• Interrogating a Plaxis 2D model via python scripting to get all phase information data

    HI I have an existing PLaxis 2D model, and i am interrogating the model via python to get all the information out. For the structural elements and soil elements etc this is straight forward, however I am not having much luck to extract the information…
  • Is it possible to sum two values in the Command Line?

    I would like to control my Plaxis model via external software. For that, I want to assign a new value for the cohesion cRef to a soil zone and this is composed of a calculated value plus the value of another soil material. Basically, I am looking for…
  • Factor of Safety from Command Line

    To perform a relibility based analysis of a 3D slope model, I have created a 3D FE-Model in Plaxis 3D and in the next step I would like to couple this with an external software that changes the soil parameters and starts the safty analysis in Plaxis.…
  • Obtaining tabulated data for materials in PLAXIS Input

    Application PLAXIS 2D PLAXIS 3D Version PLAXIS 2D CONNECT Edition V22 and later PLAXIS 3D CONNECT Edition V22 and later Date created 30 January 2023 Date modified 30 January 2023 Original author Stefanos Papavasileiou…
  • Updating and running a model from command prompt

    I have seen how to run (multiple) models from a batch file, however these all have the plaxis model (.p2dx) already filled in. Is it possible to have an empty template model (.p2dx) and a log file (.p2dxlog) and create/run these from command prompt…
  • Problem with creating materials in command line

    Hi, I am creating materials using command line like this: _SOILMAT "Name" "Soilmat_Sand_1" "SoilModel" "Hardening Soil" "Identification" "5" "GAMMAUNSAT" 17.66 "GAMMASAT" 18.47 "EOEDREF" 10000.0 "E50Ref" 10000.0 "EURRef" 50000.0 "cRef" 10.0 "phi" 10…
  • drawing frame setting showing the ID

    i have been using the remote script for printing. yet, the drawing frame has been now only allowed to show the step no. may i ask is it possible to customize the drawing frame to show the ID ? which can show the phase name and phase no. for easy reference…
  • How can I assign properties of Anchor Rod and Steel Sections (H-beam/C-channel) for along a cantilever sheet pile wall in PLAXIS 2D?

    I used anchor to define 12mm tie rods at 3m and 6m depth along the sheet pile. For calculating EA, I considered E = 2E8 KN/m2 and A = 0.000113 m2. Therefore EA = 22600 KN/m3. Is it the right approach top assign tie road also I am getting more displacement…
  • PLAXIS 2D: détails des calculs effectués

    bonjour, je souhaite savoir la procédure pour sortir dans PLAXIS 2D les détails des calculs effectués. Merci d'avance
  • No module named 'plxscripting'

    Hi there, I'm trying to run a python script with PLAXIS 2D with IDLE and SciTE, but I get the following error: Traceback (most recent call last): File "D:/PLX_IDLE.py", line 4, in <module> from plxscripting.easy import * ModuleNotFoundError: No module…
  • Python Remote scripting

    I want to retrieve a list with boreholepolygons and such model attributes related to soil geometry with bounding-box dimensions using Python. in addition, is there any way to get exact coordinates of boreholespolygons?
  • Command line Auto-Complete

    Application PLAXIS 2D PLAXIS 3D Version PLAXIS 2D CONNECT Edition V20 Update 3 PLAXIS 3D CONNECT Edition V20 Update 3 Date created 01 July 2020 Date modified 15 January 2021 In the past years, users asked us to…
  • All polygons without material

    Dear Support Team , I want to find all polygons (polygons and soil polygons) without assigned material (no assigned material) in PLAXIS 2D. The most obvious way is to use groupfiltered command. According to the Command reference we have eg. groupfiltered…
  • CREATING AN ALGORTIHM ON PLAXIS 3D

    Hello My name is Emre; I work on an article which is related to piping on earthfill dam.So only thing that i should do in to check the hydraulic gradient in stress tabsheet in output.Then, comparing to critical hydraulic gradient(which is already known…
  • Python Script: How to locally refine the mesh for lines?

    Hello, In my python script I would like to locally refine the mesh for some lines. I had a look in the Plaxis command index via the Scripting reference and from what I understand there is only a python command for global refinement. So is there…
  • Expert Command - Improve Command Loading Speed

    Dear Sir/Mdm, I am currently running many commands through a p3d.log script using the command runner window in PLAXIS 3D. However, as I am running over 10 000 command lines, the time required for the file to finish running is quite long. May I know…
  • Output Command Line

    What is the command line to export automatically connectivity plot ? Forces in tunnel plates from the Output program with Plaxis 2D ?
  • Reset local coarseness

    Dear Support Team , We have convenient command for reset all local coarseness in Mesh mode: resetlocal geometry For PLAXIS 2D it works only for polygons, not for boundary lines (inner lines and lines on the boundaries). I was sure that command resetlocal…
  • Plaxis 2D/3D commands: delete second points of multiple lines

    If I want to delete the second points of the selected line, the command line would be: del line_1.second If I want to apply the same command to a list of lines, how is it possible? would it be something like this? group_1 is a list of lines. map…
  • Copy phase sequence

    Dear Support Team , For example, I have five phases of embankment staged construction with Plastic calculations: After successful calculation I would like to calculate the same p hase sequence (the same five stages), but with Consolidation type…
  • 2D Commands to move objects

    Dear Support Team , I have found four commands to move objects in 2D Command reference: move movedisconnected movepoint movepointmagnetic The description of move and movedisconnected commands and movepoint and movepointmagnetic are quite…
  • Command for Materials parameters

    Dear PLAXIS Team , I want to tabulate the information about specific (most useful) soil parameters. Primarily I need it for fast review in Input without using Material sets window. We know, that it is possible to use Tabulate option via right click…
  • PLAXIS 2D Command compatibility notes

    Application PLAXIS 2D Version PLAXIS 2D - all versions Date created 28 July 2014 Date modified 29 August 2023 This page lists the changes in the commands for PLAXIS 2D and its parameters per version. PLAXIS 2D…
  • Application of commands: echo

    Application PLAXIS 2D PLAXIS 3D Version PLAXIS 2D CONNECT Edition PLAXIS 3D CONNECT Edition Date created 11 April 2014 Date modified 01 November 2022 The echo command can be used to display the details of the PLAXIS…
  • Obtaining tabulated data from PLAXIS Input

    Application PLAXIS 2D PLAXIS 3D Version PLAXIS 2D CONNECT Edition and later PLAXIS 3D CONNECT Edition and later Date created 14 August 2012 Date modified 20 January 2023 In PLAXIS 2D and 3D Input, we can use the…