Table of Contents - PLAXIS 3D Input commands documentation

Table of Contents

activate
Activates features.
add
Adds a segment to a polycurve or a row to an advanced table.
addpoint
Adds a new point to a polygon or water level.
addsubcurve
Adds a subcurve to a tunnel cross section.
addtunnelphaseroutine
Adds a phase routine to a tunnel sequence.
addtunnelphasestep
Adds a phase step to a tunnel sequence.
addwaterpoint
Adds a water point to a water level.
advance
Advances to next tunnel step.
__allocmem
Tests if it is possible to allocate a specific amount of additional memory.
anchormat
Creates a anchor material set.
apply
Applies a command to multiple objects at once.
arrayp
Creates an array from one or more objects.
arrayr
Creates a rectangular array from one or more objects.
beam
Adds beam features to lines.
beammat
Creates a beam material set.
borehole
Creates a borehole.
blendsurface
Creates a blended surface between two tunnels. It creates a surface between two polycurves defined by two separate groups of surfaces
calculate
Calculates all phases that are currently marked for calculation.
checkgeometry
Checks geometry consistency. Checks if objects overlap or are adjacent and then returns them.
__clear
Deletes all objects.
close
Closes a polycurve.
coarsen
Requests a coarser mesh for a meshable object.
combine
Combines many objects to create a new object. This is possible only with same objects, such as parametric-parametric or non-parametric-non-parametric, no mixed objects are allowed.
commands
Displays available commands and their signatures.
cone
Creates a cone.
connection
Creates a connection between two objects: the custom part and the reference part.
contraction
Adds contraction features to structural surfaces.
copylayers
Copies the soil layer properties from one borehole to other boreholes.
count
Displays the number of objects of a specified type that are present.
__countmeshnodes
Displays the number of nodes at a specified location.
createreachedwl
Creates a new water level at the position reached at the end of the previous phase. The location of the water level will be constant in the current phase.
createreachedwlandcontinue
Creates a new water level at the position reached at the end of the previous phase. The location of the water level in the current phase will change from that point on according to the flow function assigned to the original water level in the previous phase.
cuboid
Creates a cuboid.
cylinder
Creates a cylinder.
deactivate
Deactivates features.
decomposeoutl
Creates an outline of one or more structural surfaces.
decomposepolycurve
Decomposes one or more polycurves into separate segments.
decomposesrf
Decomposes one or more volumes or structural surfaces into separate surfaces. The default tolerance angle is 30 degrees.
decouplefromgenerator
Decouples one or more tunnels from the tunnel generator(s) into independent surfaces or volumes.
delete
Deletes objects.
deletepoint
Deletes a point of a polygon or water level.
__delruntimetoggle
Removes a runtime toggle.
dischargefunction
Adds a discharge function.
displmultiplier
Adds a displacement multiplier.
__dump
Displays the details of the project.
__dumpbeams
Displays a list of all beams.
__dumpboreholes
Displays a list of all boreholes.
__dumpcutobjects
Displays a list of all cut objects.
__dumpfixedendanchors
Displays a list of all fixed-end anchors.
__dumpgeogrids
Displays a list of all geogrids.
__dumpgroups
Displays a list of all groups.
__dumplinedispls
Displays a list of all line prescribed displacements.
__dumplineloads
Displays a list of all line loads.
__dumplines
Displays a list of all lines.
__dumpmaterials
Displays a list of all materials.
__dumpmeshes
Displays the details of the mesh of a cut object.
__dumpn2nanchors
Displays a list of all node-to-node anchors.
__dumpnegativeinterfaces
Displays a list of all negative interfaces.
__dumpparamobject
Displays the details of parametric objects.
__dumpphases
Displays a list of all phases.
__dumppiles
Displays a list of all embedded beams.
__dumpplates
Displays a list of all plates.
__dumppointdispls
Displays a list of all point prescribed displacements.
__dumppointloads
Displays a list of all point loads.
__dumppoints
Displays a list of all points.
__dumppositiveinterfaces
Displays a list of all positive interfaces.
__dumpsoillayers
Displays a list of all soil layers.
__dumpsoilvolumes
Displays a list of all soil volumes.
__dumpsurfaces
Displays a list of all surfaces.
__dumpsurfdispls
Displays a list of all surface prescribed displacements.
__dumpsurfloads
Displays a list of all surface loads.
__dumpvolumes
Displays a list of all structural volumes.
duplicate
Duplicates water levels.
echo
Displays the details of an object.
__echotunnelvalidation
Displays the errors, warnings and tips related to cross-section, properties, trajectory and sequencing of a tunnel in the tunnel designer.
embeddedbeam
Adds embedded beam features to lines.
embeddedbeammat
Creates an embedded beam material set.
