Importing Displacements from a File - CAESAR II - Help

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  1. Click Tools > Import/Export Displacements from File.

    The Import/Export Displacements dialog box displays.

  2. Type the path and name of the displacement file in the Import Displacements From a File box, or click ... to browse to the file.

    The Open dialog box displays.

    Two file formats can be used to create a displacement file:

    • Fixed format with a .disp file extension.

    • Commas Separated Value format with a .csv file extension.

      By default, displacement files display in comma separated values format(.csv).

      You can also choose displacement files with the fixed format (.disp) by clicking Displacement Import File (*.dsp) from the Files of type list.

  3. Select the displacement file.

  4. Click Open.

  5. Click Import.

    During the import process, if an erroneous condition is detected for a displacement node, a warning message displays. A summary report is generated after all displacement data is processed.

    For more details about warning messages and the summary report, see Imposed Loads.

  6. After reviewing warning messages and a summary report, click Done.

    The first two figures show displacement files Notepad for disp and csv formats. The third and fourth figures show displacement files in Microsoft Excel.

    For a detailed description of both file formats, see Displacement File Formats.

Examples

Notepad (*.disp) format

Notepad (*.csv) format

Excel (*.csv) format

Excel Example (*.csv) format Displacement File Template

If a CAESAR II job has no displacements the displacement export operation creates a displacement template file.