1. TRIFLEX ® WINDOWS How to convert G.P.S. coordinates to TRIFLEX ® WINDOWS input

2. TRIFLEX ® WINDOWS www.pipingsolutions.com www.pipingsolutions.com G.P.S. data points TRIFLEX ® WINDOWS The surveyor provide the G.P.S. data listed in a tabular form:

3. TRIFLEX ® WINDOWS www.pipingsolutions.com www.pipingsolutions.com G.P.S. data points TRIFLEX ® WINDOWS The user should rearrange the surveyor data in TRIFLEX input spreadsheet format; the ground elevation correspond to Y direction Reformatting the data can be done using Microsoft EXCEL program

4. TRIFLEX ® WINDOWS www.pipingsolutions.com www.pipingsolutions.com G.P.S. data points TRIFLEX ® WINDOWS Input Spreadsheet Dialog  Start TRIFLEX  From “Utilities” Menu select “Import Files” and “Spreadsheet Input” option

5. TRIFLEX ® WINDOWS www.pipingsolutions.com www.pipingsolutions.com G.P.S. data points TRIFLEX ® WINDOWS Copy in the clipboard the data from EXCEL spreadsheet and paste it into TRIFLEX “Spreadsheet Input”

6. TRIFLEX ® WINDOWS www.pipingsolutions.com www.pipingsolutions.com G.P.S. data points TRIFLEX ® WINDOWS 1. Select the radio button for absolute coordinate conversion 2. Convert the TRIFLEX “Spreadsheet Input” into piping model

7. TRIFLEX ® WINDOWS www.pipingsolutions.com www.pipingsolutions.com G.P.S. data points TRIFLEX ® WINDOWS TRIFLEX piping model converted from G.P.S coordinates

8. TRIFLEX ® WINDOWS www.pipingsolutions.com www.pipingsolutions.com G.P.S. data points TRIFLEX ® WINDOWS  The locations for anchors and supports and tunnels are very easy to identify because the G.P.S. locations and Node Numbers are identical  Using “Anchor” and “Restraints” dialogs the user can set the boundary conditions

9. TRIFLEX ® WINDOWS www.pipingsolutions.com www.pipingsolutions.com G.P.S. data points TRIFLEX ® WINDOWS Using the powerful “Ripple” tools from each dialog the user can easy set the operating conditions and soil loads for different areas of the model

10. TRIFLEX ® WINDOWS www.pipingsolutions.com www.pipingsolutions.com G.P.S. data points TRIFLEX ® WINDOWS It remain only to run TRIFLEX and to check the results!

11. TRIFLEX ® WINDOWS www.pipingsolutions.com www.pipingsolutions.com G.P.S. data points TRIFLEX ® WINDOWS For more details please contact: 6219 Brittmoore Road Houston, Texas 77041-5114 U.S.A. Voice: 713 849 3366 Fax: 713 849 3806 : info@pipingsolutions.com