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1. Analyse Tool Close 2 4 Installing the client program STAAD Pro to PDMS Interface Locate Decide the computers that you want to use as clients The client program STAAD Pro to PDMS Interface can be installed in as many systems as you want To install STAAD Pro to PDMS Interface on the client computers insert the compact disc supplied by InfoPlant to the CD ROM drive and wait for few seconds to enable the Auto play feature Please note if the CD ROM does not start automatically simply browse the CD and double click on the setup application icon You will see a window as shown in figure left of section 1 Installing the SST License Manager Click on Install STAAD Pro to PDMS option and follow the instructions as they appear on the screen For sharing the license information client computer need to communicate with the server computer where the SST License Manger is installed The communication between the client computer and the server computer can be established by setting the Environmental Variable SSTLM on the client computers Please note the automated procedure for locating the server computer by the client computer for sharing license information is purposefully not given to avoid unnecessary clashes However the Environmental variable is set automatically for the machine where SSTLM is installed In other words if you install the client program in the same machine where the SST License Manager is installed then2. 560 001 India Tel 91 80 40336999 n 0 an Fax 91 80 41494967 Email iplant vsni com Email sstindia bgl vsni net in EM EM m www infoplantindia com IHDIA PVT LTD www sstindia net Table of Contents METER OCU UNG BN ao nace bnc e iion oni cina uc cu npe wad Doc Dean RR n OE 4 How the Interface WOrkS aac niki iie sie de n tp nC Dee Ht e odio HERR 4 2 Installing the Programn egies cence oh ett Pb ees 5 2 1 Operating System Requirement sse nennen trennen terns 5 2 2 Installing SST License Manager Ne 5 2 3 Manually Registering Service ver 5 2 4 Installing the client program STAAD Pro to PDMS Interface sss 6 2 5 Product Key Generation sinet edicto ne e dee ode epe tec ede fe dp tus 8 2 6 Installing the Activation Key tentent nte nter tentent teinte tnnt trente tentes 9 2 7 Renewing Re Installing Repair the License Ne 10 3 Loading Catalogues and specification eeeeenenetenrntentnnns 11 A LIMMAUONS iecore coda nemen dno ard oa en d E Fn RR OEURIE QUON E RR RE 12 5 Working Procedure usosiinicciinvas icio ria a RUD O S sg REED C E cR 13 6 Referee ooo edet casein el evan un hn n conn d donne Eon Rd 15 6 1 COMMENTS 55 niente ede ere E Pelei re reete a Pere Tee arid Sabai Sha te 15 6 2 GLOBAL DIRECT 15 GUN 16 6 4 JOINT COORDINATES isset cocta cette en Per ei HERR CERTI Fe ER TRE eR Fe 16 6 5 MEMBER INCIDENCES 16 6 6 ELEMENT INCIDENCES SHELL ienn a n
3. Effective shear area in local z axis IX Torsional constant IY Moment of inertia about local y axis IZ Moment of inertia about local z axis usually major If any of the above 6 parameters are omitted it will be calculated from the YD ZD YB and or ZB dimensions YD Depth of the member in local y direction Diameter of section for circular members ZD Depth of the member in local z direction If ZD is not provided and YD is provided the section will be assumed to be circular YB Depth of stem for T section ZB Width of stem for T section or bottom width for TRAPEZOIDAL section Except the Geometry all other information s are transferred to the sections 2 The composite sections are not transferred from the STAAD Pro to PDMS The CM composite parameter can be assigned to I shaped sections only A CM composite section is one obtained by considering a portion of a concrete slab to act in unison with the l shaped steel section For more information about Composite Section refer the STAAD Pro Technical Reference Manual 5 20 1 Type Specs and Additional Specs for assigning properties from Steel Table 12 5 Working Procedure 5 1 On launching the program the below form will appear STAAD Pro to PDMS Translator Translator Help 5 2 From the menu Interface click STPRO2PDMS A form will be displayed as shown below STAAD Pro to PDMS Translator STAAD Pro File Name Je samplefiles stpro2pdms
4. 1 The Geometry of the General sections Sections ID is not transferred This type of messages appears in the log file only when the general sections exist in the MEMBER PROPERTY 2 SPREF is not available for section Section ID gt This type of messages appear in the log file when the specification reference of the section is not available in the mapping database due to mismatch of the sections in the mapping database or that section doesn t exist in the mapping data base 30 Appendix D STAAD Pro anomaly 1 To orient the section members in space STAAD Pro uses the concept of p beta angle The definition of the p angle is stated below as given in STAAD Pro 2004 manual It should be noted that the set of rules given below are applicable when global Z axis direction is set UP in STAAD Pro When the local x axis is parallel to the global Y axis as in the case of a column in a structure the beta angle is the angle through which the local z axis has been rotated about the local x axis from a position of being parallel and in the same positive direction of the global Z axis When the local x axis is not parallel to the global Y axis the beta angle is the angle through which the local coordinate system has been rotated about the local x axis from a position of having the local z axis parallel to the global X Z plane and the local y axis in the same positive direction as the global Y axis However it is noticed that there ar
