Q: Can’t we have a simple text based input file for ETABS and SAFE? Sometimes reviewers insist upon these.
*A: *Earlier versions of ETABS were using text based input. But GUI improved editing considerably and it is simpler too. For review purpose we believe that the input which has been interpreted by the program provides a far better and efficient way to check the input. For doing that in ETABS use File>Print Tables>Input command and print the tables of the data you want to submit for checking. This is better than an input file of closely packed nondescript text. The errors in the input can be trapped better in the input tables written by SAP and ETABS programs.
