Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis
Metric Getting Started Guide
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
tAble oF contents Autodesk Robot stRuctuRAl AnAlysis FAst oVeRVieW .................. ...................................... ........................................ ......................... ..... 1 General description description o the program program ................................................. ........................................................................ ....................... 3 Robot modules ................................................ ................................................................................................. ........................................................ ....... 3 Robot screen layout .......................................... ........................................................................................... ........................................................ ....... 5 Basic confguration o the program ........................................... .......................................................................... ............................... 6 Preerences Preer ences ..................................... .......................................................................... ........................................................................ ................................... 6 Job Preerenc Preerences es ..................................... ........................................................................... .................................................................. ............................ 7 Navigation techniques .............................................. .............................................................................................. ................................................ 8 Methods o working with Robot interace interace .............................................................. .............................................................. 10 Sstem menu ................................... ........................................................................ ...................................................................... ................................. 10 View menu ..................................... ........................................................................... ................................................................ .......................... 12 Geometr menu menu.................................... ......................................................................... ......................................................... .................... 12 Loads menu ................................... ......................................................................... ................................................................ .......................... 12 Analsis menu ...................................... ........................................................................... ......................................................... .................... 13 Results menu ................................ ...................................................................... ................................................................ .......................... 13 Tools menu .................................... .......................................................................... ................................................................ .......................... 13 Window menu ................................ ...................................................................... ................................................................ .......................... 14 Help menu ..................................... ........................................................................... ................................................................ .......................... 14 Laout Sstem ................................. ...................................................................... ...................................................................... ................................. 14 Entering the structural analysis data................................................ ..................................................................... ..................... 17 Analyzing the structure ............................................ .......................................................................................... .............................................. 20 Results preview................................................ ................................................................................................. ...................................................... ..... 22 Graphical result resultss or beams .................................. ........................................................................ ........................................ 22 Graphical results results or suraces suraces ...................................... ...................................................................... ................................ 24 Tabular results results ..................................... .......................................................................... ......................................................... .................... 26 Reports and printout composition ......................................................................... ......................................................................... 27 Advanced analysis and design ........................................... ................................................................................ ..................................... 28 List o shortcuts ........................................................................ ..................................................................................................... ............................. 29
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3d FRAme stRuctuRe................................................... 31 Confguration o the program ................................................................................. 33 Model Defnition ..................................................................................................... 34 Bars denition (rame 2D)............................................................................. 34 Supports denition ........................................................................................ 35 2-ba rame denition ................................................................................... 36 Load case denition ...................................................................................... 37 Loads denition or particular load cases .................................................... 38 Coping existing rame.................................................................................. 41 Denition o lateral beam ............................................................................. 43 Denition o cross bracings .......................................................................... 44 Coping dened bars (lateral beam and bracings)....................................... 46 Structure Analysis .................................................................................................. 47 Results Preview...................................................................................................... 48 Displaing beam results graphicall ...................................................... ...... 48 Displaing results on bars in tabular orm ................................................... 50 Stress analsis .............................................................................................. 51 Preparation o printouts......................................................................................... 54 “Capturing” views and data or the calculation note .................................... 54 Preparing printout composition .................................................................... 55 Printing and exporting the calculation report .............................................. 57
Rc And steel miXed stRuctuRe ................................. 61 Confguration o the program ................................................................................. 63 Model defnition...................................................................................................... 64 Denition o structural axes ................................................................... ...... 64 Section denition........................................................................................... 67 Bars denition ............................................................................................... 70 Supports denition ........................................................................................ 76 Load cases denition .................................................................................... 77 Denition o loads or predened load cases ............................................... 79 Changing the structure tpe ......................................................................... 89 Denition o additional structural axis ......................................................... 89
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Coping existing rame.................................................................................. 91 Denition o lateral beams ............................................................. .............. 93 Denition o slab ........................................................................................... 96 Oset denition ............................................................................................. 99 Denition o a wall....................................................................................... 104 Denition o wall support ............................................................................ 109 Meshing parameters denition................................................................... 110 Denition o slab loads................................................................................ 114 Structure Analysis ................................................................................................ 115 Results Preview.................................................................................................... 118 Panels results in map orm ........................................................................ 118 Deormation o the structure ...................................................................... 121 Results on panels in tabular orm .............................................................. 123
igra A R srra Aa w Rv® srr ............................................................ 129 Export Revit model to Robot................................................................................. 131 Opening project in Revit® Structure ............................................................ 131 Sending data to Robot ................................................................................. 132 Structure Analysis in Robot.................................................................................. 141 Displaing items on the screen................................................................... 142 Presentation o load cases transerred rom Revit ® Structure ................. 143 Meshing parameters denition................................................................... 145 Calculations................................................................................................. 148 Results preview - displaing panel results in map orm ............................ 149 Results preview - displaing results on bars in diagram orm .................. 152 Modifcation o the Structure in Robot ................................................................. 155 Replacing sections ...................................................................................... 155 Deleting bars ............................................................................................... 158 Adding new elements.................................................................................. 159 Update Revit Model rom Robot ........................................................................... 164 Updating Revit® Structure project .............................................................. 164 Model changes presentation....................................................................... 172
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Autodesk Robot stRuctuRAl AnAlysis FAst oVeRVieW
Synopsis: TepurposeothisManualisintroducethenoviceusertotheAutodeskRobot StructuralAnalysissystemandtoprovidesomeguidanceintotheprogramconguration,menusystemandnavigationtechniques.Itwillalsoshowthemanyandvaried methodsoinputodataandextractionoresults. ItisassumedthatAutodeskRobotStructuralAnalysis2010isinstalledonthePC.
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROGRAM
GeneRAl descRiption oF the pRoGRAm What is Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis?
AutodeskRobotStructuralAnalysis(Robot)isasingleintegratedprogramused ormodeling,analyzinganddesigningvarioustypesostructures.Teprogramallows userstocreatestructures,tocarryoutstructuralanalysis,toveriyobtainedresults,to perormcodecheckcalculationsostructuralmembersandtopreparedocumentation oracalculatedanddesignedstructure. Robot–keyeaturesotheCommercialversionareshownbelow:
Linear,nonlinearanddynamic(modal,spectral,seismic,timehistory,pushover, P-Delta,bucklingdeormation,plasticity)structureanalysis workinginamultilingualenvironment(15languagesindependentlysettouser interace,designingandcalculationnotes) workinginamultinationalenvironment-designingaccordingtoover50designcodes rames,platesandshells,plusapowerulGUImodelerandmesherallowsthe usertodenevirtuallyanyshapeorcongurationostructure–youanalyzethe truestructuregeometry qualitybi-directionalintegrationwithRevit®Structure,plusintegrationthrough IFC,CIS2etc. anopenAPItoallowtheusertointeracetheirownapplicationsorpreand/or postprocessing
Robot modules Robotisasingleproductwithmanyunctionsandacommonuserenviroment. OnceRobotisactivated(clickontheappropriateicononthedesktoporchoosethe appropriatecommandromthetaskbar),thewindowshownbelow(Figure2.1)will appearon the screen.Tewindow isusedto selectthetypeostructurethatwillbe analyzedortoloadanexistingstructure.
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ROBOT MODULES
Figure 2.1 - Robot modules window
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When the cursor is positioned on an icon, a short description o its unction is displaed.
Temostcommonlyusediconsaredescribedbelow: 2D Frame Analsis
2D Truss Analsis
Grillage Analsis
3D Truss Analsis
3D Frame Analsis
2D FE Plate Analsis
Shell Analsis – used to model suraces o an shape in 3d structures
Bulding Analsis
Open the previousl created project le
Open a new project
Table 2.1 - Robot basic modules
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ROBOT SCREEN LAYOUT
Robot scReen lAyout STANDARD TOOLBAR – these options are mainl associated with non structural items, such as print, save, undo etc.
edit, view, tools, preerences
GRAPHIC VIEWER / EDITOR OBJECT INSPECTOR – management o structural objects
STRUCTURE MODEL TOOLBAR – sections, nodes, members, supports, loads etc.
LAyOUT SySTEM – designed to take the new user through a model rom start to nish, while opening predened windows or selected tasks
VIEW MANAGER – selection o a work plane; switching between 2D and 3D view
Figure 3.1 - Robot typical screen layout
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BASIC CONFIGURATION OF THE PROGRAM | Preerences
bAsic conFiGuRAtion oF the pRoGRAm Te two options, Preerences and Job Preerences,allowingtheusertosetprogramparametersintheRobotsystem,areavailableromthemenubyopeningtoolbar oolsandpressingtheappropriateicon: Tools icon
Preerences icon
Job Preerences icon
Figure 4.1 - Tools toolbar
prr TePreerences dialogboxpresentedbelowisusedtodenebasicparameters intheprogram:
REGIONAL SETTINGS adjust the databases (proles, materials), units and codes to the standards o a countr
Robot is a multilingual program – the user can independentl set dierent languages or input and printout, i desired Figure 4.2 - Preerences menu Autodesk Robot Structural Analsis - Getting Started Guide
BASIC CONFIGURATION OF THE PROGRAM | Job Preerences
Temostregularlyusedoptionsare:
languages-selectionoregionalsettings(denitionothecountrywhosecodes materialsandregulations-e.g.codecombinationregulations-willbeusedduringthedesignprocess,calculationsandstructuredesign)andworkingandprintoutlanguage general parameters (saving parameters, number o recently used structures, soundon/oetc.) displayparameters(colorsandontsorscreencomponents) toolbarandmenu(menutypeandthetypeotoolbars) printoutparameters(colorsandontsorprintouts,scaleandsymbols, linethickness) protectionparameters(protection,authorization)-orchanging thesystemprotection COMinterace-presentationotheregisteredadditionalprograms/modules
J prr Te Job Preerencesdialogbox,presentedbelow,allowsyoutodenegeneral programparameterstobeusedinagivenproject:
Figure 4.3 - Job Preerences menu
Temostimportantunctionsare:
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NAVIGATION TECHNIQUES
numberunitsandormats(dimensions,orces,possibilityounitedition) materials(selectionomaterialset,accordingtothecountryandthepossibility ocreatinguser-denedmaterial) sectiondatabase(selectionotheappropriatedatabasewithmembersections) structureanalysisparameters(selectionothestaticanalysismethodanddenitionobasicparametersordynamicandnon-linearanalysis;selectionoanalysistypes,possibilityosavingresultsorseismicanalysis–combinationoseismiccases) parametersorgenerationosuraceniteelementmeshesorplatesandshells
nAViGAtion techniques IntheRobotsoware,variousmechanismshavebeenintroducedtomakestructuredenitionsimpleandmoreecient.Accordingtothetypeooperationperormed, themousecursorchangesitsshapeto:
“hand”–aselectionmodeorhighlightingentities “crosspointer”-duringnodeandbardenition,todeneprecisepointse.g.start andendpointsomembers shapeotheappropriateeaturee.g.whenaddingsectionsthecursorisinshape oanIsection,whenaddingsupportsasupporticonappearsetc.
Tecursoroperationinaviewerbymeansothethirdmousebutton(orwheel)is identical to that in the AutoCAD® program. Te ollowing cursor support modes areavailable:
wheelrotation–zoomin/out wheelrotation+Ctrlkey–horizontalpan wheelrotation+Shikey–verticalpan pressingthethirdbutton-pan double-clickwiththethirdbutton–initialview
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NAVIGATION TECHNIQUES
Teusershouldtakenoteotheworkcapabilitiesin3Dviewswhenthemenuoption Dynamic View (View→DynamicView→DynamicView)isswitchedon.3Dviewing enablesworkinoneovemodes:
oursimplemodes:3Drotation,2Drotation,zoomandpan onemulti-unctionmode
Teusermayswitchromoneworkmodetoanotherbyselectinganappropriateoption intheView/DynamicViewmenu,ontheViewtoolbarandinthecontextmenu.Aer choosingaworkmode,themousecursormovement(withmouselebuttonpressed) bringsabouttherelevantchangeinthe3Dview:
3DRotation–rotatesastructureinallplanes 2DRotation-rotatesastructureintheplaneparalleltothescreenplane Zoom–movementdowntheview–zoomingin/zoomingoutastructureto/ romthescreenplane Pan–movementintheviewplane(structureshiwithrespecttothe screencenter)
Temulti-unctionmode(Rotation/Zoom/Pan)enablesworkusingallthemodes atthesametime.Teviewero3Dviewisdividedintoquartersandeachothemis ascribedoneothemodes:
top let: 3D rotation
top right: pan
bottom let: zoom
bottom right: 2D rotation
Table 5.1 - Cursor modes
Oncethecursorispositionedintherelevantquarterothescreen,thecursorshape changes(seetheiconsabove).
