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RISA -> STAAD.Pro

RISA -> STAAD.Pro

RISA -> STAAD.Pro

(OP)
Is there a way to directly get a RISA model into STAAD.Pro?
If not any "indirect" way? I appreciate your help.
iv

RE: RISA -> STAAD.Pro

RISA has a number of export options which can work.

Export - DXF file: STAAD should be able to read/import this type of file. Only problem is that this bring over only geometry... not member sizes, not loading.

Export - SDNF file: I don't know if STAAD can read this type of file or not. But, I'm guessing that they can. This should bring over geometry and member size information. But, does not bring over loading.

CIS/2 Translator: This is a free utility program available on the RISA website. It should bring over everything. If STAAD can import it, of course. At some point, I think STAAD had a CIS/2 translator. I want to say that it was a separate utility you had to buy from them. But, I don't know for sure.

RE: RISA -> STAAD.Pro

(OP)
Thank you Josh. Worked like charm (almost smile
iv

RE: RISA -> STAAD.Pro

And here I thought that the title of this thread was stating the RISA was Greater than Staad....and I wanted to agree!!

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RE: RISA -> STAAD.Pro

(OP)
Josh,
I used CIS/2 Translator but unfortunately NOT everything is translated: double angles and WTs (I guess because designations of these sections are different in RISA and STAAD) and selfweight (could not figure out why). I had to "waste" a couple of hours to clean up this mess smile
iv

RE: RISA -> STAAD.Pro

Probably all you really needed to do was set the mapping file so that RISA translator would change the name as it goes into the file. These types of mapping files are already set up for SDS/2 and SmartPlant 3D, so all you would need to do is review those mapping files to see if they use the same naming convention as STAAD or make some changes here and there.

Note:
This always happens with double angles. It seems like no two program ever agree on a naming convention for them. Hence the need for the mapping file.

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