Exporting to Etabs

[clive.daniel]

Hi
I'm trying to export a floor plan to Etabs which contains a lot of curves, is there a setting that will allow me to specify the minimum length of segment the curves will be broken up into? At the moment when I export to Etabs I end up with a model that has thousands of nodes

Thanks
Clive

[Scott Hammond]

Hi,

you can aproximate the curve in the beam properties prior to exporting (see attached image). Also, check with ETABS manual because they may segement it even more.

[clive.daniel]

Thanks Scott

after a bit of research I found out Etabs doesn't like curves, so much for seamless compatibility!!