• Should I add springs to the plate AND the beams?

    • 20/08/2024
    • Dorothee

    When modeling a foundation slab with stiffening ribs, a question that pops up is: “Is it is necessary to model both the soil layer springs under the slab and under the foundation beams?”. The beams are deeper and possibly on a different soil layer. So how to model this correctly?…

  • How to get an overview of the critical temperature

    • 02/08/2024
    • Dorothee

    When are designing a steel structure with a fire hazard, you might be interested in an overview of the critical steel temperature of all profiles. There are 2 ways to get this: Firstly, make sure you have completed these steps Image result In the results window The critical steel temperature…

  • From PowerConnect to Tekla Structures

    • 08/04/2024
    • Dorothee

    This article explains how to send one or more PowerConnect connections to Tekla Structures, using BIM Expert. 1. Preparation in PowerConnect Make sure the model is calculated and that elastic results are available. 2. Send the PowerConnect model to Tekla Sturctures 2.1 From PowerConnect to BIM Expert 2.2 From BIM…

  • Webinar Productivity Diamonds

    • 23/02/2024
    • Dorothee

    The webinar Productivity hacks for Diamonds can be watched on-demand Key takeaways from the webinar Geometry Loads Results

  • How to join bars into 1 continuous bar member

    • 01/02/2024
    • Dorothee

    When exporting to Idea StatiCa Connection, it is often needed that individual bar elements (from global analysis software) are grouped into 1 physical bar member. You can use the Merge function in Idea CheckBot to do this. Workaround for BIM Expert 2024 and older: <SourceApp>CAD</SourceApp> ====> <SourceApp>FEA</SourceApp>

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