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Integration of Robot Structural Analysis Professional
with Advance Steel
Artur Kosakowski Technical Support Senior Specialist
In this class we will cover the workflow for the design of
steel structures focusing on the interoperability between
structural design and steel fabrication programs from
Autodesk, Inc.
Class summary
At the end of this class, you will:
Learn how to exchange and update analytical and fabrication models of
a steel structure
Learn how to determine required sizes of steel profiles for applied loads
Learn how to create and run verification of steel connections
Learn how to produce fabrication drawings
Key learning objectives
Introduction
The Advance Steel to Robot Integration allows for bidirectional structural data
exchange between Autodesk® Advance Steel® 2016 and Autodesk® Robot™
Structural Analysis Professional 2016
Objectives of the link:
Exchange structural framing elements, material, and geometry
Share internal forces calculated in Robot
In order to:
Import Robot structural models to Advance Steel in order to detail steel
elements, automatically generate fabrication drawings and verify connection
types not available in RSA
Import Advance Steel models (elements, sections, and materials) to Robot in
order to perform structural analysis and code checking for elements of a model
as well as run verification of steel connections
Where to download from?
Conceptual assumptions
Each program is responsible for its own model type to avoid a situation when
modification in either of the program “destroys” a model in the other one
Transfer of analytical lines from AS to Robot with preserved information on
system line position defined in AS
Keeping the attributes and loads defined in RSA during transfer to AS
Functional assumptions
The link supports AS 2016 and RSA 2016. There is no support of older versions of
these programs.
No changes in Advance Steel All necessary features already available in Advance 2016
Link interface added in RSA After installation the link is available from RSA Add-in menu
Advance Steel to RSA transfer direction: Linear (bar) elements only
Gratings transferred as claddings
RSA to Advance Steel transfer direction: Linear (bar) elements only
Elements position changes not transferred
Internal forces
Supports, Releases
Solution Architecture
Advance .smlx format is used as a proxy file for structural data exchange
Development assumptions
AS - .smlx file and
associated component
(import/export/synchronize/
mapping)
RSA - .smx and associated
components
(import/export/synchronize/
mapping)
REX technology
How to start the link
From AS by switching to Export & Import
part of the Ribbon and selection of
Advance export / import /
synchronization buttons or the ones from
the Revit group
From RSA by selecting Add-Ins >
Integration > Autodesk Advance Steel
commands followed by Export / Import /
Synchronize from Advance options
For transfer of models from Plant 3D to
RSA or AS use Advance Steel XML
Export button
What is transferred and how: Advance Steel features
Export
Import
Synchronization
After you select this option the
Synchronisation dialog displays a list
of all modifications made to your model
during the recent transfer from RSA.
You can select modifications to
synchronize. It will update your model
with only these modifications.
List of changes to be made can be
saved before executing
synchronization as a .doc file
What is transferred and how: Advance Steel Mapping
Automatic matching materials and sections from RSA to materials and sections
existing in Advance
Manual matching for these not possible to match automatically
What is transferred and how: RSA features
Export
Import
Synchronization
After you select this option the
Synchronisation dialog displays a list
of all modifications made to your model
during the recent transfer from
Advance Steel. You can select
modifications to synchronize. It will
update your model with only these
modifications.
What is transferred and how: RSA Mapping
Automatic matching materials and
sections from Advance to materials
and sections existing in RSA
Manual matching for these not
possible to match automatically
using REX Content Generator
RSA sections labels available for
manual mapping
List of transferred object types and sections:
List of transferred object types and sections:
Mapping Robot Structural Analysis – additional
options for export
Export with calculation results
Export current selection
Mapping Robot Structural Analysis – additional
options for import
Structural
elements only
Create Advance
Steel model as
backgrounds
Analytical vs. fabrication model. Solid shape vs. line
representation of profiles
Analytical vs. fabrication model. Solid shape vs.
line representation of profiles
Analytical vs. fabrication model. How exact they
should be.
