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Tips and Tricks

This section contains Tips and Tricks for PLAXIS 2D and PLAXIS 3D and answers to Frequently Asked Questions.

Tagged: Command, PLAXIS, Plaxis 3D, curved tunnel, extrude, polycurve
Tagged: PLAXIS, Plaxis 3D, color, colour, contour lines, output, results, shadings
Tagged: 32 bit, 64 bit, PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, UDSM, User defined soil model, compile
Tagged: FAQ, PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, consolidation, drained, excess pore pressure, undrained, undrained behaviour
Tagged: Command Line, Filter, Groups, Macro, Map, PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, apply, commands
Tagged: Command, Command Line, PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, commands, commands runner, index, object name
Tagged: Command, Echo, PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, commands
Tagged: CAD, DWG, DXF, PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, import
Tagged: Export, Geometry, PLAXIS, Plaxis 3D, copy, import
Tagged: PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, calculating, calculation data, disk space, intermediate
Tagged: Licence, License, Network, PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, codemeter, licence error
Tagged: PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, codemeter, installation
Tagged: Drive, PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, Server, USB, codemeter, dongle
Tagged: Command Line, Documentation, Object, PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, Reference, commands, object name, objects
Tagged: PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, compliant base boundaries, dynamic, dynamics, earthquake, free field boundaries, input signal
Tagged: PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, connection, embedded beam row, node-to-node anchor
Tagged: Conversion, PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, converting, error 4, project conversion
Tagged: Conversion, PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, p2d, p2dx, plx, project conversion
Tagged: PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, array, copy
Tagged: PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Tunnel, structural forces
Tagged: Line, PLAXIS, Plaxis 3D, Tunnel, anchor, embedded beam, embedded pile, forepoling, lineangles, reinforcement, rockbolts, tunnel designer, vector
Tagged: FE anchor, PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, anchor, chart, curve, node-to-node anchor
Tagged: PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, SumMstage, line load, load, output, surface load
Tagged: HB, Hoek-Brown, PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, parameters, uni-axial compressive strength
Tagged: PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, bending moment, load, moment, pointload
Tagged: Drift, PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, acceleration, accelerogram, dynamic, dynamics, earthquake
Tagged: FAQ, PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, cap point, failure point, hardening point, plastic point, tco point, tension cut-off point
Tagged: API, PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Password, Plaxis 3D, Server, attack
Tagged: PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, Punching, end bearing, plate, plates, prevent punching, tip resistance
Tagged: Energy, Green, PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, Shutdown, energy saving, environmental, saving
Tagged: PLAXIS, Plaxis 3D, error, error code, error number, mesh, meshing
Tagged: Command, Export, PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, command file, commands runner
Tagged: PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, compliant base boundaries, dynamic, dynamics, earthquake, free field boundaries
Tagged: Boundary, PLAXIS, Plaxis 3D, boundary condition, boundary conditions, fixities, fixity, prescribed displacement
Tagged: PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, force, force envelope
Tagged: ATI, ATI AMD, GL error, Graphics card, OpenGL, OpenGL error, PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, atioglxx, atioglxx.dll, graphics, nvidia
Tagged: 3ds, ACIS, BRep, CAD, DWG, DXF, Importing, PLAXIS, Plaxis 3D, STP, Surface, import, step, volume
Tagged: PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, dynamic, dynamics, external water pressure, pore pressure, pseudostatic, water load
Tagged: Displacements, PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, Reset, displacement
Tagged: PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, strain, volume strain, volumetric strain
Tagged: Multiplier, PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, activate, dynamic, dynamics, earthquake, line load, point load, prescribed displacement
Tagged: Borehole, Dimensions, PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, width
Tagged: PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, Shear, shear strength, undrained, undrained behaviour
Tagged: PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, curve, displacement, load
Tagged: PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Time Step, accelerogram, boundary conditions, dynamic, dynamics, prescribed, prescribed displacement