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METHODS OF WORKING WITH ROBOT INTERFACE | System menu
Navigationtool(ViewCube)isalsoavailableintheprogram.ViewCubeisa3D interactivetoolthatletsyoureorientaviewandsetthecurrentorientationoastructuremodel.Clickingapredenedace,edgeorcornerontheViewCube,youcanreorient the view oa model. Moreover, clickingand dragging the ViewCubelets you reorient the modeltodierent directions. Access the ViewCube option byselecting theView>ViewCube-Properties.
Figure 5.1 - ViewCube
TeViewCubealsouses the compass toindicatea directionrom whichyouviewa model.ochangetheviewpointoa model,clickaselecteddirectiononthecompass (N,S,E,W).YoucanshoworhidethecompassromtheViewCubecontextmenuaer youright-clickontheViewCubeandselecttheShowcompassoption.
methods oF WoRkinG With Robot inteRFAce TerearetwomethodstoworkwithRobot-byusingSystemMenutoentering data,orspecialLayoutSystem.
s Tesystem menuconsistsotwo parts: atextmenuand toolbarswithappropriate icons.Teycanbeusedinterchangeably,accordingtotheusers’needsandpreerences. Botharedisplayedinthesameway-asahorizontalbaratthetopothescreen(additionally,orsomelayoutsintheRobotsystem,anothertoolbarwithmostrequently usediconsisdisplayedontherightsideothescreen). Basicoptionsavailablewithinthemodulesareaccessiblebothromthetextmenuand thetoolbar. Autodesk Robot Structural Analsis - Getting Started Guide
METHODS OF WORKING WITH ROBOT INTERFACE | System menu
Toughcontentsothetextmenuandtoolbarsorsuccessivemodulesvary,themain optionsarealwaysavailableregardlessowhichmoduleisactive. Tegurebelowillustratesbothtypesomenus(themainmenuthatappearsoncethe Startlayoutisselectedisshownasanexample): STRUCTURE MODEL bar - additional side toolbar with most requentl used icons
SySTEM MENU – text menu & standard toolbar
Figure 6.1 - System menu
Optionsavailableinthetextmenuaregroupedasollows:
F FILE MENU – contains options or: File management (New, Open, Save etc.) Calculation notes and drawing printouts (Screen Capture..., Printout Composition... etc.), a list o inormation about project and a list o recentl open les
Figure 6.2 - File menu window
e EDIT MENU – contains options or: Elements edition (Undo, Redo, Cut, Cop etc.) Selection (Select...,Select All) Selection using lters (Select Special) Model modication (Edit, Complex Edit..., Divide, Intersect etc.)
Figure 6.3 - Edit menu window Autodesk Robot Structural Analsis - Getting Started Guide
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Vw VIEW MENU – contains options or: 2D/3D view management o a structure’s model (Dnamic View, Zoom, Pan etc, Work in 3D) Structure attributes to be presented on the screen (Displa); denition o grid parameters (Grid) Selection o tables with data or results (Tables) and saving dened views o a structure (Histor)
Figure 6.4 - View menu window
Gr GEOMETRy MENU - contains options to: Select or modi a tpe o a structure Dene a model construction axis (Axis Denition) Dene structural data - nodes, bars, panels and auxiliar objects Dene materials Dene bar proles and their orientation and direction o local coordinate sstem Dene supports and man other structural items
Figure 6.5 - Geometry menu window
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LOADS MENU – contains options to den e load cases and combinations
Figure 6.6 - Loads menu window Autodesk Robot Structural Analsis - Getting Started Guide
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Aa ANALySIS MENU – contains options to: Start the calculation process Change rom linear to non linear, P-Delta or buckling Set up dnamic analses Design concrete beams, columns and suraces
Figure 6.7 - Analysis menu window
R RESULTS MENU – contains options to: Displa beam results graphicall Displa detailed results or beams graphicall Displa results or suraces Displa tables that easil be edited, sorted, ltered, exported to MS Excel® etc.
Figure 6.8 - Results menu window
t TOOLS MENU – contains dierent tpes o conguration options (Preerences, Job Preerences…) and possibilit to dene user’s interace, menu, shortcuts and orm o calculation notes
Figure 6.9 - Tools menu window Autodesk Robot Structural Analsis - Getting Started Guide
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WINDOW MENU – oers options to manage and arrange the graphic windows and an option to activate/deactivate the “Object Inspector” Figure 6.10 - Window menu
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HELP MENU – contains help options and various product inormation items
Figure 6.11 - Help menu window
la s TesecondmethodoworkwithRobotisbyusingthespeciallayoutsystem. Robothasbeenequippedwithalayoutmechanismthatsimpliesthedesignprocess. TelayoutsinRobotarespeciallydesignedsystemsodialogboxes,viewersandtables thatareusedtoperormspecicdenedoperations. Layouts available in Robot were created to make consecutive operations leading to dening,calculating,and designingthestructure easier –the layoutsguidethe user throughtheprocessrommodelgenerationtoresults. Inordertomakethesystemaseasytouseaspossible,eachlayouthasitsownpredened set o windows which are automatically opened on entering the layout and closed onexit. Layoutsareavailableromtheselectionlistoundintheright,uppercornerothe screen: Autodesk Robot Structural Analsis - Getting Started Guide
METHODS OF WORKING WITH ROBOT INTERFACE | Layout System
SySTEM LAyOUT SELECTION WINDOW A list o standard laouts available in Robot. This example shows the laouts or a shell structure and the laouis var depending on the structure tpe
Figure 6.12 - System layout selection window
Telayoutorderandarrangementollowsachronologicalprocess,startingromdeningnodes,beams,thensupports,sectionsetc. DEFINITION OF STRUCTURE MODEL Contains laouts relating to the geometr and basic denition o a structural model, such as supports, sections etc.
RESULTS Contains laouts showing beam results, maps on suraces etc.
DESIGN Contains laouts relating to steel and concrete design, slab design etc. Figure 6.13 - System layout selection window - chronological layout order
Atypical layout or nodesis shown –notethateachwindow cannot becloseduntil anewlayoutisselected.
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LAyOUT SELECTION PULL DOWN MENU – in this case laout Nodes is selected
GRAPHIC VIEWER / EDITOR
Dialog boxes to show entered data. It is also possible to enter data manuall in this screen or to paste rom programs such as MS Excel ®
STRUCTURE MODEL TOOLBAR – this (as in other laouts) contains data relating to structural entities, but limited to the tpe o data that is appropriate to node denition
Figure 6.14 - Typical layout or nodes
Howeveritisnotnecessarytodenethestructureaccordingtothelayoutorder.Tis maybedoneinanyorderchosenbytheuser.Telayoutsystemwasintroducedinsuch awaythatRobotstructuredenitionisintuitiveandecient. AllRobotoperationsmaybeperormedwithoutusingthedenedlayoutsbutby usingsystemmenuinsteadoralsotakingadvantageobothmethods(simultaneously) accordingtotheuser’sneedsandpreerences.
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ENTERING THE STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS DATA
enteRinG the stRuctuRAl AnAlysis dAtA Tereare3waystoenterdata: 1. Byenteringdatausingtheappropriatetextdialogboxordirectinatable(or pastedromMSExcel®) 2. ByenteringdataintheRobotGUI–usingtoolsorgraphicstructuredenition -i.e.snapgridsorstructuralaxes. Examples odata entering usingthe System Layout mechanism (or Bars and Loadsoptions)arepresentedbelow:
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ENTERING THE STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS DATA GRAPHIC VIEWER/EDITOR allows the user to enter and view data
Dialog box to load cases denition
Dialog box to dene dierent tpes o loads (node, beam, surace, sel-weight)
Data concerning dened load cases (case, load tpe etc.) in tabular orm
Toolbar with load tools (including advanced options such as soil loading, vehicle loading etc.)
Figure 7.1 - Examples o loads data entering with System Layout mechanism NOTE:
The updating o data is dnamic – tables refect graphics and vice versa at all times.
3. ByenteringdatainanotherapplicationandimportingintoRobot-severalle ormatsaresupportedincluding: DXF,DWG,IFC,SDNF(steeldetailingneutralle),CIS/2.Adynamiclinkto andromRevit®Structurealsoprovidesbi-directionalintegration. Asthepreparationothestructuralmodelprogresses,theusercancontrolexactlywhatisseenonthescreenbyusingthe Display settings(itisavailableby Autodesk Robot Structural Analsis - Getting Started Guide
ENTERING THE STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS DATA
pressing iconromcontextmenuordirectromthebottom,rightcorneron theRobotscreen):
DISPLAy allows the user to switch on and o a wide selection o items, including node and members numbers, section shapes, supports, FE mesh and also sets up hidden line and render options. A wide range o customization options allows to the user to dene a view o structure as required exactl to user’s preerences.
Figure 7.2 - Display window
Aerdeningthemodeldata,theusernowproceedstotheanalysisstage. However,priortothisstage,themodelmustbe“discretized”intoniteelements. Robothaswiderangingcapabilitiesor“automeshing”thestructureandmeshingis generallyaveryastprocessoreventhelargestomodels.Someothe“meshingparametersareshownbelow:
AUTOMESHING PARAMETERS can mesh all or part o the structure and also dene mesh densit and meshing tpe
MESH REFINING OPTIONS allow the user to easil rene the mesh in user selected areas.
Figure 7.3 - FE Mesh Generation toolbar
Exampleostructurewithmeshedpanelsisshownbelow:
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ANALYZING THE STRUCTURE
Figure 7.4 - Example o meshing
AnAlyZinG the stRuctuRe Structuralanalysiscanbestarted byselectingoneothe two“calculation”buttons inthehorizontaltoolbar.
Figure 8.1 - Calculation icons
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ANALYZING ANAL YZING THE STRUCTURE
Teicononthelesidestartsthecalculationprocess.Tesecondiconisusedtosetdierentanalysisparameters.Tisoptionallowstheusertochangespecicanalysistypes romlineartononlinearortosetupdynamicanalysis.
Figure 8.2 - Changing analysis parameters
Asadeault,allanalysisissetas“linearstatic” Asadeault,allanalysisissetas“linears tatic”,unlesstheuserhasinc ,unlesstheuserhasincludedsomememludedsomemembersorparameter bersorparam eterssuchas ssuchascable cables,tension s,tensiononly only,hingesetc.Insuchacase ,hingesetc.Insuchacasetheanalysi theanalysis s typeisautomaticallychangedto“ typeisautoma ticallychangedto“nonlinear”andRobotw nonlinear”andRobotwillapplytheloadsincr illapplytheloadsincremenementallytoensurethetruestructuralequilibriumandanalexactgeometryisreached. Robothasmanynonlinearparametersthattheusercansetinthecaseononconvergenceoanalysisdata,includingtheoptionstosetullormodiedNewton-Raphson and“stephalving”.Inadditiontogeneralnonlinearcalculations,theusercanalsoset theollowinganalysisoptions:
P-Delta Modal Seismic(tocodessuchasIBC,UBC,ECetc.) Spectralresponse imehistory Buckling
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RESULTS RESULT S PREVIEW | Graphical results results or beams
Results pReVieW TeResultsLayoutshowsawiderangeoanalysisresultsp TeResultsLayoutsho wsawiderangeoanalysisresultspresentation. resentation. NOTE:
All o results preview options are also available through the RESULTS pull-down menu.
User can view results o calculations b selecting the results laout, where a set o submenus or particular results then appears
Figure 9.1 - Results type selection rom results layout
Resultscanbesplitintovariouscategories,eachhavingtheirowncharacteristics.
Graa r r a (graphic (grap hical al re resul sults tso or r ind indivi ividua dual l beam beams, s,orselect orselection ion obeams obeams,, orgrou orgroups psobeams obeams presentation-bendingmoment,shear,stress,defectionanimationoresultsin.avi ormatetc.)
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RESULTS RESUL TS PREVIEW | Graphical results results or beams
Graphical presentation o results as diagrams in graphic viewer/editor
Tables o results – can easil be conTables verted to MS Excel ® ormat b clicking right hand mouse
Dialog box selects tpe o result to be displaed
Side toolbar shows additional results o structural analsis in tabular orm, graphical orm, plus links to design modules
Figure 9.2 - Results in the diagrams orm
Tereisalsoeasyaccestocalculationresultsorsinglebars.Incontextmenuothebar Tereisalsoeasyaccestocalculationresultsorsinglebars.Incont extmenuothebar (rightmouseclickontheelement,thenselectObjectPropertiesoption)usercansee diagramsandvaluesorselectedquantityointernalorces.
