Working with Neutral Files

STAAD Foundation Advanced V8i supports Neutral file (xml) format. With this feature, STAAD Foundation Advanced files (file extension .afs) can be exported to or imported from neutral file (.xml).

This feature is developed focusing on integration of STAAD Foundation Advanced with any other program supporting xml format. With some programming help, STAAD Foundation Advanced can be seamlessly integrated with any in-house or third party package. e.g. Loading and geometry input from a piping software can be imported to STAAD Foundation Advanced using XML technology, batch import is also possible.

STAAD Foundation Advanced V8i supports full import/export of isolated footing job to xml format, including design parameters. For other jobs, loading and geometry data can be imported/exported.

Note: This feature can be further extended based on the user request. Please contact us through a service ticket at http://selectservices.bentley.com/en-US/

Detailed Output

Several foundation types in the General mode are capable of saving detailed output to the open Microsoft Office Excel® Excel XML format (.xml file extension). These files can be read by Microsoft Office Excel® for post processing and use in custom reports.

Tip: You can use various file conversion features of Microsoft Office Excel to save the detailed output into other formats, as well.