5. 7 Renewing Re Installing Repair the License Follow the steps a through e listed in 2 6 2 above to renew re install the license Activation Key Refer SST License Manager User s manual for more details Or Launch the client module and select the option Help gt Renew Repair Activation Key Paste the Activation Key and press Activate Now 10 3 Loading Catalogues and specification In PDMS the instances of the section profiles geometry in design are generated through catalogue reference In other words the section profiles are created defined as a catalogue component in PDMS Paragon module before the same being used in PDMS Design Module Hence it is necessary for the user to make sure that the Catalogues for various Standards that are available in STAAD Pro software is also available in PDMS If the catalogues corresponding to STAAD Pro are available in PDMS then the names of that catalogue component should be mapped with STAAD Pro catalogue through a Mapping DB supplied along with the Interface On the other hand if the catalogues corresponding to STAAD Pro are not available in PDMS then the user has to create the same in PDMS Paragon and Map using the Mapping DB supplied along with the interface The catalogues and the Specification in PDMS format corresponding to those that are available in STAAD Pro standard tables are supplied with the current version of the interface The Mapping DB corresponding to the above said is also suppli
6. also placing the angle opposite to each other The P lines are used for placing the short leg back to back double angle opposite to each other is 1 NA 2 NAB 3 NAT The angle with their P lines is shown below k PARA 2 le PARA 10 PARA 5 NAT PARA 4 PARA 9 PARA 1 PARA 3 LBOA RBOA MEMBER PROPERTY AMERICAN 1 TABLE SD L20202 SP 0 25 D stands for short leg back to back double angle L20202 is the STAAD Pro Section name SP is Space between the angles 21 f T specifies tee section cut from I shaped beams The T parameter stands for a T shaped section obtained by cutting an I shaped section at exactly its mid height level along the web Hence the area of a T shape is exactly half the area of the corresponding shape The depth of a T shape is half the depth of the shape it was cut from If this interface identifies the member as T section since the interface knows the STAAD Pro section name it gets the corresponding PDMS section name from mapping database and assign it to the SPREF specification reference attribute of the section to get the corresponding geometry A typical example for the T section is MEMBER PROPERTY AMERICAN 1 TABLE T M6X20 T specifies tee section cut from shaped beams M6X20 is the STAAD Pro Section name g TC specifies beams with top cover plate The procedure used for creating the top cover plate is 1 Create section whose s
7. model 01 sample 1 Select Neutral File Je samplefiles stpro2pdms model 01 sample1 oe Transfer to FrameWork of PDMS C Sub FrameWork of PDMS Name of FrameWork sample1 Name of Sub frameWork _ Sos 5 3 Selection of STAAD Pro Input Command File can be done in two ways viz by entering the name of the STAAD Pro Input Command File along with the valid path in the text box provided or by navigating through the corresponding button 5 4 Similarly enter the name of the Macro file as explained in Step 5 3 13 5 5 User can transfer the Model under the hierarchy of framework or sub framework By Default the name of the framework or sub framework will be displayed in the form or the user can enter the name of the Framework or sub framework manually 5 6 Click the button Transfer to transfer model to Macro file format Upon successful transfer user gets the message box as shown below STAAD Pro to PDMS Translator 1 Transfered Successfully Check e samplefiles stpro2pdms model 0 1 sample 1 log for details 5 7 The progress bar shows the progress or completion status of the transformation After the successful transformation run the macro file with proper path name in PDMS Design module So that the corresponding model will appear in the PDMS Design module For e g m D staadpro sample_model1 1 structure1 mac Note When transferring the models from STAAD Pro to PDMS check the hierarchy I
8. the Height attribute of the Panel Loop Element PLOO in PDMS 6 8 MEMBER PROPERTY DEFINE MATERIAL START ISOTROPIC STEEL 16 E 2 05e4008 POISOSON 0 3 DENSITY 76 8195 ALPHA 1 2e 005 DAMP 0 03 END DEFINE MATERIAL The above lines indicate the material properties of the section and these lines are omitted when transferring the information s from STAAD Pro to PDMS because the Material Properties can be obtained from the specification reference of the sections This command initiates the specification of member property Following are the various options available 1 Specification from built in steel tables 2 Specification from USER PROVIDED TABLES 3 Specification by assigning profiles 4 Specification of PRISMATIC properties 5 Specification of TAPERED members 1 Specification from built in steel tables The following commands are used for specifying section properties from built in steel table s ST specifies single section from the standard built in tables RA specifies single angle with reverse Y Z axes D specifies double channel LD specifies long leg back to back double angle SD specifies short leg back to back double angle T specifies tee section cut from shaped beams TC specifies beams with top cover plate BC specifies beams with bottom cover plate TB specifies beams with top and bottom cover plates 20 79o00o0o0pn a ST single section from the standard built in tables ST stands for single sectio
9. the Space between the Channels d LD specifies long leg back to back double angle The procedure used for creating the long leg back to back double angle is 1 Create section that specification reference equal to standard section from the mapping database and create another section of same specification reference and place it at a distance specified in the input command file as SP SPACE BETWEEN ANGLE 2 The P Lines are used to place the angle opposite to each other and to calculate the distance between the angles The P lines are used in placing the angles opposite of each other is 1 NA 2 NAL 3 NAR The angle with their P lines is shown below 19 PARA 2 z PARA 10 PARA 1 PARA 3 LBOA RBOA A typical example for the long leg back to back double angle is shown below MEMBER PROPERTY AMERICAN 1 TABLE LD L20202 SP 0 25 D stands for long leg back to back double angle L20202 is the STAAD Pro Section name SP is Space between the angles 20 e SD specifies short leg back to back double angle The procedure used for creating the short leg back to back double angle is 1 Create section that specification reference equal to standard section from the mapping database and create another section of same specification reference and place it at a distance specified in the input command file as SP SPACE BETWEEN ANGLE 2 The P Lines are used to calculate the distance between the angle and