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A right mouse click on an bar displas its properties and results (i analsis has been carried out)
Figure 9.3 - Calculation results or single bar
Graa r r ra (graphicalresultsorsuraces,contourmapsorbending,defection,stress,animations; ”reducedresults”showingglobalorcesinsuracecuts,includingdirectreducedresults orcoresandstidiaphragms)
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RESULTS PREVIEW | Graphical results or suraces
Graphical presentation o result maps in graphic viewer/editor
Dialog box to select tpe o map to displa
Side toolbar shows additional results o structural analsis in tabular orm, graphical orm, plus links to design modules Figure 9.4 - Results in the maps orm
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Tables can easil be edited, enveloping results, setting limits, ltering data b load case etc.
Dialog box used to dene contents o the table. It is available rom the menu activated b pressing the right mouse button when the cursor is located in the table, and selecting TABLE COLUMNS
Figure 9.5 - Tabular results
RobottablescanbeeasilytranserredtoMSExcel®bypressingtherighthandmouse button. InsideRobot,thetablescanbemanipulatedinmanyways,inthesamewayasinput tables:
lteringdataorspecicloadcases,membersorgroupsomembers lteringdatainsideoroutsideuserdenedlimitsshowingglobalmaximaand minimaorselectedmembers,nodesorsuraces Autodesk Robot Structural Analsis - Getting Started Guide
REPORTS AND PRINTOUT COMPOSITION
RepoRts And pRintout composition Robothasabuiltin“reportgenerator”whichpermitstheusertocreateauser denedprintoutoraProject. Terearetwooptionsonthemenubar-“PrintoutComposition”and“ScreenCapture” whichhelptopreparethenalcalculationsnotes,tablesandgraphicprintouts. Dialog box used to dene contents o the table - it is available rom the menu activated b pressing the right mouse button when the cursor is located in the table, and selecting TABLE COLUMNS
Tables can easil be edited, enveloping results, setting limits, ltering data b load case etc. Figure 10.1 - Printout Composition and Screen Capture icons
TeStandardtablistsasetopredenedoptionsorprintout,whichcanbemixedwith screencapturestotheuser’srequirements.
List o nal printout, showing order o data to be printed - the dashed red line indicates a page break between each item
Predened list o printout components Figure 10.2 - Printout composition
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Various method o saving the report – in .doc, html and sxw ormats
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ADVANCED ANALYSIS AND DESIGN
AkeyeatureoRobotisthatallothedataintheprogramissavedinacommonbinaryle–thisdataincludesinput,output,designplusalsoprintoutdata.When structuraldataisalteredoramendedtheoutputandprintout(tablesandgraphics)are automaticallyupdatedonre-analysistorefectthenewresultsotheanalysis.Tisis particularlyuseulwhenconsideringaschematicdesignor“sensitivitystudy”sincethe printoutisautomaticallyupdatedateveryanalysissteptorefectthecurrentstructural conguration.
AdVAnced AnAlysis And desiGn Followinganalysisothestructure,theusermaywishtotakeadvantageomany otheadditionaleatures–suchas:
Steeldesign Concretedesignorbeams,columns,foors Advancedanalysis–P-Delta,dynamicetc.
Teseitemsarebeyondthescopeothis“GettingStartedManual”andarecoveredin moredepthinthehelporRobot.
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LIST OF SHORTCUTS
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select all cop a text or a drawing open a new project open an existing project start printing save the current project cut a text or a drawing repeat the last operation paste a text or a drawing undo the last operation displa the 3D view o a structure (3D XyZ) project a structure on XZ plane project a structure on Xy plane project a structure on yZ plane zoom in the structure view on screen displa the initial view o the structure (dened b the initial angles and scale) “exploded” view o structure elements (on/o) zoom window turn on/o section drawing displa screen capture zoom out structure view on screen turn on/o section smbol displa rotate continuousl around the X axis rotate continuousl around the y axis rotate continuousl around the Z axis delete a text or a drawing call Robot Help sstem or the active option in the active dialog box call text editor reduce structure attributes (supports, numbers o nodes, bars, loads) presented on screen enlarge structure attributes (supports, numbers o nodes, bars, loads) presented on screen
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Synopsis: Tepurposeothisexampleistoshowtheeaseodenition,analysisandreport generationorasimplesteel3DrameinRobot. For this example, itisassumed that Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis2010 isinstalledonthePC.
CONFIGURATION OF THE PROGRAM
conFiGuRAtion oF the pRoGRAm FollowinginstallationoRobot,theusermayconguretheworkingparameters or“Preerences”.odothis: 1. StarttheRobotprogram(clicktheappropriateiconorselectthecommandrom thetaskbar). 2. On the opening window, displayed on the screen click the last but one icon intherstrow( Frame 3D Design).Otheroptionsareor2dand3d rames,modelswithsuracessuchaswallsandfoors,accesstostandalonedesignmodulesetc. a
3. Select ools > Preerencesromthetextmenuorclickonthe ,then iconsonthetoolbarstoopenthe“Preerences”dialogbox.Preerencesallowthe usertosetupworkingandprintoutlanguages,onts,colorsetc.
Figure 1 - Regional settings in Preerences dialog box.
4. Selecttherstpreerencesoption- Languages(treeonthelepartothewindow),thenastheRegional settingschooseUnited States.
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MODEL DEFINITION | Bars defnition
NOTE:
Rga g set the deault databases (proles, materials), units and codes to the standards o a countr. In the example above, we have chosen American section database (AISC) and metric data units: [m],[cm], [kN].
5. ClickAccepttoclosethewindow.
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you can check active units in right, bottom corner o the screen. In this example should be the displa: [m] [kN] [Deg].
model deFinition bar f (ra 2d) Inthisstep,youcreateramemem Inthisstep,yo ucreateramemembersconsistingo2columnsan bersconsistingo2columnsandabeam. dabeam.
1. Cl Clic ick k
ico i con n(r (rig igh ht tsi side deo o th the esc scrree een) n)t to oop open ent the he Barsdialogbox.
2. SetBar type:asColumn–whateverisselectedisnotimportantoranalysis,but aects ae cts the des designparam ignparamete etersor rsorsub subseq sequen uent t mem member ber des design, ign, suc such h a buc bucklin kling g length,positionorestraintetc. 3. DeneSection:asW14x211.
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MODEL DEFINITION | Supports defnition
NOTE:
I the W14x211 section is not available on the list, ou should click the (…) button located beside the s eld and add this section rom the database. In opened nw dialog box, in s eld or daaa: Aisc – Aisc – choose Fa: W then Section: W14x211.. Click A and c the box. W14x211
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There are man extra options that ma be entered or abricated members, tapering sections and also or beams that the user wants to dene as able to exhibit plasticit.
4. EntertheollowingpointsintheBeginning and and Endeld: - todenerstcolumnorame:(0;0;0)and(0;0;3)Add - todenesecondcolumn:(7;0;0)and(7;0;3)Add 5. SetBar type:asBeam. 6. DeneSection:asW14x211. 7. odeneabeaminthestructure,entertheollowingpointsinthe Beginning andEndeld:(0;0;3)and(7;0;3)Add. 8. ClosetheSectionwindow.
sr f Inthisstep,youcreatesupportsortheramestructure.
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ico i con n(r (rig igh ht tsi side deo o th the esc scre reen en) )to too ope pen nth the eSupportsdialogbox.
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MODEL DEFINITION | 2-bay rame defnition
thenodenumberandapply. thenodenumberandapply .omake omakeawindowselection awindowselection,,pr presstherighthand esstherighthand mousekeyandthentheSelectmenuop menuoptionandwindo tionandwindowaround waroundthenodestobe thenodestobe supportedandclickinsidetheselectionbox. 3. Fromthe SupportsdialogboxselecttheFixedsupporticon. 4. ClickApply .
2-a ra f Inthisstep,wecreatea2bayramebymirroringtheexistingrame. 1. Selectallbars(bywindowor CRL+A)andmirrorthemEdit > Edit > Vertical Mirror byverticalaxisotherightcolumn(justclickonthisaxis). INFO
There are man editing possibilities: cop, move, divide, intersect, rotation etc. to make modeling o structure easier and more eective.
2. Cl Clic ick k
icon ic on(t (top opo ot the hesc scre reen en) )to tos sho how wth the ewh whol ole est struc ructu ture re..
3. o di disp spla lay y ba bars rs an and d no node des s num umbe bers rs cl clic ick k icon ic on (b (bot otto tom m le le co corn rner er o th the e screen)thenintheDisplaydialogboxtickon Favorites > Node numbersand Favorites Favor ites > Bar description des cription > Bar numbers. 4. ClickApply and andOK. 5. Clic Click k , ico i con naat tth the ebo bott ttom omo o th the esc scrree een nto tod dis ispl play ays sup uppo port rts ssy symb mbol ola and nd sectionsshape. 6. Terameshouldappearasbelow:
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MODEL DEFINITION | Load case defnition
Figure 2 - Frame with supports and sections shape view.
la a f Inthisstep,youdeneloadcases(theirnumber,natureanddescription).
1. Click
icon(rightsideothescreen)toopentheLoad ypesdialogbox.
2. ClickNew todenea dead load(sel-weight)withastandardnameDL1.
NOTE:
The sel-weight load is automaticall applied in the rst row to all structure bars (in the “Z” direction).
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3. Chooseinthe Natureeld live,then New todenea live loadwithastandard nameLL1.Wehavenowdened2loadcases. 4. Chooseinthe Natureeld wind,then New todenea wind loadwithastandardname WIND1(inthesamewaydene WIND2).Wehavenowdened 4loadcases. 5. Closethedialogbox.
la f r arar a a Inthisstep,youdeneloadsoreachcreatedloadcase. 1. o dene loads or LL1 case select the 2nd load case in the list o dened caseseld:
Figure 3 - Load case LL1 selection.
2. Click box.
icon(rightsideothescreen)toopenthe Load Denitiondialog
3. Onthe Bar tabclick icontoopen the Uniorm load dialogbox,thentype valueoload-45.0inthe pZeld,click Add (Uniorm loaddialogboxisautomaticallyclosed). 4. Selectbeamspan(no.3)–indicatethemorjusttype3ineldApply to. 5. ClickApply .
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6. OntheBartab click icontoopen rapezoidal load dialogbox,thentype valuesoloadsandcoordinatesasshownbelow,clickAddandclosethebox.Tis generatesavaryingloadonthebeam.
Figure 4 - Trapezoidal load defnition.
7. Selectbeamspan(no.5)–indicatethebeamorjusttype5ineldApply to. 8. ClickApply andcloseLoad Denitiondialogbox. 9. odeneloadsor WIND1caseselectthe3rdloadcaseinthelistodenedcaseseld.
10. OntheNodetabinLoad Denitiondialogboxclick icontoopen Nodal Force dialogbox,thentypevalueoload9.0 intheFX eld,clickAddandclose thebox. 11. Selecttheuppernodeothelecolumn(no.2)–graphicallyorbycross-window orjusttype2ineldApply to.
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12. ClickApply andcloseLoad Denitiondialogbox. 13. odeneloadsor WIND2caseselectthe4thloadcaseinthelistodenedcaseseld.
14. OntheBartabin Load Denitiondialogbox click icon to open Uniorm load dialogbox,thentypevalueoload-20.0inthepX eld(pY=0;pZ=0),click Addandclosethebox. 15. Selecttherightcolumn(no.4)–indicateitorjusttype 4ineldApply to. 16. ClickApply andcloseLoad Denitiondialogbox. 17. Closethe Load ypesdialogbox. 18. Click , iconsatthebottom othe screen to turn displayingloadssymbolsandloadsvaluesdescriptionon.
19. Teloadscanalsobeseenintabularorm–click ablesicon(rightside othescreen)thentick Loadsonorselect View > ables > Loadscommand (seebelow). INFO
All tables in Robot can be exported to MS Excel ® b simpl clicking the right hand mouse button in the table.
Figure 5 - Load cases data in tabular orm.
20. Inthelistodenedloadcaseschoosetheloadcaseorwhichtheloadswillbe displayed: Autodesk Robot Structural Analsis - Getting Started Guide
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21. Alldenedloadscaseswillbedisplayedtogether(asshownbelow):
Figure 6 - All defned load cases view.
cg xg ra Inthisstep,wecopythe2Drametogenerate3Dstructure.Whenwecopythatrame, allattributesattachedtoit(loads,sections,supportsetc.)arealsocopied:
1. Click icon (top o the screen) to open the View dialog box, then orchooseView > Work in 3D > 3D xyzromthemenutoselecttheisometric structureview.
