The output data contains the joint information in the form of a name and geometric location.  The member data is defined in terms of joints and cross sectional definitions.  SACS cross sectional names are output in the file, tubulars defined in member groups are directly defined in the macro file.  The plate data is defined in terms of joints and plate thickness.

PDMS (Special) Macro File

The SACS joint information is not output.  Instead, the member data is defined in terms of member end locations and cross sectional definitions.  SACS cross sectional names are output in the file, tubulars defined in member groups are directly defined in the macro file.  The plate data is defined in terms plate corner locations and plate thickness.

The currently displayed model is output to a steel detailing neutral file (.dat) compatible with the Multisteel software package.    The member data is defined in terms of member end locations and cross sectional definitions.  SACS cross sectional names are output in the file, tubulars defined in member groups are defined as TmmmmmXnnnn, where mmmmm is the outside diameter of the tubular in inches times 100 and nnnn is the wall thickness of the tubular in inches times 1000.  The plate data is defined in terms of plate corner locations  and plate thickness.

This is the same as the Frameworks Plus SDNF File with only minor differences in member output.

This allows you to export the SACS model currently open in Precede to an open FEMAP document.  You will need to have FEMAP running and a document open to which you wish to import the model.  This will generate tubulars in the FEMAP model for all the SACS tubulars in the model. 

The currently displayed model is output to an ANSYS model file (.cdb) compatible with the ANSYS software package.    The joint, structural elements and structural loads are output into the ANSYS model file.

The member data is defined in terms of member end locations and must be either a tubular, concentric tubular or a cone.  Member outside diameter, wall thickness, member orientation, cd coefficient, cm coefficient, offsets, material density, Young's modulus, shear modulus and mass are also output to the bladed file.  The following member stiffness parameters are also output to the bladed file: axial stiffness, torsional stiffness, Y direction bending stiffness, Z direction bending stiffness and polar inertia.  The plate data is not output to the bladed file.

The currently displayed view is output to a JPEG (joint photographic experts group) file.

The currently displayed view is output to a HMF (Hoops metafile).

The currently displayed view is output to a Windows Clipboard file that is compatible with the Microsoft Windows system.

A seastate file containing environmental data in the SACS format may be imported.  If any specific seastate data being imported already exists, then that data is ignored, leaving the currently defined data as is. 

A logging file generated by this program may be imported and the commands residing in the file executed.

A FEMSYS neutral file generated by FEMSYS and containing model data may be imported.

A list input file generated by this program that contains lists of objects may be imported.

A struclink file generated by STAAD or ProSteel and containing model data may be imported.