10. ANGLE beta angle of STAAD Pro alpha 180 RA ANGLE beta angle of STAAD Pro alpha 90 CHANNEL beta angle of STAAD Pro 90 I SCTN and TAPERED SCTN beta angle of STAAD Pro 90 3 SET Y UP and section is not along the vertical axis ST ANGLE beta angle of STAAD Pro 90 alpha RA ANGLE beta angle of STAAD Pro alpha CHANNEL beta angle of STAAD Pro 180 I SCTN and TAPERED SCTN beta angle of STAAD Pro 0 4 SET Y UP and section is along the vertical axis ST ANGLE beta angle of STAAD Pro alpha RA ANGLE beta angle of STAAD Pro alpha CHANNEL beta angle of STAAD Pro 90 I SCTN and TAPERED SCTN beta angle of STAAD Pro 90 29 Appendix C Error messages Enter all the necessary data and proceed Description Either the textbox for neutral file mac or STAAD Pro input file std or both is not filled STAAD Pro file does not exist Description The STAAD Pro file name filled in the textbox for STAAD Pro file does not exist Mac file path does not exist Description The path filled in the textbox for Macro input file is not valid Server not found SSTLM Service is not running in Server or COMPUTER NAME in SSTLM Environmental variable is wrong Description Server for the STAAD Pro not specified Refer security pdf and Install hlp files for more details on specifying environmental variable SSTLM LOG FILE In log file the following messages may be appear
11. Key and send the same back to the client machine Client machine then pops up the same in a dialog box as shown in figure below EA STPRO2PDMS License Activation L Ej STPRO2PDMS License Activation Client Name Karthick Client Name Karthick Company Name InfoPlant Technologies Company Name InfoPlant Technologies Email iplant amp vsnl com Phone 918040336999 Email iplant amp vsnl com Phone 918040336999 CESSTOFFFFFFDSAFFFFFEBTFFFFEIQDFFFFFSDSFFFFFGICESS2Z TERES Product Key CE957DFFFFFFDSAFFFFF5B7FFFFFA2DFFFFFSD3FFFFF63C66622818888 Activati m eis No of Users fields are required Lic Expiry Date No of Users fields are required Get Activation Key Close Get Activation Key Close Show details Sendemail Enter the details as shown in the figure above and press the button Get Activation Key This will get you the Activation Key for Evaluation the product Full license for paid users If you wish to send an email press the button More gt gt and then Send email Press the More and then Show Details if you wish to store the license details in a text file Press the button Close to close the dialog Note For receiving the Activation Key please make sure that you have access to internet from your machine and the TCP IP port 12000 is not blocked by your hard soft firewall 2 6 Installing the Activation Key The Activation Key
12. O2PDMS PDMS Software Figure 1 1 This manual describes the development done on STAAD Pro to PDMS Interface by InfoPlant Technologies Pvt Ltd It is assumed that the user is already familiar with the principles of PDMS Software Structural Application and the practices followed in PDMS Structural catalogue and specifications It is also assumed that the user has used PDMS Software to generate structures by using available facilities in PDMS Software and the user is familiar with STAAD Pro At this stage it is essential to know that PDMS Software and STAAD Pro use different world coordinate systems so it is recommended that the user check the PDMS model once the STAAD Pro to PDMS Interface has generated it How the Interface works 1 1 The sections modeled in STAAD Pro leads to the generation of the STAAD Pro input command file or the data can be entered manually through the STAAD EDITOR 1 2 The windows executable STPRO2PDMS exe reads this STAAD Pro input file and maps it against Section mapping DB to identify the valid PDMS Software section name that corresponds to the STAAD Pro section Specification This executable finally generates macro file mac by running this file in PDMS Software the corresponding model can be viewed 2 Installing the Program Before installing the SST License Manager and the Client product on any of your computer please make sure the computer meets the following requirement listed below Note If yo
13. S12x35 0 S12x40 8 S12X40 AISC SPEC S12x40 8 0 User defined mapping database In user defined section mapping database each table contains three fields viz CATREF SPREF and SECTIONTYPE As the names suggest CATREF contains the name of the section in the Catalogue of PDMS SPREF contains the specification reference name PDMS software As the name suggests SECTIONTYPE is used to identify the member type e g the member may belongs to the type of rectangle circle Tee etc Sample Table in Userdefinedsection mdb SPREF SECTIONTYPE DESPAR SEC Rectagle with design parameters RECTAGLE Rectagle with design parameters DESPAR SPEO Circle with design parameters CIRCLE DESPAR SPEC Tee with design parameters TEE Tee with design parameters Circle with design parameters 27 DESPAR SPEC Tube with design parameters TUBE Tube with design parameters DESPAR SPEC Trapez with design parameters TRAPEZOIDAL Trapez with design parameters 28 Appendix B Orientation The orientation is taken care through the beta angle of the PDMS because the beta angle definition in both STAAD Pro and PDMS are equal 1 SET Z UP and section is not along the vertical axis ST ANGLE beta angle of STAAD Pro 90 alpha 180 RA ANGLE beta angle of STAAD Pro alpha 180 CHANNEL beta angle of STAAD Pro 0 I SCTN and TAPERED SCTN beta angle of STAAD Pro 0 2 SET Z UP and section is along the vertical axis ST
14. SH oko KKK KKK e hehehe hehehe k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k ehe k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k k kk kkk k kk k k k k k k kkk k kk kk k kkk k kkk e ke ke ke kkk The example given above is not a singular case where STAAD Pro graphical view errs It is found that the error is noticeable for unsymmetrical sections like channel and angle section Given below is another example for the user s interest Example 2 STAAD Pro Commands for the input file STAAD SPACE START JOB INFORMATION ENGINEER DATE 07 Jun 06 END JOB INFORMATION INPUT WIDTH 79 SET Z UP UNIT METER KN JOINT COORDINATES 1000 5 2400 5 33 MEMBER INCIDENCES 112 DEFINE MATERIAL START ISOTROPIC STEEL E 2 05e4008 POISSON 0 3 DENSITY 76 8195 ALPHA 1 2e 005 DAMP 0 03 END DEFINE MATERIAL MEMBER PROPERTY AMERICAN 1 TABLE ST C8X11 CONSTANTS MATERIAL STEEL MEMB 1 FINISH kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk 34 Appendix E Technical reference 1 Structural profile section The paragraphs below give an account of the attributes of the section SCTN element which are used in assigning the values when transferring the data from STAAD Pro to PDMS 1 1 Design Parameter Desparam This attributes holds the physical dimensions of the section SCTN element which are set in the design module 1 2 Function To identify members which can carry only axial load e g bracing memb
