OVERVIEW
It is a midas user's guide that allows you to utilize structural functions in both Gen and nGen.
First, we will check if the data can be exported from nGen to Gen.
• Export Data from nGen to Gen
| Menu | Function | Export | Detail Applications |
| Story | Story Data | Ο | |
| Control Data | Ο |
Export Data 1. Groud Level. 2. Consider mass Below Ground Level for Eigenvalue Analysis. 3. Other data is not exported. |
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| Grid | Grid Data | Χ | |
| Materials | RC Material | Ο | |
| Steel Material | Ο | ||
| Properties | 1D Section | Ο | |
| 2D Thickness | Ο | ||
| 3D Solid | Ο | ||
| Members | (Sub) Beam | Ο | Beam |
| (Sub) Column | Ο | Beam (Column) | |
| Brace | Ο |
Brace-Beam Type > Beam Brace-Truss Type > Truss |
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| Plate Beam | Ο | Export it to Gen as a plate. | |
| Wall Column | Ο | Export it to Gen as a plate. | |
| Wall | Ο |
Wall-Membrane > Wall-Membrane Type Wall-Plate (not meshed) > Wall-Plate Type Wall-Plate (meshed) > Plate |
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| Slab | Ο |
Slab-Membrane > Plane Stress Slab-Plate (Out&In) > Plate |
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| Plate | Ο | Plate | |
| Shell | Ο | Plate | |
| Flat Slab | Ο | Plate | |
| Domain | Χ | ||
| Drop Panel | Χ | ||
| Pedestal | Ο | Beam (Column) | |
| Footing Girder | Ο | Beam | |
| Basement Wall | Ο | Plate | |
| Footing | Ο | Plate | |
| Pile | Χ | ||
| Load Surface | Ο | Plate | |
| Opening | Ο | ||
| Loads | Self-Weight | Ο | |
| Point Load | Ο | ||
| Beam Load | Ο | ||
| Pressure Load | Ο | ||
| Temperature | Ο | ||
| Specified Displacement | Ο | ||
| Arbitrary Load | Ο | Export it to Gen as nodal load. | |
| Slab Load | Ο | Export it to Gen as pressure load. | |
| Floor Load | Ο | ||
| Snow Load | Ο | Export it to Gen as pressure load. | |
| Crane Load | Χ | ||
| Wind Load | Χ | ||
| Static Load | Ο | Export it to Gen as nodal load. | |
| Response Spectrum | Ο | ||
| Earth Pressure | Ο | Export it to Gen as pressure load. | |
| Imperfection | Ο | Export it to Gen as nodal load. | |
| Boundaries | Support | Ο | |
| Beam End Release | Ο | ||
| Plate End Release | Ο | ||
| Soil Support | Χ | ||
| Pile Support | Χ | ||
| Point Spring | Ο | ||
| Area Spring | Ο | Export it to Gen as point spring. | |
| Elastic Link | Ο | ||
| Rigid Link | Ο | ||
| Diaphragm | Ο | Export it to Gen as rigid link. | |
| Load to Mass | Ο | ||
| Point Mass | Ο | ||
| Rigid Region | Ο | Export it to Gen as rigid link. | |
| Beam End Offset | Ο | ||
| Rigid Zone | Ο | Export it to Gen as beam end offset. | |
| Design | Design Code | Χ | |
| Load Combination | Χ | ||
| Design Group | Ο | Apply it to Section name of Gen. | |
| Member Parameter | Χ | ||
| Rebar Data | Χ | ||
| Analysis | Stiffness Scale Factor | Χ |
• Export Data from Gen to nGen
| Menu | Function | Export | Detail Applications |
| Type | Structure Type | Χ | |
| Story | Story Data | Ο | |
| Control Data | Χ | ||
| Grid | Grid Data | Χ | |
| Materials | RC Material | Ο | |
| Steel Material | Ο | ||
| Time-Dependent Material | Χ | ||
| Plastic Material | Χ | ||
| Sections | 1D Section | Ο | Only RC and steel sections are supported. |
| Tapered Beam | Χ | ||
| 2D Thickness | Ο | ||
| 3D Solid | Ο | ||
| Members | Beam | Ο | In the case of Leaned beam, Export it to nGen as a brace. |
| Vertical Beam | Ο | Export it to nGen as a column. | |
| Brace | Ο | ||
| Wall | Ο |
Wall-Membrane > Wall-Membrane Type Wall-Plate (not meshed) > Wall-Plate Type |
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| Meshed Slab | Ο | Export it to Gen as a plate. | |
| Plate | Ο |
Plate > Plate Plane Stress / Plane Stren > Plate |
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| Shell | Ο | Export it to Gen as a plate. | |
| Domain | Χ | ||
| Drop Panel | Χ | ||
| Column Capital | Χ | ||
| Meshed Wall | Ο | Export it to nGen as a plate. | |
| Meshed Mat | Ο | Export it to nGen as a plate. | |
| Loads | Self-Weight | Ο | |
| Point Load | Ο | ||
| Beam Load | Ο | ||
| Pressure Load | Ο | ||
| Temperature | Ο | ||
| Specified Displacement | Ο | ||
| Floor Load | Ο | ||
| Wind Load | Χ | ||
| Static Load | Ο | ||
| Response Spectrum | Χ | ||
| Earth Pressure | Ο | Export it to nGen as pressure load. | |
| Moving Load | Χ | ||
| Prestress Load | Χ | ||
| Construction Stage | Χ | ||
| Heat of Hydration | Χ | ||
| Dynamic Load | Χ | ||
| Wind Pressure | Χ | ||
| Imperfection | Ο | Export it to nGen as nodal load. | |
| Boundary | Support | Ο | |
| Beam End Release | Χ | ||
| Plate End Release | Χ | ||
| Point Spring | Ο | ||
| Surface Spring | Χ | ||
| Elastic Link | Χ | ||
| Rigid Link | Χ | ||
| Diaphragm | Χ | ||
| Load to Mass | Ο | ||
| Point Mass | Ο | ||
| Rigid Region | Χ | ||
| Beam End Offset | Χ | ||
| Rigid Zone | Χ | ||
| Design | Design Code | Χ | |
| Load Combination | Χ | ||
| Design Group | Ο | Section name is applied to design group name in nGen. | |
| Member Parameter | Χ | ||
| Rebar Data | Ο | Only beam, column, and wall rebar are supported. | |
| Analysis | Stiffness Scale Factor | Χ |