can optimize their workflows in the
cloud and on the desktop by using the analytical model built in Autodesk Revit software
to conduct cloud-based structural analysis with access to Autodesk 360 services, and by
extending the Revit model to Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis
Professional software, or supported third party analysis solutions. Once complete,
analysis results can be easily stored and explored in the Revit environment.
Using the toolkit, structural engineers can also verify and design structural elements
according to local building codes and regulations which can be easily and quickly
implemented by using the Code Checking framework.
Before using the Structural Analysis and Code Checking Toolkit for Autodesk Revit,
check that your installation meets all the necessary requirements for the tools that you
want to use.

Topics in this section

Getting Started with Structural Analysis Tools
Learn how to install the Structural Analysis and Code Checking Toolkit for
Autodesk Revit toolkit.
Structural Analysis for Autodesk Revit
(Subscription required) Perform a cloud-based structural analysis on an Autodesk
Revit Structure analytical model.
Results Exploration and Management
Explore and manage structural analysis results.
Structural Code Checking for Autodesk Revit software
Design and verify structural elements (such as beams, columns, slabs, etc.)
according to local building codes and regulations.
Verifying the Analytical Model

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After you click Analyze tab Structural Analysis panel Analyze in Cloud, the
application starts preparing a model for structural analysis. It extracts the analytical
model from the project, checks if the analytical model has already been uploaded to the
cloud, verifies and then uploads the model. Verification of the model before it is uploaded
checks if it is correct from the viewpoint of structural analysis. In this way it ensures that
the model being analyzed is correct and the analysis results are reliable. It also prevents
uploading models with errors to the website; if errors are detected, the analysis is
disabled. You need to fix them to allow the analysis to proceed.

Errors of an analytical model disabling the structural analysis

Errors concerning material:
o A material is not assigned to the element
o A structural material is not assigned to the element
o A value of the Poisson's ratio for the material is incorrect
o A value of the Young modulus for the material is incorrect.
Errors concerning linear members
o Section properties are not assigned to the element
o An incorrect section is assigned to the bar
o Parts of Beams or Columns overlap.
Errors concerning planar objects
o Section properties are not assigned to the slab or to the wall
o The slab or wall thickness is zero.
Errors concerning supports
o A part of the model is not supported
o The model is not supported.
Errors concerning loads
o Load Cases are not defined.
If warnings occur, you can still send the model for analysis ignoring them. Or you can
view them, fix the model, and then restart the analysis.
Performing the Analysis

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Although the analytical model will be verified automatically before the analysis is
performed, it is good practice to run member support and consistency checks manually
before sending the model to Structural Analysis for Autodesk Revit (see Verifying the
Analytical Model).
Analysis is performed for the analytical model uploaded to the cloud. You can analyze a
whole analytical model or a part of it. Note that for a selected part of a structure,
supports are created automatically in places where the model is cut off from the project.
For a given project (*.rvt file) you can define several models and submit them for
analysis. For each model you can run several analyses. Results are calculated for each
analysis.
Use this procedure to perform the analysis of an analytical model using Structural
Analysis for Autodesk Revit:

1. Open a Revit project that includes an analytical model.

2. Click Analyze tab Structural Analysis panel Analyze in Cloud.

Note: To use Structural Analysis for Autodesk Revit, you need to sign in to your
Autodesk account or create a new account clicking "Need an Autodesk ID?" link.

3. In the Analyze in Cloud dialog specify the desired values for Model, Analysis
name and Report name.

Note: Each analysis for a given model needs to have a different name.

4. For Report template, select:

Status only, to obtain short information that the analysis is completed or
failed.
Simple report, to view the analysis results including maps and diagrams.

5. For Analysis profile, select:

Draft. The assumed maximum size of a mesh element is 2 m (7 ft).
Normal. The assumed maximum size of a mesh element is 0.8 m (3 ft).
Fine. The assumed maximum size of a mesh element is 0.4 m (1.5 ft).
This setting only affects models that include analytical walls, floors and foundation
slabs. See: Analysis Assumptions.

6. In the Self-weight options, specify if you want to generate a self-weight on an

existing load case or not.
Select Add to existing load case, and then select the load case on which the self-
weight will be generated. Select Ignore if you don't want to generate a self-weight
on the load case.
Note: If there are no loads defined, then the Ignore option is disabled and the self-
weight is generated on the existing load case.
7. Click Start Analysis.

8. When the balloon message indicates that the analysis is complete, click the
message to view the analysis report. If you want view the report at a later time,
click (Structural Analysis for Revit) on the system taskbar, and then
click Completed.
Canceling the Analysis

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You can cancel the analysis using either of the following ways.

From Revit Structure:

1. On the system taskbar, click (Structural Analysis for Revit).
2. Click Click for all messages to view the list of all messages. The most
recent message displays at the top.
3. Select the analysis that you want to cancel, and then click (Cancel
analysis).
4. Click Yes to confirm the cancellation. The status of the analysis changes
to canceled in the message box.
From the Structural Analysis for Autodesk Revit website:
1. On the Dashboard tab, in the In progress area, click the model link of the
selected analysis.
2. On the Projects tab, locate the row that contains the selected analysis,

and then click (Cancel) in the Analysis column.

3. Click Yes to confirm the cancellation. The analysis is deleted from the list.
Notifications

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The (Structural Analysis for Autodesk Revit) icon is located in the bottom right
corner of the screen, on the system taskbar. Position the cursor on this icon or left-click it
to display additional information about submitted analyses (see types of notifications
below).
Types of notifications
Balloons display after the analysis is performed to inform about its status:
completed or failed. Click the balloon to open an analysis report or error report.

Short information window. To display it, position the cursor on .

The message window containing the last message. Click to open or close the
window. Click the completed link to open the analysis report.

