topic Re: Instability type 3 - macro for detecting short calculation elements (API) in Robot Structural Analysis Forum

(API) macro for detecting short calculation elements - Instability type 3

Anonymous — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 12:48:08 GMT

1. Select all model (CTRL+A) and run intersection (Edit > Intersect)
2. Find the shorter bars and determine why their end nodes are in such locations

This is an old thread, but a new question crossed my mind.

Rather than using the workaround above, would it be possible to read lengths of calculation elements using API?

Rafal.Gaweda — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 12:32:25 GMT

Rather than using the workaround above, would it be possible to read lengths of calculation elements using API?

Attached example macro.

Set length limit, run macro, nodes selection will be automatically made in Robot.

Anonymous — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 15:58:59 GMT

Wow, this is great, thanks Rafal!

Rafal.Gaweda — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 07:44:56 GMT

UPdate 1 🙂 - only short calc element listed.

athurD — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:59:26 GMT

Hi. You can explanation help me???

Tool is used to doing????????

I am still not understood. thanks

Rafal.Gaweda — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:04:18 GMT

"macro for detecting short calculation elements" which can be the reasons of "Instability type 3" while running model calculations.