15. STPRO2PDMS Users Manual MANUALS STPRO2PDMS mant1 doc1 Issue October 2010 STPRO2PDMS STAAD Pro to PDMS User s Manual Server Version 2 xx InfoPlant STPRO2PDMS User s Manual Please read the following carefully InfoPlant has a policy of continuing product development therefore the information contained in this document may be subject to change without notice This software and this manual have been developed and checked for correctness and accuracy by InfoPlant Technologies Pvt Ltd However no warranty expressed or implied is made by InfoPlant Technologies Pvt Ltd as to the accuracy or functioning of the software STAAD Pro to PDMS User s Manual Server Version 2 60 October 2010 InfoPlant Technologies Pvt Ltd amp SST India Pvt Ltd All rights reserved No part of this document may be reproduced stored in retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without prior written permission of InfoPlant Technologies Pvt Ltd amp SST India Pvt Ltd The software programs described in this document are confidential information and proprietary products of InfoPlant Technologies Pvt Ltd or its licensors STAAD Pro to PDMS and STPRO2PDMS are trademarks of InfoPlant Technologies Pvt Ltd amp SST India Pvt Ltd STAAD Pro is a trademark of Research Engineers Corp USA Please direct inquiries to 7 Cresant Road i f PI t Bangalore
16. Z axis represents the vertical axis direction of gravity load of the structure This situation may arise if the input geometry is created through some CAD software But in PDMS always SET Z UP This interface identifies whether the Global direction is set SET Z UP or SET Y UP If SET Z UP then the following condition is used X X Y Y Z Z And the models are transferred without interchanging the Joint co ordinate of the each section If SET Y UP then the following condition is used X X Y Z 15 Z Y And the Joint co ordinate of the each section is interchanged And the model is transferred accordingly to the PDMS 6 3 UNIT This command allows the user to specify or change length and force units for input and output The UNIT command can be specified any number of times in the STAAD Pro input command file In STAAD PRO the units used are MMS CM DME METER KM INCH and FEET This interface converts the CM DME METER KM INCH or FEET into the MMS Millimeter Since in PDMS millimeter is recommended 6 4 J OINT COORDINATES These commands allow the user to specify and generate the coordinates of the Joints of the structure The JOINT COORDINATES command initiates the specification of the coordinates The joint coordinates command specifies the Cartesian co ordinate system Joints are defined using the global X Y and Z co ordinates The JOINT COORDINATES of the STAAD Pro are transferre
17. can be installed in two ways 1 Using client module and 2 Using the Manage License Tool 2 6 1 Using Client module Launching the client product product module checks for the availability of the Activation Key corresponding to the module and pops up Security System dialog box in the client machine where the InfoPlant product being loaded with provision to enter the Activation Key upon unavailability of the key Enter the Activation Key in the Activation Key text box and click the Activate Now button Upon successful installation user gets a message Activation Key successfully installed 2 6 2 Using Manage License Tool a Run the program ManageLicense exe available in the installation directory of SSTLM b Select Analyse Tool from the menu Tools for server version or select Analyse Too available in the main menu of the InfoPlant product for standalone version 9 c From the dialog box as shown in figure below select the product from the Select Product combo box d Select the check box Install or Repair Activation Key This enables the text box below the check box e Paste the Activation Key in it and press the button Install Key On successful installation user gets a message Activation Key successfully installed t Analyse Tool E SelectProduc JJ Analyse Key Install or Repair Activation Key Install Key GRO ee Delete License System Info Diagnose Save Report 2
18. d as primary nodes PNOD in PDMS 6 5 MEMBER INCIDENCES MEMBER INCIDENCES is used to specify Members by defining connectivity between JOINTS primary nodes The position start of the section in PDMS is equal to the node number 1 of STAAD Pro member incidence The position end of the section in PDMS is equal to the node number 2nd of STAAD Pro member incidence 6 6 ELEMENT INCIDENCES SHELL ELEMENT INCIDENCES SHELL is used to specify Shell Elements by defining the connectivity between Joints primary nodes Each Shell element incidence must be defined such that the model developed represents one shell structure only and not two or more separate shells Element incidence shell must be provided immediately after MEMBER INCIDENCES if any are specified If MEMBER INCIDENCE is provided Elements number must not coincide with any MEMBER number The Clockwise or counterclockwise joint numbers represents element connectivity The Shell or Plate elements are transferred as Panel PANE elements in PDMS The Joints of the element shall be transferred as Panel Vertex Element PAVE For more Details about Panels and plates refer the Technical reference manual Structural Design Using PDMS 6 7 ELEMENT PROPERTY SPECIFICATION ELEMENT PROPERTY SPECIFICATION is used to specify the properties of plate finite elements Elements of uniform or linearly varying thickness may be modeled using this command The plate thickness is assigned to
