Connecting with others

Work is easier when you can share it

Share work outside LUSAS using plugins and file formats including IFC, the platform-neutral industry standard. Share work inside LUSAS by merging models.

Revit

Grasshopper

AllPlan

BIM

Revit plug-in

Revit plugin

Available from the Autodesk App Store, the free 'Export to LUSAS' plugin allows for a Revit analytical model to be exported to LUSAS version 21 for finite element analysis and optionally design checks to international codes of practice.

Revit “analytical elements” are converted to appropriate LUSAS features and finite elements, along with cross-sections and material attributes, and the conversion of loads and supports. Any export issues are reported in a friendly dialog, making them easily spotted and fixed.

To import data produced by the Revit plugin requires a LUSAS licence key that includes the 'Revit Import' option.

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Grasshopper plug-in

Overview

Grasshopper is a visual programming language and environment which runs within Rhino. Partnering with Geometry Gym , LUSAS “components” can now be accessed from Grasshopper, and a “bake to LUSAS” function is available.

Create/recreate quickly

Deliver on the requirements of your clients by interacting directly with Grasshopper parametric models. Make parametric changes and recreate LUSAS models quickly.

Any geometry

We’ve worked hard to ensure that the most sophisticated Rhino line and surface geometries can be transferred reliably from Grasshopper to LUSAS. That includes nurb lines and surfaces.

Trial for free

The initial release of this plug-in version is free. We believe you should already get considerable value from what we are offering. We look forward to hearing how it helps your workflow, and what further developments you require.

See https://technical.geometrygym.com/rhino-grasshopper/structuralanalysis/lusas-or-ggrhinolusas

AllPlan plugin

AllPlan

The AllPlan plugin is targeted at segmental post tensioned bridge structures.

Build and size your parametric model in AllPlan Bridge and export your data to LUSAS for analysis including tendon geometry and loads and construction sequences.

The transfer is made using BIMPLUS, a data standard specifically designed for bridges and heavy infrastructure.

BIM

BIM level 2 compliance

Deliver your projects to the BIM level expected by your client. LUSAS helps you achieve Level 2 compliance by sharing design information through the IFC common file format. Reports can be produced in the compliant PDF format. The information in the reports can be standardised through templating to include all required input and output data.

An IFC model created by LUSAS can hold geometry and attributes in the standard format and other LUSAS-specific information as ‘private’ data. Retaining the complete file structure ensures that all data can be passed to your client for its records.

Compare and contrast

LUSAS supports import and export of IFC files (up to IFC4). Export can be to the Structural or Architectural domain, ensuring that your project team can make the best of the shared information.

Now you can bring model data from different disciplines together in a federated model for comparison and clash detection.

Merging and importing

Model merging

Break the project down and spread the work around your teams. When you’re ready, merge the models to get all the geometry in one place, all the attributes in one tree, and all the loadcases in one analysis tab.

Attributes, geometry and loadcases can be merged automatically or kept separate for manual control.

Merge more than just LUSAS data. Import from DXF, IGS, STEP, STL and other formats.