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Getting Plot from Robot using VBA

Anonymous — Fri, 23 Dec 2016 16:32:59 GMT

I am working on the automation for getting plot from Robot using VBA. I have been successful in getting the plots but for a particular requirement I wI am unable to proceed further. I would like to get the help in that regard.

My Requirements flow for obtaining forces and moments extreme values (using characteristics value) and their corresponding moments and forces respectively

Getting characteristics points (forces / moments) for a view (desired elements)
Highlighting the extreme (maximum/minimum as per top and bottom reinforcement) characteristics point (forces/ moments)
Getting snap.

Getting the corresponding (moments/ forces) for the above highlighted point respectively
Getting snap and value for report

Thankyou in advance.

Regards

Re: Getting Plot from Robot using VBA

Rafal.Gaweda — Tue, 27 Dec 2016 08:26:06 GMT

Check this

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/robot-structural-analysis-forum/api-command-vba-projection-capture-of-a-view/td-p/3188566

Re: Getting Plot from Robot using VBA

Anonymous — Tue, 27 Dec 2016 09:19:34 GMT

Hello Rafal;

I am already able to get that plot using VBA code. Further I want my code to identify the node where the maximum value for moment occurs. That also I am able to get now. But my next problem is in the contour plot it should show only one value for the corresponding value for the axial force for that node. (Not necessarily the maximum value)

Re: Getting Plot from Robot using VBA

Rafal.Gaweda — Tue, 27 Dec 2016 09:21:22 GMT

I do not think it is possible by API

Re: Getting Plot from Robot using VBA

Anonymous — Tue, 27 Dec 2016 12:35:41 GMT

OK...

Let me ask you one more question.

Let say I store the results (Wood & Amer, Tensile reinforcement (N>0) Nxx) for all the nodes of a panel in an excel and want to transfer the details to get a plot for that panel in Robot.

Basically mapping the result values for nodes in excel to corresponding nodes of the panel in Robot and generate the plots.

Is it possible to do so.

Re: Getting Plot from Robot using VBA

Rafal.Gaweda — Tue, 27 Dec 2016 12:39:14 GMT

It is not possible to upload "any results" to Robot.

Results can be only GET from Robot.