The following parameters are used during Generate.
They allow to tweak the optimization of the geometry of the analytical model:
Name
Description
Unit 1
Panels Geometry
Remove openings smaller than
Minimum area for which an analytical opening will be created.
Area
Local coordinate system of Walls
Influence the orientation of the local coordinate system for analytical panels
for Model Category: Wall3
None
Columns Geometry
Wide Columns -
Minimum Section Ratio
Minimum section ratio of a column to be treated as a Wide Column2.
None
Create Analytical Panels for Columns
Column should be represented by an analytical panel
instead of an analytical member.
Boolean
Minimum Section Ratio
Minimum section ratio to represent a Wide Column2 as an analytical panel
instead of an analytical member.
None
1
Units according to Revit settings, to check or change go to Manage > Settings > Project Units
where you can also add a unit symbol for easier readability.
Depending on the section ratio of the physical column and the respective settings,
different analytical model representation applies. The figure below shows the two mechanisms at play.
Mechanism 1: Wide Columns in General (blue):
Decides whether or not a physical column is treated as a wide column
based on its section ratio compared to the Wide Columns - Minimum Section Ratio parameter (1) in the settings.
Mechanism 2: Create Analytical Panels for Columns (green)
Decides wether a physical column is represented by an analytical member or an anlytical panel
based on the Create Analytical Panels for Columns parameter (2a)
and the Create Analytical Panels for Columns - Minimum Section Ratio (2b) in the settings.
Examples of column treatment based on section ratio compared and settings#
Top left:
Actual column section ratio smaller than Wide Columns - Minimum Section Ratio parameter (1), column is not considered a wide column.
Therefore analytical members of beams and column are brought together (if possible).
Top right:
Actual column section ratio larger than Wide Columns - Minimum Section Ratio parameter (1), column is considered a wide column.
Therefore analytical members of beams and column are not brought together but connected with a rigid link.
Bottom left:
Actual column section ratio larger than Wide Columns - Minimum Section Ratio parameter (1), column is considered a wide column.
Because Create Analytical Panels for Columns - Minimum Section Ratio (2b) is set to No, the column is represented as an analytical member.
Bottom right:
Actual column section ratio larger than Wide Columns - Minimum Section Ratio parameter (1), column is considered a wide column.
Because Create Analytical Panels for Columns - Minimum Section Ratio (2b) is set to Yes, the column is represented as an analytical panel.
Important
Offset boundaries prevail over this setting. If the offset limits do not allow the analytical members for the beam and column to align,
a rigid link is created notwithstanding this parameter.