Click "Click for all messages" to view the list of all messages; the most recent displays at
the top. Expand the messages to see additional analysis data. To open the analysis
report, click the completed link. Delete a message by clicking .
Structural Analysis Assumptions

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Analysis assumptions adopted in the Structural Analysis for Autodesk

Revit application.
This application lets you perform the static linear analysis.
You can perform the analysis for analytical model elements and entities.

List of analytical model elements and entities

o Structural Elements
o Structural Floor and Wall
o Structural Column
o Structural Beam
o Structural Bracing
o Isolated Footing (analyzed as a fixed nodal support)
o Wall Foundation (analyzed as a fixed linear support)
o Foundation Slab (analyzed as a slab)
o Curtain wall (analyzed as a cladding distributing loads)
o Analytical links between Beam and Column
o Boundary conditions (analyzed as supports)
o Releases for Column, Beam and Bracing
o Materials
o Loads
o Load Case and Case category
o Load Combinations
o Levels defining stories in Robot for analysis of results.
Surface elements of the analytical model, such as Structural Floor, Wall and
Foundation Slab, are analyzed using the finite element mesh. The assumed
maximum size of a mesh element depends on the analysis profile you selected.
Selecting Draft reduces the analysis duration, providing coarse accuracy of results.
Selecting Fine ensures more accurate results, however, it takes longer to complete
the analysis.
If you create design options, only the Main Model option is included in the
analysis.
Definition of Project Phases is ignored. Elements of the analytical model
belonging to all phases are included in the analysis.
The model self-weight can be included automatically in the analysis; to do it,
select the Add to existing load case option under Self-weight options in the Analyze
in Cloud dialog (see Performing the Analysis).
 Note: Only the self-weight of the analytical model uploaded to the cloud is included
in the analysis. However, it may differ from the self-weight of the physical model in
the Revit project (see Structural Analytical Model Overview).
Envelopes. Envelopes created in Revit are included in the structural analysis.
After adding a new load combination, you need to run the analysis again to obtain
results for this combination.
Possible Instability Types in the Structural Analysis

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'Instability' messages that may display during the structural analysis

1. Type 1: There is a zero value element on the diagonal of stiffness matrix.

2. Type 2: There is a zero value element on the diagonal of inverted stiffness matrix.

3. Type 3: Some values of the stiffness matrix element are very disproportional.
The first, second and sometimes the third type of the instability are caused by
mechanical instability of a structure, for example a part of the structure is a mechanism
or the structure support parameters (number, type and positions of supports) are not
sufficient. The third type can also occur because of large differences in dimensions of
section profiles of some elements.

FAQ for Structural Analysis cloud credits

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What are cloud credits?

Cloud credits are the units that Autodesk uses to measure the cost of various tasks
in Autodesk 360, such as renderings and simulations. To see the general FAQs on
cloud credits, go tohttp://www.autodesk.com/cloud-credit-faq.
How can I buy cloud credits?
Subscription users receive 100 cloud credits per license for every year of
Subscription. LT Point Products are excluded. The cloud credit allocation is flat
across all products and suites.
Subscription users can purchase additional cloud credits from the Autodesk
Store, Autodesk resellers, and Autodesk direct sales.
How can I tell how many cloud credits an analysis request requires?
You can check how many cloud credits are required using either of the following
ways:
From Revit Structure:
1. Open a Revit project that includes an analytical model.

2. Click Analyze tab Structural Analysis panel Analyze in

Cloud.
The Cloud credits required: section is displayed at the bottom left corner of
the Structural Analysis for Revit | Analyze in Cloud dialog.
 From Structural Analysis for Autodesk Revit website:
1. On the Dashboard tab, click the model link.
2. On the Projects tab, click New Analysis.
The Cloud credits required: section is displayed at the bottom left corner of the
page.
How can I tell how many cloud credits I have?
You can check how many cloud credits you have left in either of the following ways:
From Revit Structure:
1. Open a Revit project that includes an analytical model.

2. Click Analyze tab Structural Analysis panel Analyze in

Cloud.
The Cloud credits available: information is displayed at the bottom left corner of
the Structural Analysis for Revit | Analyze in Cloud dialog.
From the Structural Analysis for Autodesk Revit website:
1. On the Dashboard tab, click the model link.
2. On the Projects tab, click New Analysis.
The Cloud credits available: information is displayed at the bottom left corner of
the page.
How can I tell how many cloud credits were deducted for pending or finished an
analysis?
You can check how many cloud credits were deducted in either of the following
ways:
From Revit Structure:
1. On the system taskbar, click (Structural Analysis for Revit).
2. Click Click for all messages to view the list of all messages.
The most recent displays at the top.
3. Expand the messages to see additional analysis data.
The Cloud credits deducted: information is displayed at the end of the message
box.
From the Structural Analysis for Autodesk Revit website:
1. On the Dashboard tab, click the model link for the selected analysis.
Note: This information is also displayed in a tooltip for the selected analysis.
2. On the Projects tab, locate the row that contains the selected analysis.
The Cloud credits deducted: information is displayed in
the Parameters column.
From the RSS notification:
The Cloud credits deducted: information is displayed at the end of the message.
What should I do if I do not have enough cloud credits to perform an analysis?
Go to your Autodesk Account or contact your contract manager. See also: "How can
I buy cloud credits?".
If my analysis fails, can I get a refund?
 If the system recognizes that the analysis has failed, the system will automatically
refund the cloud credits to the contract that they were consumed against.
If an analysis is canceled can I get a refund?
If the system recognizes that the analysis was canceled, the system will
automatically refund the cloud credits to the contract that they were consumed
against.
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I work for an office that is an Autodesk Subscription customer. What do I need to
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