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2. ClickCRL+Atoselectallothestructure.
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Edit then ranslation–orselecttheEdit > Edit > ranslateoption romthepull-downmenutoopentheranslationdialogbox.
4. In ranslation vector eldtype coordinates asshownbelow (be surethatinEdit modeoptionCopy insteado MoveischeckedonandNumber o repetitionsis1).
Figure 7 - Copy rame parameters defnition.
5. ClickExecute–secondrameshouldbedisplayonthescreen. 6. Closetheranslation dialog box.
7. Click icontoshowthewholestructure.Testructureshouldlookas shownbelow:
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MODEL DEFINITION | Defnition o lateral beam
Figure 8 - 3D View o copied rame.
df ara a Inthisstep,youdenebeamstojointheselectedramestogether:
1. Click
icon(rightsideothescreen)toopentheBarsdialogbox.
2. InBarsdialogboxsetBar type:asBeam. 3. DeneSection:asW12x190.
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I the W12x190 section is not available on the list, one should click the (…) button located beside the s eld and add this section to the active section list in the nw dialog box.
4. IntheeldsBeginning andEndtypecoordinates(asshownbelow)orsimplyselect beginningeldandthengraphicallydrawthestartandendpointsothemember.
Figure 9 - Bars defnition.
5. Ienteredbycoordinates,Click AddandcloseBarsdialogbox.
df r rag 1.
Sections then New section denition–orselectthe Geometry > Properties > Sections > New section denitionoptionromthemenutoopen thenw sdialogbox:
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Figure 10 - New section defnition.
2. SelectSection (L4x4x0.25)romAmericansectionDatabase(AISC)asshownabove. 3. Click Add -newsectiontypewillbeaddedtotheactive Sectionslist. 4. CloseNew section denitionandSectionsdialogboxes.
5. Click
icon(rightsideothescreen)toopenthe Barsdialogbox.
6. InBarsdialogboxset Bar type:asSimple bar. 7. DeneSection:asL4x4x0.25. 8. IntheeldsBeginning and Endtypecoordinates: (14;0;3) (14;8;0)clickAddthen(14;8;3) (14;0;0)andpressAdd.Ordrawinthe GUI. 9. CloseBarsdialogbox.
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cg f ar (ara a a rag) Inthisstep,youcopytherecentlydenedbarstonishthedenitionotherame: 1. Selectthethreerecentlydenedbars–justindicatethem(barsno.11,12,13)- multipleselectionscanbemadebyholdingdownCRLkey.
2.
Editthen ranslation–orselecttheEdit > Edit > ranslateoption romthemenutoopentheranslationdialogbox.
3. In ranslation vectoreldtypecoordinates: (-7;0;0)orselect2pointsonthe screenthatrepresentthetranslationvectorsuchasthebottomo2columns(be surethatin Editmodeoption Copy ischeckedon)andinNumber o repetitions type2. 4. Ienteredbycoordinate,click Executebuttonthenclose ranslationand Edit dialogboxes. 5. Testructureshouldlookasshownbelow:
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STRUCTURE ANALYSIS
Figure 11 - Complete 3D rame structure view.
stRuctuRe AnAlysis Herewestarttheanalysisprocess,butrstlywewilltellRobottomakeautomatic codecombinations(romanyoneothelistoCodesinJobPreerences): 1. Select Loads > Automatic Combinations…optionromthemenutoopenthe Load Case Code Combinationsdialogbox.SelecttheFull automatic combinationsoption.Teprogramwillnowautomaticallyassignanumberocombinationstondthemostonerousloadcombination. 2. ClickOKbutton–automaticcalculationocodecombinationswillbedone.
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Calculations–clickthisiconorselecttheAnalysis > Calculationsoption romthemenutostartcalculationprocess.
4. Oncethecalculationsarecompletedtheinormation: Results (FEM): Available shouldbedisplayedatthetopothescreen. NOTE:
A ke strength o Robot is the possibilit to dene a wide range o analsis tpes (linear static, non-linear geometr and material, buckling, modal analsis, harmonic analsis, seismic analsis, time histor analsis etc.) I the user wishes to see these possibilities, he/she ma look in the Aa > Aa t > cag aa pull down menu. However, or this simple example, we will just assume the deault linear static tpe o analsis.
Results pReVieW dag a r graa Inthisstep,wedisplayMy bendingmomentonbarsorselectedloadcase: 1. Click iconatthe bottomothescreentoswitcho thesectionshapeand simplydisplaya“stickmodel”orallmembers. 2. Inthelistodenedloadcaseschoosethedesiredloadcasetodisplay:
3. SelectResults > Diagrams or Bars… Diagramsdialogbox.
rom the menu to open
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RESULTS PREVIEW | Displaying beam results graphically
4. Onthe NMtabcheck My Moment(thisshowsthemajoraxisbendingmoment onthebeams),thenclick Normalizebutton(toautoscale)andclick Apply to displaybendingmomentsdiagramsorallbeams:
Figure 12 - Diagram o bending moment.
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To displa numerical values o internal orces in the dagra dialog box, click on tab parar, dagra r tick labels and A.
5. Inasimilarway,diagramsthatexhibitothervaluesavailableromtheDiagrams dialogboxcanbeviewed. 6. ickoMy MomentandApply .
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dag r ar aar r Inthisstep,youdisplayinternalorcesorbarsorparticularloadcasesandcombinations: 1. Select View > ablestoopenables: Data and Resultsdialogbox,thentickon Forcesand OKtoviewallinormationaboutinternalorces(Values,Envelope, Globalextremes).
Figure 13 - Example o results presentation in tabular orm.
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In a similar wa, tables that exhibit other values available rom the ta: daa a R dialog box can be viewed. The tables can easil be exported to MS Excel® (b right hand mouse click) and tables can also be sorted b choosing certain load cases, member tpes etc. Advanced users can also dene “groups” and displa results onl or these groups. Column values ma be placed in order b simpl clicking the appropriate column header, or example FX.
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RESULTS PREVIEW | Stress analysis
2. ClosetheForcestable. 3. Click
iconatthebottomothescreentoturnsectionsshapebackon.
sr aa Inthisstep,welearnhowtoobtainandanalyzestressdiagramsandmapsortheentire barstructure: 1. Switchlayoutto Stress Analysis - Structure.odothisgototheRobotlayouts selectioncombo-box(righttopscreencorner) 2. ClicktheResultsoptionandlatertheStress Analysis - Structure .
Figure 14 - Layout selection pull-down menu (stress analysis selection).
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Now the screen is divided into three main parts: the graphic viewer where the structure is displaed, the sr Aa -srr dialog box – to managing stress analsis. This dialog box is used or selecting stresses and determining the manner o stress graphical presentation the sr Aa -srr results table to view actual values o stresses or bars
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3. Inthelistodenedloadcaseschoosetheloadcaseorwhichtheresultswillbe displayed:
4. OntheDiagrams tablocatedintheStress Analysis - Structuredialogboxselectthe Max optionromtheMiseseld,thenApply (theresultshouldlookasshownbelow):
Figure 15 - Stress analysis in diagram orm.
NOTE:
This dialog box allows selecting a user-dened stress and a set o basic stress tpes: normal, tangent, Mises and Tresca.
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RESULTS PREVIEW | Stress analysis
5. OntheStress Analysis - StructuredialogboxtickotheMax optionromthe Mises eld,thenApply . 6. OntheMaps - DeormationtablocatedintheStress Analysis - Structuredialog boxticktheDeormation optionon,thenApply .
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Stress Analysis or structure - maps-clickthisiconorselecttheResults > Stress Analysis > Stress Mapsoptionromthemenutoviewthestructure togetherwithsectionshapesandaccuratedetailedstressmapsonthesesections (asshowninthegurebelow).
Figure 16 - Stress analysis in maps orm.
NOTE:
The size o member sections in stress maps is b deault greater than the real size o member sections so that the stress maps presented or these sections are more readable. Real proportions between the member length and dimensions o the member cross section can be obtained ater pressing the h ke on the keboard. These proportions can be modied using the ollowing kes on the keboard: pgu and pgd.
8. ClosetheStress Analysis – structure (3D View) window.
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PREPARATION OF PRINTOUTS | “Capturing” views and data
pRepARAtion oF pRintouts Robothasapowerulbuiltinreportgeneratorthatallowstheusertocompileand manipulatestandarddata,plusscreencapturesographicalandtabulardata.
“carg” vw a aa r aa 1. Inlayoutsselectioncombo-box(righttopscreencorner)switchto Startlayout. Tepictureothemodelisshownonthescreenwithnootherwindows.Let’sassumewewanttoprintthisimage.
2. Click icon(topothescreenonthestandardtoolbar)toopenthe Screen Capturedialogbox.
Figure 17 - Screen capture parameters defnition.
3. Intheabovedialogboxchange Screen capture orientationto Horizontal and typenameothepictureasaStructure View .
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PREPARATION OF PRINTOUTS | Preparing printout composition
NOTE:
The sr ar a enables the user to choose automatic u pdate o screenshots – this means that the images and data are automaticall updated should the structure be changed. Alternativel, the can be saved in JPG ormat.
4. Click OKtoclosethebox. 5. Inthelistodenedloadcaseschoosethe2:LL1loadcase.
6. Click icon(topothescreenonthestandardtoolbar)toopenthe Screen Capturedialogbox. 7. Inthisdialogboxchange Screen capture orientation to Horizontalandleave nameothepictureasaStructure – Cases 2: (LL1). 8. ClickOKtoclosethebox. 9. Inthesamewaypreparepictures:Structure – Cases 3: (WIND1)andStructure – Cases 4: (WIND2)
prarg r Herewepreparethelayoutothereport:
1. Click icon(topothescreenonthestandardtoolbar)toopenthe Printout Composition - Wizarddialogbox. 2. OntheStandardtab,selectreportcomponents(clickthemwhilepressingCRL key)asshownbelow:
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Figure 18 - Report components selection.
3. ClickAdd totranserthemarkedcomponentstotherightpanelwhichshowsthe actuallayoutotheprintout. 4. OntheScreen Capturestabselectallscreenshots. 5. ClickAddtotransermarkedcomponentstotherightpanel. 6. Usingicons
moveparticularcomponentstotheordershownbelow:
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PREPARATION OF PRINTOUTS | Printing and exporting the calculation report
Figure 19 - Screen captures selection.
prg a xrg aa rr Inthisstep,welearnhowtoprintandsavethecalculationnote:
1. Click Preview todisplaythereport:
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PREPARATION OF PRINTOUTS | Printing and exporting the calculation report
Figure 20 - Report preview. NOTE:
Beore printing o the report, save our project. In this case we save it as “Fra 3d”. Thanks to this operation actual inormation about project will be used to generate the documentation (i.e. project name on the title page – as shown above). To change this inormation (and man more) later we can use F > prj rr option rom the top menu.
2. Using buttons
browse each page o the Report.
NOTE:
I ou need to make some corrections to the laout or tabular content ou can edit them directl in this preview window. To do this, ou should press icon (top bar) and double click on the appropriate item to be edited. The general Robot window will be open, which allows the user to make changes or corrections. Ater that press button Rr prvw to continue the preview o the calculation report.
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PREPARATION OF PRINTOUTS | Printing and exporting the calculation report
3. Click Page setup.Te Pageand Margins taballowstheusertosetvariousparameters. 4. Click Header/ootertab.Inthistabyoucandenethelookothetitlepage, headerandooter.
Figure 21 - Page setup settings.
5. ClickOKtoclosethedialogbox. 6. Closetheprevieworeportprintoutwindow. 7. Idesired,In Printout Composition – Wizarddialogboxclickon Printbutton toprintallreports. 8. osavethecalculationnote,clickonicon
toexportthereportto.html
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Rc And steel miXed stRuctuRe
Synopsis: Te purpose o this example is to show the ease o denition, analysis and presentation o results or a 3D rame and shell structure (mixed RC and steel) in Robot. Forthisexample,itisassumedthatAutodeskRobotStructuralAnalysis2010isinstalled onthePC.
CONFIGURATION OF THE PROGRAM
conFiGuRAtion oF the pRoGRAm FollowinginstallationoRobot,theusermayconguretheworkingparameters or“Preerences”.odothis: 1. StarttheROBOprogram(clicktheappropriateiconorselectthecommand romthetaskbar). 2. Ontheopeningwindow,displayedonthescreenclickthersticon in therstrow( Frame 2D Design).Otheroptionsareor3dramesandmodels withsuracessuchaswallsandfoors,accesstostandalonedesignmodulesetc a
3. Select ools > Preerencesromthetextmenuorclickonthe ,then iconsonthetoolbarstoopenthe Preerences dialogbox.Preerences allowthe usertosetupworkingandprintoutlanguages,onts,colorsetc.
