CSI Etabs Model
- Harika Inanc (Unlicensed)
- Seda Ozdemir (Unlicensed)
AEC | BOLT Building Design Suite enables the user to export the finite model of the building to CSI Etabs software and import back the analysis results of gravity loads and lateral loads easily.
You must previously install the EtabsLink Plugin. See pages CSI ETABS App Installation Instructions [BDS] for installation, AEC|BOLT ETABS App [BDS] for general information, and CSI ETABS page for further details.
Creating Finite Element Model
Before creating the finite element model we must generate the segments of shear walls
Go to Analysis → CSI Etabs → Wall Segment Definitions
Click Generate Wall Segments
Go to AEC|BOLT → Global FE Model → Mesh Settings
Enter mesh refinement in X&Y as 150
Click Generate Grid Mesh
Go to Global FE Model
Set Run Mesh? as True
Update the project
Here is the global finite model of the building;
Creating Etabs Model
Open Etabs
Open an empty project
Go to → Tools → AECBOLT Link
Click YES to the warning shown above
A pop-up window of AEC | BOLT Building Platform will open
Log in with your AEC | BOLT BIM Cloud account (if not already logged in)
Open the project to be exported
Click Finite View to see the finite element model
Click Pull to export the finite model to Etabs
Etabs model of the project is created as shown above.
Analyze the project
Click Push to import the analysis results to AEC | BOLT Building Design Suite.
After the results are uploaded to AEC|BOLT BIM Cloud, go back to AEC|BOLT Building Design Suite to continue your design. You can examine and compare the results as explained in Results page.