Convert to Attribute Area#

Important

Attribute Areas are available for SOFiSTiK Analysis + Design 2024 Service Pack 1 and above.

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About Attribute Areas#

Attribute Areas are analytical panels which can be placed freely in the Revit model. They play the role of helping elements to:

  • Override selectively one or several SOFiSTiK properties of underlying analytical panel regions.

  • Host boundary conditions freely anywhere in the model.

  • Host loads freely anywhere in the model.

Overriding selectively the thickness and the group number of part of a slab using an attribute area.

Overriding selectively the thickness and the group number of part of a slab using an attribute area.#

Modelling Attribute Areas#

The following steps enable you to create attribute areas by converting analytical panels:

  1. Draw analytical panels where you want to place attribute areas using Revit commands in Analyze Tab ‣ Structural Analytical Model ‣ Panel.

  2. Click SOFiSTiK Analysis Tab ‣ Utilities ‣ Attribute Area.

  3. Select the analytical panel(s) modelled previously.

  4. Click Finish to validate the selection.

  5. (Optional) Add Revit loads and/or Revit boundary conditions to the attribute area.

  6. Use the SOFiSTiK Structural Properties panel to define which SOFiSTiK properties should be overridden by the attribute area(s).

Tip

Analytical panel can also be transformed into attribute area directly by setting the shared parameter SOFiSTiK_AttributeArea to YES. This allows e.g. to define attribute areas with Dynamo or using Revit Schedules.

Modelling Attribute Lines#

Note

Attribute Lines are available since SOFiSTiK Analysis + Design 2023 Service Pack 1.

In a similar manner, it is possible to add Attribute Lines to Revit models.

Attribute Lines are analytical members which do not host a cross section (Revit property Section Type is set to <none>). With their SOFiSTiK properties, they can be placed freely in the Revit model and play the the role of helping elements in many workflows such as:

  • Host for boundary conditions - allowing to define point and line boundary conditions freely anywhere in the model.

  • Host for loads - allowing to define precisely point and line loads anywhere in the model.

  • Constraint line - guiding the automatic meshing of panels.

  • Reference element - allowing to create a point or line element with a specific SOFiStiK number anywhere in the model. This reference is available in the ssd_small SOFiSTiK Structural Desktop (SSD) to extend the model or for evaluation purposes.