19. e certain section profiles and directions for which the rendered view in STAAD Pro does not conform to the rules stated above Two examples are given below to illustrate the problem Example 1 The figure shown below shows the STAAD Pros local axis convention for a channel section when global Z axis is set UP Channel ST Local x axis goes into the 31 The figure below shows the positioning of the channel section in STAAD Pro when the local x axis of the channel section is parallel to the global Z axis As the local x axis of the section is not parallel to the global Y axis the 2 part of the definition stated in the previous page will hold good So for p 0 according to the definition the local y axis should be in the same direction as the global Y axis direction but as the figure above suggests the local y axis is pointing towards the opposite direction of global Y axis The STAAD Pro commands for the input file for the above problem are given below STAAD Pro Commands for the input file RAI SHRI RIOR ISI II eneee eeaeee T NAD SPACE START JOB INFORMATION ENGINEER DATE 07 Jun 06 END JOB INFORMATION INPUT WIDTH 79 SETZUP 32 UNIT METER KN JOINT COORDINATES 100 50 200 5 4 MEMBER INCIDENCES 112 DEFINE MATERIAL START ISOTROPIC STEEL E 2 05e4008 POISSON 0 3 DENSITY 76 8195 ALPHA 1 2e 005 DAMP 0 03 END DEFINE MATERIAL MEMBER PROPERTY AMERICAN 1 TABLE ST C8X11 CONSTANTS MATERIAL STEEL MEMB 1 FINI
20. ed along with the interface User can load these catalogues and specifications into PDMS paragon following the procedure given below if they are not available in PDMS 1 Launch PDMS and login to paragon module with username and password which has read write access 2 Load the file AmericanCata dat and AmericanSpwl dat available in STPRO2PDMS Installed di Catalogues AISC through the command line of PDMS Paragon Module Similarly load all the files available under the folder BRITISH EUROPEAN and USER Assuming the STPRO2PDMS application path as EAstpro2pdms type m E st2pdms catalogues AmericanCata dat Similarly run all the files as mentioned above Save the work by typing Savework in command line 4 For testing the interface few sample models are supplied along with the product These models are available in STPRO2PDMS_Installed_dir samples Note Refer Appendix A on creating and mapping the Catalogues and Specifications in PDMS for the User Defined STAAD Pro Sections 11 4 Limitations The present version of the Interface has the following limitations 1 The General sections are not transferred from STAAD Pro to PDMS The general sections are one they don t have the geometrical shape But they are defined with the properties like AX AY AZ Ix ly Iz YD ZD YB and ZB These properties are explained below AX Cross sectional area of the member AY Effective shear area in local y axis AZ
21. elow ale I xit ctm m ws suo wee Autodesk Pit Autodesk CD Osta fouces DaeTme Drace ptoc X 6 m2 gt 5 amp inet LIS feted mno LI Modes Mase Mined en toe 5 9 5 5 5 Sort NEM Foe Parton Regord SCS Adm Seve rg Double click on SYSTEM icon as shown in figure right above From the window select the tab Environment you will see a window as shown in figure below Syrien Propeitiuz Be Siwhup Shudown Havchaste Profies Uset Profiles Genet Pericone Erwironment scLePah CNWINNTsyiten 3d oz ul Paty CINNT Soystene CWINNT CAPROGA User Varisin foe Ads ator aobis y LH_UCENSE FLE T44gssTDLOC TEMP CWENP TMP C TEMP Ze Ve womd se nee Le oce Jio ee Type SSTLM under the variable name prompt and key in the Name or IP Address of the computer where SST License Manager is installed for e g info025 or 192 0 0 4 under the value prompt Press the button set and then Ok to complete the setting 2 5 Product Key Generation Before generating the Product Key user has to make sure that the following requirements are met 1 Ethernet card installed with proper driver files 2 Static TCP IP assigned to the server machine If your machine where SSTLM is installed is configured to obtain the IP Address automatically from an DHCP server then user can disable the feature of checking the IP Address by SSTLM by defining an envir
22. ent types Round HexDecagonal DoDecagonal Octagonal Hexagonal Square The circle rectangle trapezoidal Tapered Tube etc section doesn t exist in PDMS Hence these sections are created in paragon and mapped against the mapping database If the interface identifies the section as circle rectangle Tee Tapered Tube or Trapezoidal it gets the corresponding PDMS section name from the mapping database and assigned it to the section and the corresponding values are passed as a Design Parameter to the section Corresponding to the Design Parameter values geometry will be assigned As mentioned in limitations General sections are not transferred The corresponding message you can get it in LOG file For more details about the Tapered Tube sections refer the STAAD Pro Technical reference manual 5 20 2 1 Prismatic Tapered Tube Property Specification 5 Specification of TAPERED members The TAPERED member is a non standard I section If the interface identifies the TAPERED in the MEMBER PROPERTY in the input command file it collects the section specification and maps it against the mapping database and gets the corresponding PDMS section name from the mapping database and assigned it to the section and the corresponding values are passed as a Design Parameter to the section Corresponding to the Design Parameter values geometry will be assigned 6 9 MEMBER TRUSS When transferring the information from STAAD Pro to PDMS if truss member exist t
23. ers truss members etc The function attribute can be set as Bracing member or Truss member 1 3 Start Release and End Release SRelease and Erelease This provides the member release condition at the end node and start node of the section SCTN element 2 Primary node These node define the start node end node and intermediate nodes of sections 2 1 Fixity This attribute provides information about external support 3 Plate Shell finite element The Plate Shell finite element is based on the hybrid element formulation The element can be 3 noded triangular or 4 noded quadrilateral If all the four nodes of a quadrilateral element do not lie on one plane it is advisable to model them as triangular elements The thickness of the element may be different from one node to another Surface structures such as walls slabs plates and shells may be modeled using finite elements 35
