Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis

[#1]

Hello,

I am trying to understand how to generate Eurocodes wind loads by API.

This how I proceed:

First I configure the project prefs

ProjectPrefs.SetActiveCode(IRobotCodeType.I_CT_SNOW_WIND_LOADS, "NF-EN 1991-1-3/4/NA:2007/2008")

Then I generate the loads

        Dim SWCodeParams As RobotSWCodeECParams
        Dim SWCombEngine As RobotSnowWindEngine
        SWCombEngine = str.Cases.SnowWindEngine
        SWCodeParams = SWCombEngine.CodeParams
        SWCodeParams.StructureAge = 2
        SWCombEngine.Params.TotalDepth = 15
        SWCombEngine.Params.BaySpacing = 5
        SWCombEngine.Generate()

I don't see how to configure SWCombEngine with SWCodeParams.

Your help would be very appreciated. Thanks in advance.

Francois

[#2]

Code names are listed in this file:

"c:\Users\All Users\Autodesk\Structural\Common Data\2013\Data\Other\norms.xls" 

so correct line should be like that:

ProjectPrefs.SetActiveCode(IRobotCodeType.I_CT_SNOW_WIND_LOADS, "EC1 - French NAD")

[#3]

Ok for that but it does not change anything.

I would like to change programmatically the parameters of eurocodes wind and snow loads genereation.

If I do

        Dim SWCombEngine As RobotSnowWindEngine
        SWCombEngine = str.Cases.SnowWindEngine
        SWCombEngine.CodeParams.WindCd = 1.5
        MsgBox("WindCd " + SWCombEngine.CodeParams.WindCd.ToString)

WindCd value still remains unchanged to 1.

Maybe this cannot be done by API.

Regards,

Francois

[#4]

Unfortunately you are right. Due to bug in API you can not set Params, Codeparams for SW generator.

You can only get them. I will register it for correction.

[#5]

Great, I was struggling since 2 days on it to find a solution. Do you think it can be implemented in the next update of Robot?

Again thanks for your help, I think I will have more questions in the future.

Francois

[#6]

workaround : RobApp.Project.Structure.Cases.SnowWindEngine.ShowParamsDlg()

then enter these values manually in the window