Download User`s Guide

VK STEEL
DESCRIPTION AND ANALYSIS OF STEEL CONSTRUCTIONS
you can read about the requirements and the way to export
drawing from VK STEEL.
IMPORTANT The field next to the “Decimal point” index
allows you to select the decimal point that will be used for the
formatting of the exported files. You have two options: the
comma and the point. To decide which on of the two serves
your needs make sure you know how the program you are
about to use for the exported file recognizes the decimal
point. It would be useful, if you do already know, to confirm
which of the two symbols Window itself recognizes as decimal
point, since this setting is used by most of the programs (e.g.
MS EXCELL).
NOTICE More details on the use and parameters of each file
format can be found in the paragraphs “(*dxf) format files”
and “ESCII format files”. You can read about drawings in the
“EXPORT DRAWING” paragraph.
•
EXPORT (*.DXF) FORMAT FILES
The (*.dxf) file format is in fact a text file and was originally
created for the communication between programs that could
recognize it, with AutoCAD. This communication was and still is
two-way.
The generalization of its use made it the essential means to
exchange data between the standard CAD programs as well as in
general, between all programs that support import – export
functions of this type. Most structural analysis programs like VK
STEEL and several graphics and image processing applications are
the most usual examples of programs that are not drawing
programs.
The main use of this file format for an engineer is the option to
process the complex drawings of a STEEL – analyzed structure in
AutoCAD.
Apart from this though it is also possible to process your drawing
with any other compatible program.
•
To be able to create and save the structure levels that you
have recognized with the NODE sub-program, follow the
procedure
VK STEEL USER’S GUIDE
75