Phase2 Model > Import / Export
The Export Slide File option allows you to export a Phase2 slope model to a file which can be read by Slide.
Slide is a 2D limit equilibrium slope stability program available from Rocscience, see the Rocscience website for information.
To export a Phase2 model to a Slide file:
If your Phase2 model is multi-stage, first select the stage tab of the stage you wish to export. Since Slide does not currently support multi-stage modeling, you can only export a Phase2 model at a specific stage.
Select Export Slide from the Export sub-menu of the File menu.
You will see a Save As dialog. Select Save and the Phase2 file (at the selected stage) will be saved as a Slide file with an .sli filename extension.
Compatibility of Phase2 and Slide Features
Phase2 has many modeling and analysis features which are not supported by Slide. If your Phase2 model uses modeling options not supported by Slide, these will either be converted to the nearest equivalent entity or option which can be utilized by Slide, or they will just be ignored, when you export the file.
Some general points to remember when using the Export Slide File option are listed below.
Only slope models are intended to be exported from Phase2 to Slide.
Slide cannot analyze models with underground excavations (i.e. an underground excavated space with no material). If your Phase2 model contains underground excavations, the excavation boundaries will be exported, but the excavations will be filled with a default material.
Phase2 bolts will be converted to the most applicable equivalent support type in Slide.
Phase2 liners cannot be exported to Slide and will be ignored.
Phase2 joints or structural interface boundaries will be exported as material boundaries. Slide does not currently allow explicit modeling of joints.
Some Phase2 material models cannot be exported to Slide (e.g. Cam Clay). Material properties which cannot be exported will be given default Mohr-Coulomb properties.
In general, any Phase2 analysis or modeling feature which is not applicable or not supported by Slide will not be exported.
After export, you should always carefully examine the Slide file to ensure that all entities and properties have been exported successfully. If some Phase2 entities were converted or ignored, you may have to edit the Slide file to ensure the desired results.
The Export Slide File option is intended as a convenience to export the Phase2 model geometry, and all compatible modeling options. It cannot fully export all Phase2 modeling features and you must be aware of this when exporting models from Phase2 to Slide.
After exporting, you may still have to define slip surface search objects (e.g. grids) and other analysis parameters in Slide. By default the Auto Refine Search Method will be in effect, which does not require user input, but in general you will probably need to customize the slip surface search and other aspects of the slope stability analysis in Slide.