__enableprofiling
Enables the profiling.
export
Exports 3D models, structural entities, geometries, cutobjects, as CAD file formats (.step, .stp, .dxf, .brep)
extendtosymmetryaxis
Extends a polycurve to its symmetry axis by adding a new segment.
extrude
Extrudes an object along a vector.
filter
Displays a list of specified objects.
findcutobject
Finds the source entities of the specified cutobject or list of cutobjects in staged construction.
findstagedfeature
Finds a feature in the staged construction mode.
fixedendanchor
Adds fixed-end anchor features to points.
generatefromfielddata
Generates the soil stratigraphy of a borehole based on assigned field data.
generatesplittunnel
Splits a template tunnel.
generatetunnel
Generates the geometry representing the tunnel description.
generatethicklining
Generates a thick lining for a tunnel.
geogrid
Adds geogrid features to structural surfaces.
geogridmat
Creates a geogrid material set.
__getcommonmeshnodes
Displays the number of shared nodes of two cut objects.
__getcurveresults
Displays the calculated values of a particular block of the specified phase.
__getlocalaxes
Displays the local axes at a specified point on a surface or polygon or nearest to a specified point.
__getmeshlocalaxes
Displays the local axes closest to the given coordinate of a mesh element in the cutobject.
__getnormal
Displays the normal of a planar surface or polygon.
__getresults
Displays calculation results.
getsoillayerlevel
Returns the location of a soil layer boundary at a borehole.
getsoillayerporepressure
Returns the pore pressures of a soil layer.
__gettoggle
Returns true or false depending on whether the toggle is set to true or false. If a toggle is absent, it returns false.
__getvalue
Displays the value of a surface load or displacement at a specified location.
__gogreen
Instructs the computer to logoff/sleep/hibernate/poweroff.
gotomesh
Switches to Mesh mode.
gotosoil
Switches to Soil mode.
gotostages
Switches to Staged construction mode.
gotostructures
Switches to Structures mode.
gotoflow
Switches to flow conditions mode.
gotowater
Switches to flow conditions mode.
group
Makes a group of one or more objects.
groupfiltered
Groups and displays one or more objects that fulfill a certain criterion.
headfunction
Adds a head function.
help
Displays a short help for the command line functionality.
import
Imports points, polycurves, soil, surfaces or volumes. The following file formats are supported: dxf, step, stp, brep. In case of a dxf import, it is important to set 'INSUNIT' global variable in the dxf file to the desired unit.
importcrosssection
Imports one or more polycurves into the cross-section of a tunnel. If the cross-section of the tunnel is not empty, the imported segments are added to the end of the segment list. If the file contains more than one polycurve, the one with the largest bounding box is imported as the cross-section and the others as sub-sections. The imported polycurves can only contain line and arc segments, and they should be positioned on the XY-plane.
importfielddata
Imports field data.
importifc
Imports IFC data.
importpointcloud
Importsa points cloud and creates a surface that matches those points.
importtrajectory
Imports a polycurve as the trajectory of a tunnel. The polycurve can only contain lines and arcs, and they should be positioned on the XY-plane.
info
Displays all commands for an object.
initializerectangular
Changes the coordinates of the rectangular soil contour.
insert
Inserts a segment into a polycurve or a row into an advanced table.
insertphase
Creates a new phase and inserts it before an existing phase.
insertpoint
Inserts a new point to an existing polygon or water level.
insertsoillayer
Creates a new soil layer above an existing soil layer.
insertwaterpoint
Inserts a new point to an existing water level.
intersect
Intersects many objects. This is possible only with same objects, such as parametric-parametric or non-parametric-non-parametric, no mixed objects are allowed.
intersectsegments
Intersects two or more segments or subsection polycurves and removes the original objects.
invert
Inverts the custom part and the reference part for a connection.
invertdirection
Inverts the direction of a line.
invertnormal
Inverts the direction of the normal of a surface.
__kill
Closes down PLAXIS 3D Input without saving.
line
Creates a line.
linemovement
Creates a line movement.
lineangles
Creates lines in directions specified using angles.
linedispl
Adds line prescribed displacement features to lines.
linedrain
Adds line drain features to lines.
lineload
Adds line load features to lines.
lineparallel
Creates a line parallel to another line.
linerelative
Creates lines using relative coordinates.
linevector
Creates lines in directions specified using vectors.
loadmultiplier
Adds a load multiplier.
materialcommand
Generates the PLAXIS command to define equivalent soil material and properties in PLAXIS 2D and 3D projects.
mergeequivalents
Merges objects with a default tolerance value of 0.001 or with an optional tolerance parameter. This command removes existing objects and creates new features. The specified objects are used as initial merge set. It is possible that the merge operation will also affect objects that are directly or indirectly connected to the initial merge set (e.g. the lines connected to explicitly specified points will implicitly be taken into account during the merge operation).
mesh
Generates a mesh.
meshd
Generates a mesh based on element dimension specified in length units rather than as a factor.
move
Moves an object.
movementfunction
Adds a movement function.
movepoint
Moves a point of a polygon or water level.
multiply
Multiplies properties of objects with a specified factor.
n2nanchor
Adds node-to-node anchor features to lines.
neginterface
Adds negative interface features to structural surfaces.
nurbscurve
Creates a nurbs curve.
nurbssurface
Creates a nurbs surface.
