• UC Plot Legend Not Showing Graphically

    bong2rm
    bong2rm
    Hi. I have this problem with showing the UC range legend in SACS. I have played with the colors and tried 32bit and 64bit but still haven't succeeded showing the UC ranges. This is very important in our reporting. Anyone faced this issue before? How…
    • over 1 year ago
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  • Labeling Options Missing After Changing Volume in Precede

    Ibrahim Abd Rahman
    Ibrahim Abd Rahman
    I am trying to view Member UC for several different volumes in the Precede results view. After I have set my first volume and then I view the Member UC results via the Labeling options, I can see the results. Refer Step 1 figure below. However, when…
    • over 2 years ago
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  • SACS overwrites .inp file with empty file when closed

    Luke Graydon
    Luke Graydon
    I have a frustrating problem regularly resulting in lost work when using SACS 13.0 CONNECT Edition and Precede. I am running Windows 7 using the SACS Offshore Structure license. When closing both these programs shortly after one another, any SACS .inp…
    • over 3 years ago
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  • Understanding Log files in SACS

    Shashank Naik
    Shashank Naik
    How do we log files in decimals. It seems that all these values are stored as hexadecimal system. I tried converting those, but doesn't match. Can anyone help me with this? I am attaching a sample log file. JOINT ABSOLUTE 0 CWT4 0 (m) 0x40926666 (m…
    • over 3 years ago
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  • Views and Plotting

    Nurfaiza Mat
    Nurfaiza Mat
    Here are some tips and tricks to help ensure the highest quality views and plots from SACS. Views Views can be selected, created and modified with the Display > Views windows. Click the Add View button - to create a new view. This view must be…
    • over 1 year ago
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  • Precede crash V13.1

    eslam Omer
    eslam Omer
    Hi, i have a problem when using member or joint window selection to select multi-members, the precede hang-out and closed considering that the PC features is as following 16 GB RAM intel(R) I5-7500 CPU @ 3.40 GHz 3.41 GHz processor Intel(R)…
    • over 4 years ago
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  • SACS Listing File (Output File)

    Najeefullah AJ
    Najeefullah AJ
    In the output file of Static analysis, found that the one member is going out of allowable value assigned by API Standard. Here is an example Fixed joints (0000, 0001) and Pinned Joints (NW01) Results from output file as below Member Max UC…
    • over 4 years ago
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  • Precede frequently crashes when opening or modifying models (install the latest graphics card driver)

    Nurfaiza Mat
    Nurfaiza Mat
    Problem Precede may be crashing due to a number of issues, but the most likely explanation is an issue with the graphics card and/or software driver. There are a few troubleshooting steps that can be taken to try and isolate and resolve the issue. …
    • over 1 year ago
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  • SACS cannot turn off environmental load and Tee error

    Jack Tai
    Jack Tai
    Dear SACS expert, Please find below my Precede input file. sacinp.01.orig.bak When opening the file an error about a beam property pops up. However I cannot find any errors myself: I want to perform a basic static analysis. I have fixed the…
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    • over 5 years ago
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  • SACS SIG Virtual Workshop: Bentley Offshore – November 8, 2017 - You're Invited!

    Patsy Gant
    Patsy Gant
    Get November off to a great start and attend the next Bentley Offshore Special Interest Group (SIG) virtual workshop, Create Stiffened Connections Using Precede and Joint Mesher (SACS) , on Wednesday, November 8, 2017 at 10 a.m. EST. Register today! To…
    • over 5 years ago
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  • Enabling 64-Bit Precede in SACS

    Nurfaiza Mat
    Nurfaiza Mat
    64-Bit Precede SACS has added a 64-bit version of Precede to SACS so that users can take advantage of the extra memory in modern PC's. This means that larger models with more load conditions can be handled. If you have noticed that your 32-bit version…
    • over 1 year ago
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  • RE: member offset

    Geoff McDonald
    Geoff McDonald
    C.karthikeyan, The member offsets can only be set in either global or local offsets so you will have to convert the one of the offsets to the other and then add them together. You can convert offsets easily using the "convert selected offsets to X coordinates…
    • over 6 years ago
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  • RE: haunched section

    Geoff McDonald
    Geoff McDonald
    Karthikeyan, You need to consider what you are actually doing when creating these models. It isn't always appropriate to simply make the model look like the final as-built product. You must think about how the beam-elements will be handled when converted…
    • over 6 years ago
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  • RE: MASS PROPERTIES INPUT TO SACS-REG

    Geoff McDonald
    Geoff McDonald
    Karthikeyan, You can use any number of freely available section property calculators or use the general equations for calculation section properties. Refer to this website for some section property calculators: http://engineersedge.com/section_properties_menu…
    • over 6 years ago
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  • RE: What are Defined Sets?

    Geoff McDonald
    Geoff McDonald
    Bruce, Sets are a new feature that is currently in development, the button you see in the Misc tab is actually an early technology preview. The goal for sets is to be able to group elements (joints, beams, and plates) for the purposes of viewing, selecting…
    • over 6 years ago
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  • RE: T girder inside tubular leg

    Saravanan Ravichandran
    Saravanan Ravichandran
    Karthick, 1. You can define a T girder inside tubular leg by creating two members one heading up and another heading down connecting same joints with wishbone joints between tubular and T-girder. 2. You can import SACS model into another SACS model…
    • over 7 years ago
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  • RE: Adding a ring stiffner

    Geoff McDonald
    Geoff McDonald
    You want to select three joints which are on the circumference of the tubular. I've shown an example of the ring stiffener with example input in the images below: Notice how the three joints are situated along the diameter in the same cross-sectional…
    • over 7 years ago
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  • RE: Where can I get help on exporting

    Steve Crabtree
    Steve Crabtree
    Here is the zip file of the models and repository. Augustus.zip
    • over 7 years ago
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  • RE: Checking data input files...

    Geoff McDonald
    Geoff McDonald
    With seastate input files, you can import them into your SACS input file using File-> Import-> Import Seastate and then running the Check Model option. PSI does not have the same feature, but a good way to check PSI is to run the Polot Soil Data utility…
    • over 7 years ago
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  • RE: Sifting through load cases

    Geoff McDonald
    Geoff McDonald
    You can modify which load cases are visible by opening the Load -> Activate List dialog and selecting which load conditions are active.
    • over 7 years ago
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  • RE: Metric Shapes Library?

    Geoff McDonald
    Geoff McDonald
    Adam, You can also save a particular section library setting for a model which is useful if you are working on multiple projects with different section libraries at the same time. You can access this setting in the Precede Settings (See Below). …
    • over 7 years ago
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  • RE: Uniformalty distributred loading from WCS

    Geoff McDonald
    Geoff McDonald
    If you are trying to model the global behavior of the structure then you can add a load condition that is simply a force-couple to align the calculated COG with the reported COG from your load plan (See image below). This will ensure that the supporting…
    • over 7 years ago
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  • Dialog boxes not shown when adding a joint/member in Precede

    Nurfaiza Mat
    Nurfaiza Mat
    Applies To Product(s): Precede Version(s): 6.1 Area: General Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group Problem Description When the ‘Precede’ program is started…
    • over 1 year ago
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  • (2012.07.18 / 2012.09.11) Modeling in Precede Webinar

    Bill Genemaras
    Bill Genemaras
    This webinar was presented in July and September 2012. You can view the recording online in the On-Demand Video Library ( Click Here ). The following are the product-related questions and corresponding answers from the webinar. Q : What's the difference…
    • over 8 years ago
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