Import from RFEM

To start the import from Revit to RFEM, use the Import Model button in the Revit Ribbon (see the image Add-in in Revit Ribbon ).

A dialog box appears where you can enter the specifications important for the data import to RFEM.

Import from RFEM – General Settings

General Settings

In the "General Settings" tab, you can define the main specifications for the data import.

Z-Direction

Revit automatically aligns the global Z-axis "down". There is no selection option here.

Revit

Only the Update existing structure option is currently available for the import. Thus, the open Revit project is synchronized with the changes you have made in the RFEM model. Revit families are already loaded in the project and used automatically, provided that the conversion is correct. You can also use this option to load an RFEM model into an empty project.

Model Type

You can create a model in Revit using physical or analytical elements. If you import an RFEM model as an analytical model, all elements with their material and cross-section properties are created in an analytical model.

Import as Analytical Model

If you import an RFEM model as a physical model, all elements with their material and cross-section properties are created in a physical model in Revit.

Import as Physical Model

If you import an RFEM model as an analytical and physical model, Revit creates a physical model with an associated analytical model.

Import as Analytical and Physical Model

Objects to Transfer

Currently, only the import option Only members and surfaces is available. It provides the option to restrict the import to the main objects (beams, columns, slabs) – without hinges or support definitions.

Options

Select the Apply user-defined names for Dlubal parameters check box to consider the information stored as Dlubal Parameters for the data import.

The "Do not create new planes" option prevents the generation of new planes for the position definition of objects in Revit.

Use the Update only materials, thicknesses, and sections option to limit the update to the comparison of materials, cross-section names, and surface thicknesses. Thus, the coordinates are not adjusted and no objects are deleted or added.

Structural Settings

The functions of the Structural Settings tab are still in preparation.