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SEFI Me m be r Poste d: Fri Jan 24, 2014 12:14 pm

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Joine d: 17 Se p 2013 Posts: 4

HELLO SEFIANS, I m new to etabs and i want to export staad file to etabs. i was able to do only geometry but not loading and property.. please help me out here...

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Joine d: 18 Apr 2008 Posts: 460

Hi, You can open ETABS, go to File->Import and choose GT STRUDL/ STAAD file and use it to import staad file. If your staad model has floor loads, it is suggested that you comment them out and import without those loads and then add the slab panels to the ETABS model and apply loads to them. Generally, the model including loads and properties will get imported. It will be necessary to define the floor grid system and storey levels to navigate the geometry in ETABS. Hope that helps. Arun

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Poste d: Fri Jan 24, 2014 1:00 pm Post subje ct:

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thanks for helping.. can i ask how wud u define grid system when it is complicated building..
Joine d: 17 Se p 2013 Posts: 4

u mean to say first i import architecture grid and then import the staad file without floor loads.. m i correct?

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If the grid system is complicated you can import it from dxf file... Otherwise, you can create the
Joine d: 18 Apr 2008 Posts: 460

grid lines manually in ETABS directly. Make sure the grid system being defined matches with the staad geometry. Arun

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thanks a lot.. it really helped

Joine d: 17 Se p 2013 Posts: 4

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