Examples of procedure

Define a new mapping table

  1. Launch the tool from Start > Programs > SCIA Engineer 18.0 > Mapping Database Editor.
  2. Run File > New.
  3. Define Application Name – e.g. SDNF. You can also fill in the other information about the file.
  4. Add a material by means of

– menu Data > Add > Material

– or a right mouse button click in the window in the left side of the dialogue. Then click on Add > Material.

  1. Define Id (e.g. as 1), Material in SCIA Engineer (e.g. as S 450) and Material in SDNF (e.g. as S237).

  1. Switch from Basic to Grid tab with Material subtab. You can see the first defined material.
  2. Click into the second line and again define Id (e.g. as 2), sciaName material (e.g. as S 335) and sdnfName material (e.g. as S275).

That means materials S237 and S275 from SDNF will be substitute in SCIA Engineer with S 450 and S 335.

  1. Save it with File > Save as and define a name of the table. You can try to import a simple structure from SDNF with materialsS237 and S275 and check up if it is correctly imported to SCIA Engineer.

Edit an existing mapping table

  1. Launch the tool from Start > Programs > SCIA Engineer 18.0 > Mapping Database Editor.
  2. Run File > Open and select e.g. SdnfCss.xml in Addons directory.
  3. Set Filter by sciaSectionName and input a key – HEA.

  1. Select one of profiles in the left side window – e.g. id 1721 and remove it with a right mouse button click – Delete.

Or in the Grid tab using Delete key on your keyboard.

  1. Select next one in either Basic or Grid tab and change the profile name in SCIA Engineer column e.g. from HEAT100 to HEA100 and Catalogue type from T section to I section in the Basic tab or from 6 to 1 in the Grid tab. It means the T profile T-HE100A/.5/ from SDNF file will be imported to SCIA Engineer as I profile HEA100.

  1. Add new one by means of

- right mouse button click Add > CrossSection

-  or menu Data > Add > CrossSection

- or start to write in the last line in the Grid tab.

  1. After all changes save it using File > Save or Save as.