Nodes and pile numbers

[chrismcc]

Hello,

My structure has 190 foundation piles.  I want to extract the reactions from Robot into a table in an excel spreadsheet, but the node numbers are obviously not the same as the pile numbers.  Beams and panels can be given a name by the user.  Can something similar be done for nodes?

Thank you

Chrismcc

[Rafal.Gaweda]

Maybe this way:

Change local X of all piles to point upwards or downwards and then display results in one node only.

See example below

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[chrismcc]

Rafal,

Thank you.  The real building has 190 piles, but in my model the piles are only modelled as node supports with spring stiffnesse in the x, y and z directions.  So for example, node number 13001 is pile number 1 and so on.

I will try your suggestion and add short members to model the piles and then name each bar.  Hopefully I can export the results and the bar correspondng bar name into a spreadsheet.

Regards

Chris

[Rafal.Gaweda]

So what is the problem to renumber nodes (Geometry \ Numbering) ?

[chrismcc]

Rafal,

I would need to give specific numbers to 190 specific nodes so that the node numbers are the same aas the pile numbers..  Is there an easy way of doing this?

Regards

Chrismcc

[Rafal.Gaweda]

The only way to renumber them \ thru renumbering to force numbers you want

[Artur.Kosakowski · Accepted solution]

I would need to give specific numbers to 190 specific nodes so that the node numbers are the same aas the pile numbers..  Is there an easy way of doing this?

You may try the following:

1. Renumber nodes and bars of the model starting their numbers from e.g. 200

2. Select 190 piles and their nodes you want to match the numbers for

3. Run geometrical renumbering for this selection starting from 1

This should result in having the same numbers for nodes and bars.

If you find your post answered press the Accept as Solution button please. This will help other users to find solutions much faster. Thank you.

[chrismcc]

Thank you Artur I will try this.

Regards

Chrismcc