SAF Documentation

Structural Analysis Format documentation

Current version: 2.2.0

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Table of contents:

Getting started

• What is SAF?
• Who supports SAF?
• SAF versions
• SAF Examples
• Release Notes
• Introduction
• Geometry
• Best practice for SAF implementation
• Project and model specifications

Structural analysis elements

• StructuralMaterial
• StructuralCrossSection
• CompositeShapeDef
• StructuralPointConnection
• StructuralCurveEdge
• StructuralCurveMember
• StructuralCurveMemberVarying
• StructuralCurveMemberRib
• StructuralSurfaceMember
• StructuralSurfaceMemberOpening
• StructuralSurfaceMemberRegion
• StructuralStorey
• StructuralProxyElement

Supports and hinges

• StructuralPointSupport
• StructuralSurfaceConnection
• StructuralCurveConnection
• StructuralEdgeConnection
• RelConnectsStructuralMember
• RelConnectsSurfaceEdge
• RelConnectsRigidCross
• RelConnectsRigidLink
• RelConnectsRigidMember

Loads

• StructuralLoadGroup
• StructuralLoadCase
• StructuralLoadCombination
• StructuralPointAction
• StructuralPointMoment
• StructuralCurveAction
• StructuralCurveMoment
• StructuralSurfaceAction
• StructuralSurfaceActionThermal
• StructuralCurveActionThermal
• StructuralPointActionFree
• StructuralCurveActionFree
• StructuralSurfaceActionFree
• StructuralSurfaceActionDistribution
• StructuralPointSupportDeformation

Results

• ResultInternalForce1D
• ResultInternalForce2DEdge

Annexes

• Changelog
• Formcodes
• Description ID of the profile
• Supported shapes of parametric cross-section
• Supported shapes of compound section
• Supported design properties of the materials
• Units table
• Ignored objects and groups

SDK

• Introduction
• Main package
• Bootstrapping: SimpleInjector 4
• Bootstrapping: SimpleInjector 5
• Testing