Third-party plugins and connections

Tekla 'Export to LUSAS' plugin

• Available from the Tekla Warehouse, the LUSAS-authored 'Export to LUSAS' plugin allows allows for a Tekla Structures analysis model to be seamlessly exported to LUSAS version 21.1 for finite element analysis and optionally design checks to international codes of practice.
• The model export process covers most of Tekla's analysis model features, such as: analysis bars, panels, rigid links, loads supports, materials and profiles. Any export issues are reported in a friendly dialog, making them easily spotted and fixed.
• The new plugin is free to download and install into your Tekla application

Exporting to LUSAS

• Models exported using the plugins may be opened by any LUSAS user with a valid bridge or civil licence.
• LUSAS version 21.1 will import files without any need to update your licence. Earlier versions of LUSAS do not support Tekla import.
• If the exporter doesn't have LUSAS installed or an appropriate licence available, a file can be created by the plugin and passed to a LUSAS user who does.

Revit 'Export to LUSAS' plugin

• Available from the Autodesk App Store, the LUSAS-authored 'Export to LUSAS' plugin allows for a Revit analytical model to be exported to LUSAS for finite element analysis and optionally design checks to international codes of practice.
• Autodesk Revit "analytical elements" are converted to appropriate LUSAS features and finite elements, along with cross-sections, material attributes, loads and supports. Any export issues are reported in a friendly dialog, making them easily spotted and fixed.
• The new plugin is free to download and install to your Revit "Add-ins" ribbon.

Exporting to LUSAS

• Models exported using the plugins may be opened by any LUSAS user with a valid bridge or civil licence.
• LUSAS version 21.1 will import files without any need to update your licence. LUSAS version 21.0 will need a licence key update. Earlier versions of LUSAS do not support Revit import.
• If the exporter doesn't have LUSAS installed or an appropriate licence available, a file can be created by the plugin and passed to a LUSAS user who does.

Grasshopper / Geometry Gym

• Partnering with Geometry Gym, LUSAS “components” can be accessed from Grasshopper (a visual programming language and environment which runs within Rhino) 
• Transfer the most sophisticated Rhino line and surface geometries reliably from Grasshopper to LUSAS. Interact directly with Grasshopper parametric models, make parametric changes and recreate LUSAS models quickly. A “bake to LUSAS” function is available. Click here for more information.
• The initial release of this plug-in version is free for a limited time. We look forward to hearing how it helps your workflow, and what further developments you require. 
• Click here to see an example of use.

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ALLPLAN

• Users of Allplan Bridge 2023 can synchronize analytical models over the Allplan Cloud (via Bimplus) with LUSAS finite element analysis software. The initial release of this connection supports concrete box girder bridges, with or without pre-stressed tendons, with more bridge types to be supported in the future. Via the Allplan Cloud, analytically relevant entities from Allplan Bridge can be transferred to various structural analysis solutions for further processing, providing users with more flexibility to utilize external analysis software of their choosing.
• A verification example enables users to fully demonstrate and verify the calculation methods used in Allplan Bridge for reinforcement design and code-checking. A simply supported single-span pedestrian bridge designed as a prestressed concrete girder with a single solid T-shaped section with haunches is used to help users to fully understand the inputs and the results provided

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