Then in Checkbot select Bulk.
This will import all of the selected parts of the structure into Checkbot - with the same coordinates, orientations, and section sizes as per the BIM model. The joint center is created automatically by the software according to the members' intersection.
Or you can use another approach. Please unselect the selected part of the structure in your BIM model, go back to the Checkbot application and run the One button in the top ribbon.
Then in the BIM model select the node representing the center of the connection and confirm it with the spacebar. Repeat the workflow with beams and all other connection entities such as bolts, plates, etc.
Choose between these two ways of import. Both of them successfully import the structure.
A notification "Do you want to import also recommended welds?" may appear. Since we have all welds created in the BIM model, select the No button.
Please note that your node and member numbering might be different.
Please note the 3D workspace is designed to show an overview of the imported structure and not a detailed view of the actual connections.
For more information on Checkbot see here.
For several FEA/BIM solutions, you can also import multiple connections into Checkbot in the same manner as above. Instead of selecting one node and the connected members, you can select several nodes and members using the selection methods within the application.
We recommend not importing all of the connections at the same time but building up the connections incrementally.