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| 1 | Go to Global FE Model frrom tree view. "Run Mesh?" set the cell to True and click the "Generate FEM" button |  |
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| 3 | Click “Run Analysis” button. Click the close button when the AECBolt FE Analysis is complete. |  |
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Follow the below instruction to Export & Import Safe Analysis and Result. |
Table 3: Safe Export & Import
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Go to Roof under CSI SAFE from tree view.
After arrange settings as in the figure and click “Export Safe File”.
For save of the F2K file, select Safe16 as version and save.
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Open Safe 2016 and import saved F2K folder.
After the project is imported to Safe, click "Run" button.
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After completing the analysis, click the export button and select SAFE F2K File.
Enter project name, make selections in the combobox as in the figure.
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Click Import Safe Results and select the F2K file saved in the previous step.
As seen in the figure, all rows should be checked.
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Follow the above Safe Analysis steps for each stories.
For similar story floors do not require Safe Analysis
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Follow the below instruction to Export & Import Etabs Analysis and Result. |
Table 4: Etabs Export & Import
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Go to the Etabs and open new project folder.
Go to Tools at toolbox.
Click on the "MyAecboltEtabsLink" file that downloaded earlier. Click the yes button in the combobox.
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Projects on the BDS login screen will appear in a combobox inside Etabs.
Click the Open Project button and select “Column Reinforcement Training Example” project
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Click the "Finite View" button to check the FE meshes.
And Click "Pull" button and after exported of the project from BDS to Etabs is completed, go to Etabs.
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Click the "Run" button and have the analysis done.
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Click “Push” button. After importing Etabs analysis results into BDS, return to BDS project.
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Go to Etabs under Analysis from tree view.
Check the date and current of the last analysis performed
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The “Analysis” part is completed in this step. You can proceed to the “Analysis Results” “CSI Analysis Software Export & Import” section. |