Figure 1 - Regional settings in Preerences dialog box.
4. Selecttherstpreerencesoption- Languages(treeonthelepartothewindow),thenastheRegional settingschooseUnited States
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Regional settings set the deault databases (proles, materials), units and codes to the standards o a countr. In the example above, we have chosen American section database (AISC) and metric data units: [m],[cm], [kN].
5. ClickAccept toclosethewindow
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you can check active units in right, bottom corner o the screen. In this example should be the displa: [m] [kN] [Deg].
model deFinition df rra ax Inthisstep,wedenearectangularaxisgridintheCartesiancoordinatesystem.
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The axes o the structure create an additional grid which can be used to dene dierent elements o the structure and select structure components. The grid intersections orm points that acilitate the users work b guiding cursor movements during graphical structure denition.
1. Press icon(rightsideotheRobotscreen)orselectGeometry > Axis Denition… romthemenutoopentheStructural Axisdialogbox.
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2. OntheX tabinthe Positioneldtype -1andpressInsertbutton,inthesame wayenterollowingaxiscoordinatesasshownbelow(Figure2): 3. SetNumbering asA B C… 4. OntheZtabinthePositioneldtype0andpressInsertbutton,inthesameway enterollowingaxiscoordinatesasshownbelow(Figure3): 5. SetNumbering as1 2 3…
Figure 2 - Defnition o structural axis in X direction.
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Figure 3 - Defnition o structural axis in Z direction.
6. Apply andClosetheStructural Axisdialogbox. 7. Denedaxesshouldappearasshownbelow:
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MODEL DEFINITION | Section defnition
Figure 4 - View o defned structural axis.
s f Inthisstep,welearnhowtoaddnewsectionstothelistoavailablesections.
1. Press icon (rightside o thescreen) or select Geometry > Properties > SectionsromthemenutoopentheSectionsdialogbox. 2. Checkpresenceotheollowingsections: CR30x30, BR30x60, W8x28, W10x45.
3. ItheabovesectionsarenotpresentinthelistoavailablesectionspresstheNew section denition
icon to open New Sectiondialogbox.
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4. IntheSection type pull-downmenuchooseRC Column.
Figure 5 - New RC column defnition.
5. Set30inthebandheld,intheLabeleldcolumnname:CR30x30willbeautomaticallycreatedandclickAdd(seeabove). 6. IntheSection typepull-downmenuchooseRC Beam. 7. Set 30inthe band 60inthe held,inthe Labeleldcolumnname:BR30x60 willbeautomaticallycreated,thenpressAdd. 8. IntheSection typeeldselect Steel. 9. Set AISC in the Database eld, W in the Family eld and W 8X28 in the Section eld.
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Figure 6 - New steel section defnition.
10. PressAddtoadddenedsectiontothelistotheactivesections. 11. Asbeore,setAISCintheDatabaseeld,WintheFamily eldandW 10x45in theSectioneld. 12. PressAdd,closeNew SectionandSectionsdialogboxes.
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bar f Inthisstep,wedenea2Drameusingthepreviouslydenedsections. 1. Goto the Robotlayoutsselection box (right topcorneroscreen)andswitch layouttotheBars:
Figure 7 - Bars layout selection.
2. Gotothe Barsdialogboxandset: RC Column(Barypeeld),CR30x30 (Sectioneld). 3. PlacethecursorintheNode Coordinates > Beginning eld,switchtothegraphicviewerandselectgraphicallythebeginningandendothecolumnsbymeans othecoordinatesotheintersectionpointothedenedaxes:B1-B2, C1-C2, D1-D2(seebelow):
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Figure 8 - View o defned columns.
4. Settheollowingoptions:RC Beam(Barypeeld),BR30x60(Sectioneld). 5. GototheNode Coordinates > Beginning and,asbeore,indicatethebeginning andendothebeams:A2-B2, B2-C2, C2-D2, D2-E2(seebelow):
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Figure 9 - View o added beams.
6. Settheollowingoptions:Column(Barypeeld),W8x28(Sectioneld). 7. GototheNode Coordinates > Beginning and,asbeore,indicatethebeginning andendothecolumns:A2-A3, C2-C5, E2-E3(seebelow):
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Figure 10 - View o added columns on the 2 nd storey.
8. Settheollowingoptions:Beam(Barypeeld),W10x45(Sectioneld). 9. GototheNode Coordinates > Beginning and,asbeore,indicatethebeginning andendothebeams:A3-C5, E3-C4(seebelow):
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Figure 11 - Finished 2D rame view.
10. Press , iconsatthebottomothescreentodisplaysupportssymbolsand sectionsshapes. 11. Press
iconatthebottomothescreentoopentheDisplay dialogbox.
12. SelecttheBarsoption(lepanel)andtickSymbolso(rightpanel)toturno displayocrosssections.
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Figure 12 - Switch o bars symbols displaying.
13. Click Apply and OK toclosethebox.Frame2Dshouldlookasshown below:
Figure 13 - 2D rame view with additional attributes - section shapes.
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sr f Inthisstep,wecreatesupportsortheramestructure. 1. GototheRobotlayoutsselectionbox(righttopscreencorner)andswitchlayout toSupports. 2. GototheSupportsdialogboxandselectFixedinthelistosupports. 3. Movethecursortothegraphicalview.Notethatasupportsymbolisshownthat willallowtheusertoaddsupportstodiscretenodes.oaddtoallnodes,press right mousebuttonand “select” and drag window round the nodesthat have supports. 4. Clickinside“currentselection”boxandapply. Noticethatthesupportsarealsonowshowninthetab.
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MODEL DEFINITION | Load cases defnition
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you ma also tpe the relevant supports numbers (1 3 5) into the crr s eld and appl.
5. Denedramewithsupportsshouldlookasshownbelow:
Figure 15 - Frame with defned supports view.
la a f Inthisstep,wedenenamesandnaturesoallloadcases. 1. GototheRobotlayoutsselectionbox(righttopscreencorner)andswitchlayout totheLoads.
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Figure 16 - Loads layout.
2. IntheLoad ypesdialogboxclick New todeneadeadload(sel-weight)with astandardnameDL1.
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The sel-weight load is automaticall applied – see the table (in the “Z” direction).
3. ClickNew onceagaintodeneadeadloadwithastandardnameDL2. 4. Chooseinthe Natureeld live,then New todenealiveloadwithastandard nameLL1.
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5. ClickNew onceagaintodenealiveloadwithastandardnameLL2. 6. ChooseintheNatureeldwind,thenNew todeneawindloadwithastandard nameWIND1. 7. ChooseintheNature eldsnow,thenNew todeneasnowloadwithastandard nameSN1:
Figure 17 - Load types defnition.
df a r rf a a Inthisstep,wedenetypesandvaluesoloadsorparticularloadcases.Eachloadcase canhaveseveralloadsappliedwithinit. 1. odeneloadsor DL2caseselectthe2ndloadcaseinthelistodenedload caseseld(seebelow):
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Figure 18 - DL2 load type selection.
2. Press
icon(rightsideothescreen)toopenthe Load Denitiondialogbox.
3. OntheBar tab press icon to open Uniormloaddialogbox,thentypevalue oload–10 [kN/m]inthepZeld,clickAddandclosethebox:
Figure 19 - Uniorm load defnition or DL2 case.
4. Selectbeams(no. 4 5 6 7)–indicatethemorjusttype4to7ineldApply toand clickApply (asbeoreitspossibletowindowthemtoo)
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5. Press icon at the bottom o the screen to turn display Load value descriptions on.
Figure 20 - DL2 load case view.
6. odeneloadsor LL1caseselectthe 3rd load caseinthelistodenedload caseseld.
7. OntheBar tab press icon to open Bar Force dialogbox,thentypevalueo load–20 [kN]intheFZeld. 8. OntheCoordinate eldleavex=0,50value(denedorcewillbeappliedhalway alongthemember),clickAddandClosethebox.
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Figure 21 - Bar orce defnition or LL1 case.
9. Selectbeams (no.5)–indicatethemorjusttype 5ineld Apply toandclick Apply .
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Figure 22 - LL1 load case view.
10. Inthesamewayyoumaydeneor 4th:LL2loadcasebarorce –30 [kN]onthe hallengthothebarNo.6.
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Figure 23 - LL2 load case view.
11. odeneloadsor WIND1caseselectthe5thloadcaseinthelistodenedload caseseld.
12. Onthe Bar tab press icon to open Uniorm Loaddialogbox,thentype valueo load –1,5 [kN/m]inthe pZeld,tickCoord.system– Localon,then clickAddandclosethebox.
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Figure 24 - Uniorm load defnition or WIND1 case.
13. Select beam (no.1) –indicatethemorjusttype1ineld Apply toandclick Apply . 14. Inthesamewaydeneuniormloads:-2,50 [kN/m]orbarno. 8and-3 [kN/m] orbarno. 11.
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Figure 25 - WIND1 load case view.
15. odeneloadsorSN1caseselectthe 6th loadcaseinthelistodenedload caseseld.
16. Onthe Bar tab press icon to open Uniorm Load dialogbox,thentype valueoload –2,50 [kN/m]inthe pZeld,tick Projected load on,thenclick Addandclosethebox.
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Figure 26 - Uniorm load defnition or SN1 case.
17. Selectbeams (no.11 and 12)–indicatethemorjusttype 11 12ineldApply to andclickApply .
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Figure 27 - SN1 load case view.
18. ClosetheLoad Denitiondialogbox. 19. GototheRobotlayoutsselectionbox(righttopscreencorner)andswitchlayout toStart.
Now,usingtheexisting2Drame,wedenea3Dramestructurewithslabsandwalls.
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cagg rr Soarwehaveworkedin2D.Inthisstep,weopennewmodule Shelldesigntoenable wallandslabdenitionandworkin3D. 1. Select Geometry > Structure type rom the menu, whichopens the window presentedbelow:
Figure 28 - Structure type selection window.
2. SelectShelldesignicon(thethirdoneromtheleinthesecondrow)tochange structuretyperom2Drametoshell.Teprogrampromptsyoutosaveyour worksoar.
df aa rra ax Inthisstep,wdeneadditionalstructuralaxesoninthethirdaxis-theYdirection.
1. Press icon(rightsideotheRobotscreen)orselect Geometry > Axis Denition… romthemenutoopentheStructural Axisdialogbox. 2. SetNumbering asDeneandtypeinthenexteld(ontherightside) L1.
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3. OntheYtabinthePositioneldtype0andpress Insertbutton,inthesameway enterollowingaxiscoordinatesasshownbelow:
Figure 29 - Defnition o structural axis in Y direction.
4. PressApply andclosetheStructural Axisdialogbox.
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MODEL DEFINITION | Copying existing rame
cg xg ra Inthisstep,wecopythe2Drametogeneratea3Dstructure.Whenwecopythatrame, allattributesattachedtoit(loads,sections,supportsetc)arealsocopied:
1. Press
icon (topothe Robot screen) to open the View dialogbox,then
orchoose View > Work in 3D > 3D xyzromthemenutoselecttheisometricstructureview(seepicturebelow):
Figure 30 - 3D view o defned rame.
2. PressCRL+Atoselectallothestructure.
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Edit then ranslation–pressthisiconsorselecttheEdit/Edit/ranslateoptionromthemenutoopentheranslationdialogbox.
4. Inranslationvectortypethevaluetocopyineachaxisasshownbelow: 5. In Edit mode tick option Copy onand Number o repetitionssetas 2(see below):
Figure 31 - Copy o the rame - translaction vector defnition.
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you ma dene translation vector graphicall b indicating the beginning and end o the translation vector (in isometric structure view).
6. Copiedramesshouldlookasshownbelow:
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MODEL DEFINITION | Defnition o lateral beams
Figure 32 - Copied rame view.
df ara a Inthisstep,wedenebeamstojointheselectedramestogether: 1. GototheRobotlayoutsselectionbox(righttopscreencorner)andswitchlayout totheBars. 2. Click , iconsatthebottomothescreentoturnnodeandbarsnumbers displayo. 3. InBarsdialogboxsetBar type:asBeam. 4. DeneSection:asW8x15.
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I the Wx1 section is not available on the list, ou should click the (…) button located beside the s eld and add this section rom the database. In opened nw section dialog box, in s selection eld or daaa: Aisc – choose Fa: W then Section: Wx1. Click A and the box (see below)
Figure 33 - New steel section defnition.
