Reduced forces and moments of a panel cut with Robot API

[LuisCRodrigues]

I'm trying to make a macro using Robot API to get the reduced forces and moments of panel cuts.

The idea is to make some cuts along a panel and get the reduced forces and moments for all combinations.

Does any one has a small sample of code to get the reduced forces and moments of a panel cut?

Thanks in advance.

[Rafal.Gaweda]

Hi

For any arbitrary panel cut it is not possible - you can only display this value on screen

Dim PanelCut As RobotPanelCut
Set PanelCut = RobApp.Project.Structure.Results.FiniteElems.PanelCuts.Create
PanelCut.DefinitionType = I_PCDT_FULL_PLANE
PanelCut.Point1.Set 0, 2, 0
PanelCut.Point2.Set 2, 0, 0
PanelCut.Point3.Set 2, 0, 2

RobApp.Project.Structure.Results.FiniteElems.PanelCuts.Store PanelCut, "pc"
PanelCut.Active = True

Dim RView As IRobotView3
Set RView = RobApp.Project.ViewMngr.GetView(1)
RView.Projection = I_VP_3DXYZ
RView.ParamsPanelCut.CurrentResult = I_VFMRT_DETAILED_MOMENT_XX
RView.ParamsPanelCut.IntegralValue = True
RView.ParamsPanelCut.Position = I_VDPT_NORMAL
RView.ParamsPanelCut.Smoothing = I_VFMST_SMOOTHING_WITH_PANEL
RView.ParamsPanelCut.Layer = I_VFMLT_MIDDLE
RView.ParamsPanelCut.Descritpions = I_VDDT_LABELS
RView.ParamsPanelCut.Filling = I_VDFT_FILLED
RView.Redraw 1

or you can get Reduced force for predefined cuts (available in Reduced Results table)

Dim ReResults As RobotFeResultReduced
Set ReResults = RobApp.Project.Structure.Results.FiniteElems.Reduced(panel_number, I_FRRCP_HORIZONTAL_MIDDLE, case_number)

ReducedMy = ReResults.MY

[LuisCRodrigues]

What I wanted to achieve was getting the forces along a beam defined as a panel.

For beams defined as bars, I have made a Macro that is working ok. It reads the forces in some points along the bar and writes in Excel the maximums and minimums values as long as other information.

I tough that making cuts along a panel I could get the same information.

Do you know another way of getting the reduced forces along the panel?

[daniel8427]

I am also interested in getting user defined Panel Cut Integral Values (MXX, MYY) out of Robot via API. I see that some years ago it was not possible. Is it possible today in Robot 2016?

Best Regards

Daniel

[Rafal.Gaweda]

Not implemented yet

[daniel8427]

Thank you for the answer.

Daniel

[vedad.alicP2WJG]

Any updates on this? Or possible alternative approaches?

[lukasz_koc2]

@Rafal.Gaweda do you know why after recalculating robot values taken by api for reduced results for panels do not match values shown in Robot? 

I have python script in Dynamo that take reduced results. When I open Dynamo and robot for the first time and run script results match those in robot. However when i change something in definition of panel or i change loads and run script for the second time results are not matching. Any ideas? Can i somehow update results or refresh them? is there any method for this?

[joaotiagosimoes]

Is there any news on this topic?
Is it still not possible to get the reduced forces/moments of a panel cut via API?