Design+ FAQ

for Midas Gen Link, Preference and Drawings

Solution for Structural Member Design with Drawing & Report

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FAQ
01. midas Gen Link 3

How to link with midas Gen?

Member forces are not imported from midas Gen.
How to design a member using the most critical member forces?
Link for Base Plate design does not work.
Design member forces are changed after Design/Checking.
Is Member Assignment definition required for Bolt Connection design?
Why wall design result in Design+ is different from that of midas Gen?
How to modify the default setting of member name?

02. Preference in Design+ 13

Section size is not updated after design.

How to specify the maximum height in beams?
How to specify the maximum rebar ratio in columns?
Can I specify frequently used rebar spacing?
Can I specify the desired section DB list for steel design?
Can I perform FEM analysis for base plate?
How to change the default design parameter?

03. Drawings in Design+ 20

How to change the default frame and legend format in the drawings?
Can I make a note for connected member in the drawings?
Can I make different rebar name for high strength rebar in drawings?

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 01. midas Gen Link
Q 1. How to link with midas Gen?

A Design+ can be linked with midas Gen using midas Link function.

1. Select Link > midas Link menu or click midas Link icon.
2. Select midas Gen file from the list of Link dialog box and click Connect button.

1 Click

1 Select

2 Click

3. Once Design+ is linked with midas Gen, the following message is shown in the message window.

- Design + Message Window:

- Gen/ADS Message Window:

4. When Design+ is linked with midas Gen, Name in WorkBar > Add New Member is changed to Member or Node.
For Beam, Column, Wall and Connection module, it is changed to Member. For Footing and Base Plate module, it is
changed to Node.

Link can be checked with the changes of icon as shown below.

: When Design+ is not linked with midas Gen : When Design+ is linked with midas Gen

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5. Select a desired member or node in midas Gen and click [Import] button.
When Design+ is linked with midas Gen, the selected member or node number will be displayed in Design+. The user can
directly type the number of member or node to be imported from midas Gen.

Select RC Beam Member

The specified design code in Design+ and midas Gen should be identical.
Following members are supported for midas Gen link.
[RC] Beam, Column, Shear Wall, Footing, Batch Wall
[Steel] Beam/Column, Base Plate, Bolt Connection
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Q 2. Member forces are not imported from midas Gen. Only the member size are imported.

A When design or checking has been performed in midas Gen, the member forces can be imported in Design+.

Depending on the existence of design results and rebar input data, the data to be imported is changed.
[Applicable member type: RC - Beam/ Column/ Shear Wall/ Batch Wall, Steel - Beam/ Column]

1) When design has not been performed in midas Gen

If design or checking has not been performed in midas Gen, design results do not exist. In this case, member forces and rebar
data are not imported in Design+. It is for considering design parameters such as Member Redistribution Factor which are not
provided in Design+. By using the identical design member forces, the same design results can be obtained between midas
Gen and Design+.

Following data can be imported when design or checking has not been performed:
Member Name/ Material Properties/ Section Shape/ Section Size

Data to be imported
without design results

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2) When design has been performed, and rebar data has not been assigned in midas Gen
When member design has been performed in midas Gen, the member forces and the rebar data calculated during the design
will be exported to Design+.

3) When design/checking has been performed, and rebar data has been assigned in midas Gen
When code checking has been performed with assigned rebar data, the member forces with the assigned rebar data will be
exported to Design+.

Data to be imported

In case of Footing, Base Plate and Bolt Connection, the design member force can be imported by perform an analysis.

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3. How to design a member using the most critical member among the members with the identical
Q section properties?

A Design+ provides an option to specify which member will be imported.

In Link > Link Option menu, if Link Type is selected as Link by Section, the most critical design results among the members
assigned with the identical section properties are imported in Design+.

Select

Click

Following data can be imported when Link type is selected as Link by Section option in Link Option dialog box.

1) [RC] Beam, Column, Shear Wall [Steel] Beam/Column

The most critical design results are imported based on the design results in midas Gen.

2) [RC] Footing [Steel ] Bolt Connection

The absolute maximum design member forces are imported based on the design results in midas Gen.

