SAP2000 BIM link for steel Member design (EN)

Hoe activeer je de link.

• Download en installeer de laatste versie van IDEA StatiCa
• Zorg ervoor dat u een ondersteunde versie  van uw FEA/BIM-oplossing gebruikt.

IDEA StatiCa integreert BIM-links in uw FEA/BIM-oplossingen tijdens de installatie ervan. U kunt de status controleren en meer BIM links activeren voor software die na de installering in de BIM link installer is opgenomen.

Houd er rekening mee dat sommige FEA-oplossingen extra stappen vereisen om de BIM-link met IDEA StatiCa volledig te activeren.

Open IDEA StatiCa en navigeer naar de BIM tab en open de BIM link installer (Activate your BIM link...).

Er kan een melding verschijnen "Wilt u toestaan dat deze app wijzigingen aanbrengt aan uw apparaat?", zo ja, bevestig dan met de Ja-knop.

De BIM-link voor de geselecteerde software (indien gevonden) wordt geïnstalleerd. Het scherm toont ook de status van andere BIM-links die mogelijk al zijn geïnstalleerd.

There are some additional manual steps required in SAP2000 to finish the integration procedure:

Start SAP2000 and Click Tools > Add/Show Plugins to open the Plugin Manager dialog. This option lets you install and add add-ins (programs) to the appropriate places in the SAP2000 menu.

Browse for

C:\Program Files\IDEA StatiCa\StatiCa 23.0\IdeaSAP2000v1PluginWrapper.dll (for older versions of IDEA Statica C:\Program Files\IDEA StatiCa\StatiCa 22.1\SAP2000v21PlugIn_IDEAStatiCa.dll).

You can edit the plugin's name displayed in your dropdown menu as IDEA StatiCa Checkbot, then click Add.

How to use IDEA StatiCa Checkbot

Download the attached project, open it in SAP2000, and run the calculation to get the internal forces over the structure.

The BIM link is already integrated. It is in the top ribbon under Tools  -> IDEA StatiCa Checkbot.

After that, you will see an informative notification from SAP2000, accept it by clicking OK.

Consequently, Checkbot application will be started. 

Select the New option with project type Steel and design code EN. Then select Create project.

The new Checkbot project is ready to import members from SAP2000.

In SAP2000, select one of the inside members, as shown in the picture.

Import member

Selecteer Member in Checkbot.

Dat importeert de ligger en de lasteffecten in Checkbot - met de exacte coördinaten, oriëntaties en doorsnede grootte volgens het FEA/BIM-model.

Houd er rekening mee dat de nummering van uw knooppunt en element anders kan zijn, evenals de hoogtepositie van het element zelf. 

Zoals u kunt zien, is het geselecteerde element met alle gerelateerde elementen geïmporteerd.

U kunt de snedekrachten controleren. Selecteer Teken, dan de gewenste snedekracht en combinatie, klik dan met de linkermuisknop op het verbindingsvak en volg de stappen hieronder in de afbeelding.

Elementen kunnen rechtstreeks in Checkbot worden samengevoegd, waarna ze in de Member applicatie één doorlopend element vormen.

Voeg beide loodrechte gerelateerde elementen samen. Klik met de linkermuisknop op het I-profiel M-82, selecteer Samenvoegen, vink vervolgens het vakje M83 aan in het samenvoeg ontwerpvenster en volg de stappen zoals weergegeven in de afbeelding.

In dit venster ziet u een informatieve waarschuwing over de bewerking die zal plaatsvinden, accepteer deze.

Voer dezelfde samenvoegbewerking uit voor een andere groep I-profielen. Na de wijzigingen zou ons model eruit moeten zien zoals in de volgende afbeeldingen.

1. element met geïmporteerde excentriciteiten

1. element zonder geïmporteerde excentriciteiten

U kunt bepalen welk belastinggeval of welke combinatie naar de Member applicatie wordt geladen door te klikken op Belastingen en Resultaatklassen voor controles te beheren. 

Hier in Last Configurator kunt u belastinggevallen toevoegen voor de Member applicatie. Let op: standaard is de functie Evalueer kritische effecten ingeschakeld, die kritieke combinaties filtert om de berekening te versnellen. U kunt deze functie uitschakelen zodat alle combinaties worden meegenomen in de berekening.  

As written in the article Known limitations, the eccentricity of the beams is not taken over into IDEA StatiCa. That is why we have manually set the purlins to the proper position. The value is calculated as 1/2 (500 + 180) = 340 mm.

This value must also be set to the related members left and right of the analyzed beam. After changes, our model should look as in the following picture.

Members modul

Now we can open the Member application. Just left-click on Open.

Here you can see our Member application.

In the beginning, let us design the joints of the member U-profile, so please select the first connection and click on Edit connection. As you can see now I-profiles are represented by one continuous element, thanks to the merging we made.

Connections design

Click on Operation and select Plate to plate. Change the values according to the picture, then click on Editor.

Click on Explode, delete the bolts Nr. 1 and 3, and set the values for bolts Nr.2 and 4 according to the picture.

After you make the changes, the element should look like this. Continue by clicking ok. 

The next operation is the Stiffening member. First, you need to add a new L80x6 cross-section, click the white cross in the cross-section row, select L-profile, and enter the necessary name in the search. After that, fill in the values as shown in the following picture. Consequently, our model should look as shown in the picture below.

Add the operation Bolt/Anchor grid.

Copy this operation and change the selected values.

Now add a Stiffening plate to the joint and set the values according to the picture.

 Then go to the Editor, select the chamfer operation, and set it according to the image. 

The last operation is Cut of plate operation.

Now click on Save and close the module Connection.

Check and Control

As we have similar joints on both sides of the member, you can copy the operations from the first joint to another by clicking Apply. 

Before starting the analysis, firstly left-click on the U-member, add operation Lateral Restraint, and set up the values according to the picture.

In the next step add operation Stiffeners the same way as in the previous step, and configure the values as shown

For the realistic behavior of the related members, restrict the supports of the connecting purlins to X, Y, Z, and Rx. 

Do the same for the I-profiles frame members; restrict them to  X, Y, Z, and Rx, Ry, Rz. 

Now the member is ready to be analyzed.

 Select the Tab Check and run the MNA (materially non-linear) Analysis. 

The second analysis is LBA (lateral buckling analysis), where we get a critical factor of less than 15.

This result shows the necessity of running the GMNIA (geometrically and materially non-linear analysis).

Because lateral-torsional buckling is investigated, factor k0 = 0.5 may be used. Amplitude 0.5 • 5000 / 200 = 12,5 mm is applied to the first buckling mode. 

Click on the imperfection field for the critical buckling factor, and fill the value we calculated above in the row, as shown in the following picture. Then you can run the last GMNIA (geometrically and materially non-linear) analysis.  

Read more about:

• Member stability in IDEA StatiCa Member.
• Lateral torsional buckling

We have successfully imported and checked a purlin from SAP2000. 

Toegevoegde downloads

• IdeaStatiCa-BIM-Member-SAP2000-Example.zip (ZIP, 222 kB)
• BIM-Member-SAP2000-Example.sdb (SDB, 51 kB)