To Import an Oasys GSA (*.gwb) File
-
Select
OasysGSA Import from the backstage.
The Import from OasysGSA dialog opens.
- Click [...] in General settings to browse and select an Oasys GSA (*.gwb) file to import.
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Check
Use Mapping File in
Section Mapping settings, and then click
[...] to browse and select a mapping file to
import.
Note: Mapping files are delivered with OpenBuildings Station Designer, and are named using analysis program names. Their function is to compare two lists of section data, and to map the Oasys GSA sections to the corresponding sections in OpenBuildings Station Designer. They are located in the active configuration \\Configuration\Datasets\[active dataset]\Datadata folder
- Select which GSA Layer to import. Select Analysis.
- Set the catalog type and catalog instance assignments for the imported steel member types. This data is used by OpenBuildings Station Designer to rebuild the members' structural data as defined in the structural member catalogs.
- Browse and select a section definition that is to be designated as the Default Section Name. This section definition is applied to imported members whose section data is not available in OpenBuildings Station Designer.
- Similarly, set the catalog type and catalog instance assignments for the imported concrete member types (repeat the last two steps for the Concrete Elements).
- In Revision Tracking, check Use Design History. Design History tracks changes to a DGN file. Viewing details about the revision by using the controls on this tool.
- In Roundtripping Options, enter a Merge Tolerance value. Merge tolerance defines a distance in which points with similar coordinates are merged. If a model created in one coordinate system, then imported into a system with its own coordinates, points that do not coincide exactly are merged based on the Merge Tolerance.
-
Click
Import.
The Update Design Results dialog appears. Review detailed information about each imported member and select which ones you want to import before accepting them into the target DGN file.
- Click Update to complete the import process.