- Read the tendon shape from the DXF file to define the Tendon Profile.
- It Supports definition of a large number or Tendon DXF shape at one time using Origin Point.
- It Supports definition of Element Type and Straight Type Tendon.
Call
From the main menu, select [Apps] tab > [Application] group > [Tendon Profile Generator]
Input
Available Layers
Displays CAD's Layers and shows the lines selected for Selected Layers on View.
Tendon
Name : Enter the tendon profile name.
Property : Enter the tendon property name already defined in the model; that is, the user must define the tendon property in midas Civil first.
Assigned Elements : Enter the element to be assigned to the tendon profile.
Curve Type : Specify the type of curvature for tendon placement.
Spline : Calculate and automatically define the curve with the least curvature among the curves connecting the points that define the placement of the tendon.
Round : Define the tendon along a circle facing the straight line connecting the points that define its placement.
Typical Tendon : This is a function for defining a lumped representative tendon. If this option is checked on and the number of tendons is entered, the generated tendon profile is multiplied by the entered number of tendons when analysis is performed. For simple analysis, such as the schematic design of a bridge, inputting 3-dimensional tendon profiles is time consuming. Therefore, using this function to group or lump tendons, which defines only one representative tendon profile for analysis, the time required for generating the model and performing the analysis can be reduced.
Profile
Reference Axis : Select reference of the tendon coordinates.
Straight : Enter a tendon placed in a straight line. Enter the tendon coordinates based on the overall coordinate system.
Element : Regardless of the shape of the tendon, enter its coordinates as the element coordinate reference of the element in which the tendon is defined. In the case of tendons entered as elements, the Tendon profile is also moved when moving elements are moved.
Origin Point : Specifies the origin of the lines on the View where Tendon is placed. Tendon Profile is placed based on this origin.
x-z Plane Tendon 및 x-y Plane Tendon : Select the lines placed on the x-z and x-y planes.
How to use ’Origin Point’, ’plane tendon’ buttons : Click the button first, select a line in the View and click the button again to finish the selection.
If you select the Line for Origin Point, the point of Line is selected as the origin, and if you create a point point in CAD, you can select the point yourself.
Plane Tendon can select multiple lines at once and automatically deploy and output the selected lines of x-z plane and x-y plane.
Insertion Point : Enter the element number corresponding to the starting point location of the tendon.
End-I of Elem. : Consider the I end of the specified element as the starting point.
End-J of Elem. : Consider the J end of the specified element as the starting point.
Offset : Specify the offset distance of the tendon toward the element coordinate system
y : Distance to be parallel to the y-axis direction of the element coordinate system
z : Distance to be parallel to the z-axis direction of the element coordinate system