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Personnaly i've used both, Robot and SAP(Etabs is the buildings application of SAP) and every software has its own advatanges, but i want to look at other structural engineers experience with these softwares and see the problems they face with each software and the advantages the've noticed.
i am using ETABS and i prefer it
I am using ETABS only. But as I know Robot was more accurate in results but new versions of ETABS nowadays covered the previous defects of it.
I work with Etabs and SAP2000 tools for my design.
Right Now I am Using Etbas For Accurate result ...I feel Very Convenient when i use this software...and also i am aware about robot
I cant answer this question because I know Etab only and I dont know robot
Etabs is a specialized software for frame members i.e. columns and beams design, Safe from the same software developer is required for elemental design i.e. slabs hence, two software is required for the design of buildings. The results shall be interpreted by the Engineer to be transformed into detailed drawings. Robot can be interfaced with Revit hence, the work required to interpret the drawing is reduced when using robot i.e. drawings done on Revit can be imported to Robot for structural design and the results can be exported back to Revit for production of detailed drawings. Basically, all structural software uses the same Finite Element Model principle and using the matrix analysis method. They may differ on the included design code. STAADPro is also another general and widely used structural design software. To answer the question, I think Robot has more advantage over Etabs based on the amount of work to be done from design to producing the required drawings.
Both have some advantages and disadvantages.the advantage of Robot is that we can design all the building on a single file and in one drawing ( Footing, Columns, Beams, Slabs etc..), while on Etabs we can design the frame only and the slab and footings on safe. in addition, since Robot is an Autodesk product, it's better when importing files from Revit. but on the other hand, Etabs is simpler than Robot so lesser chances of error while designing.
The software you are using depends on your countary. For example, if you are in UK, Robot, Masterseries and Tekla Structural Designer are popular. If you are in Asia, StaadPro, Sap2000, Etabs and Safe are popular. However, in USA RAM Structural and Sap2000 are widely used. In general, if you know one software you can learn all the others easily.
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I Know Etabs only and i dont know abot Robot.
