| Structural engineering companies using Revit | | | | pass on to the rest of the design team, but also |
| Structure software can effectively manage their | | | | some contractors demand the delivery of digital |
| design and documentation with the architect - | | | | documentation in these formats. Revit structure |
| controlling digital representations from multiple | | | | can provide DWG deliverables just as AutoCAD |
| design sources, especially AutoCAD and AutoCAD | | | | software can, creating layered and well-organized |
| Architecture software. With the wide acceptance | | | | DWG files using any industry standard the |
| of AutoCAD and over 300,000 users across the | | | | engineer wants. |
| world, structural drafters/engineers will find | | | | Revit Structure and AutoCAD Architecture have |
| several opportunities to utilize Revit Structure to | | | | remarkably solid integration, allowing additional |
| collaborate with architects using the intelligent | | | | benefits to structural and architectural firms using |
| building objects (in DWG format)from AutoCAD | | | | these systems together. Usually the structural |
| Architecture. | | | | engineer will begin the design process using the 2D |
| One critical part of a structural engineer's job to | | | | CAD files and if required can also import the |
| share design data and information with the rest of | | | | AutoCAD architectural model straight into Revit |
| design team together with the architect. To fulfill | | | | Structure, using the architect’s model for |
| this requirement, Revit Structure provides a | | | | design reference. And for better co-ordination |
| variety of collaboration modes such as: | | | | with architects and rest of the team, Revit |
| 1. Exporting/Importing standard CAD files (such as | | | | Structure exports structural members as |
| DWG, DGN, DXF) | | | | intelligent building objects resident to AutoCAD |
| 2. Linking of files to/from AutoCAD Architecture | | | | Architecture. So a full structural model can be |
| 3. Linking completely to an existing Revit | | | | shared directly with the architect using AutoCAD |
| Architecture building model | | | | Architecture - allowing the architect to examine |
| The most obvious starting point for any structural | | | | structural design inside the architectural model and |
| engineer is 2D CAD files provided by the architect. | | | | test for possible clash with architectural |
| Any CAD software/system that supports DWG, | | | | components directly inside AutoCAD Architecture. |
| DGN, DXF formats can work efficiently with Revit | | | | The use of building information model (BIM) |
| Structure. Revit structure allows engineer to link | | | | provides structural companies a complete |
| and import DWG, DGN, DXF files directly into | | | | modeling environment for evaluation and |
| Revit Structure. If the 2D CAD file is linked while | | | | documentation - so that structural design and |
| being imported, it stays within Revit Structure as | | | | documentation are always coordinated, uniform |
| a set and can be refreshed if the architect | | | | and all-inclusive. Sharing the structural details of |
| provides an updated version. Imported geometry | | | | building information model with architects further |
| can be converted directly to generate new | | | | coordinates the building design and documentation |
| structural members. Revit Structure has the ability | | | | - a wining combination for all stake-holders |
| to export these same 2D CAD formats - not | | | | participating in the building design and construction |
| only because this is the format often needed to | | | | process. |