3) [Steel] Base Plate

Specified components or all components (axial, major moment, minor moment) of member forces are imported based on the
analysis results in midas Gen.
by MAX/Min Forces (All): 6 different load combinations which include maximum and minimum values of axial, major moment,
and minor moment are imported.
by MAX/Min Forces (Selected): Load combinations which include the maximum and minimum values of selected components
among axial, major moment, and minor moment are imported.

When Link Type is selected as Link by Member option, member forces for the selected member are imported in Design+.

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Q 4. Link for Base Plate design does not work.

A There are limitations in the link for the Base Plate design such as material type and member size at the bottom.

In the following case, Base Plate link is not supported.

1) When the member size of bottom RC column/beam/wall is smaller than the size of top steel section
2) When steel member does not perpendicular or horizontal with the bottom RC column/beam/wall
3) When the material property of bottom member is not RC
4) When there is no support at the bottom of the member if the target member is located at the bottom of the structure
5) When there is brace member

3
2

4 5

[Examples that a link for base plate design is not supported]

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Q 5. Design member forces imported from midas Gen are changed after Design/Checking in Base Plate module.

A During Design/Checking of Base Plate, the program automatically find the most critical load combination among 6
different load combinations imported from midas Gen.

When importing a node for base plate design, 6 different load combinations which contain maximum and minimum member
forces of axial, major moment, and minor moment respectively are imported. Once the load combinations are imported, the
design force shown in the Force filed corresponds to the 1st load combination which contains maximum axial force. After
perform base plate design or checking, the program will find the most critical load combination and that design forces will be
shown in the Force field. Even though the displayed forces are changed in the dialog box, the program internally verify all the
load combinations during design/checking.

[Load Combinations before performing Design/ Check] [Load Combinations after performing Design/ Check]

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Q 6. Is Member Assignment definition required for Bolt Connection design

A Even though Member Assignment is not defined in midas Gen, the program can automatically find the continuous
beams.

Priority for considering a member for divided elements is as follows:

1) Find members based on the Member assignment information defined in midas Gen.
2) Find girder members based on the vertical member position (column and wall).
3) Find sub-beam members divided by the other sub-beams. The sub-beam which has smaller element ID has priority for the
member assignment.

Member Assignment Definition

Girder Member

4
1
1
3
2
4
3
3

Sub-beam member
Smaller element ID than element

[Priority of member assignment]

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Q 7. Why wall design result in Design+ is different from that of midas Gen?

A Wall design results will be different if design method is differently defined between midas Gen and Design+.

Wall design method can be specified in the following menu.

1) midas Gen
Design > Concrete Design Parameter > Design Criteria for Rebars > For Shear Wall Design > Input Additional Wall Data
> End Rebar Design Method
2) Design+
Option > Reference > Design > Wall > Use design method of Gen
If Use design method of Gen option is not checked on, the wall design mehtod-2 will be applied.

[Design+]

[midas Gen]

Wall design method is classified based on the end rebar assignment method.
- Method 1 : Place the rebars at equal intervals over the entire wall length (no end rebars)
- Method 2 : Assuming that the wall is reinforced uniformly at an equal spacing over the entire length of the wall, determine
additionally required rebars, then place the rebars at the ends and the center part.
- Method 3 : Assuming that the vertical rebars at both ends of the wall resist all the axial force (Pu) and the bending moment
(Mu), determine the required reinforcing steel for the shear force resisted by the remaining part.
- Method 4 : Identical to Method-2 and end rebars placed from 2EA

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Q 8. How to modify the default setting of member name for the imported member?

A Format of imported member name can be specified by the user in Link Option dialog box.

From the main menu, select Link > Link Option or click [Option] button in Add New Member field. Following data can be used
to make the format of member name.
1) %S : Name of section properties
2) %N : Number of selected nodes or members
3) %F : Story name (If story data does not exist, it will be displayed as NonF.)
4) %M : Name of material properties

For example, if Format String is specified as %F%S(Fck=%M, %N), the imported member name can be 1C1(Fck=C24, 10).

When Remove character in Story Name option is checked on, specified character will be removed in the member name.
1) Above Ground Level
Specify the character which needs to be removed in the member name. By default, F/ FL/ ST are predefined, and the user can
directly enter the desired character.
2) Below Ground Level
Specify the character which needs to be removed in the member name. By default, B/ ST are predefined, and the user can
directly enter the desired character. In case of basement floor, - sign will be additionally entered in front of the floor
information.

