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

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>