24. f the model is transferred under the hierarchy of FRAMEWORK then create the hierarchy as mentioned below WORLD gt SITE gt ZONE gt STRU If the model is transferred under the hierarchy of sub framework then create the hierarchy as mentioned below WORLD gt SITE gt ZONE gt STRU gt FRMW 14 6 Reference This section describes in details the methodology used for transferring the information s of sections from STAAD Pro to PDMS 6 1 COMMENTS STAAD SPACE START JOB INFORMATION ENGINEER DATE 20 Nov 06 END JOB INFORMATION INPUT WIDTH 79 The STAAD SPACE command initiates the STAAD run allows the user to specify the type of the structure and an optional title Any STAAD input command file has to start with the word STAAD START JOB INFORMATION ENGINEER DATE 20 Nov 06 END JOB INFORMATION The above lines indicate the date at which the input command file job is created The INPUT WIDTH commands may be used to specify the width s of the lines of input output file s The user may specify the required input output width as required using this command For INPUT width 79 are always used Since above information s doesn t contain any valid data this information s are not transferred from STAAD Pro to PDMS 6 2 GLOBAL DIRECTION In STAAD Pro two Global directions are there SETZUP SET Y UP By default the Y axis is the vertical axis However the SET Z UP commands may be used to model situations where
25. f your computer Performance ptions E cig T r Environment Weis I variables tell your computer where to find certain types of information Phone and Power Options Printers Regional Modem Options Environment Variables V m Startup and Recovery 2 EE Startup and recovery options tell your computer how to start O pj and what to do if an error causes your computer to stop Scanners and Scheduled Sounds and System Mi Startup and Recover mmm morm mm Ta alin AA dem m mdi m 4 b Provides syster g My Computer P Select the tab Advanced and press the button Environmental Variables as shown in figure right above Click the button New under the User Variables as shown in figure below Type SSTLM under the variable name prompt and key in the name or IP Address of the computer where SST License Manager is installed for e g info025 or 192 0 0 4 under the value prompt Press the button ok to complete the setting System Properties ES Gener Network Identification Hardware Usee Profies Advanced ltnvironment Varistiles El Ux TEMP C Docurerts and Settings barthick Loc Tee C Documents and SettingsikarthicH Loc aixj Variable Nome 55TLM Variable value info025 2 4 2 Windows NT 4 0 Server Workstation Open the Control Panel window through Start Menu gt Settings gt Control Panel as shown in figure left b
26. hat values are assigned to the FUNCTION attributes of the section element SCTN 6 10 MEMBER RELEASE When transferring the data from STAAD Pro to PDMS if member release exists that values are assigned to the SRELEASE or ERELEASE attributes of the section Element SCTN 25 6 11 CONSTANTS The constant keyword is used for assigning the beta angle to the section The orientation is taken care through the BETA angle For more details about orientation refer APPENDIX B 6 12 SUPPORTS When transferring the data from STAAD Pro to PDMS if member support exists that values are assigned to the FIXITY attribute of PNOD Syntax for filling FIXITY attribute of PNOD is a FIXED b PINNED c FIXED BUT lt Release Spec gt Spring SPEC Release Spec FX FY FZ MX MY amp VZ Spring Spec KFX f1 KFY lt f2 gt KFZ lt f8 gt KMX lt f4 gt KMY lt f5 gt amp KMZ lt f6 gt Examples FIXED BUT FX MZ FIXED BUT MZ KFX 50 0 KFY 75 For more details about Fixity and primary node refer the APPENDIX E 26 Appendix A STAAD Pro to PDMS Section Mapping The ST2PDMS interface reads the member properties from the STAAD Pro input file The properties read from the STAAD Pro input file may be Standard or Non standard section This interface maps it against the mapping database and gets the corresponding PDMS section name If a member belongs to the Standard sections the interface gets the specification reference fr
27. n from the standard built in table The following are the different types of Single Section a Angle b Channel C l Section Consider the example listed below for better understanding MEMBER PROPERTY AMERICAN 1 TABLE ST W6X25 In the above example the word AMERICAN represents the AMERICAN standard 1 represents the Member Index ST represent Single Section and W6X25 represent the Staad Pro Section Name The interface check whether the member belongs to AMERICAN BRITISH or EUROPE etc standard in the above example the member belongs to the AMERIACN standard then it goes to AMERIACN standard table and Search for the PDMS section name Since we know the STAAD Pro section name W6X25 the corresponding PDMS section name and also Section Type can be obtained from the mapping database AMERICAN STANDARD TABLE Since PDMS section name is known the 17 corresponding geometry is obtained by assigning the PDMS section name to the SPREF specification reference attribute of the member whose section start and end is known by the Joint Coordinates By the section type user can get the section belongs to Angle Channel or l section and the corresponding beta angle is calculated For more information about calculating the beta angle refer the APPPENDIX B b RA specifies single angle with reverse Y Z axes RA stands for the single angle with reverse Y Z axes For more details about the RA refer the STAAD Pro Tech
28. nical Reference 5 20 1 Type Specs and Additional Specs for assigning the properties from the Steel Table A typical example for RA section is shown below MEMBER PROPERTY AMERICAN 1 TABLE RA L804012 In the above example AMERICAN gt AMERICAN standard 1 Member index RA single angle with reverse Y Z axes L804012 gt STAAD Pro Section name For RA the procedure is same as explained above for ST single section from the standard built in table c D specifies double channel The procedure used for creating the double channel is explained below 1 Create section that specification reference equal to the standard section from the mapping database and create another section of same specification reference and place it at a distance specified in the input command file as SP SPACE BETWEEN CHANNEL exactly opposite to each other 2 The P Lines are used to calculate the distance between the channels and placing the channels opposite to each other The P lines are used for calculating the Distance between the Channels is NA IOC FOC The Channel with their P lines is shown below 18 r PARA 2 PARA4 LTOC TOC PARA 10 ROC PARA 1 i J I PARA 9 degrees LBOC BOC RBOC n PARA 13 A typical example for the Double channel is shown below MEMBER PROPERTY AMERICAN 1 TABLE D C3X4 SP 0 25 D stands for Double channel C3X4 is the STAAD Pro Section name SP is
