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    Import Model in STAAD.Pro

       
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      Product(s): STAAD.Pro
      Version(s): All
      Environment:  N/A
      Area:  STAAD.Pro Wiki
      Subarea:  Import & Export
      Original Author: Surojit Ghosh
       

    What are the common file formats that can be imported in STAAD?

    STAAD.Pro can import data from the following file types:

    1. 3D DXF
    2. QSE ASA
    3. CIS/2
    4. ISM

    The import-export options are mentioned in the following picture --

    CAD models such as those from AutoCAD or Microstation can usually be saved or converted into DXF or CIS/2 files.

    From the 3D DXF format, only the line diagram (geometry) of the model can be imported. Property or load data cannot be imported from such files.

    The CIS/2 (CimSteel Integration Standard, Version 2) allows for the transfer of models using a prescribed data standard in the STEP (Part 21) format. There are various types of CIS/2 files. Among those, STAAD can import data from those types known as analysis models. The initial structural model will be created in the external 3D modeling software and exported as a CIS/2 STEP file, consisting of both analytical and physical model definitions.

    The following data can be imported through the CIS/2 format:

    •  Member properties

    •  Material constants (E, Density, Poisson, etc.) of steel profile sections

    •  Member orientation (Beta angles, Reference points)

    •  Member end conditions like Releases

    •  Support conditions

    •  Loading information

    STAAD.pro is also an ISM Enabled application allowing data to be imported, exported and updated (or Synchronized) with other ISM enabled applications. 

    Moore details of ISM module are available in the following post --

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    • Surojit Ghosh Created by Bentley Colleague Surojit Ghosh
    • When: Wed, Sep 18 2013 5:17 AM
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