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Hi,

I would like to draw a pile cap in robot, model its piles as supports and then find the reactions at the supports depending on the loading conditions that I will apply on top of the pile cap.

I am providing some more information below:

The pile cap is a foundation of a bridge and is loaded at six locations where are the legs of the bridge. The pile cap is supported by 24no of steel piles (3 rows x 8 piles each). Attached is a sketch that may be helpful. I am not interested in the reinforcement of the pile cap or any other detail, I would only like to take the reactions at the supports.

As I have used robot only for simple steel structures so far, could you provide detailed guidance on the approach I should take for the above task?

Thanks for your time