A long time coming... a professional level plugin for ETABs, or at least a whole lot better than the python diaphragm slicer.
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This plugin will allow you to slice up your diaphragm in …
Having nailed down the initial steps of creating a plugin, I set out to do some real functional work with the plugin. Being naive, I went off the deep end to begin programming the diaphragm slicer, but was quickly met by a sea of syntax …
My first "Hello World" addin for ETABs is shown above. No matter how many times you see it, it is always satisfying to get Hello World to print out.
To make the addin, I followed Jeremy's examples on his website. Big thanks to him and his …
After unlocking the first part of the RAM API, I wanted to create a practical example of how this could be used to automate a few tedious tasks that we perform in the office.
Chord and Collector Design, A Tedious Task
I chose chord and collector design …
I finally cracked into the RAM Structural System API after maybe 3 years of wanting to get into it.
The key to getting in? More powerful googling.
Googling "RAM Structural API" yields some very uninspiring result. Usually the results pointed to the RAM Structural API documentation that …
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- retug on Transfer Diaphragm Design
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@316Jq, The way I understand, the diaphragm design force (inertia force) per 12.10.1.1 is the inertia force.
Using the blog example numbers let's say this is 1392 kips.
The transfer diaphragm force could be estimated to be the delta in shears above and below the transfer level ~ (1500 - …
- 316Jq on Transfer Diaphragm Design
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Just wonder how do you separate inertia force and the transfer force? The inertia force might be controlled by the Fpx,min per ASCE12.10-2, while the transfer force might need to be multiplied by rho or omega. This is also briefly discussed in NHERP design guidance you used.
- retug on Section Cutter - ETABs Plugin
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Hi Rodrigio, thanks for reaching out.
My email is retug.austin@gmail.com, feel free to shoot me an email.
The section cutter tool needs a bit of updating to work with the newer version of ETABs, but happy to discuss what you might have in mind for the add-in.
Thanks