Import Model

If the model is updated in Staad Pro, the new model can be updated in AVEVA E3D Design, and the Merge function used to update the original model. Import the model using the Import Model from STD files window.

Now there is a reference model, the model displays four new beams.

Select Merge in the window to display the Merge Imported Model window.

Because there are new beams in the imported model, create a new SBFR under the EQUIP_SUPPORT hierarchy, and set the Purpose attribute of the SBFR to BEAM to store the updated beams.

Click CE to set the Origin Model and Update Model in the window, and click Compare Model, the compare result displays.

In the example, the panels in the origin model are on the top of the beams. The nodes of the panels are merged to the nodes of the beams where first output. The beams are output using the NA Pline, so the nodes of the imported panels are also on the elevation of the NA of the beams. The nodes of the panels are not the same as the origin model in AVEVA E3D Design. The panels are not updated here.

Select the 1st to 8th lines and click Update Selected to update those 8 GENSECs lines. Then, check that the new beams in the SBFR have been created, and the columns /ES.A/ES1, /ES.A/ES2, /ES.B/ES1 and /ES.B/ES2 are updated.