Worldwide Application Area/Advanced Features__________________02

GUI_______________________________________________________03
Basic Modelling Manipulation_________________________________04
Common Process of Using Midas Gen ___________________________18
Examples __________________________________________________19
ANNEX A:File Import_________________________________________40
ANNEX B:Section Property Calculator (SPC)_______________________42
2 Design the Future with Midas

▪ Building ▪ Plant Structures ▪ Spatial Structures ▪ Specialty Structures

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Ribbon Menu Toolbar

Task Pane

Work Tree

Table Window

Message Window

Command Line Context Status Bar

Menu
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Click or Ctrl+O from your

keyboard to open an existing
project

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1. Go to your installation folder

2. Select Tut2.mgb

3. Click Open button

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Click or use Ctrl+H

from your keyboard

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1. Click View tab

2. Click Display and

select Display Option

3. Click Draw
4. Select
Element
Color 5. Select Section /
Thickness Color

6. Click Random Color

button

8. Click OK
button

7. Click Apply button

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Shrink (Ctrl+K)
Display the modeled
elements in proportionally
reduced sizes.

Perspective (Ctrl+J)
Display a perspective 3-
dimensional view of the
model.

Hidden (Ctrl+H)
Display the model shape
reflecting the sectional
shapes of elements and
their thicknesses as it
would truly appear.

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Iso View (Ctrl+Shift+I) Front View (Ctrl+Shift+F)

Represent the model in a three-dimensional space. Represent the model as viewed from the –Y direction.

Right View (Ctrl+Shift+R) Top View (Ctrl+Shift+T)

Represent the model as viewed from the +X direction. Represent the model as viewed from the +Z direction.

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Zoom in/out (Scroll up/down mouse)

If users scroll up once, Zoom in/out feature is activated.
Dragging the mouse downward or to the left reduces the window and upward or to the right magnifies the window.
Users must click scroll button to finish zooming.

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Pan Dynamic (Press mouse scroll button + move)

Dynamic Rotation (Ctrl + Press mouse scroll button + move)

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Select Single (Ctrl+Shift+S)

Select the desired entities by clicking the mouse once each time or making window.

Drag the mouse cursor from left to right. The elements Drag the mouse cursor from right to left. Even those
completely contained in the window boundaries will be elements crossing the window boundaries will be selected.
selected.

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Activities – displays only the defined parts of the entire model on the screen. It is an effective way to deal with complex and
large-scale models by displacing only sub-models on the screen
Select a specific portion of your model to Activate using After clicking the selected parts is now activated. Click
select options (Select Single, Select by Window, etc.). Then to Activate All
Click to Activate

Click to Activate
Click to Activate
All

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1. Click View tab

2. Click Display and select

Display

3. Click Property tab

4. Check on Property Name

6. Click OK button

5. Click Apply button

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1. Click View tab

2. Click Display and

select Display

3. Click on
Boundary tab

4. Check on
Support

6. Click OK button

5. Click Apply
button
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Right Click on the toolbar

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1. Select a member to change

properties using Select Single
(Left to Right)

2. Assign Properties
using Drag-and-Drop

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Create Geometry Boundary Perform Analysis

Loads Design
& Properties Conditions & Results
•DXF file import •Fixed Support •Self Weight •P-delta/Buckling Analysis •Steel/Concrete Design
•Create Nodes & Elements •Point Spring Support •Static Wind/Seismic Load •Construction Stage Analysis •Slab/Wall Design
•Structural Wizard •Elastic Links & Bearings •Response Spectrum Load •Reaction, Deformation, •Isolated Footing Design
•Material/Section/Thickness •Moving Load Force, Stress Results
Properties

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Overview

Material : Steel A36 ASTM09(S)

15 kN 25 kN/m

Section : W10X22

Loading : P = 15 kN; W = 25kN/m

(assume negligible self weight)
5m 5m 10
Boundary : Roller/Roller/Pin

Completed model in Midas Gen

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2. Click
Properties tab 6. Rename/Skip
to auto define
1. Click to create new file
or use Ctrl+N

7. Select ASTM09(S)
3. Click on Material
as Standard and A36
Properties 4. Click Material tab from DB

8. Click OK button

5. Click Add button

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Section Data Library

✓ Section Database
Normal SRC Combined
✓ AISC2K(US), AISC2K(SI), AISC,
✓ CISC02(US), CISC02(SI), BS, DIN…
✓ Import data file already defined
✓ Input dimensions of typical sections
✓ Typical steel section (I, T, Channel, Angle,
Pipe…)
✓ Steel – Concrete composite section (SRC)
✓ Tapered section
✓ Section Property Calculator tool

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3. Click DB/User
4. Select I-Section

5. Tick on DB
and Select
AISC10(US)

1. Click on
7. Rename/Skip to
Section tab
auto define
6. Select W10X22
from dropdown list
2. Click Add button

8. Click OK button

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1. Click Structure tab

4. Select Type 1

5. Input 2@5,10 from Distances

6. Click Add button

2. Under Wizards, 7. Select A36 from the

Base Structure, Materials and W10X22
select Beam from the Section
3. Click on
Input/Edit tab

