How to get started

Getting started is easy!

Download and install both applications on the same PC.
Open the IDEA Bim Links App - IDEA StatiCa will automatically detect the Installation of the Software.
Click Install or follow the instructions in the tutorial for more details.
Start exporting and designing steel connections right away!

Please note that like with most software, there is always a short delay when new versions are released and the BIM links are updated. Please check out the list of compatible versions before installing the plugin.

Autodesk Revit to IDEA StatiCa workflow

Model connection in CAD

Import structure and apply loads

Design selected connections

Code-check and optimize connections

Model connection in CAD

Import structure and apply loads

Design selected connections

Code-check and optimize connections

How to get started

You can select any number of steel connections and members in Autodesk Revit and export them to IDEA StatiCa for structural design and code checking. All beams, cross-sections, and operations (bolts, holes, welds, and cuts) are also completely synchronized if the Autodesk Revit model changes. IDEA StatiCa and Autodesk Revit give you an efficient workflow for your structural steel design that saves time, minimizes errors, helps with optimization, and makes the data available to your colleagues or subcontractors doing detailing and fabrication.

This BIM link is managed by IDEA StatiCa Checkbot - an application for the management of BIM workflows. This means for you: