(API) Robot API - Compatibility between Robot 2014 and 2013

[V_Andres]

Hello!

I have written a script in VBA in Excel to get some reactions. In my computer I have Robot 2014.

When I try to apply it to a model created in Robot 2013, none of the Robot objects work and the script stops in the first line.

I have tried to save the model with a different name, but that doesn't seem to convert it into Robot 2014.

The same sintaxis work fine in a different model created in 2014.

Any ideas on how to make the code work?

My code:

Public RobApp As RobotApplication
Sub GetForcesinSlabPanels()

'%%%%% Robot Objects %%%%%%%%%%%%%
'Nodes
Dim NodeSel As RobotSelection
Dim NodeCol As RobotNodeCollection
Dim RNode As RobotNode

Dim n_i As Long     'Node counter

'PANEL
Dim PanelSel As RobotSelection
Dim PanelCol As RobotObjObjectCollection
Dim p_i As Long     'Panel counter
Dim RPanel As RobotObjObject
Dim obj As RobotObjObject

'%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%

'Step 0 - 'Open Robot model___________________________________________________________________
'Get hold of Robot Application
Set RobApp = New RobotApplication

    If Not RobApp.Visible Then
        Set RobApp = Nothing
        MsgBox "Open Robot and load Model", vbOKOnly, "ERROR"
        Exit Sub
    End If

'Step 1 - 'Get panels already selected_________________________________________________________

Set PanelSel = RobApp.Project.Structure.Selections.Get(I_OT_PANEL) 'PANEL selection
Set PanelCol = RobApp.Project.Structure.Objects.GetMany(PanelSel)    'Panel collection

2) Another question:

How to disable the Robot warnings you get when you try to change something in the structure that will affect the results.

Many thanks!

V.

[Rafal.Gaweda]

Robot file please.

[Rafal.Gaweda · Accepted solution]

2) Another question:

How to disable the Robot warnings you get when you try to change something in the structure that will affect the results.

Robapp.Project.CalcEngine.AutoFreezeResults = False
Robapp.Project.Structure.ResultsFreeze = False

[V_Andres]

Hello,

I send below the excel file with my code. I would like to run it with a model created in Robot 2013, in my computer I have installed Robot 2014 only.

In my spreadsheet, I don't have the possibility of referencing the Robot Object Modeller 2013. I cannot begin to debug my code because it stops in the first Robot object I try to set.

Many thanks,

V.

[V_Andres]

Hello Rafel,

I have created a small Robot model in Robot 2014 to test the script. In this new version I have eliminated the programming errors. I still cannot run this with a model created in Robot 2013.

Please see attached.

Many thanks,

V.

[V_Andres]

Hello Rafel,

I send you a more polished version of my script. There are two problems with it:

a) I don't seem to be able to compute correctly at how many panels a given node is.

See code below:

'_______________________________________________
' computes num_repeat = number of panels where our node is present
' factor = 1/num_repeat for adding reaction contribution of node
'_______________________________________________________
'
Public Function getFactor_n_i(RobotNode As RobotNode, _
PanelCol As RobotObjObjectCollection, _
myPanel As RobotObjObject) As Double

'panels
Dim p_ii As Long: Dim n_ii As Long
Dim obj2 As RobotObjObject
Dim targetPanelnum As Long
'nodes
Dim NodeSel2 As RobotSelection
Dim Nodecol2 As RobotNodeCollection
Dim Nodeslist2 As String
Dim targetNodeNumber As Long
Dim lookforNodeNumber As Long
'gen
Dim num_repeat As Long

lookforNodeNumber = RobotNode.Number

num_repeat = 0          'Number of times RNode has been found in the panel collection
For p_ii = 1 To PanelCol.Count
    targetPanelnum = PanelCol.Get(p_ii).Number
    Nodeslist2 = ""
    If myPanel.Number = targetPanelnum Then
        num_repeat = num_repeat + 1
        GoTo check_next_panel_nodes
    Else
        Set obj2 = RobApp.Project.Structure.Objects.Get(targetPanelnum)
        Nodeslist2 = obj2.Main.Nodes
        Set NodeSel2 = RobApp.Project.Structure.Selections.Create(I_OT_NODE)
        NodeSel2.FromText ""
        NodeSel2.FromText Nodeslist2
        Set Nodecol2 = RobApp.Project.Structure.Objects.GetMany(NodeSel2)    'Node collection
    End If
   
     For n_ii = 1 To Nodecol2.Count
        targetNodeNumber = Nodecol2.Get(n_ii).Number
        If lookforNodeNumber = targetNodeNumber Then
            num_repeat = num_repeat + 1
        End If
               
     Next n_ii
check_next_panel_nodes:
Next p_ii

If num_repeat = 0 Then
getFactor_n_i = 0           'Error
Else
getFactor_n_i = 1 / num_repeat
End If

End Function

b) I am not able to run this code with a model created in Robot 2013. I have created the script in VBA in Excel 2013.

How could I convert the Robot model or the script?

I attach here complete code and Robot 2014 test model.

Kind regards,

V.

[Rafal.Gaweda]

b) I am not able to run this code with a model created in Robot 2013. I have created the script in VBA in Excel 2013.

How could I convert the Robot model or the script?

It works fine on my comp.

Try:

Open windows command prompt window (cmd.exe) in Admin mode then run this commands:

"C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Professional 2013\System\Exe\robot.EXE" /unRegServer
"C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Professional 2014\System\Exe\robot.EXE" /unRegServer
"C:\Program Files\Autodesk\Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Professional 2014\System\Exe\robot.EXE" /RegServer /full

if you have more robots you have to unregister them before the last line above in the same way as shown above

[Rafal.Gaweda]

Maybe this macro can help you in the different way of creating spring planar supports:

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/robot-structural-analysis/api-sum-of-reactions-for-the-slab-on-elastic...

This can be useful also:

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/robot-structural-analysis/editing-nodal-spring-values-api/td-p/3901799

[Rafal.Gaweda · Accepted solution]

a) I don't seem to be able to compute correctly at how many panels a given node is.

See code below:

My example code

Public Sub Button1_click()

Dim Robapp As RobotApplication
Set Robapp = New RobotApplication

Dim selpanel As RobotSelection
Dim selnode As RobotSelection
Dim col As RobotObjObjectCollection

Set selnode = Robapp.Project.Structure.Selections.Create(I_OT_NODE)
Set selpanel = Robapp.Project.Structure.Selections.CreateFull(I_OT_PANEL)

Set col = Robapp.Project.Structure.Objects.GetMany(selpanel)

ccount = col.Count

NodeNumber = 116

Dim panel As RobotObjObject
Dim panelnumberswithnodes As String
panelnumberswithnodes = ""

For c = 1 To ccount
    Set panel = col.Get(c)
    nodeslist = panel.Main.Nodes
    selnode.FromText Str(NodeNumber)
    selnode.AndText nodeslist
    If selnode.Count <> 0 Then panelnumberswithnodes = panelnumberswithnodes + " " + Str(panel.Number)
Next c
MsgBox panelnumberswithnodes

Set col = Nothing
Set iscsel = Nothing
Set Robapp = Nothing
End Sub

[V_Andres]

Hello Rafel,

I don't have admin rights in my computer. Unticking all the Robot libraries except the Robot object modeler did the trick in my computer:

Capture Robot References.PNGCapture Robot References.PNG

Thanks a lot!

V.

[Rafal.Gaweda]

Do not use Robot Kernel....
Use Robot Object Modeler 14.0

[V_Andres]

Hello Rafel,

Thank you a lot. This worked perfectly.

For the record, the error in my script was that you cannot create a collection using:

.GetMany(RobotSelection)

if the RobotSelection have only one element.

Cheers,

V.