5. PressAdd-newsectiontypetobeaddedtotheactive Sectionslist. 6. CloseNew Sectiondialogbox. 7. Placethecursorinthe Node Coordinates > Beginning eld,thenswitchtothe graphicviewerandselectgraphicallythebeginningandendothebarsbymeans othecoordinatesotheintersectionpointodenedaxes: - (E,L1,3)and(E,L2,3) - (E,L2,3)and(E,L3,3) - (C,L1,5)and(C,L2,5) - (C,L2,5)and(C,L3,5) - (A,L1,3)and(A,L2,3) - (A,L2,3)and(A,L3,3) Autodesk Robot Structural Analsis - Getting Started Guide
MODEL DEFINITION | Defnition o lateral beams
8. Testructurewithlateraltiebeamsshouldlookasshownbelow:
Figure 34 - View o structure with lateral tie beams added.
9. GototheRobotlayoutsselectionbox(righttopscreencorner)andswitchlayout totheGeometry .
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df a Inthisstep,welearnhowtodeneaslab,rstwedeneacontour(shape)otheplate thenweassignphysicalpropertiestoit.Firstly,weneedtodenetheelevationothe structurethatwewishtoworkon–wedothiswitha“workplane”.
1. osetnewaworkplanepresstheicon providedinthebottomlecorner othescreenwhichrepresentstheactiveworkplane–aView dialogboxwillbe opened. 2. Press 2Dand XY buttonsandselect “Structure axis 2” 4,00 (m)–asshown below.OncetheseoptionsareselectedthestructureissetontheXYplaneatthe recentlydened Zcoordinate(e.g.Z=12);onlystructurecomponentsromthis planearedisplayed.
Figure 35 - New work plane defnition (in axis no 2).
3. ClosetheView dialogbox.
4. Press icon(rightsideotheRobotscreen)orselect Geometry > Objects > Polyline-contour romthemenutoopenthePolyline-Contourdialogbox. 5. Indicaterequiredpointsothecontourinthegraphicviewerbycursorasollow: (A,L1);(E,L1);(E,L3);(A,L3);(A,L1)–note,alwaysselectthestartandendpoint to“close”thecontour.
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6. Close the Polyline-Contour dialog box, the dened contour should look as shownbelow:
Figure 36 - Defned contour o panel view.
7. Press icon(rightsideotheRobotscreen)orselect Geometry > Panels romthemenutoopenthePaneldialogbox.
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A surace in Robot is called a “panel”. So i ou want to create a slab or wall, ou must dene an appropriate panel.
8. Inthe Paneldialogboxsetparameters: Panelin Contour typeeld, Internal point(Creationwitheld),none(Reinorcementeld),H12_CONCR(Ticknesseld)andShell(Modeleld)-seepicturebelow: Autodesk Robot Structural Analsis - Getting Started Guide
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Figure 37 - Panel defnition settings.
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In the Rr option ou can dene a reinorcement tpe. However this option is unavailable in Robot Free, in the Slab design module, in the ull commercial version o the program, ou can perorm a complete design process o an RC slab ( including calculation o provided reinorcement and defection verication with reinorcement and cracking taken into consideration).
9. oassigntherecentlydenedpaneltotheselectedcontoursetthecursorinthe Internal Pointeldthenmoveittothegraphicalviewerandclickonapoint locatedwithintheareaotheslab. 10. ClosethePaneldialogbox.
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MODEL DEFINITION | Defnition o slab
12. Press , iconsatthebottomothescreentoturnonappropriatedisplayo supportsandsectionsshapes. 13. Tedenedstructurewithslabsshouldlookasshownbelow:
Figure 38 - Structure with slab view.
o f InthisstepwedeneosetbetweenaxisslabandRCbeams: 1. Press
iconatthebottomothescreentoopenDisplay dialogbox.
2. SelectthePanels/FE option(lepanel)andtick Panel thicknesson(rightpanel) toturndisplayingthicknessopanelson.
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Figure 39 - Switch thickness o panel display on.
3. Onthestructuredrawing,whichappearsonthescreenwecanseethatneutral axisotheRCbeamsandRCslabareonthesamelevelwithnoeccentricityby deault.
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MODEL DEFINITION | Oset defnition
Figure 40 - Deault view o RC beams and RC slab on the same level with no eccentricity.
4. SelectGeometry > Additional Attributes > Ofsets…romthemenuthenpress New osetdenitionbuttontoopentheNew Ofsetdialogbox.
5. IntheNew Ofsetdialogboxsetparameters: Ofset_1inLabeleld,-45,24[cm] (thisis haloRCslab heightplushal oRCbeams height)inthe Beginning – UZ:and End - UZ:eldsandtick Global(Coordinatesystemeld)on-see picturebelow:
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Figure 41 - New oset (between beams and slab) defnition.
6. AddandclosetheNew Ofsetdialogbox.
7. Press box.
icon (le,top corner o theRobotscreen)to open theSelectiondialog
Figure 42 - Selection o RC beams by flters.
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8. IndicateSectionasselectioncriterionandclickB R30x60 in the listboxabove. 9. Pressthe buttontoenterdenedselectiontotheediteldandmarkredconcretebeams,towhichosetswillbeattributed.Closethebox. 10. IntheOfsetsdialogboxplacethecursorinthe Current Selectioneld–numbersoselectedbeamswillappear. 11. PressApply andClosetonishosetdenition. 12. odisplaydenedosetbeamspress Display dialogbox.
iconatthebottomothescreentoopen
13. Selectthe Favoritesoption(lepanel)andtickOfsetson(rightpanel),then pressApply andOK–resultshouldlookasshownbelow:
Figure 43 - Switch osets display on.
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Figure 44 - View o RC beams and RC slab with oset defned.
df a wa Inthisstep,welearnhowtodeneawall,rstwedeneacontourthenweassignphysicalpropertiestoit:
1. osetanewworkplanepresstheicon providedinthebottomlecorner othescreen–View dialogboxwillbeopen. 2. Press 2D and YZ buttonsandselect “Structure axis D” 14,00 (m).Oncethese optionsareselectedthestructureissetontheYZplaneattherecentlydenedX coordinate(e.g.X=40);onlystructurecomponentsromthisplanearedisplayed.
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Figure 45 - New work plane defnition (in axis D).
3. ClosetheView dialogbox.
4. Press , iconsatthebottomothescreentoturndisplayosupportssymbol andsectionsshapeo.
5. Press icon(rightsideotheRobotscreen)orselect Geometry > Objects > Polyline-contour romthemenutoopenthePolyline-Contourdialogbox. 6. Indicate required points o the contour in the graphic viewer by cursor as ollow: - (14;0;0) - (14;2;0) - (14;2;3) - (14;4;3) - (14;4;0) - (14;10;0) - (14;10;3) - (14;12;3) - (14;12;0) - (14;14;0) - (14;14;4) - (14;0;4) 7. PressApply andclosethePolyline-Contourdialogbox.
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8. Denedcontourshouldlookasshownbelow:
Figure 46 - Contour o defned panel view.
9. Press icon(rightsideotheRobotscreen)orselect Geometry/Panelsrom themenutoopenthePaneldialogbox. 10. Inthe Panel dialogboxsetparameters: Panel in Contour typeeld, Internal point(Creationwitheld),none(Reinorcement:)and Shell(Modeleld).
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Figure 47 - Panel defnition settings.
11. odenethicknessothepanelpress button(righttothe Ticknesseld), theninthe T = eldtype 30(cm),inLabel:eldnameH30,00willbeautomaticallyupdated,AddandclosetheNew Ticknessdialogbox(seebelow).
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Figure 48 - New panel thickness defnition.
12. oapplychosenpanelpropertiestotherecentlydenedcontour,inthePanel dialogbox,setthecursorintheInternal pointeld,thenmovethecursortothe graphicalviewerandindicateapointwithintheboundariesothepanelcontour. 13. Closethebox.
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MODEL DEFINITION | Defnition o wall support
df wa r Inthisstep,wecreatealinesupportunderneaththewall.
1. Press box.
icon (right side o the Robot screen) to open the Supports dialog
2. GototheLineartabthenselectthe Fixedsupporttype.
Figure 49 - Linear support o the wall defnition.
3. Switchtothegraphicalviewer,pointatthebottomslabedgesandclickonce (whenitishighlighted)ontheedge. 4. Closethebox.
5. o set 3D view o structure click the icon (bottom le corner o the screen),theninView dialogboxpress3Dbuttonandclosethebox. 6. Press , iconsat the bottomo thescreento turnon displayo supports symbolandsectionsshapes. Autodesk Robot Structural Analsis - Getting Started Guide
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7. Denedstructurewithslabandwallshouldlookasshownbelow:
Figure 50 - View o entire structure (with slab and wall defned).
mg arar f Inthisstep,welearnhowtomeshthepanels,sinceRobotisniteelementsolution. Robothasextremelypowerulmeshingalgorithmstocopewithvirtuallyanyshapeo structureormeshrequirement. NOTE:
The meshing o the plates and shells are made automaticall (with standard parameters), ater starting the calculation process. However it is oten desirable to mesh the structure manuall - oten to obtain better qualit meshing we should to modi the standard settings.
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Options o FE Mesh Generation then Meshing Options –click theseiconsorselecttheAnalysis > Calculation model > Meshing OptionsoptionromthemenutoopentheMeshing Optionsdialogbox. NOTE:
Because there were no panels selected, the program will ask ou the question:
Answer y to select all panels.
2. SelectComplex mesh generation (Delaunay)tochoosemeshingmethod. 3. ype0,5[m]todenesizeoniteelements(asshownbelow):
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Figure 51 - Meshing method and parametrs defnition.
4. ClickOKtocloseMeshing Optionsdialogbox. 5. From Options o FE Mesh Generation toolbar click Generationiconor selectthe Analysis > Calculation model > Generationoptiontogeneratethe mesh. 6. ClosetheOptions o FE Mesh Generationtoolbar. 7. Meshedslabandwallshouldlookasshownbelow:
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Figure 52 - Structure with meshed panels view.
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Meshing parameters ma be dened separatel or each panel. This is s times useul i the Engineer is interested in results in a set area and can thereore mesh this area more densel than other areas.
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df a a Inthisstep,wedeneadditionalloadstobeappliedtotheslab.
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ico ic on( n(ri righ ghts tsid ideo eoth theR eRob obot otsc scrree een) n)to toop open enth the eLoad ypesdialog
2. Chooseinthe Natureeldlive,then New todenealiveloadwithastandard todenealiveloadwithastandard name LL3. 3. odeneloadsor LL3 ca case sese selec lect t th this is lo load ad ca case sein in th the e Lis List t o de den ned ed ca cases ses eld. 4. ClosetheLoad ypesbox.
5. Press icon(rightsideotheRobotscreen)toopenthe Load Denition dialogbox. 6. Onthe Surace ta tab pr press ic icon to to op open Uniorm Planar Load dialogbox, thentypevalueoload –10(kN/m2)inthe pZeld,click Add and closethe box. 7. IntheLoad Denition dialogboxsetthecursorintheApply toeld,thenindicatepanel(clickwhenitishighlighted). 8. PressApply and andclose Load denitiondialogbox.
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stRuctuRe AnAlysis Here we start the analysis proc oceess, but rstly we will dene load case combinations: 1. Select Loads > Manual Combinations… op optio tion n r rom om th the e me menu nu to op open en th the e Combination Denition > Modicationdialogbox.LeaveCombination name andCombination typeassetdeault.
Figure 53 - Defnition o combination type.
2. ClickOKbuttontoopenCombinationsdialogbox.
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Figure 54 - Defnition o cases in combination.
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Combination actors ma be dened manuall or each nature o load case (Far f button) or applied automaticall or the selected load nature (option auto in Far eld).
3. Inthiscaseweuseautomaticdenitionoactors(optionautoinFactor eld) sointhe Combinationsdialogboxpress buttontotranseralldenedload cases(lepanel)tothelistocasesincombination(rightpanel):
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Figure 55 - List o cases in combination with automatically assigned actors.
4. Apply andclose thebox. 5. DenedloadcombinationCOMB1wasaddedtothelistodenedloadcases:
Figure 56 - List o defned load cases updated by load combination COMB1.
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Calculations–clickthisiconorselecttheAnalysis > Calculationsoption romthemenutostartthecalculationprocess.
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7. Oncethecalculationsarecompletedtheinormation: Results (FEM): Available shouldbedisplayedatthetopothescreen.