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 02. Preference in Design+
Q 1. Section size is not updated after design.

A During member design, Design+ can find the optimized section size and update it when the corresponding
options are checked on in Preference dialog box.

In Option > Preference > Design dialog box, check on Change section by Design option to update the section size. By default,
the option is checked off and the program can change the rebar data only during design.

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Q 2. How to specify the maximum height in beams?

A In the preference dialog box, the maximum size of member can be specified.

Go to Option> Preference> Design> RC(1)> Beam, and check on Change section by Design option to specify the value for
Max.Height. For the other members such as RC column, wall, footing, buttress, stair, corbel/bracket, and steel base plate,
maximum dimension can be specified.

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Q 3. How to specify the maximum rebar ratio in columns?

A For RC column, maximum rebar ratio can be specified in the preference dialog box.

Go to Option> Preference> Design> RC(1)> Column, and check on Change section by Design option to specify the value of
Max.Rho.

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Q 4. Can I specify frequently used rebar spacing for RC beam and column design?

A In Rebar Option dialog box, frequently used rebar spacing can be registered.

From the main menu, select Option> Rebar Option, or from the tree menu, select RC Design Procedure> Design Option>
Rebar.
Check on desired rebar spacing and click [Add] button for Moment and Shear design. The user can directly enter the desired
rebar spacing in the Moment or Shear tab table.

Check on->Add

Check on->Remove
Directly enter the spacing

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Q 5. Can I specify the desired section DB list for steel beam and column design?

A In Steel Option dialog box, frequently used steel beam and column section can be registered.

From the main menu, select Option> Steel Option, or from the tree menu, select Design Procedure> Design Option> Steel
Option.
Select section shape and name in Section List> DB field and click >> button to add in the Beam or Column list to be used in
Design. By clicking << button, the selected section will be deleted from the list.

3 Confirm

Select
1

2 Click

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Q 6. Can I perform FEM analysis for base plate?

A Design+ provides an option to perform Fem analysis for soft plate in Steel Option dialog box.

From the main menu, select Option> Steel Option, or from the tree menu, select Design Procedure> Design Option> Steel
Option. In Design tab, select Soft Plate(FEM Analysis) option.
By default, Rigid Plate is selected for base plate design.

Soft Plate does not support Design.

[Rigid Plate] [Soft Plate]

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Q 7. How to change the default design parameter for new member?

A Initial values for newly added member can be specified by the user.

From the mean menu, select Tools > Set Default Data(All) / Set Default Data (Current)/ Reset Default Data.

1) Set Default Data (All)

Select the desired member name from the combo box for entire module and click [Set Default] button. Specified design input
values are applied as an initial value for newly added members.

2) Set Default Data (Current)

Specified design input values in the currently working module can be specified as initial value for new members.
(Shortcut: Ctrl + D)

3) Reset Default Data

Reset the pre-defined default values into the initial values recommended by the program.

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 03. Drawings in Design+
Q 1. How to change the default frame and legend format in the drawings?

A By specifying the drawing file for Frame and Legend, default format can be changed in Preference dialog box.

Specify the file location of frame file and legend file to change the default drawing format.

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03. Drawings in Design+
When user-defined frame file or legend file is applied, the valid area must be specified using Point in AutoCAD.

2 different points must be generated for defining valid area. Using Qselect commend of AutoCAD, generated points can be
verified.

[Valid Area for Legend File]

Area for Legend and Member List

[Generated Drawing File]

[Valid Area for Frame File]

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Q 2. Can I make a note for connected member for in the drawings?

A Connected member can be viewed in Comment row in the table when Project Mode is selected.

In Project Mode, enter the text in Comment field and click Design/ Check/ Report/ Apply. Once beam drawing is generated, the
entered text will also be shown in the drawing table.

1 Type text

2 Click

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Q 3. Can I make different rebar name for high strength rebar in drawings?

A In Preference dialog box, different rebar name depending on the yield strength can be specified.

From the main menu, go to Option > Preference > Drawing > Dwg > Rebar Name. Check on Use name by strength option
and enter the rebar name with the strength limit.

By default, HD and D are applied and the user can directly type the rebar name.

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