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  1. aa81

    Input a Shell Mesh in SAP

    One more question: I have played a bit with the meshing capabilities in AutoCAD, but it looks like the only elements that can be imported in SAP2000 are those created with the 3DFace command. Am I right? Could I import in SAP2000 a more complex mesh created from curved boundaries or smoothed...
  2. aa81

    Input a Shell Mesh in SAP

    Thank you! That's very helpful. I'll try AutoCAD.
  3. aa81

    Input a Shell Mesh in SAP

    Hi! I have a fairly complex shell geometry that I cannot draw directly in SAP2000. And I want to run the analysis with a very regular mesh (quadrangular elements). - Does any of you know of a good mesher that would be compatible with SAP2000 for shell elements? - Is it possible to use an...
  4. aa81

    Batch capabilities

    Hello, I need to be able to import a lot of .$2k files into SAP (they are slightly different versions of the same .SDB model that I modified using an external routine). Do I have to import the $2k files one by one into SAP to create the SDB model? The batch command does not seem to handle $2k...

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