Structural modeling in object-oriented based software by utilizing data tables

Abstract

Engineering software running on object-oriented programming language has been extensively used in structural modeling past 20 years. Taking their ease of use and a large area of utilization into account, these software will be used by engineers. Moreover, a number of these software increases, and many enhancements take place. Considering the developments in modeling software, data transition is much needed for model updates. Data transition between these software is widely studied and many methods have been developed. However, if an engineering model is inaccessible or not created in the first place, available data reports can be used to create an object-oriented based model. In this study, it is aimed to utilize the Interactive Database Editing interface on SAP2000 to create a model by using data tables.