Tagged: PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, Select, chart, curve, nodes
Tagged: PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, phase, phases, step, steps
Tagged: 1D, PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, deconvolution, earthquake, soil column, tied degrees of freedom
Tagged: Command, PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, command file, commands runner
Tagged: CONNECT Edition, Entitlement, Geotechnical SELECT Entitlements, Licence, License, PLAXIS, Subscription Entitlement Service, VIP
Tagged: PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, mesh, meshing, stages
Tagged: FAQ, FX, PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, force, prescribed, prescribed displacement
Tagged: PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, advanced mode, degree of saturation, saturation
Tagged: PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, intermediate, maxstepsstored, output, phase, results, step, steps
Tagged: Conversion, PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, converting, installation, multiple versions, plx
Tagged: 32 bit, 64 bit, PLAXIS, Plaxis 3D
Tagged: 32 bit, 64 bit, Calculation, PLAXIS, Pardiso, Plaxis 3D, calculating, calculations, dualcore, multicore, picos, quadcore, solver
Tagged: Distributed load, FAQ, PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Tunnel, Tunnels, load, perpendicular, tunnel designer, tunnel lining
Tagged: Calculation, PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, arc-length, arc-length control, calculating, calculations, iterative settings
Tagged: PLAXIS, Plaxis 3D, arc-length, arc-length control, iterative settings
Tagged: Calculation, PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, calculating, calculations, desired maximum, desired minimum, iterative settings
Tagged: Key, Licence, License, PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, binding, bound, codemeter, licence error, machine
Tagged: PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D
Tagged: Calculation, Command, PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, batch file, calculating, calculations, command file, commands
Tagged: PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, Time, consolidation, load, self-weight, weight
Tagged: Input, PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, RGB, local axes, local axis, output, plate
Tagged: Command, Command Line, Macro, PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, commands runner
Tagged: PLAXIS, Plaxis 3D, bending, material set, materials, plate, sheet pile wall, sheet pile wall parameters
Tagged: PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, PM4Sand, Plaxis 3D, RAM, UBC, UBC Sand, UBCSand, UDSM, dynamic, dynamics, free field boundaries, memory
Tagged: Groundwater flow, PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, flow parameters, groundwaterflow, mesh, mesh alignment, unsaturated, unsaturated zone
Tagged: 8+3 filename, PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, failure, mesh, meshing
Tagged: PLAXIS, Plaxis 3D, helical pile, massive, micropile, pile, screw pile, secant pile, soldier pile, tapered
Tagged: Interface, PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, node pairs, soil-structure, soil-structure interaction
Tagged: PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, Vacuum, modelling technique, under-pressure, underpressure, vacuum consolidation
Tagged: PLAXIS, Plaxis 3D, boundary condition, boundary conditions, displacement, fixities, fixity
Tagged: 32 bit, 64 bit, Configuration, PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, Specification, Specs, dualcore, multicore, quadcore
Tagged: FE anchor, PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, anchor, fixed end, node-to-node anchor
Tagged: PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, step, step number
Tagged: Command, Command Line, PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, copy, copy+paste, object name
Tagged: Command, Command Line, PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, commands, data, table, tabulate
Tagged: Drucker-Prager, Lade, Matsuoka-Nakai, Mohr-Coulomb, PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, Tresca, Von Mises, failure, failure criterion
Tagged: PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, Viscous, boundary conditions, compliant base boundaries, dynamic, dynamics, earthquake, free field boundaries, tied degrees of freedom, viscous boundaries
Tagged: Flow, Interface, NEW in 2D2017, NEW in 3D2017, PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, conductivity, discharge, drainage conductivity, hydraulic resistance, leaking, permeability, results, semi-permeable
Tagged: PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, compatibility, output
Tagged: Command, Command Line, PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, commands, commands runner, compatibility
Tagged: Old Version, PLAXIS, Plaxis 3D, Specification, compatibility, data
Tagged: BRep, Conversion, Geometry, PLAXIS, Plaxis 3D, Triangulation, changes, import, intersection, locking, parametric, parametric geometry, project conversion, tessellation
Tagged: Command, Command Line, PLAXIS, Plaxis 3D, commands, commands runner, compatibility
