A New Era For Structural Steel Modeling In Revit

For too long, Tekla has been the undisputed specialist for steel detailing and fabrication. Its models are rich with critical data—part geometry, material grades, cross-sections, connection types, and more—making it exceptionally powerful for pure steel structures.

However, for the vast majority of projects that use Revit as the central BIM environment, integrating steel has always been a challenge. For projects demanding high levels of model integration—such as panoramic animations, construction sequencing (4D), or detailed method statements—the common workaround has been to import an IFC file from Tekla. This process is fraught with difficulties: cumbersome import settings, and the inevitable risk of losing components during translation, often without easy detection.

The core issue is that an externally converted steel model is not composed of native Revit families. This creates a significant management burden for model updates throughout the project lifecycle and complicates the task of adding and managing parameters for different project stages.

This dilemma is now solved.SSBIM for Revit (v5.0) is here, providing a complete, native steel modeling solution within Revit itself.

BIM teams can finally model structural steel directly in their primary environment, just as they do with architectural, concrete, and MEP elements. No longer dependent on (reverse) IFC transfers from specialist detailing software.

With a comprehensive suite of 412 functions and connections, the toolset is architecturally reorganized for efficiency:

• "Multi-story Standard Nodes" cater to high-rise structures.

• A series of pre-designed "Assembly Units" for different structural locations.

• "Universal Parts" provide the flexibility to model any custom connection imaginable.