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A ke strength o Robot is the possibilit to dene a wide range o analsis tpes (linear static, non-linear geometr and material, buckling, modal analsis, harmonic analsis, seismic analsis, time histor analsis etc.) I the user wishes to see these possibilities, he/she ma look in the Aa > Aa t > cag aa tpe pull down menu. However, or this simple example, we will just assume the deault linear static tpe o analsis.
Results pReVieW pa r a r Inthisstep,welearnhowtodisplaycalculationresultsonpanelsas“maps”orselected loadcases: 1. Inthelistodenedloadcaseschoosetheloadcaseorwhichtheresultswillbe displayed:
2. SelectResults > Maps… romthemenutoopenMaps dialogbox. 3. IntheDetailed tabcheckDisplacements – u,w orz directionbox. 4. ickWith FE meshon(bottompartothebox):
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Figure 57 - Parameters o maps on panels defnition.
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To displa scale o colors, on the da tab tick the “Open new window with scale” displaed box . On the sa tab ou can change parameters o map presentation (color palette, scale tpe), in this example, choose cr a: 26 r .
5. ClickApply andclosetheMapsdialogboxthenenlargethegraphicalviewer(by stretching) and click
Zoom Allicontomaximizemodelview.
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6. Mapodefectionotheplateshouldlookasshownbelow:
Figure 58 - Panels displacements in z direction in map orm.
7. Press Exittocloseadditionalwindow.oswitchothemapdisplay,gobackto themapsdialoguebox,removethetickandapply NOTE:
In the similar wa, maps that show other values available rom the da dialog box can also be displaed.
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dra rr Inthisstep,welearnhowtodisplaydeormationothestructure. 1. Press
iconatthebottomothescreentoturndisplayingsectionsshapeo.
2. SelectResults > Diagrams or Bars… romthemenutoopenDiagramsdialogbox.
Figure 59 - Presentation parameters o structure deormation.
3. OntheDeormation tabtickDeormation boxon,thenpressNormalizebutton (toautoscale).Deormationothestructureshouldlookasshownbelow:
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Figure 60 -Deormation o the structure.
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In a similar wa, diagrams that exhibit other values available rom the ntm dialog box can be viewed (see below):
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Figure 61 - Diagrams or bars dialog box.
4. ickoDeormation andApply ,thenclosetheDiagramsdialogbox.
R a aar r Inthisstep,youlearnhowtodisplaycalculationresultsastables: 1. Select Results > Panel and Shell ResultsromthemenutoopenFE Resultsdialog box, or click ablesicon(toolbarontherightsideothescreen)and tickResults or Plates and Shellsoptionon,thenOKtoclosethebox.
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Figure 62 - Selection o data to tabular presentation.
2. Clicktherightmousebuttonandselect able Columnsoptiontoopen Results or Plates and Shellsdialogbox. 3. IntheDetailedtabticktheollowingoptionsin: - Membrane orces – N: indirection xx - Shear orces – Q: indirection xx - Displacements – u,w:indirectionz(asshownbelow):
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Figure 63 - Table content composition.
4. Clickthe Direction X buttonandintheopened Selection o Directiondialog boxticktheAutomaticoptionin:
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Figure 64 - Defnition o the X direction o the local co-ordinate system o panels.
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s dr window allows the user to dene the main direction o the co-ordinate sstem (more precisel, to dene the X-axis), which will be utilized b the user during surace FE result presentation. In this case we using Aa option so the local element sstem will be automaticall adopted according to the sstem dened or each o the panels.
5. PressOKtocloseSelection o DirectiondialogboxthenOKtoclosetheResults or nite elementsbox. 6. Inthelistodenedloadcaseschoosethe 8:COMB1orwhichtheresultswillbe displayed,theresultsorselectedvaluesintabularormisshownbelow:
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Figure 65 - Example o data presentation in tabular orm. INFO
There are ew tabs on the bottom o the window to displa additional data such as ev, Ga exr and ino about pa.
7. Inthetable,pressrightmousebutton,then“converttoExcel”toextractalldata toaspreadsheet 8. ClosetheFE Resultstable.
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Tisexampleoavestoreyconcretebuildingshowstheimportanceousing acapableanalysissolutionaspartotheBIMprocess.Suchamodelcannotbedescribed as“architecturallydemanding”,yettheanalysismodelproducedromRevit® Structure posessomechallengesoralotostructuralanalysissolutions-includingnon-rectangularopenings,curvedslabedgesandcores.However,Robotis ideallysuitedtosuch structuresandwilldirectlycalculatetheRevit®Structuregenerateddata,withoutthe needto“hack”thegeometryaswouldbenecessarytosatisythelimitationsosome otherstructuralsoware,therebycompromisingtheoverallBIMintegrity.
Synopsis: Te purpose o this example is to show the ease o transer o data rom Revit®StructuretoRobotandalsotoshowhowchangesinthemodelmadeinRobot canberefectedagaininRevit®Structure,therebymaintainingtheintegrityotheoverallBuildingInormationModel.Inparticular,thisexamplelooksattheimportofoors andwallsromRevit®Structure,intheormoniteelementsuracesinRobot. InadditiontoshowingtheuserhowtointeractwithanddisplaybasicdatainRobot, thisexamplealsohighlightsthedisplayoFEresultsandmakingabasicFEmesh,plus amendingthemeshtosuittheEngineer’spreerences Forthisexample,itisassumedthatAutodeskRobotStructuralAnalysis2010,plusthe ExtensionsForRevit(IntegrationwithRobotStructuralAnalysis)areinstalledonthe samePC.
EXPORT REVIT MODEL TO ROBOT | Opening project in Revit® Structure
eXpoRt ReVit model to Robot og rj Rv® srr Inthisstep,weopenandexaminethemodelinRevitStructure:
1. Press icon to run the RevitStructureprogramthenopentheRevit Structureproject:Revit2Robot building example.rvt:
Figure 1 - Model o building in Revit Structure
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2. Rotateittoshowthetypeoelementsitcontains: - Sections: - steel(accordingtoUSAISCandalsoUKSteelsectiondatabases) - concretebeamsandcolumns - Slabs,walls - Foundations: - isolatedootings-inRobotthesewillbetreatedasaxedsupport, - continuousaroundwallbase-inRobotthese willbetreatedasalinesupport - Loads(LineandAreaLoad)
sg aa R Inthisstep,welearnhowtoexporttheRevitmodeltoRobot: NOTE:
A useul eature is that onl “selected” structure data in Revit ® Structure is transerred to Robot – this allows onl part o the model to be transerred to Robot (it could be useul i the user wants to select onl part o a structure to analze). However, in this example, we want Robot to analze all o the Revit ® Structure data so it is important to ensure that either no data is selected or alternativel all o the structure is selected.
1. Gotothe extensions4revitmenuandselecttheExtensions Manageroption:
Figure 2 - Extensions4revit menu
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Revit® Structure: m option should be selected in the ba tab o the dg bar.
2. Extensions Manager dialogboxwillappear:
Figure 3 - Extensions Manager dialog box
3. oopenIntegration with Robot Structural Analysisdoubleclicktheappropriateoption(seeabove). 4. Indialogboxshownbelowleave Send model to Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis optionactive(itischosenbydeault)andclickOK.
Figure 4 -Integration with Robot Structural Analysis (send model option)
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There are 2 was to send data to Robot:
dnamic – s A R srra Aa –this is a dmanic transer o data between programs b le – u A R srra Aa Rtd f – useul i, or example, Revit® Structure and Robot are on dierent computers
5. Duringthetranserprocesstheollowingsplashscreenisdisplayed:
Figure 5 -Send model to Robot splash screen
6. Next, Integration with Robot Structural Analysis – Send Optionsdialogbox willappear:
Figure 6 -Integration with Robot Structural Analysis - Send Options dialog box
7. LeavedeaultsettingsasshownaboveandclickOK.
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igra w R srra Aa – s o dialog box allows ou to congure export parameters ba o a: s a rr group – enables the user to: Send entire Revit project (ignore current selection) - sends whole model (this option is selected b deault – it prevents exporting o an accidentall selected element or elements. Send current selection onl - sends onl selected elements Execute model correction in Robot - decides whether to run “drawing model correction” in Robot automaticall, which will serve to join nodes to gether that all within a certain tolerance
s a a a -wg - option allows or dening which load case will be considered in RSA as a sel-weight case I the rst option is chosen, then User is able to speci Revit load case, which will be used in RSA or denition o sel-weight. All loads dened in this case remain unchanged – sel-weight will be added. It is possible to ignore denition o sel-weight with using Revit load cases – b choosing second option.
bar ra group - allows the user to select the wa o handling end releases: Do not use Revit settings (assign end releases in Robot) – end releases are manuall dened in Robot. Use Revit settings – recognizes and assigns bar end releases dened in Revit® Structure Change Pinned-Pinned to Fixed-Fixed – all Pinned-Pinned end releases dened in Revit ® Structure are changed to Fixed-Fixed. This is oten set to avoid mechanisms in the structural model
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igra w R srra Aa – s o dialog box allows ou to congure export parameters Aa o a: mara group - allows ou to select the wa o handling materials: Use Robot deault materials – or each element’s material tpe (steel, concrete, timber) Robot will assign material rom Robot database with standard properties Dene new materials in Robot – creates new materials in Robot with such phsical properties as dened in Revit ® Structure Select material o the best matching parameters - assigns material properties rom Robot data base with the nearest values to those dened in Revit® Structure
cra wa - option allows or setting sending parameters or Curtain walls. Panels created in RSA have a propert (triangular method o load distribution in panel calculation model is set), which allows load distribution to other elements. Analtical model onl (no sstem panels, no mullions) – creates one panel in RSA without interior elements (sstem panels and mullions) – dierences in singular panels are neglected Analtical model and mullions (no sstem panels) – creates one panel in RSA (no division to sstem panels) but also mullions are transerred – dierences in singular panels are neglected Sstem panels and mullions (detailed model) – sends all interior elements – sstem panels and mullions are created in RSA – dierences in singular panels are considered
trar (a) – set o additional options o sending Use drawing model osets as analtical – an oset parameter is dened or bar elements in RSA according to Revit’s denition Reinorcement projects (beams, columns, spread ootings) – dened reinorcement in listed elements is transerred to concrete design modules in RSA Steel connections – option not available in current version
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EXPORT REVIT MODEL TO ROBOT | Sending data to Robot
8. Te Send model to Robot splash screen is displayed once again.Inormation aboutRobotlaunchingappears.Aprogressinormationshowseachstepothe transerprocess(suchasreadingonecessaryRevit®Structuredata,creationo Robotproject,exportoelementsandcreationocorrespondingRobotstructuralelements).
Figure 7 -Send model to Robot splash screen
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Occasionall sections ma be dened in Revit Structure that are not dened in Robot. The s daaa orgazr (see below) allows the user to add such databases into Robot without disturbing the transer o data between programs.
9. Adaptation o Active Section Databases o Robot dialogboxmayappearand display (upper, le corner o the box) inormation about Unknown sections (in this case there is one unknown section 178x102x19UB rom the British sectiondatabase). NOTE:
Such a message ma or ma not occur on individual PC’s depending on the language, preerences and databases that are used in Robot.
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Figure 8 - Adaptation o Active Section Databases o Robot - inormation about unknown sections
10. In the Available section databases pull-down menu select UKS (British sectiondatabase).
Figure 9 - Adaptation o Active Section Databases o Robot - available section databases pull-down menu
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11. ClicktoAdd toactivedatabasesbutton,UKSdatabasewillappearinthe Active section databases window.
Figure 10 - Adaptation o Active Section Databases o Robot - inormation about added section database
12. PressApply toclosethewindowandcontinueexportingprocess. 13. Aerdatatranser,wecanseeaneventsreport,todothisclickYes.
Figure 11 - Events report ater exporting data selection.
14. Listomessages(andeventualwarnings)willappear(seebelow):
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Figure 12 -Warning and messages list
15. ClosetheWarning list tonishsendingdatatoRobotprocess.
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stRuctuRe AnAlysis in Robot NOTE:
Change units rom imperial to metric: Tools/Job Preerences/Units and Formats/Metric. you can check active units in right, bottom corner o the screen. In this example should be the displa: [m] [kN] [Deg].
