Steel Structures and Connections in Revit Tutorial

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In this video I show you how to model steel elements and how to solve steel connections in Revit. I model: base plate, miter, cope, contour cut, plate, corner cut, weld, clip angle, apex haunch.

Revit Shortcuts:

GR - Grid
RE - Scale
EL - Elevation
VR - View Range
CL - Structural Column
MM - Mirror (pick axis)
DM - Mirror (draw axis)
UN - Project Units
WA - Wall
CS - Create Similar
RP - Reference Plane
Al - Align
SL - Split Element
OF - Offset
TR - Trim/Extend
AR - Array
CO - Copy
TX - Text
LI - Model Lines
DL - Detail LInes
RR - Render
RY - Ray Trace
GD - Graphic Display Options
TL - Thin Lines
GP - Group
LG - Project form Group

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Timestamps
00:00 - Introduction
00:30 - New Project and Steel Tab in Revit
01:55 - Adding Structural Elements in Revit
05:50 - Change Cut Style
07:00 - Editing Cope conditions
08:00 - Cut By option
08:40 - Contour Cut
09:50 - Structural Connection Tool in Revit
15:20 - Plate and Bolts Tool in Revit

[chilombe]

Might be helpful to say that you should turn on the structural connections options in VG, or else you will not see any connections in 3D views.

[GierlangBhaktiPutra]

2 years but this video is still relevant. If you are using Revit 2021, Structure and Steel Tab is hidden if you set your discipline into "Architecture" when opening up your Revit for the first time. You can show these tabs by going into File > Options > User Interface. Under "Tools and Analyses" check the tabs you want to show. Then hit OK.

[ezabala]

Wow! Great video!! I'm a structural engineer and this is very exciting to me!

[JoshAlIen]

Just FYI - The reason you had an error with the colum/beam connection on the portal frame structure was because the column needs to be rotated 90degrees (column parallel with the beam). The column should always be parallel to the beam so that it works within it's strongest axis.

[thierryuwitonze]

Thank you Balkan you are making Revit easy and easier every day.... we owe you big!!!

[kabijoshi]

Nice video/s. Thanks for mentioning structural stuff. Connections are to be different at corner depending on what fixity level is desired. For and architect, its great.

[bertveldhuizen]

Thank you Balkan Architect! I'm a General Contractor but I'm starting to dabble in Revit lately, looking to learn so I can slowly get away from the hard physical labor involved in my current job. I'm thinking of getting into Revit Structural and especially steel structures, this steel connections add on is great!

[GrowStronger]

“We get these… lil two hooks. It looks, quite cool.” 😂😂

[angadtiwari]

I really appreciate Balkan architect, everyone should be like him always learning and adapting to new ways of life. I am seeing that you have actually put in some effort to pronounce beam properly. We should never get stuck on things especially various architects around the world who don't even have an idea about the BIM culture. YOU SIMPLY ROCK BRO!!

[Crazy]

Hey firstly great tutorial on show how Revit connection works, thank you for showing how it works before I head out and purchase it for myself.
Secondly, as a structural engineer, it was really funny seeing you place unless connections beams and columns. I could have made drinking game from the amount of times you said "structural engineer"

Lastly, I really like your little demonstration/showing of Revit 2019 and yes I got existed seeing that I can add joint connections in my models.

Keep up the good work, cheers

[JesusPerez-hxws]

REVIT 2019 ITS AMAZING BRO, YOU ARE THE BEST

[drawmepleasemichael]

Thank you once again. Your tutorials are always good. I learnt something today.

[tbone]

Dude, thank you so much! I couldn’t figure out how to load the connections. It’s kind of dumb to have a tiny obscure arrow to load important stuff, but maybe that’s just me.

[shahensha]

this made my life so easy, thank you so much bro

[raphusnet]

Thanks for this brand new steel tutorial!

[snoopy]

Another great video! Thanks Balkan Architect!!!

[highflyer]

It was so clear to understand. Thanks a lot & Good luck with your career !

[daniyaalmaneveld]

Thanks BA, much appreciated. I am having an issue with loading base plate connections but I found some in a RVT file and not RFA. It seems like I need to copy them in. EDIT: VISIBILITY SETTINGS LOL!

[erickmutale]

Thanks brother! this really helped alot.

[marianmudrik]

This is what i wanted, thank you very much