This wiki is intended to provide a quick start for transferring RAM Concept models into Revit for reinforcing documentation.
Required Products
The exchange of reinforcing from RAM Concept into Revit is enabled by ISM Revit Plugin CONNECT Edition Update 1, which is currently under development. This wiki will be finalized once the release is available. For the best results with this workflow, we recommend the following versions of the required products:
- RAM Concept CONNECT Edition Update 2
- Structural Synchronizer CONNECT Edition Update 1
- Revit 2016 or 2017
- ISM Revit Plugin CONNECT Edition Update 1 (currently under development)
Slab Design in RAM Concept
Open a RAM Concept model and run the Run Calc All process. Go to the reinforcement plan. Select all the reinforcing objects and set them to User (as opposed to Program). This step is necessary because RAM Concept includes only reinforcement set to User in the ISM workflow.
After doing this all reinforcement in the model should be colored orange.
Note: Only one type of reinforcing object (Concentrated, Area, Transverse, etc.) can be edited simultaneously. To narrow the selection to one type of reinforcing after selecting all reinforcing, right click and select "Selection Filter".
Save the RAM Concept model. Go to File -> Sync ISM -> Create Repository.
Assign a name and elevation to the floor and then proceed with the export to ISM.
Note: When creating a new ISM repository from RAM Concept (as opposed to updating an existing ISM repository), it is usually easiest to leave “Open Structural Synchronizer” unchecked as there is rarely any need to review the model in ISM. However, if the model contains a large number of objects that are not needed in the workflow (such as loads), significant time can be saved by opening Structural Synchronizer and rejecting these specific objects so that they are not transferred to the repository.
Once the export is complete, verify that the ISM model (*.ism.dgn) exists in the folder to which is was written.
Import of Model into Revit
Launch Revit Structure and select the template to use in the startup dialog.
Go to the Bentley tab in the Revit Structure main menu and select New from Repository.
Note: If the Bentley tab is not visible in the Revit main menu, verify that both Structural Synchronizer and the ISM Revit Plugin have been installed.
Set the path to the ISM repository that was created in the previous step. Uncheck the option Open Structural Synchronizer as there is no need to view the model in Structural Synchronizer prior to reading into Revit.
Select Next to advance to the Load Case mappings. Select Match All so that the program maps the ISM loadings automatically to Revit loadings.
Select Next to advance to the Material mappings. Select Match All so that the program maps the ISM materials automatically to Revit materials.
Select Next to advance to the Section mappings. Select Match All so that the program maps the ISM sections automatically to Revit sections.
Click Next and allow the import process to complete.
To verify that reinforcing bars have been imported into Revit, select the 3D Wireframe view:
Now that we have 3D reinforcement in Revit, our next step is to produce 2D views from this information.
Set up Views in Revit for Documentation
Note that upon completion of the import process, plan views of each story were created automatically. This is located under the Structural Plans group in the Project Browser. Create a copy of the structural plan view.
Under Annotate --> Select Tag All:
Highlight the two items relating to Structural Path Reinforcement:
This will place annotations for all Path Reinforcement in the floor, including the rebar symbol and callouts.
Refine the output as necessary:
Below is a closeup view of the annotation and path symbol that was added. These annotations can be customized as needed.
