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GUIDE On Converting Load Sets To Individual Load Patterns

This document provides steps to convert slab surface load sets in an ETABS model to individual load patterns so they will properly export to an F2k file. It involves exporting the load set data from ETABS to Excel, modifying the Excel file to define the loads as individual patterns, editing the model's $ET text file to replace the load set definitions, and importing the modified file back into ETABS to generate a new model with the load sets converted to separate load patterns. This ensures the slab loads will transfer correctly when exporting to other file formats.

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GUIDE On Converting Load Sets To Individual Load Patterns

This document provides steps to convert slab surface load sets in an ETABS model to individual load patterns so they will properly export to an F2k file. It involves exporting the load set data from ETABS to Excel, modifying the Excel file to define the loads as individual patterns, editing the model's $ET text file to replace the load set definitions, and importing the modified file back into ETABS to generate a new model with the load sets converted to separate load patterns. This ensures the slab loads will transfer correctly when exporting to other file formats.

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1.

What will happen if you import an ETABS model into a F2k file with the slab surface loads as
LOAD sets and not individual surface loads?

Part where loads are applied


individually

Part where loads are applied as


Load Sets.
Upon exporting the ETBAS model to f2k file, part where loads are applied
as individual load patterns were included in the exported file, however,
on those that were loaded with load sets, remain unloaded in the f2k file.

2. Therefore, we need to convert load sets from ETABS into individual load patterns before
exporting it to an F2k file.
3. From Etabs, Click>Display> Show Tables>Tables>Loads>Applied Loads>Shell Loads-Uniform Load
Sets

4. A table will appear at the bottom of your screen. Right click>Export to Excel.

5. So basically, from Columns A-F were the original excel file you will get directly from ETABS.
In Column O I just made a formula that will make the same output as the syntax of ETABS $ET
file. (Please see attached excel)
6. Go back to your ETABS model. Save your model with another file name. Go to Define>Shell
Uniform Load Sets. Delete all Load Sets. If you try to view the surface loads on your model, slabs
loaded with load sets were now unloaded. Then Click Save.

After deleting load sets

7. Go to the location of your ETABS file. Look for the $ET file of your model. Make a copy.

8. Open the copy of your $ET file, look for areaload. You will now be transferred to the Part of
the slab area loads. From your excel earlier, copy all text from column O and paste it on the row
below the Shell object loads. Save.
9. Open a new ETABS file. Click File>Import> ETABS .e2k Text File. Select the copy of your $et file
that we have modified earlier.

10. NEW ETABS MODEL WITH LOADSETS CONVERTED TO INDIVIDUAL LOAD PATTERNS.

11. LOAD COMBINATIONS WITH TEMPERATURE CONTOUR (LOADSETS vs SEPARATE LOAD PATTERN
SLAB LOADS)
ETABS with LOAD SET SLAB LOADS

ETABS with CONVERTED LOAD SET SLAB


LOADS TO INDIVIDUAL LOAD PATTERNS

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