Exported Revit® model o structure should appear in Robot as shown below:
Figure 13 -Exported model o structure in Robot
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dag r In this step, we learn how to display additional attributes on the screen. Byselectingiconsothetoolbarlocatedunderthegraphicelddisplayaewmoreitems canbedisplayed: -Supportsymbols -Sectionshapes -Loadsymbols
Figure 14 -Model o structure in Robot with additional display attributes
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pra a a rarr r Rv® srr Inthisstep,wedisplaytheloadcasesdenedinRevit®Structure: 1. Fromthelistodenedloadcaseschoose2: LL1
Figure 15 -List o defned load cases
2. Loadsbelongingtothecase2:LL1caseareshowninthegraphicviewer(inthe samewaydisplaynextcases:3: WIND1and4: SNOW1):
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Figure 17 -3:WIND1 Load case
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3. odisplaynumericalvalueso loadsclick screen).
icon (bottomle corner o the
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DisplaytheView submenu.
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Bymeanso3DOrbitoptionromthe View toolbarrotatethemodelto showallthedetails:Proles,Panels,Supports,Loads.
6. Clickonemoretimetheicons:
toturnloadsdisplayo.
7. Clickonemoretimetheicons:
toturnsupportandsectionsdisplayo.
mg arar f Inthisstep,welearnhowtomeshthepanels.
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The meshing o the plates and shells are made automaticall (with standard parameters). A ke strength o Robot is the abilit to rapidl automesh virtuall an shape o surace and to edit and rene the mesh as required.
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Options o FE Mesh Generation then Meshing Options–clickthese iconsorselectthe Analysis > Calculation model > Meshing Options option romthemenutoopentheMeshing Optionsdialogbox.
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Because there were no panels selected, the program will ask ou the question:
Answer y to select all panels.
2. SelectComplex mesh generation (Delaunay)tochoosemeshingmethod. 3. ype0,61[m]todenesizeoniteelements(asshownbelow):
Figure 19 -Meshing method selection
4. ClickOKtocloseMeshing Options dialogbox.
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6. ClosetheOptions o FE Mesh Generationtoolbar. 7. Meshedslabsandcorewallsshouldappearasshownbelow:
Figure 20 -Example o meshed structure
8. Press
iconatthebottomothescreentohidetheniteelementmesh.
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Meshing parameters ma be dened separatel or each panel.
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caa Herewestarttheanalysisprocess,butrstlywewilltellRobottomakeautomaticcode combinations(romanyoneothelistoCodesinJob Preerences): 1. Select Loads > Automatic Combinations…optionromthemenutoopenthe Load Case Code Combinations dialogbox.Selectthe Full automatic combinationsoption.Teprogramwillnowautomaticallyassignanumberocombinationstondthemostonerousloadcombination.
Figure 21 -Code combinations dialog box
2. ClickOKbutton–automaticcalculationocodecombinationswillbedone.
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Calculations–clickthisiconorselecttheAnalysis > Calculationsoption romthemenutostartthecalculationprocess.
4. Oncethecalculationsarecompletedtheinormation: Results (FEM): Available shouldbedisplayedatthetopothescreen.
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A ke strength o Robot is the possibilit to dene a wide range o analsis tpes (linear static, non-linear geometr and material, buckling, modal analsis, harmonic analsis, seismic analsis, time histor analsis etc.) I the user wishes to see these possibilities, he/she ma look in the Aa > Aa t > cag aa pull down menu. However, or this simple example, we will just assume the deault linear static tpe o analsis.
R rvw - ag a r a r Inthisstep,welearnhowtodisplaycalculationresultsonpanelsascontourmapsor selectedloadcases: 1. Inthelistodenedloadcaseschoosetheloadcaseorwhichtheresultswillbe displayed:
2. SelectResults > Maps…romthemenutoopenMapsdialogbox. 3. Inthe DetailedtabcheckDisplacements – u,w orzdirectionboxin. 4. ickWith FE meshon(bottompartothebox):
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Figure 22 -Maps or surace fnite elements (panels) defnition
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To displa scale o colors, on the da tab tick the o w ww w a a box on. On the sa tab ou can change parameters o map presentation (color palette, scale tpe), in this example choose cr a: 26 r.
5. ClickApply andClosetheMapsdialogboxthenenlargethegraphicalviewer(by stretching) and click
Zoom Allicontomaximizethemodelview.
6. Mapsorselectedvalueshouldlookasshownbelow:
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Figure 23 -Example o displacements presentation in map orm.
7. ickotheDisplacement zcheck-boxandclickApply toswitchthemapso. toswitchthemapso. 8. ClosetheMaps dialogbox. 9. Click Exitbutton(upper,lecornerotheRobotscreen)toclosethewindow withthescale.
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R rvw - ag r ar agra r Inthisstep,welearnhowtodisplaycalculationresultsonbarsasdiagramso Inthisstep,welearnhowtodispla ycalculationresultsonbarsasdiagramsorselected rselected loadcases: 1. In the lis listo tode dened ned load case caseschoose schoose the load case o orwhich rwhich the res result ultswill swill bedisplayed:
2. Pr Press ess
icona ico natth tthebo ebott ttom omo othe thescr screen eento totu turn rno odis displa playo yop pane anelin linter terior iors. s.
3. SelectResults > Diagrams or BarsoptionromthemenutoopentheDiagrams dialogbox. 4. Select MY Moment(thisshowsthema (thisshowsthemajoraxisbendi joraxisbendingmome ngmomentonthebeams ntonthebeams) ) asshownbelow:
Figure 24 -Diagrams on bars defnition (orce selection)
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5. OntheParameterstabtickdiferentiatedoption(on Posi Positive tive and negative valva lues eld)on(seebelow)andreturntoNMtab:
Figure 25 -Diagrams on bars defnition (parameters o diagrams displaying)
6. Onthe NMtabpress Normalizebutton(toautoscale)todisplaybendingmomentdiagramsorbars:
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Figure 26 -Example o bending moment presentation in diagram orm
7. ickoMy Momentandapplytoremovethediagram. 8. Closethedialogbox. 9. Press , , iconsatthebottomothescreentoturnondisplayothe supports,sectionshapesandpanelinterior.
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modiFicAtion oF the stRuctuRe in Robot Rag Inthisstep,welearnhowtoreplacesectionshapes:
1. Press
iconontoptoolbartoopentheSelectiondialogbox.
2. IndicateSectionasselectioncriterionandclick178x102x19UB. 3. Pressthe buttontoenterdenedselectiontotheediteldandmarkredsteel beams(seepicturebelow):
Figure 27 -Selection o beams by flters.
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4. Go to the toolbarontherightsideothescreen and click icon.
Bar Sections
5. InSectionsdialogboxselectW 8x10section:
Figure 28 -Section selection.
6. Apply andClosethebox.TischangesalltheselectedsectionstoW 8x10
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Because the section exchange implicates changes in the structure stiness, the program will ask ou the question:
Answer yes
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9. Pressthe button to enterdenedselection to theediteld andmark red concretecolumns:
Figure 29 -Selection o columns by flters.
10. ClickClose. 11. IntheSectionsdialogboxchooseC18x18 sectionasshownbelow:
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Figure 30 -Section selection.
12. ClickApply inSectionsdialogboxtogivethenewsectiontypetobars 13. ClosetheSectionsdialogbox.
dg ar Inthisstep,welearnhowtodeleteelements: 1. Indicatebars(justclickbarwhenishighlighted)asshownbelow.omakeamulti selection,clickwhileholdingdownthectrlbutton:
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Figure 31 -Selection o beams by coursor.
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Delete–pressthisiconorselectthe Edit > Delete optionromthemenuto deleteselectedelements.
Ag w Inthisstep,welearnhowtocreatenewelements(inthiscasewewilladdcrossbracing): 1. Presstheicon
toturnsectionsdisplayo.
2. Pressrightmousebuttononthegraphicsscreen,theninthecontextmenuselect Window option:
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3. Selectbydraggingwindowtheviewothehigheststoreyasshownbelow:
Figure 32 -Top storey view.
4. SelecttheGeometry > Bars optionromthemenutoopentheBarsdialogbox.
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5. Set Bar type:as Simple bar(whateverisselectedisnotimportantoranalysis, butaectsthedesignparametersorsubsequentmemberdesign,suchabuckling length,positionorestraintetc)
Figure 33 -Bar type defnition.
6. DeneSection:asL4x4x0.375. 7. Ithe L4x4x0.375sectionisnotavailableonthelist,youshouldclickthe (…) buttonlocatedbesidetheSectioneld. 8. InNew sectiondialogbox,inSection selectioneldorDatabase:selectAISC, orFamily:selectLthenintheSection:setL4x4x0.375:
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Figure 34 -New section defnition
9. ClickAddandClosethebox.
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There are man extra options that ma be entered or abricated members, tapering sections and also or beams that the user wants to dene as able to exhibit plasticit.
10. Clickthe ollowing points (their numbers are showninthe picture below) to drawnewbracing: -
137126tocreate1stbar 124125tocreate2ndbar 126136tocreate3rdbar 127128tocreate4thbar
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Figure 35 -Nodes numbers necessary to bracing defnition.
11. ClosetheBarsdialogbox. 12. Presstheicon
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13. Bracingsshouldlookasshownbelow:
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Figure 36 -View o defned bracings.
updAte ReVit model FRom Robot uag Rv® srr rj In this step, we learn how to update model data aer analysis and changes in Robot: 1. GobacktoRevit®Structure. 2. Choosetheextensions4revitmenuandselecttheExtensions Manageroption:
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Figure 37 - Extensions4revit menu
3. Extensions Managerdialogboxwillappear(seebelow):
Figure 38 - Extensions Manager dialog box.
4. oopenIntegration with Robot Structural Analysisdoubleclickappropriateoption(seeabove) 5. Indialogboxshownbelowclick Update model rom Autodesk Robot Structural AnalysisoptionandclickOK:
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Figure 39 -Integration with Robot Structural Analysis (update model option).
6. Next,Integration with Robot Structural Analysis – Update Optionsdialogbox willappear:
Figure 40 -Integration with Robot Structural Analysis - Update Options dialog box
7. LeavedeaultsettingsasshownaboveandclickOK.
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igra w R srra Aa – ua o dialog box allows ou to congure update parameters s – r rr – possibilit o update whole structure or selected elements Update the whole project (ignore current selection) – all elements will be taken into account in update process Update onl the structure part selected in Robot – onl selected elements in RSA will be updated Update onl the structure part selected in Revit Structure – onl selected elements in Revit will be updated Select modied elements in Revit Structure – i some elements are new or changed then the will be selected in Revit ater update process
trar (a) Results (reactions and internal orces) – allows to transer internal orces or Revit load cases in elements (option available onl i the structure is calculated in RSA). Reinorcement projects (beams, columns, spread ootings) – dened reinorcement in listed elements is transerred rom concrete design modules in RSA to Revit Steel connections – option not available in current version
8. Duringsendingprocesstheollowingsplashscreenisdisplayed:
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It is oten the case that the user can generate sections in Robot that are not in the Revit Structure database. Simple eature allows the user to add this database inormation without interrupting or abandoning the transer o data.
9. Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis o Revit Update Log dialog box mayappear:
Figure 40 -Unknown section during updating process.
10. ClickMulti-select and load Revit Family Files…button(bottom,lecornero thebox). 11. Intheopeneddialogboxselect L-Angle.ra amily le(deaultlocalization:C:\ DocumentsandSettings\AllUsers\ApplicationData\Autodesk\RS2008\ImperialLibrary\Structural\Framing\Steel)toloadunavailablesectionamily:
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Figure 41 -Selection o missing Revit amily fle.
12. PressOpentoopenthedatabaseandthiswillclosethewindowandcontinuethe updatingprocess. 13. TeUpdate model rom Robotsplashscreenisdisplayedonceagain.Aprogress inormationshowseachstepothetranserprocess. 14. Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis o Revit Update Log dialogboxwillappearonceagainshowinginormationaboutsuccessullyupdatedsections:
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Figure 42 -Sections succesully updated list.
15. ClickApply toclosethebox. 16. Aernishsendingdatayoucanseeaneventsreport,todothisclick Yes.
Figure 43 -Events report ater updating data selection.
17. Listomessages(andalsowarnings,ianywillappear-seebelow):
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Figure 44 -Events report.
18. Closethebox. 19. Updatedmodelostructureshouldlookasshownbelow:
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m ag ra Inthisstep,wecancheckanddisplaychangesinthemodel: 1. Zoomtoviewupperstoreyasshownbelow,noticethatlateralbeams W 8x10has beendeletedandnewbracingsadded(aschangedinRobot):
Figure 46 -View o added bracings.
2. Gowiththemousecursortotheoneothenewbeamsandselectittocheckthe section(L4x4x3/8shouldbedisplayed). 3. Zoomtoviewsecondstoreyonthelesideothebuildingasshownbelow:
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