Select the connections you want from the ‘Available Connections’ list on the left and click ‘add’ to load them into your project, once you’re happy click OK. This opens up the Structural Connection Settings window where you can add Steel connections to the project. Now that you have installed the Steel Connections add in, click on the little arrow at the bottom of the ‘ Connection‘ button on the Structure Tab. You then need to click or double-click the file to start the installation process and follow the prompts.

Or b) Sign in to your Subscription Account, click on Products>Your Revit product> and click on Enhancements where you can then download the Steel Connections for Revit add on So if you are having trouble like I was, you need to download the extension by either:Ī) Opening the Autodesk Desktop App and finding Autodesk® Steel Connections for Revit and hitting download: Then after a little research I realized I needed to download the Autodesk® Steel Connections for Revit® add in from my subscription Account. I immediately modeled some Steel Beams, found the Structural Connections button, only to find the generic connection is the only one I could use! I tried hunting around for some connection families to load, but alas I found nothing. After finally installing Revit 2017 I was really eager to check out the new Revit Structural Connections 2017 feature.

Revit 2018 steel connections extension