Autodesk AUTODESK ROBOT STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS... User manual

Autodesk®
Robot™Structural Analysis Professional
Comprehensive analysis for your
structural projects.

Modeling in Autodesk Revit Structure
Structural Analysis in Robot Structural Analysis
Structural Analysis in Robot Structural Analysis
Shop Drawings Created with AutoCAD Structural Detailing
Autodesk®Robot™ Structural Analysis Professional software
complements building information modeling (BIM) with
coordinated digital analysis and design.
Integrated Structural Analysis Made Easier
Autodesk®Robot™ Structural Analysis Professional
software is a collaborative, versatile, and faster
software application that can help you compete and
win in the global economy. Purpose-built for BIM,
Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Professional
calculates even your more complex models with
powerful finite element auto-meshing, nonlinear
algorithms, and a comprehensive collection of
design codes to help you achieve results in minutes,
not hours. Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis
Professional offers a smoother, collaborative
workflow and interoperability with D bidirectional
links to Autodesk companion products. The open
API (application programming interface) helps to
provide a scalable, country-specific analysis solution
for large and complex building structures.
Subscription Benefit
As an exclusive Subscription benefit, Robot™
Extensions for Autodesk®Robot™ Structural
Analysis Professional software extend the
capabilities of Autodesk structural analysis
tools, providing structural engineers with even
more flexibility to achieve their results. Simple
tools are available that enable users to extract
a large range of data from Autodesk Robot
Structural Analysis Professional, and no special
programming experience is required.
Bidirectional Links with Autodesk Revit Structure
Experience the powerful bidirectional integration of Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Professional and Autodesk®Revit®
Structure software. More smoothly import and export structural models between the two applications by using the Autodesk
Revit Extensions analysis link. Bidirectional linking enables more accurate structural analysis and design results to be updated
throughout the building information model for coordinated construction documentation.
From Analysis to Fabrication Drawings
Structural engineers using Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Professional can benefit from the ability to more smoothly transfer
select design data to AutoCAD®Structural Detailing software, providing an integrated workflow from analysis through design to
final project documentation and structural drawings.

Modeling, Analysis, and Design
While Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis
Professional can enable users to analyze a
wide range of structures, the software includes
features specifically created for the modeling,
analysis, and design of buildings. The building
design layout includes floor plane views to more
easily create columns and generate beam framing
layouts. Engineers can use tools to eciently add,
copy, remove, and edit geometry for similar
building stories.
Advanced Auto-Meshing and Modeling
Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Professional
is a robust structural analysis software application
with powerful mesh generation techniques that
enable structural engineers to more eciently work
with even more complex models. Automatic mesh
definition tools allow for manual manipulation
of the mesh, refinement, and meshing around
openings of any shape and size. The many meshing
tools available enable structural engineers to
more quickly create a high-quality finite element
mesh on virtually any shape of structure.
Analysis Capabilities
Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Professional
is a powerful, easier-to-use, and efficient tool
for general linear static analysis. In addition, it
equips structural engineers with the ability to go
beyond the traditional analysis capabilities of other
software programs. Engineers can better explore
design alternatives and investigate the linear and
true nonlinear behavior of a structure. The software
enables the simple and effective analysis of many
types of nonlinearity, including P-delta analysis,
tension/compression members and supports,
cables, and plastic hinges, just to name a few.
Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Professional
provides cutting-edge tools for the dynamic analysis
of structures, and high-level fast dynamic solvers
help provide dynamic analysis that can be more
easily carried out for demanding structures.
Analysis Solvers
Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Professional
includes state-of-the-art solvers to deliver faster
processing of even more complex structural models.
These analysis algorithms, based on advanced
technology, enable engineers to deliver more
accurate results faster, helping them to more easily
optimize and reanalyze structures and explore a
variety of structural configurations.
Advanced Auto-Meshing and Modeling Capabilities
State-of-the-Art Analysis Solvers
We are very pleased
with Autodesk Robot
Structural Analysis
Professional, which
combines powerful
advanced analysis
capabilities with the
multimaterial design
expertise in one
structural software
package. Without a
doubt, this solution
helps us better
respond to our clients’
challenges and also stay
more competitive.
—David Monti
Principal, Structural Engineer
GP Structures
Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Professional software
utilizes state-of-the-art finite element auto-meshing capabilities.
Faster Simulation and Calculations of Complex Structures
Wide Range of Analysis Capabilities

Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Professional software
is a comprehensive global analysis application with an open
API, delivering more flexibility to analyze and design a broad
range of structures.
Greater Versatility and Global Analysis
Reinforced Concrete and Steel Design Solution
Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Professional
contains integrated reinforced concrete and
steel design modules based on more than 
international steel codes and  reinforced
concrete codes, helping to simplify the design
process, and assist engineers with selecting and
evaluating structural elements.
International Design Codes
Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Professional
includes more than  sections and materials
databases from around the world, enabling
international projects to be completed more
easily. With  built-in design codes for an array
of countries, structural engineers can work with
country-specific section shapes, imperial or metric
units, and country-specific building codes within
the same integrated model.
Multilingual for Global Markets
Compete in the global market with Autodesk Robot
Structural Analysis Professional. The software
supports multinational design teams by providing
many languages, including English, French,
Romanian, Spanish, Russian, Polish, Chinese, and
Japanese. Structural analysis can be performed
in one language and output can be generated
in another, providing versatility among global
teams. Imperial and metric units can be used in
combination within the same structural model,
providing adaptability to varying environments.
Extensive Output of Analysis Results
Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Professional
provides wide flexibility in obtaining analysis results.
Results may be viewed on individual members, parts
of the structure, or for the structure as a whole in the
forms of diagrams and maps. Tabular results may be
easily filtered to show specific data and easily output
to spreadsheets for user postprocessing of data.
The printout composition feature provides the
ability to save tables and model views in a user-
defined layout. Results and maps saved in this
layout are automatically refreshed after model
changes. Printouts can be made directly from
printout composition or can be presented in
Microsoft®Word editor HTML format.
Extended Capabilities with an Open API
The concept of linking applications together
to provide a single solution is not new, but few
solutions oer the practical approach of Autodesk
Robot Structural Analysis Professional. This program
utilizes component object model (COM) technology
as introduced by Microsoft, allowing the solution
to be open architecture and openly programmable
by any engineer. The open and more flexible API
offers an extensive list of possibilities, including
integrating Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis
Professional software with external programs,
such as Microsoft Excel®software, Microsoft
Word, and AutoCAD®software; extracting
results from Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis
Professional; writing postprocessing software,
such as special codified analysis for steel, concrete,
timber, and aluminum; and the ability to create
parametric structures in Autodesk Robot Structural
Analysis Professional.

Building Information Modeling for Structural Engineering
BIM for structural engineers follows this same
methodology for the entire structural engineering
process, focusing on a digital model that can be
used for coordination with architects; mechanical,
electrical, and plumbing engineers; and civil
engineers that is integrated with analysis, design,
and construction documentation, and extending
that digital model from design through fabrication
and construction.
Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Professional
Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis software oers
a smoother workflow and interoperability with
the Autodesk structural engineering BIM solution,
Autodesk®Revit®Structure software. Extend design
and analysis capabilities by harnessing the power of
the software’s open API (application programming
interface) to help fit your unique needs.
Building information modeling (BIM) is an
integrated process built on coordinated, reliable
information about a project from design through
construction and into operations. By adopting
BIM, architects, engineers, contractors, and
owners can more easily create coordinated, digital
design information and documentation; use that
information to visualize, simulate, and analyze
performance, appearance, and cost; and reliably
deliver the project faster, more economically, and
with reduced environmental impact.
Autodesk Revit Structure
Autodesk Revit Structure integrates multimaterial
physical and analytical models, providing concurrent
structural modeling for more ecient, up-to-date
documentation as well as tight integration for
analysis and design.
AutoCAD Structural Detailing
AutoCAD®Structural Detailing software is a
powerful solution for faster and more ecient
detailing and creation of fabrication shop drawings
for reinforced concrete and steel structures.
A smoother workflow and interoperability with the Autodesk
structural engineering BIM solution.

Learn More or Purchase
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understanding of your industry, and value that extends beyond your software.
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We have been using Robot Millennium software for more
than  years because of its analysis performance as well as
its design versatility for reinforced concrete, steel, and wood
structures. We are looking forward to moving to Autodesk
Robot Structural Analysis software and becoming even more
productive and competitive.
—Grzegorz Bałd
Vice President and Technical Director
Biprostal SA Engineering and Consulting, Poland