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  • The "General" Workflow

    Product: MicroStation Version: CONNECT Edition Feature: User Interface The Situation Are you familiar with AutoCAD but new to MicroStation? Would it be helpful to make the MicroStation interface look similar…

  • Ribbon Group Popups

    Product: MicroStation Version: CONNECT Edition Feature: User Interface The Situation Would you like to access many of the most commonly used tools without having to switch workflows or ribbon tabs? …

  • Display MicroStation Using a Dark Themed Interface

    Product: MicroStation Version: CONNECT Environment: Windows 10, Windows 11 Area: Learning Tips Subarea: N/A The Situation Do you feel your eyes becoming strained after prolonged…

  • PLAXIS Input material sets TADAOTABLE: Cannot perform locate record without an Index for field(s)

  • Failure of interfaces not working how I expect

    Hi, I am doing my undergraduate thesis on soil nail walls and I have a question about the failure of interfaces. I have derived the strength of the interfaces based on the soil using an Rinter of 0.67. The soil properties are based on the Mohr-Coulomb…

  • Interface Soil/Soil

    Hi PLAXIS community, I would like to ask you about the soil-soil interface, please. If I want to choose the formula for elastic sliding, which is determined by the elastic shear stiffness of the interface and the function of the interface thickness…

  • Embedded Beam Row Permeability & Skin Friction

    Hello, I have a couple of questions regarding the embedded beam row: How can I make an embedded beam row impermeable (i.e. so water has to flow around the base of the wall)? When specifying the skin friction in the input program I am assuming…

  • Extract results over a chosen interface Python

    Hello, I'm trying to write a python script that will extract stress and displacement results from all nodes on a single chosen interface, but am having some trouble with getting results for the interface element, i've tried variations on the code…

  • lateral soil slippage at the sides of the pile

    Hello, Can anyone please help as how can I model " lateral soil slippage at the sides of the pile" using embedded beam in PLAXIS. Thank you, Faisal

  • Lateral resistance of embedded beams

    Hello, I have a question regarding the applicability of lateral resistance in piles. In many research works, I have seen it mentioned that " PLAXIS does not account for lateral resistance/slide for embedded beams". But in the software, I see I can…

  • Chapter 1

    Navigating the Interface This course is designed for all users just getting started with the software. You will learn how to open a file, working with the ribbon interface, reviewing civil data, setting up views, working with models and analyzing civil…

  • Pile as volume element (skin and base friction) on plaxis 3d

    Hello, i want to create a pile as a volume element. ive created an interface but im not sure how to simulate the skin and base friction with the interface. Can anyone help me plase? Thank you :)

  • Providing interface to cylindrical volume Deep Mixed column

    Hello, I am doing PLASXIS 3D analysis for the Deep Mixed (DM) column installed in soft soil under the embankment load. DM columns are made by extruding a cylindrical volume and replacing the soft soil material with the DM column material. The soft soil…

  • Problem to visualisation any axis or geometry on PLAXIS LE 2D slope stability

    Hello, I can´t visualize any axis or geometry on PLAXIS LE 2D slope stability. Already re-installed and change the version of PLAXIS LE 21.00.00.95 to V 21.05.00.043. The windows view is always blank, but when I use the command “print to PDF” I can…

  • Model visualization problems

    Hello everyone, I'm approaching plaxis 2D LE software. I'm trying to open models from Plaxis LE Manager, but when I open them I cannot see anything in the 2D LE software. I've just a white screen. Can someone help me? Thank you

  • Interfaces in plaxis

    Hello, I have a question about the interfaces in plaxis. I did a comparison between 3 cases : 1. A retaining wall with a rigid interface 2. A retaining wall with a 0.6 interface coefficient 3. A retaining wall without any interface (deactivated interface…

  • Floating windfarm anchor pile design

    #PREdesign #Firstdesign #not-final-design Hey, I'd like to back to give additional informations about my last question. As i have already said, i'm geologist, student in M2 geosciences for energy at Paris Cergy University. For my master thesis,…

  • ProjectWise DI: Explorer Interfaces & Custom Attributes

    Hello all, Issue: In PWDI on the Explorer client, the current selected Interfaces' attribute layout does not display when uploading files via the Document Creation Wizard, nor does it display the correct Interface attributes when viewing existing files…

  • How to Apply Dark Theme to OpenPlant Modeler Interface.

    Applies To Product(s): OpenPlant Modeler Version(s): CONNECT Edition 10.10.00.72 Environment: Windows 8.1/10 (64-bit) Area: OPM UI Subarea: Black theme Original Author: Shubham Sawant,Bentley Product…

  • p-y curves as interface in plaxis 3D?

    Dear All, Can we input p-y curves as interfaces for pile in Plaxis 3D? During time history analysis, instead of the R inter value, is there a way we can input p-y curves in the interfaces? How does one overcome this?

  • Meshing Issue - Overlap of mesh at interfaces on mesh view.

    When refining my mesh after checking it is clear of any issues with geometry and selecting "View Mesh" I get this: An overlap between the interface and plate section - this area of the mesh looks incorrect and as if it is folding on itself. Interestingly…

  • Unrealistic peak interface stresses in Plaxis 3D

    Hi All, I am currently working on a cross passage excavation between two TBM tunnels. The cross passage, its collar and the TBM tunnel are shown in the following figure. The volume loss inside TBM tunnel is modelled by using surface loads (30…

  • MAXSURF MODELLER USER INTERFACE

    Hi, We have been using Maxsurf for many years. There is one issue that bothers us, and we want to share it with you. It is about the roll/pitch/yaw navigation bars on left/right/bottom of the screen. We are using big (>28", 16:9) monitors and it is…

  • How to model contact that only transfers axial compression but no axial tension and shear in Plaxis?

    Hi guys, How can I model this type of contact between surfaces? Thanks for the help.

  • My customized Ribbon groups resizes any time I start MicroStation. Is there a way to set them to a fixed size?

    I've made a new workflow with one Tab. In this tab I've created 10 groups with different commands and different size of icons. When first created, the layout looks all fine. All groups fit well and there is a lot of space left at the end of the ribbon…
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