FAQ for midas Gen

• [VIEW]     Why is the plate thickness not visible, in spite the Solid View turned on?
  Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 display option gen thickness
• [VIEW]     How do I consider moment release at only one end of a beam, say in y-direction?
  Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 beam end releases gen moment release
• [STRUCTURE]     The orientation of the model is oblique. How to align the co-ordinate along the model?
  Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 gen ucs
• [STRUCTURE]     How to check whether the diaphragm effect is being considered?
  Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 diaphragm gen story data
• [STRUCTURE]     How to generate dome shape?
  Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 gen shell wizard
• [STRUCTURE]     How to assign wall IDs? What is its significance?
  Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 gen wall id
• [STRUCTURE]     In Structure Type option, what does off-diagonal masses imply, where and how should it be used?
  Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 diagonal mass gen lumped mass
• [NODE/ELEMENT]     How to add beams at the periphery of the plates?
  Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 converted line element gen
• [NODE/ELEMENT]     Will the program automatically take into account the oblique slabs’ principal axis while giving the reinforcement?
  Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 direction of reinforcement gen oblique slab sub domain
• [NODE/ELEMENT]     While defining the wall element, when to consider the sub type option as plate and when as membrane?
  Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 gen membrane plate
• [NODE/ELEMENT]     If I created a beam element instead of a truss element, how do I correct that?
  Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 change element type gen
• [PROPERTIES]     How to modify the Section Stiffness properties?
  Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 gen stiffness
• [PROPERTIES]     How to generate uniform Tapering for sections irrespective of the number of segments?
  Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 gen tapered section
• [BOUNDARIES]     How to provide partial release to beam ends?
  Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 beam end releases gen partial release
• [BOUNDARIES]     Is the Panel Zone effect considered for Beam Column connectivity? How?
  Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 boundaries gen panel zone effect
• [LOAD]     The Lateral load profile for Wind or Seismic shows nothing, though the loads are defined. Why?
  Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 gen lateral load plan irregularity
• [LOAD]     What is the difference between Line Load and Element Load options?
  Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 element load gen line load
• [LOAD]     How is the eccentricity computed in case of flexible diaphragm, in dynamic analysis?
  Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 accidental eccentricity accidental torsion flexible floor diaphragm gen
• [ANALYSIS]     In Eigenvalue Analysis when should Subspace iteration be used and when Lanczos be used?
  Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 gen lanczos ritz vectors subspace iteration type of analysis
• [RESULTS]     How to view/check Center of mass and Center of rigidity in the model?
  Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 building control eccentricitiy gen stiffness center story center
• [RESULTS]     What are Wood-Armer moments? How can we view those?
  Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 domain gen plate
• [RESULTS]     How to check Base Shear for a structure?
  Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 gen result tables seismic load story shear force ratio
• [RESULTS]     How to check the Fundamental Period and Model Mass percentage in Dynamic analysis?
  Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 gen mass matrix modal participation factor natural mode natural period stiffness matrix
• [RESULTS]     How to view results of Bending Moment Diagram (BMD) in Graphical or Tabular format?
  Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 beam diagram gen
• [RESULTS]     How is the Story Shear calculated in Response Spectrum Analysis?
  Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 gen response spectrum analysis result table
• [RESULTS]     How to apply scale factors to match the base shears of Spectrum Analysis with Static Analysis?
  Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 gen load combination rs load scale factor
• [RESULTS]     Why in plate analysis result, the stress contour is unsymmetrical?
  Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 align element local element direction gen local axis stress contour
• [RESULTS]     What is the modified drift option in Story Drift Table? How is it calculated?
  Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 deflection amplification gen response modification coefficient story drift
• [DESIGN]     Can Capacity Based Design based on special provision for seismic design be performed?
  Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 brittle concrete design code ductile gen
• [DESIGN]     What is Strong-Column Weak-Beam Design? How can we do it?
  Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 earthquake resistant structure gen
• [DESIGN]     Can midas Gen check the structure for the provided Reinforcement data?
  Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 gen modified rebar
• [DESIGN]     After performing design, can the section be changed and check the design for new section without reanalyzing? If yes, how?
  Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 gen section for design
• [DESIGN]     How is effective length factor calculated?
  Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 barced fixed gen hinged nonsway frames sway frames unbraced
• [DESIGN]     In model main beam is divided in several part because of secondary beam. How to design it as Single beam?
  Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 gen member assignment
• [DESIGN]     Can Design criteria be assigned to members individually? How ?
  Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017 design criteria of rebar gen horizontal rebar vertical rebar
• How to design an inclined member as a beam?
  Updated: Monday, August 21, 2017 gen member type
• Errors observed while starting "General Section Designer or GSD"
  Updated: Tuesday, September 11, 2018 gsd vector draw
• Load-Initial Forces/Misc.-Assign Floor Loads: Error Message "Floor Load (Number=1) contains errors. Elements that cannot be loaded exist within the loading area. ..."
  Updated: Wednesday, July 19, 2017
• Reinforced Concrete Design
  Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017
• Steel Design
  Updated: Tuesday, September 5, 2017