STAAD.Pro Physical Modeler Help

To synchronize model data with iModelHub

To synchronize the STAAD.Pro Physical Modeler model data with an iModel in a ProjectWise Project, use the following procedure.

Note: You must have a Bentley CONNECT account in order to use iModelHub.
You must have an iModel created in your iModel Manager in order to send STAAD.Pro Physical Modeler data to the iModel. To get started, go to iTwin Services > iModel Manager in your CONNECT Account.

To learn more about iModelHub, please visit https://communities.bentley.com/products/digital-twin-cloud-services/itwin-services/w/imodelhub.

Technical Preview: This feature is part of a Technical Preview. It has not been reviewed per Bentley's standard quality assurance program and should be considered for review only.
  1. On the Model ribbon tab, select iTwin Services in the iTwin group.

    The iTwin Services panel opens.
  2. Select Synchronizer.

  3. Select iModelHub.

    Note: You may be prompted to log into your CONNECT account. Additionally, you may be prompted to approve options for using your data with iModelHub. If so, select Allow to proceed.

    A list of Projects is displayed.
    Note: If you STAAD.Pro model is already associated with a ProjectWise Project, then the program will skip the Project selection and you may proceed to Step 6 below.
  4. Select your Project.
    Tip: You can use the search functionality to quickly locate a project.
  5. Click Next.
  6. Select an iModel with in the project.
  7. Either:

    Select a Model to use to store your model data

    or

    Click New to create a new Model

    If you click New, you can name the model and add an optional description. You can check the Show change management option to open up the iTwin Analytical Synchronizer application.

  8. Click OK.
  9. You can then exchange analytical data with the associated iModel:
    To… Do the following…
    send the current STAAD.Pro Physical Modeler data to the iModel Click Push Changes

    retrieve the analytical data from iModelHub Click Pull Changes

  10. (Optional) You can select the list of versions to view from the Design History drop-down menu. Either All Changes or Named Versions can be displayed.
Log into your CONNECT Account to access your ProjectWise Projects and the iModel Manager.