Positions of beams with respect to their
system lines as defined in AS cannot be
simply modeled in RSA as offsets.
The geometry of a model as defined in
AS may need refinement to avoid very
short calculation elements or lack of
connections among bars of a structure.
The exact geometry defined AS in many
cases should be “simplified” for static
analysis (calculations) of a model to
avoid unwanted secondary effects in
RSA.
How to „correct” fabrication model
Detailed correction
Moving nodes by translation
Rigid links definition
How to use the link
Plant 3D > RSA > AS > Plant 3D (Xref
or Object Enabler)
How to use the link
AS > RSA > AS
How to use the link
RSA > AS
Steel Design in RSA: structural model and code
parameters
Starting model in AS or Plant3D for further design in RSA you should consider
creating it according to RSA steel design model requirements
RSA webinar on steel design:
Steel Design in RSA: beams
Define beam elements in such a way it is easy to assign design parameters.
Consider the positions of their supports (columns)
Create multi span beams as
single elements among
supports (columns) rather
than single elements and
cantilevers as separate bars
so that it is easy to define
SLS (deflection) limits
Steel Design in RSA: columns
Enter columns as single elements between beams instead of being defined
through the entire height of a structure which allows for defining their
displacement limits
Steel Design in RSA: superbars
Use „‟superbars” when there is a need to split columns and beams between
supports e.g. to define a connection or to change its section size on a part of
its length
How to define design parameters
Member type definition for typical beams
How to define design parameters
Member type definition for typical beams – internal bracings
How to define design parameters
Member type definition - columns in regular buildings
How to define design parameters
Member type definition – other columns or bracing
How to define design parameters
Finding best matching section - code group definition
How to define design parameters
Finding best matching section - settings of limits and optimization criteria
How to manage the results Finding which elements failed
Replacing sections with the best ones
Want to learn more?
knowledge.autodesk.com
Articles for covered topics:
http://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/robot-structural-analysis-products/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2015/ENU/Robot/files/GUID-
13B611CB-0D28-499B-A331-693BF64C3EF6-htm.html
http://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/robot-structural-analysis-products/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2015/ENU/Robot/files/GUID-
0FAD8DB0-AB28-4271-A99F-0842CAE16017-htm.html
http://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/robot-structural-analysis-products/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/ROBOT-STEEL-
DESIGN-which-is-the-top-flange-for-lateral-buckling-verification.html
http://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/robot-structural-analysis-products/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/ROBOT-Steel-design-
Fire-verification-design.html
http://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/robot-structural-analysis-products/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/ROBOT-STEEL-
DESIGN-how-design-user-defined-thin-walled-section.html
http://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/robot-structural-analysis-products/troubleshooting/caas/sfdcarticles/sfdcarticles/ROBOT-STEEL-
DESIGN-how-design-user-defined-thin-walled-section.html
http://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/robot-structural-analysis-products/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/2015/ENU/Robot/files/GUID-
7BE43F09-40C5-4D34-AE87-99652EDF227E-htm.html
Troubleshooting Articles – this is a new page focused around your most common troubleshooting problems:
http://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/robot-structural-analysis-products/troubleshooting#?sort=score
Steel Connection Design in RSA
Design of connection in RSA is based on selection of elements of a model
and forces obtained from static analysis of a structure
Steel Connection Design in AS
After exporting an RSA model with final section sizes and results you can
design connections in AS against forces imported from Robot
Steel Connection Design in AS
Separate connections vs. groups of connections
AS Steel Connection Design in RSA
Calculation note from AS in RSA
Generation of drawings in AS
Run numbering first
Generation of drawings in AS
Use Drawing Processes button to decide
what kind of drawings you want to
generate
Use Document Manager to manage
already generated drawings
Generation of drawings in AS
Use Camera views to generate drawings of connections
Use Camera views for generation of anchor plan, column or beam arrangement
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