In the image below you can see that a reporting parameter has been added to the floor slab (225) and this has been referenced by a Global parameter (Beam Control). What is quite interesting is that you can use Reporting Parameters to control your own user parameters.Ī good use for this is possibly setting steelwork to the base of a floor slab. You will then see the Global Parameters Dialog where you can create new parameters, edit existing parameters or delete parameters. You can then control the various values of each parameter by first selecting the dimension and then clicking the small ‘pencil’ icon or using the Global Parameters Icon on the Manage Ribbon.
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You then select the dimensions that you would like to assign a Global Parameter and then click the Label tool on the Options Bar (Similar to the creation of parameters in a family) The first stage is to create the levels and dimension these levels with Aligned Dimensions. I have the typical Floor to Floor height of 3600mm and a service level of 4000mm. In the example below I have used two Global Parameters to control the floor to floor levels in a structure. This is probably the most interesting of the new features as it now allows control of multiple elements with a single parameter.
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Before we start here is a list of all the new features.
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I have opted just to show the most relevant tools for the structural workflow. Let’s take a look at some of these new features in a little more depth. Just like last year, Autodesk have opted for a mid-life release in the form of Revit 2016 R2 but a few less structurally orientated tools than last year’s Revit R2 release! Never the less, some of the Platform tools are very useful and make the user experience even better.