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PLAXIS Scripting

PLAXIS 2024.1 Syntax Changes

PLAXIS released 2024.1 in early January. The changelog can be found below.

Bentley Changelog Link

Upon updating, you will find that python scripts for PLAXIS outputs have broken down, although they have made no mention of any other changes in the changelog! After much tinkering, I found that they have adjusted the variable names. The change can be found below in the link.

Bentley Variables Change Link

I also tabled the changes below.

2023.2 2024.1
.Cable.Nx_EnvelopeMin2D .Cable.NxEnvelopeMin2D
.Cable.Nx_EnvelopeMax2D .Cable.NxEnvelopeMax2D
.EmbeddedBeam.Nx_EnvelopeMin2D .EmbeddedBeam.NxEnvelopeMin2D
.EmbeddedBeam.Nx_EnvelopeMax2D .EmbeddedBeam.NxEnvelopeMax2D
.EmbeddedBeam.Q_EnvelopeMin2D .EmbeddedBeam.QEnvelopeMin2D
.EmbeddedBeam.Q_EnvelopeMax2D .EmbeddedBeam.QEnvelopeMax2D
.EmbeddedBeam.M_EnvelopeMin2D .EmbeddedBeam.MEnvelopeMin2D
.EmbeddedBeam.M_EnvelopeMax2D .EmbeddedBeam.MEnvelopeMax2D
.FixedEndAnchor.AnchorForce2D .FixedEndAnchor.N
.FixedEndAnchor.AnchorForceMin2D .FixedEndAnchor.NEnvelopeMin
.FixedEndAnchor.AnchorForceMax2D .FixedEndAnchor.NEnvelopeMax
.Geogrid.Nx_EnvelopeMin2D .Geogrid.NxEnvelopeMin2D
.Geogrid.Nx_EnvelopeMax2D .Geogrid.NxEnvelopeMax2D
.Geogrid.Nz_EnvelopeMin2D .Geogrid.NzEnvelopeMin2D
.Geogrid.Nz_EnvelopeMax2D .Geogrid.NzEnvelopeMax2D
.NodeToNodeAnchor.AnchorForce2D .NodeToNodeAnchor.N
.NodeToNodeAnchor.AnchorForceMin2D .NodeToNodeAnchor.NEnvelopeMin
.NodeToNodeAnchor.AnchorForceMax2D .NodeToNodeAnchor.NEnvelopeMax
.Plate.Nx_EnvelopeMin2D .Plate.NxEnvelopeMin2D
.Plate.Nx_EnvelopeMax2D .Plate.NxEnvelopeMax2D
.Plate.Nz_EnvelopeMin2D .Plate.NzEnvelopeMin2D
.Plate.Nz_EnvelopeMax2D .Plate.NzEnvelopeMax2D
.Plate.Q_EnvelopeMin2D .Plate.QEnvelopeMin2D
.Plate.Q_EnvelopeMax2D .Plate.QEnvelopeMax2D
.Plate.M_EnvelopeMin2D .Plate.MEnvelopeMin2D
.Plate.M_EnvelopeMax2D .Plate.MEnvelopeMax2D

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The updated output scripts for PLAXIS 2024.1 can be found in:

export_strut_data_v1.3: OneDrive Link

export_wall_data_v1.5: OneDrive Link