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8. Click Insert tab

9. Make sure your Insert

Point is set to 0, 0, 0

10. Tick on Merge

Duplicate Nodes and
Intersect Frame Elements

11. Set your Origin Point to 1(0, 0, 0)

12. Click on Apply button

then Close
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Degrees of Freedom in 3-D

Fig. 1 Simple beam reactions & Fig. 2 3-D shape

degrees of freedom (local axes)

Fig. 3 Degrees of freedom in 3-D (Global Axes)

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1. Click View tab

2. Click Display and

select Display

3. Click on Node tab

4. Check on Node
Number

6. Click OK button

5. Click Apply button

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1. Click Boundary tab Boundary Condition

2. Under Supports ribbon, click

Define Supports Rz Dx

Ry Dy
3. Use Select Single to select
Rx Dz
the Nodes
Green Symbol:
Constrained
Black Symbol: Released

D : Displacement
degree-of-freedom
R: Rotational degree-of-
freedom

4.
a. For Node 1 and 3 check on Dy, Dz, and Rx, Rz

b. For Node 4 check on D-All and Rx, Rz

Note: Click on Apply button after every selection of Nodes

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1. Click View tab

2. Click Display and

select Display

3. Click on
Boundary tab

4. Check on Support

6. Click OK button

5. Click Apply button

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1. Click Load tab

3. Select Static Load Cases

under Create Load Cases

2. Under Load Type,

select Static Loads
5. Click Add button after every
created Load Cases

4. Create a Name for load P (Point Load) and select

User Defined Load (USER); create a Name for load W
(Distributed Load) and select User Defined Load (USER)

6. Click Close button

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1. Click Nodal Loads

4. Use Select Single and select Node 2

2. Under Load Case

Name, select P

3. Input -15 under Nodal

Loads in FZ direction

5. Click Apply button

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1. Click Element
under Beam Load
ribbon

3. Input -25 from W for the

magnitude of your distributed load

5. Click Apply button

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1. Click Results tab

2.Select Load Combination
7. Click button to
Perform Analysis

5. Under Load Cases Factors,

add the LoadCase P(ST) and
W(S) with a factor of 1

3. Select
General tab

4. Create a Load
Combination name ALL and 6. Click Close button
for Type select Add

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1. Select Reaction
Forces/Moments

2.Select CB: ALL

3. Select FXYZ

4. Check on Values and

Legend

5. Click Apply button

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1. Select Deformed Shape

2. Select CB: ALL

3. Select DXYZ

4. Check on Values and Legend

5. Click Apply button

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2. Select Beam Diagrams 1. Go to Front View

3. Select CB: ALL

4. Select Fz

5. Check on Contour,
Values and Legend

6. Check on Abs Max

7. Click Apply button

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1. Select CB: ALL

2. Select My

3. Check on Contour,
Values and Legend

4. Check on Abs Max

5. Click Apply button

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Overview
LL = - 9.6 kN/m

SDL = - 6.2 kN/m

Material : Concrete Grade C3000 ASTM(RC)
Fy = Grade 60 ; Fys = Grade 40

Section : Beam : G300X500

WL = 6kN/m
Column : C500X500 3m

Loading : Self weight, Superimposed Dead Loads,

Live Loads, Wind Loads

Boundary : Fixed 5m 5m

Completed model in Midas Gen

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1. Click Design tab

2. Click on Batch and select

Perform Batch Design

3. Check on Analysis, Concrete

Beam Design and Concrete
Column Design

4. Click Run button

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1. Tick on Member
GRAPHICAL RESULTS DETAILED RESULTS

2. Select a member to
view the results

3. Select what type of

display to view
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Procedure
1. Click to Create a
new project Importing a file in midas Gen:
1. Create a New File by going to Gen
Home Button then select New
Project…
2. Go to Gen Home Button then
select Import and then click on
STAAD2002 File…(Locate the file
you want to import)
3. After selecting the file to import,
This dialog box will appear.

2. Go to Gen Home Button then

select import and click on
STAAD2002 File (Locate the file
you want to import)

Select the AISC Section DB you want

to use then click Close button
Note: Close the next message
window that will appear

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Procedure

Importing a file in midas Gen:

1. Verify that all the Properties,
Boundary Conditions, Load Cases
and Analysis Control are all
supported

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1. Click to Create a new project

2. Click Tools
tab
3. Click Section Property Calculator

4. Set up your units and click

on OK button

Note: The units must be

consistent with the dxf file

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1. Click on File tab then select Import

and click on AutoCAD DXF

2. Click on “…” button to select

the file to import

3. Click on OK button

4. A warning will prompt you to confirm if you

want to check the intersection and/or
duplication of the imported DXF model data,
click on Yes button

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1. Click on Model tab, go to section

and click on Generate

2. Select Plane

3. Input the Name of your

imported section; then
select your section

4. Tick on Calculate
Properties now

5. Click on Apply button

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1. Click on Property tab and select List

Section Property

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