Question

• All directories included in the Project Manager of RFEM 5, RSTAB 8, SHAPE‑THIN 8, and so on,
• All directories included in the Project Manager of the previous program versions of SHAPE‑THIN, such as SHAPE‑THIN 7.

The "Search for SHAPE‑THIN Cross-Section" button (Image 03) allows you to search for cross-sections in the directories that are not integrated in Project Manager. The directory searched for is then added to the directory list of the "Import Cross-section from SHAPE‑THIN" dialog box.

You can select and import any cross-section from the respective directory. Please note that the cross-sections must be calculated and saved in SHAPE‑THIN before the cross-section values can be imported. It is only possible to import each cross-section individually.

When importing a SHAPE‑THIN cross-section into RFEM/RSTAB, this cross-section is imported into the user-defined cross-section library. User-defined cross-sections can be imported using the "Load Saved User-Defined Cross-Sections" button of the cross-section library (Image 04). If you want to update the cross-section in the user-defined cross-section library, import the modified cross-section once more. Click "Yes" to confirm the security query (Image 05).

The video shows first the import of a BRIDGE cross-section from the Examples folder linked in the Project Manager. Then, the Example‑1 cross-section is imported from the Desktop directory that is not linked to the Project Manager. The cross-sections are now available in the user-defined cross-section library. In the example, the Example‑1 cross-section in RFEM is deleted and copied into the user-defined cross-section library. In the end, it is shown how the Example‑1 cross-section is changed to SHAPE‑THIN and imported into RFEM.