User Defined Attributes
- Last UpdatedMar 19, 2024
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The User Defined Attributes (UDAs) that are used in SAI are:
|
UDA name |
Type |
Element Types |
Description |
|
:NDIST |
REAL |
SPLO |
Distance from the JLDATU of Joistart of the GENSEC to the position of the concentrated load. The distance is calculated and set by the interface during the creation or modification of the SPLOs. |
|
:NSDIST |
REAL |
SDLO |
Distance from the JLDATU of Joistart of the GENSEC to the start position of the distributed load. The distance is calculated and set by the interface during the creation or modification of the SPLOs. |
|
:NEDIST |
REAL |
SDLO |
Distance from the JLDATU of Joistart of the GENSEC to the end position of the distributed load. The distance is calculated and set by the interface during the creation or modification of the SPLOs. |
|
:MRELEASE |
REF |
RELE |
Used for storing MEMBER RELEASE information for Staad Pro. The fixing of the connecting GENSEC of a release member. The attribute is set by the interface when the node release attribute is set. |
The UDAs are included in the E3D2.1 project.
To manually set the UDAs, a datal is provided during installation of the interface. The file sai_uda_install_or_upgrade.mac is stored in [E3D2.1 Installation Path]\data, the UDAs can be setup in AVEVA Administration:
$M [E3D2.1 Installation Path]\data\sai_uda_install_or_upgrade.mac
Note:
For customers who have installed previous versions (pre 12.0.SP6) of the Structural
Analysis Interface, this macro must be run to upgrade the UDA settings. Data in UDAs
stored in previously defined projects is not affected.