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1 Solution for Structural Member Design with Drawing & Report FAQ for Midas Gen link , Preference and Drawings Design+ Midas Design+ 2 Solution for Structural Member Design with Drawing & Report How to link with Midas Gen? Member forces are not imported from Midas Gen. How to design a member using the most critical member forces? link for Base Plate design does not work. Design member forces are changed after Design/Checking. Is Member Assignment definition required for Bolt Connection design? Why wall design result in Design+ is different from that of Midas Gen? How to modify the default setting of member name? 01. Midas Gen link 3 Contents FAQ Midas Design+ Section size is not updated after design. How to specify the maximum height in beams? How to specify the maximum rebar ratio in columns? Can I specify frequently used rebar spacing? Can I specify the desired section DB list for steel design?

2 Can I perform FEM analysis for base plate? How to change the default design parameter? 02. Preference in Design+ 13 How to change the default frame and legend format in the Drawings ? Can I make a note for connected member in the Drawings ? Can I make different rebar name for high strength rebar in Drawings ? 03. Drawings in Design+ 20 Midas Design+ 3 Solution for Structural Member Design with Drawing & Report 01. Midas Gen link 1. How to link with Midas Gen? Design+ can be linked with Midas Gen using Midas link function. Q 1. Select Lin k > mid as Lin k men u o r click Midas Lin k icon. 2. Select mid as Gen file fro m th e list o f link d ialog bo x an d click Connect butto n. 3. On ce Desig n+ is linked with Midas Gen , th e fo llowing message is sh own in th e message window. Lin k can be ch ecked with th e changes o f icon as sh own belo w. : Wh en Design+ is n ot linked with Midas Gen : Wh en Design+ is linked with Midas Gen 1 Click Select Click 2 - Desig n+ Message Window: - Gen /ADS Messag e Window: A 4.

3 Wh en Design+ is linked with Midas Gen, Name in WorkBar > Ad d New Member is ch anged to Member o r Node . Fo r Beam, Co lumn , Wall an d Co nnection mo dule, it is changed to Member . Fo r Fo oting an d Base Plate mo d ule, it is ch an ged to Node . 1 Midas Design+ 4 Solution for Structural Member Design with Drawing & Report 5. Select a d esired member o r n ode in Midas Gen an d click [Imp ort] butto n. Wh en Design+ is linked with Midas Gen, th e selected member o r n ode n umber will be d isplayed in Design+. The user can d irectly type th e n umber o f member o r n ode to be imp orted from Midas Gen. Select RC Beam Member Th e sp ecified d esign code in Design+ an d Midas Gen should be id entical. Fo llo wing members are sup ported fo r Midas Gen link . [RC] Beam, Co lumn , Sh ear Wall, Fo oting, Batch Wall [Steel] Beam/Co lumn , Base Plate, Bo lt Co nnection 01.

4 Midas Gen link Midas Design+ 5 Solution for Structural Member Design with Drawing & Report 2. Member forces are not imported from Midas Gen. Only the member size are imported. When design or checking has been performed in Midas Gen, the member forces can be imported in Design+. Dep en d ing o n th e existence o f d esign results an d rebar in put d ata, th e d ata to be imp orted is changed. [Ap p licable member typ e: RC - Beam/ Co lumn / Sh ear Wall/ Batch Wall, Steel - Beam/ Co lumn ] 1) When design has not been performed in Midas Gen If d esig n o r checking h as n ot been p erformed in Midas Gen , d esign results d o n ot exist. In th is case, member fo rces an d rebar d ata are n o t imp o rted in Design+. It is fo r considering d esign p arameters such as Member Red istribution Factor which are n o t p ro vided in Design+. By using th e identical d esign member fo rces, th e same d esign results can be o btained between Midas Gen an d Design+.

5 Fo llowing d ata can be imp o rted wh en d esign o r checking h as n ot been p erformed: Member Name/ Material Pro p erties/ Section Sh ape/ Section Size Q Data to be imported without design results A 01. Midas Gen link Midas Design+ 6 Solution for Structural Member Design with Drawing & Report 2) When design has been performed, and rebar data has not been assigned in Midas Gen Wh en member d esign h as been p erformed in Midas Gen, th e member fo rces an d th e rebar d ata calculated d uring th e d esign will be exp o rted to Design+. 3) When design/checking has been performed, and rebar data has been assigned in Midas Gen Wh en code ch ecking h as been p erformed with assigned rebar d ata, th e member fo rces with th e assigned rebar d ata will be exp o rted to Design+. In case o f Fo o ting, Base Plate an d Bo lt Connection, th e d esign member fo rce can be imp orted by p erform an an alysis.

