The following is a list of select features and capabilities of Voxel Link (VL):

  • Section sizes, cambers, studs, reactions, and moment connections (extensions and stubs) are tracked for all beams.
  • Import settings allow for different start/end connection symbols for beam moment connections and stubs.
  • Section sizes, rotations and global/user override column splices for columns.
  • Column offsets - sloping roofs and dropped columns at foundations.
  • Sloping columns (multiple floors).
  • Hanging columns (multiple floors).
  • Vertical braced frames.
  • Joists and joist girders.
  • Story/level names and elevations.
  • Updating of all RAM data for all of the above items.
  • The only elements processed are the ones in the active RAM model import. All other user framing that has been added (outside of RAM or other RAM models) to the Revit model are left alone.
  • Revit parameters (like y or z Offset Value) outside of the ones directly related to the tracked items above are ignored so you can make some real-world adjustments to your model and have those changes honored on subsequent updates.
  • RAM floor types used multiple times.
  • Framing type "Other" in RAM is ignored during import.
  • Multiple RAM models can be imported into one Revit model. However, one RAM model imported into multiple Revit models is not supported.
  • User specific import settings for each RAM model are remembered between sessions.
  • Unity check design warnings are checked during placement. Green traffic lights in RAM manager do not guarantee all unity checks are < 1.0. The warnings are displayed for each occurrence found as well as in a summary dialog at the end of each run. The summary list is printable.
  • On the fly import of Revit families for all structural framing during all initial and update runs.
  • Automated annotation of structural framing plans and members (if desired) related to a RAM model. Non-RAM plans/members are ignored.
  • Revit-like beam annotation settings using your corporate standards with the addition of a min reaction value eliminating the 1k, 3k, etc. reactions that clutter up drawings. A reaction scale factor is also provided to increase RAM reactions during import.
  • VL is work sharing and cloud friendly.
  • A status bar is provided for beam and column processing as well as framing plan annotation, so you know what VL is working on and how far it has to go.
  • Ability to ignore lateral design results for early schematic design framing plans before a lateral system has maybe even been selected.
  • The imported RAM model can be shifted vertically when a framed story in RAM must be at a different elevation. 

There are extended discussions about some of these features in the Import section of the knowledge base.