ISM Repository problem

So I'm having a problem where I am making a repository from a structural model that was generated in Autodesk Revit and was using structural steel and analytics that were from AISC 6th Edition (ASD6) because of the age of the building.  So the properties of the beams were changed to the beams that were used in AISC 6th Edition and other beams were generated that weren’t on Revit before.  I can generate an .ism but the engineer I’m doing this for just keeps saying there is an error message and he can’t get it into STAAD.  I already have both Structural Synchronizer and the ISM tool/add-in for Revit installed and using Revit 2016 and the engineer is using STAAD Pro v8i.  I’ve already made four other repositories trying to do something different and nothing has worked.  Not too sure on what else to do.  Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks!

  • What is the error message when reading the repository into STAAD.Pro ? Is the wireframe getting imported but the section properties are not getting imported ? Also what is the version ( 20.07.xx.xx ) of STAAD.Pro being used ? Please upload the ism repository if you can so that we can try it out.



  • This is what the engineer sent me the error messages are attached and below.

       BLDG 83-STR 170425.ism.dgn

    STAAD Error Message-

    Type      No          Description         Source  Time

    Error      1              "System.Exception: '\\Pasvr2\company\PROJECTS\Axens\2169135-AXE-Baghouse Location Structural Eval\DESIGN DOCS\STRUCT\CALCS\BLDG 83-STR 170425.ism.dgn' is not a supported ISM repository.(System.Exception: '\\Pasvr2\company\PROJECTS\Axens\2169135-AXE-Baghouse Location Structural Eval\DESIGN DOCS\STRUCT\CALCS\BLDG 83-STR 170425.ism.dgn' is not a supported ISM repository.

      at Bentley.Structural.Ism.DgnRepository.IsmDgnRepository.InternalOpenConnection(ECSession session, Boolean readOnly)

      at Bentley.Structural.Ism.ApiImp.IsmEcRepository.OpenConnection(Boolean readOnly)

      at Bentley.Structural.Ism.Engine.Tasks.ReadFilteredRepositoryWithUi.ExecuteInternal()

      at Bentley.Structural.Ism.Engine.Tasks.IsmEngineTask.SafeExecute())

      at Bentley.Structural.Ism.ApiImp.IsmApi.InternalFilteredDgnToTxrWithUi(String repositoryPath, Int32 majorVersion, Int32 minorVersion, String filterDllPath, String filterClassName, String filterInitializer, String applicationModelId)

      at Bentley.Structural.Ism.ApiImp.IsmApi.InternalReadRepositoryWithUi(String repositoryPath, Int32 majorVersion, Int32 minorVersion, String filterDllPath, String filterClassName, String filterInitializer, String applicationModelId)

      at Bentley.Structural.Ism.ApiImp.IsmApi.Bentley.Structural.Ism.Api_5_0.IIsmApi.ReadRepositoryWithUi(String repositoryPath, String filterDllPath, String filterClassName, String filterInitializer, String applicationModelId)

      at Staad.Interop.ISM.IO.ISMDataReader.GetIsmModelFromRepository(String ismRepositoryPath, Boolean showUI) in d:\SProSrc\SProSS6\Source\StaadPro\StaadInteropProjects\StrucLinkProject\Src\Staad.Interop.ISM\IO\ISMDataReader.cs:line 194

      at Staad.Interop.ISM.IO.ISMDataReader.Read(String ismRepositoryPath) in d:\SProSrc\SProSS6\Source\StaadPro\StaadInteropProjects\StrucLinkProject\Src\Staad.Interop.ISM\IO\ISMDataReader.cs:line 272"       ISMDataReader              

    No the engineer said that it isn't doing anything.  His STAAD.Pro version was 20.07.11.82 we see the new update (20.07.11.90) we are talking to our IT to get that updated.  The ism repository is attached also.

  • Is there a place or link where we can download the new version (20.07.11.90) our IT people can't find the download. They have found the post of the new update but couldn't find the download. Thanks.
  • It should be downloaded through the fulfillment center. Here are the steps: