Revit 2022 – Structure
by: Kenn Farr
What’s New in 2022 T
here are many new features to Revit 2022. A lot of the changes in the Structural 2022 application are focused around the further development of rebar modeling. This article will discuss the R22 improvements to the rebar tools as well as some of the Core R22 enhancements that Structure can utilize. Some of the rebar enhancements in this release of Revit include the ability to move a Rebar Set, Better Precision Placement by Two Points, Modeling Rebar using Real Bar Diameters, Remember Settings when Placing Rebar, Select Shape Code for Custom Bent Free Form Rebar, and Rebar Visualization Performance Improvement in 2D Views. Some of the core enhancements in R22 include Wall Enhancements, PDF Export, Share 2D Views, Spot Slope on Ramps, Revision Numbering
Enhancements, Split Schedules Across Sheets, Prefix/Suffix for Dimension Types, and support for CSV Export for Schedules just to name a few.
REBAR ENHANCEMENTS
Several years ago, rebar tools were added to Revit for detailing and modeling rebar more efficiently and accurately. Along the way new tools and techniques have been added to improve upon the existing tools. A lot of the R22 enhancements improve the performance of the rebar detailing and modeling tools once again. One such enhancement is the ability to Move modeled rebar elements in a Set. This gives the end user the ability to control individual bars selected in a set. This is accomplished by selecting one or more bars in a set to be moved, removed, or reset. This helps avoid clashing with other bars in
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