Automatic Nodal Output (API - THA results)

[Anonymous]

I have a number of similar bar models, running a time-history analysis: They have the same nodes, elements etc. I am changing the input motion and outputting the accelerations from specific nodes from the 'Time-history Analyis - Tables' table.

Is there a way to automatically output nodal results to a txt file? Either through Robot or directly from the output file? I am looking at automating the process to save time and reduce the chance of me copying the data for the wrong node. I currently copy and paste from the Time-history Analysis - table.

The different time-histories are run on different models due to limit the output file size

Thank you for your help.

[Rafal.Gaweda]

Write API macro doing that (many examples you can find in this forum writing in search field   API ; example :

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Robot-Structural/Export-results-ARSA-via-API/m-p/3294083/high...) or save table(s) as xls file or copy table contetns by clipboard.

[Rafal.Gaweda · Accepted solution]

I am attaching example macro dumping THA results to Excell file.

It runs for all THA cases in model, for nodes selection made in Robot.

[Anonymous]

Rafel,

Thank you with your help with this.

Apologies for my lack of knowledge of the API functions.

Is it possible to add a function at the end of the script to close ROBOT?

I am looking into setting up a script to open all ROBOT files in a folder and dump the THA results to a spreadsheet.

Also, are there any guidance documents on the API functions? They could save us a huge amount of time when setting up and running models.

Regards,

Stuart

[Rafal.Gaweda]

Is it possible to add a function at the end of the script to close ROBOT?

OF course . 

Robapp.Quit(....)

Also, are there any guidance documents on the API functions? They could save us a huge amount of time when setting up and running models.

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Robot-Structural/About-the-SDK-application-for-Optimization-u...

http://www.robobat.com/n/ros

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/forums/searchpage/tab/message?filter=location&location=forum-board%3A3...