Applies To Product(s): AutoPIPE, Version(s): 2004, XM, & V8i Environment: N/A Area: Modeling Subarea: Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group Problem: How to apply support displacement to a support? Answer: In AutoPIPE simply assign a displacement at the support for any load case, GR, T1, T2, E1, etc during modelling. Caesar has limitation of defining only 9 displacements which have to be combined in post processing to specific load cases. a. Select Insert > Xtra data > Imposed Support Displacement... b. The Imposed Support Displacement dialog opens . c. Enter in values and click OK . These can also be applied to anchors but only act in the direction of the restraint. Import Impose Support Dispalcement values from Excel AutoPIPE V8i 09.05.xx.xx has a new feature to import Impose Support Displacements from Excel: Insert> Xtra Data> Excel Support Displacement: Using AutoPIPE's input grids a user can easily copy / paste highlighted information to MS Excel. However, the data needs to be in a certain format when copy / pasting from Excel to AutoPIPE. AutoPIPE supports the ability to transfer Imposed Support Displacements from Microsoft Office Excel, editions 2007 and later in as few as 1.2.3 steps. 1. Open Template file in Excel AutoPIPE provided the following template files in the following folder location: C:\ Bentley\AutoPIPE V8i SELECTseries \ Templates \ Template - Imposed Support Displacements.xls 2. Fill in the Template and save the file The template file has some default information to be used in training new users about the feature. Highlight and clear the cells of existing information; insert your own data as needed. Once all the data has been entered, save the file (*.xls, or *.xlsx). Note: All the Node points and Load entered into the Excel file must all so reside in the model where this file is to be imported into 3. Inside of AutoPIPE, initiate the "Excel Support Displacement" command: Select the command, Insert> Xtra Data> Excel Support Displacement. This command will open the dialog displayed above. 4. Complete the dialog a. Browse for the Template file to be imported The following should appear: --------------------------- File Loaded --------------------------- The File has been successfully loaded and validated --------------------------- OK --------------------------- b. Options: (see AutoPIPE help for details about these features) i. Change the input units as required ii. Enable / Disable the "Override Records" c. Press "Import" button, the following may be displayed: --------------------------- Excel Data Not Imported --------------------------- No matching record found. Hence no Imposed Support Displacement record has been overriden. --------------------------- OK --------------------------- --------------------------- Excel Data Imported --------------------------- Excel Imposed Support Displacement data has been successfully inserted into the model --------------------------- OK --------------------------- Pressing OK button will close the dialog and display the" Import Log Report ", notifying the user of any warnings or errors found during the import process. Log Messages Details: The Record has been successfully Inserted This record has been successfully imported into AutoPIPE's "Impose Dis." tab on the input grids. Warning: The record is in Unrecognized format. Ignoring this Record. There is a problem with the formatting of a cell in the Excel file on this indicated row, and therefore the data will not be imported Example: Processing Record Number 7 ... B03 S2 1 4 10.5 5 4 3= The Excel template file has 9 columns of data required for each row. In this example only 8 column of data are indicated. There is an obvious space between 1 and 4 above. Upon further inspection this value should have been set to 0 instead of leaving this particular cell blank. Note: for each row in the Excel file there should be 9 cells of data, nothing should be left blank. Warning: XXXXXX exceeds the Maximum limit for point name. Ignoring this Record. As indicated by the message, this node point value in the Excel sheet violates AutoPIPE node point format. A node point in AutoPIPE can only have 4 characters, otherwise the following will be displayed: --------------------------- Error --------------------------- Point name can be 1-4 characters long. --------------------------- OK --------------------------- Example: Node point = A101234 Cell value is to large for a node point, fix issue by reduce cell information down to 4 characters or fewer, (i.e. A10) Warning: The Specified Point (XXXX) could not be found in the model and has been ignored. As indicated by the warning message, the indicated node point cannot be found in the model. Review both the model and Excel file for the correct node point name. The names must match exactly. Fixes for "Template - Imposed Support Displacements.XLS" AutoPIPE template file "Template - Imposed Support Displacements.xls" is used as a training tool. The following errors will occur when trying to import the file without fixing the file first: The following fixes should be made before the file can be imported successfully: 1. Open the "Template - Imposed Support Displacements.xls" in Excel and make the following changes a. Change Cell A4 from "A101234" to "A10" b. In cells C6, C12, and C18 enter "0" c. In cells D3, D9, and D15 enter "0" 2. Save file in Excel and close the application. 3. In AutoPIPE, create a model as indicated below: a. 4 segments with following node point names (Pipe properties and node point distance are not critical, use any reasonable settings / values) Seg A - A00 - A20 Seg B - B00 - B20 Seg C- C00 - C20 Seg D - D00 - D20 b. Select All the node points in the model and add Guide supports c. Import Excel file as directed above. Expected Log results: total records imported = 18, and 0 warnings / errors Note: The Import Log report is saved as an *.EIL file in the same folder as the model. This EIL file can be opened by any text editor (ie. NotePad, Ultra Edit, Ms Word, etc..). See Also Bentley AutoPIPE External Links Bentley Technical Support KnowledgeBase Bentley LEARN Server Comments or Corrections? Bentley's Technical Support Group requests that you please submit any comments you have on this Wiki article to the "Comments" area below. THANK YOU!
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