29. nt nitentes 16 6 7 ELEMENT PROPERTY SPECIFICATION Ne 16 6 8 MEMBER PROPERTY iiic sea nbi coran brit facer chines EH ico arabe ERE han E ORE a n ve nes 16 6 9 MEMBER TRUSS a inna ot b ad RE RR f ER GRE RE GRE Re ERA RR REP ER RR Pe E 25 6 10 MEMBER RELEASE eese nennt nte terere tentent retenir E AE ARA enn 25 6 TI GONSTANJTS dh rt n rer n fn t een n te na a T t D nic D e n i 26 6 12 SUPPOR TS koranen a nente h aet ninh ien ert e n ni v rv ERR 26 ADDOndD Accus cases tcc enone Rn oon Oodd Cc A deo KO n 27 STAAD Pro to PDMS Section Mapping sse treten tentent 27 ADDeHdDCB soos nt en nia Aarnen Ff Oh tania VU C OE aaen cC PER CR DVERU FE 29 Orientation x anaes cute et dade gr RD C ORBI D do Da UR 29 Appendix Go sse RRO ee nT EE Ee IEEE EE 30 Error messages cte de Re e d ee ER i ERR sin RN e ca 30 Appendix D ni ronotecoren n Por cien d irc co c FE EE GEO E UV EU 31 STAAD Pro anomaly 2 sonde een ee RR bete e a ted Rs 31 aN ooe ae diete E 35 Technical reference asi ned a ote ete e ete eta a ben ee te edel 35 1 Introduction STAAD Pro to PDMS STAAD Pro to PDMS Interface STPRO2PDMS program is a stand alone program which shall be used for transferring section geometry their properties support condition etc from STAAD Pro to PDMS Software The sequence of this interface operation is shown diagrammatically in Figure 1 1 STAAD Pro STAAD Pro Input File Mapping DB STPR
30. om the standard section mapping database If a member belongs to the non standard section the interface gets the specification reference from the User defined section mapping database The details on mapping sections are described below For mapping sections from STAAD Pro to PDMS software two mapping DBs are provided namely StandardSection mdb and UserdefinedSection mdb as specified above StandardSection mdb contains tables which are named after specific standards e g The table named American represents the AISC standard the table named British represents British standard so on and so forth Each table contains five fields viz CATREF SPREF STAADNAME SECTIONTYPE and TANALPHA As the names suggest CATREF contains the name of the section in the Catalogue of PDMS SPREF contains the specification reference name in PDMS software STAADNAME is the corresponding name of the section in STAAD pro The SECTIONTYPE is used to identify the member type e g The member belongs to the type of channel angle or I section While mapping a section from STAAD Pro to PDMS the Specification reference is used TANALPHA is the arctan of the angle tan a between the principal Axis system for second moment of area and local y z axis system of the section Sample Table in StandardSection mdb S10x25 44 S10X25 AISC SPEC S10x25 4 0 S10x35 S10X35 AISC SPEC S10x35 0 S12x31 8 512X31 AISC SPEC S12x31 8 0 S12x35 S12X35 AISC SPEC
31. onmental variable with name SKIPIP and setting its value as YES This feature can also be used when a product is installed in a Laptop that is being used in a different network environment with different TCP IP address 3 Network cable plugged and connected to the network Please note if you generate a Product Key without connecting to a network network cable unplugged then the license issued for that Product Key could not be used when the network cable is plugged in On the other hand the license issued for the Product Key generated with network cable plugged in can be used in unplug mode too Hence it is always recommended to keep the network cable plugged in before generating the Product Key on both Desktops as well as Laptops configured to use both in standalone and network mode 4 For XP operating system with service pack later than 1 0 open the TCP IP port 12000 from the Windows Firewall After the successful installation of Server Client Programs you will see an icon with the name ST2PDMS in the windows desktop of client computer s Double click on icon and select STPRO2PDMS through Interface Menu gt STPRO2PDMS The client program communicates with the server computer and sends request to check for the availability of the license to use the product The server SST License Manger checks for the availability of the license in the windows registry If not available program automatically generates a new Product
32. ou through the steps required to install SST License Manager on your computer WARNING This computer program is protected by copyright law and international treaties Unauthorized duplication or distribution of this program or any portion of it may result in severe civil or criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under the law Follow the instructions as they appear on the screen 2 3 Manually Registering Service The SST License Manager setup program will register and start the service automatically when you perform step 2 2 If the setup program fails to register the service automatically then register the service manually as stated below After the successful installation of the SST License Manager launch the program Register exe by selecting Start Menu gt Programs gt SST License Manger gt Register SST License Manager from the computer where the SST License Manager is installed The details are shown graphically below Windows XP Professional Select the option Register SST License Manager through Tools gt Register SST License Manager to register the window service as shown in figure left below After successful registration of the service you will see a message shown in figure right below ZZ SSTLM Service Control Register SST License Manager Register SST License Manager Unregister SST License Manager A SST License Manager Service Registered Successfully
33. pecification reference is equal to the standard section from the mapping database and create box from the plate information provided in the input command file and place it above the I section 2 For placing the box above the I section the following p lines are used a NA b TOS c RTOS By using these p lines calculating the direction of the boxes and placing it exactly above the I section A typical example for the beams with top cover plate is MEMBER PROPERTY AMERICAN 1 TABLE TC M6X20 WP 250 TH 50 TC specifies beams with top cover plate M6X20 is the STAAD Pro Section name WP is the width of the plate TH is the thickness of the plate The I section with P lines is shown in the figure 6 6 h BC specifies beams with bottom cover plate The procedure used for creating the bottom cover plate is 1 Create section whose specification reference is equal to the standard section from the mapping database and create box from plate information provided in the input command file and place it below the section 2 For placing the box below the I section the following p lines are used a NA b BOS c RBOS 22 By using these p lines calculating the direction of the boxes and placing it exactly below the I section A typical example for the beams with bottom cover plate is MEMBER PROPERTY AMERICAN 1 TABLE BC M6X20 WP 250 TH 50 BC specifies beams with bottom cover plate M6X20 is the STAAD Pro Section name WP is the width of the pla