__observers
Displays internal information about observers connected to an object, for debugging purposes.
phase
Creates a new phase.
plate
Adds plate features to structural surfaces.
platemat
Creates a plate material set.
point
Creates a point.
pointmovement
Creates a point movement.
pointdispl
Adds point prescribed displacement features to points.
pointload
Adds point load features to points.
polycurve
Creates a polycurve.
polycurvechain
Creates a polycurve chain inside the tunnel designer.
posinterface
Adds positive interface features to structural surfaces.
__predict
Predicts whether a command will potentially succeed or is guaranteed to fail.
preview
Views the mesh in a specified phase.
projectpoints
Projects the points of a non-flat surface onto its plane.
__raise
Generates an error in order to test the error catching functionality.
__raiseasync
Generates an error in an asynchronous thread in order to test the error catching functionality.
__raisethreaded
Generates an error in a synchronous thread in order to test the error catching functionality.
redo
Redo actions to which undo was applied.
refine
Requests a finer mesh for a meshable object.
regenerate
Regenerates the staged construction properties of objects in particular phases. Regeneration consists of two steps: determining which properties in which phases should be reset, followed by finding out what the new values should be and applying those values.
reinforcement
Adds rockbolts to a polycurve chain.
__removeintermediatesteps
Removes saved intermediate calculation steps.
removetunnelphasestep
Removes a phase step from a tunnel sequence.
removetunnelphaseroutine
Removes a tunnel phase routine from a tunnel.
rename
Renames an object.
__reportmem
Reports memory usage
reset
Clears the contents of a polycurve with the option to add one or more new segments.
revolve
Creates a surface or volume by revolution of a line or surface around an axis
rigidbody
Creates a rigid body.
resetlocal
Requests a reset of the fineness of a mesh.
retrievesuggestedparameters
Retrieves suggested parameters for a phase.
rotate
Rotates objects around a point.
rotateline
Rotates objects around a line.
save
Saves the project.
__saveobjects
Saves objects in the geometry to a file.
selectmeshpoints
Allows you to select points-of-interest in the mesh.
set
Changes the properties of an object in the project.
setcolour
Changes the colour of a material.
setcurrentphase
Makes a phase the current phase.
setdefaultmaterial
Forces an interface to use the material of the soil it is adjacent to.
setglobalwaterlevel
Changes the global water level.
setinsertionpoint
Sets the insertion point for solids and surfaces without moving the object itself.
setmaterial
Assigns a material to features.
__setphysicalcpucount
Displays or sets the amount of physical and logical CPUs.
setproperties
Changes properties of objects.
setsoillayerlevel
Changes the location of a soil layer boundary.
setsoillayerporepressure
Changes the pore pressures of a soil layer.
__settoggle
Sets a runtime toggle to true or false. This overrides any toggles that have already been specified.
__setundostacksize
Displays the amount of actions that can be undone and redone and the maximum revert stack size.
setwaterdry
Sets the pore pressure of one or more soil features to zero.
setwaterinterpolate
Sets that the pore pressure of one or more soil features should be interpolated.
setwaterlevel
Assigns a water level to one or more objects.
__sleep
Sets the number of milliseconds for computer to do nothing.
slicemerge
Merges specific slicing groups in a tunnel
slicemergeall
Merges all slicing groups in a tunnel
slicingreset
Resets all slicing groups in a tunnel
sliceunmerge
Unmerges specific slicing groups in a tunnel
soillayerheight
Changes the height of a soil layer.
snap
Snaps objects with a default tolerance value of 0.001 or with an optional tolerance parameter. This command does not remove existing objects, nor creates new geometry but only adjusts the object position. The arguments are commutative, which implies that they are taken in alphabetical order for snapping despite the order of input.
snaplinear
Snaps one or more points that are connected to a line to the object given as argument, in such a way that the orientation of the connected line does not change. This command does not remove existing objects, nor creates new geometry but only adjusts the object position.
soil
Adds soil features to volumes.
soillayer
Adds a soil layer.
soilmat
Creates a soil material set.
sphere
Creates a sphere.
surface
Creates a polygon.
surfdispl
Adds surface prescribed displacement features to structural surfaces.
surfdrain
Adds surface drain features to structural surfaces.
surfgwfbc
Adds surface groundwater flow boundary condition features to structural surfaces.
surfload
Adds surface load features to structural surfaces.
symmetricclose
Closes a polycurve symmetrically.
tabulate
Displays a table of properties for specified objects.
__testasync
Tests that asynchronous task execution works correctly.
translateline
Moves a line of an existing surface.
transform
Multiplies a multiplier by the scaling factor and writes these values into a new column. The default scaling factor is 1.0.
tunnel
Creates a tunnel at a specified location.
undo
Reverses actions.
ungroup
Ungroups a group of objects.
usecustombottomsurface
Enables or disables the use of a custom bottom surface for the soil body generated by boreholes.
usecustomtopsurface
Enables or disables the use of a custom top surface for the soil body generated by boreholes.
validate
Checks the Material parameters for invalid inputs
view
Displays the calculation results of a phase.
viewmesh
Displays the generated mesh.
waterlevel
Creates a new water level with one or more points at a specified location.
well
Adds well features to lines.
__writephasestomesh
Writes water and load conditions to files.