.sdnf format to be read by Tekla Structures

XFEM4U Q&A
#1

Hello everyone,

I’m trying to pass on a fairly complex steel frame to a steel detailer and I have exported a .sdnf.

He has read it into Tekla Structures and the result does not make any sense he says.

I have tried renumbering all of the nodes and beams incase my clicking and manipulating has muddled anything, and he is yet to let me know if this has worked - but does anyone else have any experience with transferring geometry between XFEM4U and Tekla Structures?

Thanks,

Richard

#2

Hi Richard,

Most welcome to the forum and the Struct4U Community!
Is it possible to send your SNDF-file which has problems to support@struct4u.com? We did several tests with SNDF and Advance Steel. That was working fine.
SDNF - Struct4u

So if there is any improvement possible regarding the SNDF please let us know!

There are some other options to export to Tekla.

  • Using Speckle. Next week more information about this option is available.
  • Using XML.

Within a couple of days we will post a tutorial video about this.