34. ry is obtained by assigning the PDMS section name to the SPREF specification reference of the section that section start and end is known by the Joint Coordinates For more details about the USER PROVIDED TABLE refer the Technical Reference 5 20 4 Property Specification from User Provided Table 3 Specification by assigning profiles The ASSIGN command may be used to instruct the program to assign a suitable steel section to a frame member based on the profile specification shown below BEAM COLUMN CHANNEL ANGLE DOUBLE ANGLE This section doesn t exist in PDMS Hence these sections are created in paragon and mapped it against the mapping database If the interface identifies the ASSIGN in the MEMBER PROPERTY in the input command file it collects the profile specification and maps it against the mapping database and get the corresponding PDMS section name Since PDMS section name is known the corresponding geometry is obtained by assigning the PDMS section name to the SPREF specification reference of the section that section start and end is known by the Joint Coordinates For more details about creating the sections refer the PDMS STRUCTURAL DEIGN USING PDMS VERSION 11 2 24 4 Specification of PRISMATIC properties The prismatic properties are the non standard sections In prismatic properties there are different types a Circle b Rectangle c Tee d Trapezoidal e Tapered Tube d General In Tapered tube there are differ
35. te TH is the thickness of the plate The I section with P lines is shown in the figure 6 6 I TB specifies beams with top and bottom cover plates The procedure used for creating the top and bottom cover plate is 1 Create section whose specification reference is equal to the standard section from the mapping database and create box from plate information provided in the input command file and place it above and below the l section 2 For placing the box above and below the I section the following p lines are used 1 NA 2 TOS 3 BOS 4 RBOS 5 RTOS By using these p lines calculating the direction of the boxes and placing it exactly above and below the I section A typical example for the beams with top and bottom cover plate is MEMBER PROPERTY AMERICAN 1 TABLE TB M6X20 WP 250 TH 50 TB specifies beams with top and bottom cover plates M6X20 is the STAAD Pro Section name WP is the width of the plate TH is the thickness of the plate The l section with their P lines is shown below 23 PARA 8 s gt PARA NARO LBOS BLW BRW RBOS L PARA 12 gt l FIGURE 6 6 I SCTN WITH P LINES 2 Specification from USER PROVIDED TABLES If the interface identifies the UPTABLE in the MEMBER PROPERTY in input command file it collects the section specification and maps it against the mapping database and get the corresponding PDMS section name Since the PDMS section name is known the corresponding geomet
36. there is no need to set the environmental variable SSTLM If the client program is installed other than the machine where SST License Manager is installed then follow the procedure listed below for setting the environmental variable under different operating systems 1 SST License Manager is used as a security system for all InfoPlant products and hence user can have different servers in the same network environment for different InfoPlant products Can have one server for various InfoPlant products installed in different client machines Can install both server client in one computer 4 Can have two different servers for one InfoPlant product by splitting the number of users not applicable for single user and 5 Locating the server automatically under a huge network environment is a time consuming process The procedure for setting the Environmental Variable SSTLM in the client machine under different operating systems is listed below 2 4 1 Windows 2000 Server Professional Edition Windows XP Personal and Professional Open the Control Panel window through Start Menu Settings Control Panel Double click on SYSTEM icon as shown in figure left below CET o e o File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Back gt 2 Search GyFokders gt Address E Control Panel Go us 1 i n m Performance Performance options control how applications use memory which affects the speed o
37. u are using the old version of SST License Manager i e earlier than version 5 0 then follow the procedure listed in Appendix A of Security pdf to uninstall the same before installing the new version of SST License Manager 2 1 Operating System Requirement Internet Explorer 5 01 or later and Windows Installer 2 0 or later Windows NT 4 0 Workstation or Server with Service Pack 6a Windows 2000 Professional Server or Advanced Server Windows XP Personal and Professional 0000 9 Windows Vista Personal and Professional 2 2 Installing SST License Manager Locate Decide the computer that you want to use as a server for the STAAD Pro to PDMS Interface Any machine available in the network can be used as a server machine and it is not necessary to be a real server Insert the compact disc supplied by InfoPlant to the CD ROM drive of the computer that you decided to use as a server for STAAD Pro to PDMS interface Wait for few seconds to enable the Auto play of the CD Please note if the CD ROM does not start automatically simply browse the CD and double click on the setup application icon You will see a typical window similar to that shown in the figure left below Click on Install SST License Manager option You will be shown window similar to that shown in the figure right below LITTILSLITCIIOIO amp O E Welcome to the SST License Manager Setup Lap Wizard ra The installer will guide y
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