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I am looking for resources to understand how to interface (VB.NET or VBA) AutoCAD 2017 and Excel (or MS Office) in both ways: Using Excel from AutoCAD and using AutoCAD from Excel. I have found here very useful code from very competent peers, but I don't want to be asking every...
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I'm evaluating an existing mezzanine structure and I'm concerned with some connections whose plate shear connectors I think are too long (drawing attached).
The 2 5/8" length seems to me to long and that considerable torsion deformation can take place.
I can't find references that addresses...
I'm using Civil 3D 2008.
Most of the time, when I try to move or delete Annotative Text or Dimensions, Civil will not respond to the command.
I have identified 3 cases:
1.- The move or delete simply does not occur.
2.- Civil says that the object is open for editing, and will not complete the...
This is happening with my Civil 3D 2008.
Suddenly, the Windows Explorer File Manager window (you know, the window that appears when you select "open" or "save" in the Civil 3D menu -- where you select the file you want to open or the folder you want to save your file in) is not showing anymore...
I'm having trouble understanding how wind loads are applied in SAP2000. I am confused in between the term "Auto lateral load", "Define -> Load Cases" and "Assign -> Area Loads"
I have Googled, Yahooed,and every XYZed for step by step examples but I can't find one, and it seems that everyone...
I’m designing a 2 story, rectangular, 85’ x 46’ steel (rigid or column and beam, still to decide), flat (or monoslope) roof.
7 frames @ 14.2’, 46’ long
10’ story height.
One side of frame is 20’ 8” and other is 20’ to provide pitch for rainwater discharge.
Roof (4” or 5") and floor (minimum 6”...
How do you arrange columns, girder and beam? Do you align the beams with the plane of maximum moment of inertia for the columns, or do you align the girders with the plane of maximum moment of inertia for the columns?
Many -if not all- AISC documents show plan views with the beams aligned with...
I'been using Cadre Lite for a few weeks and feel very comfortable with it, so now I'm ready to buy it.
But I haven't see any reference to this software in this forum (structural engineering). Does anyone have any opinion on it? How it stands between other software?
