Karamba 3D CURVED SURFACE export to SCIA (using SAF)

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Hello Karamba useres,

I´m doing diploma thesis with Karamba 3D included.The work includes export of the parametric model to SCIA. Model contains concrete columns, concrete plate surfaces (walls, slabs) and one curved surface. I´m using SAF component to export optimized model to SCIA. Most of the components transferred perfectly, except the curved shell surface… The curved shell surface was imported into SCIA as a plate surface, i.e. the shell was cut into mesh-shaped plates… (please see the figure)

Does anyone know of a solution? Or any alternative? How to get around this? It would help me a lot and since my thesis has to be done by December, I’m in a hurry…

Have a great time and thanks for the awesome community!

Martin
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Hello @Martin_Černý,
currently SAF allows the export of flat surfaces only (see StructuralSurfaceMember — SAF Documentation documentation). This is why curved surfaces get exported as sets of triangular flat surfaces.
A workaround could be to use another import option of SCIA (e.g. via Koala) which does not rely on SAF.
– Clemens

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Hello,
another option is to bake mesh, then export bake thing to dwg file and then import to scia as a general body, after it, you have to encircle the edges with curved plate.
Thanks
M.

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