Intro
The Flared Pier Creator plug-in is designed to streamline the creation of flared piers in MIDAS CIVIL NX. By utilizing pre-defined section and material data from the MIDAS CIVIL NX file, users can efficiently generate flared piers with minimal input requirements.
Applicable standards
- General Use
Benefits of this plugin
- Ease of Use: Users only need to select the highest node level to define the end of the pier column.
- Customizable Design: Creates flared piers based on local axis properties, ensuring precise alignment and geometry.
- Efficiency: Refresh functionality allows users to quickly update section and material data without restarting the process.
How to use this plugin?
- Select Structural Group and Boundary Group (These group will be imported from your file)
- Input start node number
- Select Reference nodes (bottom of bearings)
- Select Sections, Materials, and input length of each part (check each part through help option that located right on the title).
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Note
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- Ensure that all selected nodes share the same local axis; mismatched axes will result in errors during pier generation.
- Double-check that all input values are larger than 0 before proceeding with creation.
- Use the Refresh icon to update section and material data whenever changes are made in MIDAS CIVIL NX.