Tagged: API, Command, Command Line, PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, commands, commands runner, compatibility, output, phase, python, step
Tagged: PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, install, installation, silent
Tagged: Drainage, Interface, Joint, NEW in 2D2017, NEW in 3D2017, PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, conductivity, drainage conductivity, fracture, hydraulic properties, hydraulic resistance, leaking, permeability, semi-permeable
Tagged: Drainage, Interface, NEW in 2D2017, NEW in 3D2017, PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, conductivity, discharge, hydraulic properties, hydraulic resistance, leaking, permeability, semi-permeable
Tagged: PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, embedded pile, embedded pile row, helical pile, micropile, pile, pile-raft, piled raft, quay wall, screw pile, secant pile, soil-structure interaction, soldier pile
Tagged: Command, Command Line, PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, Soil, UDSM, User defined soil model, soil model
Tagged: PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, SMC, dynamic, dynamics, earthquake
Tagged: PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, embedded pile, embedded pile row, helical pile, installation, micropile, pile, pile row, pile-raft, piled raft, screw pile, secant pile, soldier pile
Tagged: PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, accuracy condition, mesh, mesh alignment, non-associated plasticity, non-uniqueness
Tagged: Drivers, PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, codemeter
Tagged: PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, acceleration, gravity, pseudostatic
Tagged: Database, Dataset, PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, material set, materials
Tagged: PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, reduction, stiffness, strain
Tagged: PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, Regenerate, Reset, Staged Construction, phases, previous phase
Tagged: PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, batch file, calculate multiple, log file, multiple calculations
Tagged: Displacements, PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, phi-c reduction, safety analysis, updated mesh, updated water pressures
Tagged: Displacements, PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, deformation, deformations, phi-c reduction, safety analysis
Tagged: PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, factor of safety, safety analysis, undrained, undrained behaviour
Tagged: PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, SumMsf, Target, factor of safety, phi-c reduction, safety analysis
Tagged: Old Version, PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, Specification, compatibility, data, older
Tagged: Curves, PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, Select, curve, nodes, points for curves, stress points
Tagged: PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, curve, nodes, points for curves, post-calculation, pre-calculation
Tagged: Export, PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, output, plot, set
Tagged: Calculation, PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, calculations, phases, recalculate
Tagged: Command, Command Line, Filter, Groups, Length, PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, commands, embedded beam, groupfiltered, material, pile-raft, rock bolts, tabulate
Tagged: PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, chain, chaining, selection, selection tool, shift
Tagged: FAQ, PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Structures, axi-symmetric, axisymmetric, stiffness
Tagged: Corrosion, PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, Structural, creep, reduction, rust, stiffness, workaround
Tagged: PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, concrete, non-porous, nonporous, output, results, stress, stresses
Tagged: Interface, PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, UDSM, User defined soil model, tension cut-off
Tagged: PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, dynamic, dynamics, earthquake, iterative settings, substeps
Tagged: Extend, PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Trim, snap to object, snaplinear
Tagged: NATM, NATM tunnel, PLAXIS, Plaxis 3D, Tunnel, Tunnels, cutting planes, intersection, shield tunnel, tunnel lining
Tagged: PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, nodes, selecting, stress
Tagged: Interface, PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, Structures, nodes, output
Tagged: Groundwater, Groundwater flow, PLAXIS, Plaxis 3D, Well, groundwaterflow
Tagged: API, PLAXIS, Plaxis 3D, UDPy, User-defined, cookbook, deformation, deformations, output, py cookbook, python, python cookbook, results
Tagged: API, PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, Remote scripting, Rest Http, Scripting, boilerplate, python, wrapper
Tagged: PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, Plaxis 3D, acceleration, accelerogram, dynamic, dynamics, earthquake
Tagged: Filter, Hide, Inside, PLAXIS, Plaxis 3D, Presentation, helper surface, iso-area, isosurface, output, partial geometry, results
Tagged: PLAXIS, PLAXIS 2D, flow conditions, phreatic level, water, water conditions, water level
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