SE6881-L: Robot Structural

Analysis: Making the Change

Ken Marsh
Owner, Marsh API LLC
@MarshAPI

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Class summary
It’s time to learn about Robot Structural Analysis software in this hands-on, down-and-
dirty take on a powerful analysis tool that boasts one of the highest levels of direct
integration with Revit software currently available.

If you are curious about Robot Structural Analysis software and you want to know more,
this is the class for you.

As engineers with extensive responsibility, changing analysis packages is not something

we would ever undertake lightly—and not without doing our own investigations into the
capabilities of the new software.

This class will give you an introduction to Robot Structural Analysis software and get you
ready to set up your own exploration and investigation of this great analysis package.

We will cover basic interface, navigation, setup, display, simple modeling, basic loading,
seismic, results exploration, and basic material design workflow. We will also include key
tips and tricks for getting up to speed quickly with Robot.
Objectives:

 Discover the overall capabilities of Robot Structural Analysis

software
 Learn how to navigate the Robot Structural Analysis software
interface easily and develop a simple model
 Understand the key concepts of performing analysis and design
with Robot Structural Analysis software
 Begin your own exploration of the capabilities Robot Structural
Analysis software
 Have Fun!
About Me

 Structural engineer
 Autodesk Experience
 Marsh API (www.marshapi.com)
Your Lab Assistants

 Aaron Vorwerk, Sr. Technical Specialist, Autodesk

 Marius Jablonskis, Senior Consultant BIM, Norconsult AS
 Emmanuel Lagardette, Technical Consultant, Autodesk
Overall capabilities of Robot Structural Analysis

 Full Finite Element Analysis Capability: Linear Elements, Shell

Elements, Solid Elements

 Thorough loading and boundary conditions

 Standard: nodal, linear, and surface loads
 Advanced loading (acceleration, time varying loading, displacements, temperature, etc.)
 Advanced support (boundary) conditions: spring, gap, friction, etc.

 Advanced meshing capabilities for shell elements

Overall capabilities of Robot Structural Analysis

 Full complement of analysis types

 static, non-linear, non-linear/p-delta, modal, moving load, time-history, buckling, and
pushover
 Full implementation of AISC Direct Analysis Method
 Over 70 different country codes for material design:
 40 for steel
 30 for concrete
 Through documentation functionality for presentation of calculation
results.
 Wind Simulation with automatic load generation
Overall capabilities of Robot Structural Analysis

 Full featured application programming interface (API)

 Creating custom solutions or advanced functionality and customized design.
 Dynamo Robot
Navigate the Robot Structural Analysis software
interface easily and develop a simple model
Understand the key concepts of performing analysis
and design with Robot Structural Analysis software
Next Steps and Additional Resources

 Don’t Wait!
 Build your own models or import them from Revit
 Autodesk Forums
 http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/robot-structural-analysis/bd-p/351
 AUGI Forums
 http://forums.augi.com/forumdisplay.php?1118-Robot-Structural-
Analysis
 Book
 Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Professional 2015 -
Essentials
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