XML Interface
Within XFEM4U there is an import/export option in XML. With this XML-interface there are many chances for automation of your structural engineeringtasks as well as interact with other drawing/3D modelling tools.
The used example XML-file can be found http://68.183.11.126/XMLExample.xml
ProjectName
Contains the projectname.
ProjectNumber
Contains the projectnumber.
ExportDateTime
Timestamp.
XMLExportVersion
Version of the xml-exporter.
Nodes
Nodes contains a list with all the nodes used by beams and plates. They have a number, X,Y and Z-axe value in mm.
Supports
Contains the list of supports. They have a number, nodenumber and all the otheroptions belonging to the support in XFEM4U.
Grids
Grids contains the lists of grids. The syntax is identical with XFEM4U. So 0 1000 3x4000 means 5 grids with a spacing of 1000,4000,4000,4000.
Profiles
There are 3 types of profiles. 1) Steel/Wood. They are noticed as:
<Number>1</Number> <Profile_name>HEA100</Profile_name> <Material_type>0</Material_type> <Material>S235</Material> <Angle>0</Angle>
2) Concrete
There are several parameters h1,b1 etc. They are used for the several shapes within a concrete beam.
<Number>2</Number> <Profile_name>Profile 2</Profile_name> <Material_type>1</Material_type> <Material>C20/25</Material> <Angle>0</Angle> <Profile_shape>2</Profile_shape> <h>400</h> 300
50
<b1>50</b1>
50
<b2>50</b2>
50
<b3>50</b3>
50
<b4>50</b4>
3) Built-up section Not supported yet.
Beamgroup
A beamgroup is an object which is used for combining beams to one group for codechecking in steel, wood and concrete.
Beams
Beams are noticed as follows:
<Number>1</Number> <Beamgroupnumber>1</Beamgroupnumber> <From_node_number>1</From_node_number> <To_node_number>2</To_node_number> <Angle>0</Angle> <Angle_profile>0</Angle_profile> <Profile_number>1</Profile_number> <Z>0</Z> <Top_Center_Bottom>Center</Top_Center_Bottom>
Plates
Plates are descriped as a list of nodes, thickness and material.
<Number>1</Number> <Node>2</Node> <Node>1</Node> <Node>4</Node> <Node>3</Node> <h>200</h> <Material_type>c9a5876f475cefab7cc11281b017914a1</Material_type> <Material>C20/25</Material> <Z>0</Z> <Top_Center_Bottom>Center</Top_Center_Bottom>
RebarLongitudinal
Rebar in Longitudinal direction within concrete beamgroups.
<Number>1</Number> <Beamgroupnumber>2</Beamgroupnumber> <FromX>-515</FromX> <ToX>3515</ToX> <Reinforcement>2x16</Reinforcement> <Z>-369</Z> <Ldstart>160</Ldstart> <Ldend>160</Ldend> <SteelGrade>B500B</SteelGrade>
RebarStirrup
Stirrup reinforcement within a concrete beamgroup.
Layers
Layers within the model. <Layer_number>1</Layer_number> <Layer_description>Layer 1</Layer_description>