Hi Juliane,
Thank you so much for that detailed reply, it has cleared up a lot of confusion surrounding the correct modelling process!
My first question: I have two different scenarios, one where I integrate the surface into the soil as I want it bearing (ie a slab on ground), the other is a suspended pilecap which I don’t integrate (as I want the pile to take all the loads not through bearing). Do I model a solid over the volume of the surface and set as type hole for both? Or does integrating the surface do this automatically?
My second question:
I am using the python API to generate my model. My approach is to create the surface which has a 2m thickness, then I nodes, lines, surfaces and then a solid (of type hole) which is the volume of the surface (with its thickness). I then create the soil massif.
In the generated model, the soil massif is showing up as red (error), and when I run it has the below error.
Which is because the soil massif I created via boreholes (that RFEM6 automatically converts to a solid, which I mentioned in RFEM6 Soil Masiff Type) is assigned to solid 2, but in solids the api created 3 and 4?
I note that 3 is in back text indicating that it is generated by soil massif from solids, and 4 is in purple indicating that it is generated by soil massif from boreholes (I think that’s how it works). Both 3 and 4 soil solids are correct, ie they are the soil solids (generated by the soil massif) without the volume from the solid hole.
It also generates two openings.
I have tried to call the code that creates the soild hole in different locations, as described below, but all generate the same model with the same issues.
- Before the soil massif
- After the soil massif
- After the soil massif in a separate create objects call.
I have the same issue regardless of if the surface is integrated into the soil solid or not.
So to fix it manually, in the soil massif under solids, I reselect solid 3 in graphics. It runs, but then I have two solids and I am unsure how that affects the mode.
I also want to know how to generate it properly with the api to avoid this issue?
But then in the results there is no interaction between the surface and the soil solid. This makes me think that the answer to 1 is that we do not have the hole if we are integrating it? Or if we are meant to, there is another issue?
I have private messaged you a copy of the model generated by the API.
Sorry for bringing an API question into this but I figured it was best to keep it all in one thread.
Thanks in advance,
Samuel