6 Data to be imported 01. Midas Gen link Midas Design+ 7 Solution for Structural Member Design with Drawing & Report 3. How to design a member using the most critical member among the members with the identical section properties? Design+ provides an option to specify which member will be imported. In Lin k > Lin k Op tion men u, if Lin k Type is selected as Lin k by Section , th e most critical d esign results amo ng th e members assig ned with th e identical section p roperties are imp orted in Design+. Q Wh en Lin k Type is selected as link by Member o ption, member fo rces fo r th e selected member are imp orted in Design+. A Select Click 01. Midas Gen link Fo llowing d ata can be imp o rted wh en link typ e is selected as Lin k by Section o ption in Lin k Option d ialog bo x. 1) [RC] Beam, Column, Shear Wall [Steel] Beam/Column Th e mo st critical d esign results are imp orted based o n th e d esign results in Midas Gen.

7 2) [RC] Footing [Steel ] Bolt Connection Th e abso lute maximum d esign member fo rces are imp orted based o n th e d esign results in Midas Gen. 3) [Steel] Base Plate Sp ecified components o r all components (axial, major mo ment, minor mo ment) o f member fo rces are imp orted based o n th e an alysis results in mid as Gen. by MAX/Min Forces (All): 6 d ifferen t lo ad co mbinations which include maximum an d minimum values o f axial, major mo ment, an d min or moment are imp orted. by MAX/Min Forces (Selected): Lo ad co mbinations wh ich in clude th e maximum an d min imum values o f selected components amo n g axial, major mo ment, an d minor mo ment are imp orted. Midas Design+ 8 Solution for Structural Member Design with Drawing & Report 4. link for Base Plate design does not work. There are limitations in the link for the Base Plate design such as material type and member size at the bottom.

8 In th e fo llo wing case, Base Plate lin k is n ot supported. 1) Wh en th e member size o f bo tto m RC co lumn/beam/wall is smaller th an th e size o f to p steel section 2) Wh en steel member d oes n ot p erpendicular o r h orizontal with th e bo ttom RC co lumn/beam/wall 3) Wh en th e material p roperty o f bo ttom member is n ot RC 4) Wh en th ere is n o support at th e bo tto m o f th e member if th e targ et member is located at th e bo tto m o f th e structure 5) Wh en th ere is brace member Q 1 2 3 4 5 A [Examp les th at a lin k fo r base p late d esign is n ot sup ported] 01. Midas Gen link Midas Design+ 9 Solution for Structural Member Design with Drawing & Report 5. Design member forces imported from Midas Gen are changed after Design/Checking in Base Plate module. During Design/Checking of Base Plate, the program automatically find the most critical load combination among 6 different load combinations imported from Midas Gen.

9 Wh en importing a n o de fo r base p late d esign, 6 d ifferent load combinations wh ich co ntain maximum an d minimum member fo rces o f axial, major mo ment, an d min or mo ment respectively are imp orted. On ce th e load co mbinations are imported, th e d esig n fo rce sh own in th e Force filed corresponds to th e 1st lo ad combination wh ich contains maximum axial fo rce. After p erfo rm base p late d esign o r checking, th e p rogram will fin d th e mo st critical load co mbination an d th at d esign fo rces will be sh o wn in th e Fo rce field. Even th ough th e d isplayed fo rces are ch anged in th e d ialog bo x, th e p rogram in ternally verify all th e lo ad co mbinations d uring d esign/checking. Q [Lo ad Co mbinations befo re p erforming Design/ Check] [Lo ad Co mbinations after p erforming Design/ Check] A 01. Midas Gen link Midas Design+ 10 Solution for Structural Member Design with Drawing & Report 6.

10 Is Member Assignment definition required for Bolt Connection design Even though Member Assignment is not defined in Midas Gen, the program can automatically find the continuous beams. Prio rity fo r considering a member fo r d ivided elements is as fo llows: 1) Fin d members based o n th e Member assignment information d efined in Midas Gen . 2) Fin d g irder members based o n th e vertical member p osition (column an d wall). 3) Fin d sub-beam members d ivided by th e o th er sub-beams. Th e sub-beam wh ich h as smaller elemen t ID h as p riority fo r th e member assig nment. Q A 1 1 3 3 2 1 4 4 Sub-beam member Smaller element ID than element Member Assignment Definition [Priority of member assignment] 3 3 01. Midas Gen link Girder Member Midas Design+ 11 Solution for Structural Member Design with Drawing & Report 7. Why wall design result in Design+ is different from that of Midas Gen?