Please follow the instructions provided below to add the pier columns.
| 1 | Navigate to Pier > Pier Column |  |
| 2 | Click three-dots icon on the Cap cell and set pier caps according to project. Then enter the name as Pier_1 | |
| 3 | Click three-dots icon on the Section Data and click edit. Enter the section data as follows for Pier_1
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| 5 | Enter Transverse Offset [ft], Rotation Angle [deg] and Bottom Elevation [ft] data as in the figure. |  |
| 6 | Navigate to FEM tab. |  |
| 7 | Enter Mesh Size [ft] as 2 | |
| 8 | Repeat the previous steps and identify all existing pier columns in the project. |  |
Offset values use PGL as the reference point.  |
Follow the below steps to copy and paste all inputs from our data set.
Navigate to Pier Columns under Pier on the tree view. |
Copy Column from model inputs and paste into OpenBrIM. |
Navigate to FEM under Pier on the tree view. |
Copy FEM data from model inputs and paste into OpenBrIM. |
The pier columns that have been created are illustrated below.
Copy the desired data with the automatic copy button in the upper left corner. Click on the first cell in and use the Ctrl+V shortcut to paste.  
If icon won’t appear, collapse page tree menu by clicking on arrow or using shortcut “[”.  While pasting large data, it would be handy to turn of Auto-refresh . 
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Pier Column | |
|---|---|
Column | FEM |
Pier_1 PierCap1 [[204, Circle_exist_column, Circle_exist_column]] 11.5 0 38.5 Pier_2 PierCap1 [[192, Circle_exist_column, Circle_exist_column]] -9.5 0 38.5 Pier_3 PierCap2 [[192, Circle_exist_column, Circle_exist_column]] 11.5 0 38.4 Pier_4 PierCap2 [[168, Circle_exist_column, Circle_exist_column]] -9.5 0 38.4 | Pier_1 [] Yes 2 Pier_2 [] Yes 2 Pier_3 [] Yes 2 Pier_4 [] Yes 2 |
Section Data | |||
|---|---|---|---|
for Pier_1 | for Pier_2 | for Pier_3 | for Pier_4 |
17 Circle_exist_column Circle_exist_column | 16 Circle_exist_column Circle_exist_column | 16 Circle_exist_column Circle_exist_column | 14 Circle_exist_column Circle_exist_column |
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