Form: Import Tabular Database
The File menu > Import > SAP2000 MS Access Database .mdb File command can be used to import model definition data that is stored in Microsoft Access database format into SAP2000 as a tabular database, usually in a file with an .mdb extension. Data can be imported into a new model or added to an existing model. The data could have been exported from the SAP2000 graphical user interface. For example, certain features can be exported from one model and imported into another model. In addition, exporting a model, modifying it, and then re-importing the data is useful for parameter studies and for iterative shape-finding problems.
Use the File menu > Import > SAP2000 MS Access Database .mdb File command to access the Import Tabular Database form and import SAP2000 model definition data from an Access file.
Use the options available on the Import Tabular Database form to import the data into an existing model or to create a new model.
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