topic Re: Robot API - how to modify units in Robot Structural Analysis Forum

Robot API - how to modify units

Anonymous — Sat, 15 Dec 2012 22:53:28 GMT

Hi,

I would like to change default units for forces with Robot API, and set N instead of kN.

Here is my script :

Dim projPref As RobotProjectPreferences

projPref = Robot.Project.Preferences
projPref.Units.Set(IRobotUnitType.I_UT_FORCE, N)

The last line does not work (red part).

What is the appropriate syntax to set the unit to Newtons ?

Re: Robot API - how to modify units

Rafal.Gaweda — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 10:43:27 GMT

Dim Robot As New RobotApplication
Dim projPref As RobotProjectPreferences
Set projPref = Robot.Project.Preferences

Dim RU As RobotUnitData
Set RU = projPref.Units.Get(I_UT_FORCE)

RU.E = False
RU.Name = "N"
RU.Precision = 2

projPref.Units.Set I_UT_FORCE, RU

Re: Robot API - how to modify units

Anonymous — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 20:50:20 GMT

Thanks.

Re: Robot API - how to modify units

Anonymous — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 21:02:39 GMT

It works for forces, but it does not work for moments. Here is my code :

Dim projPref As RobotProjectPreferences
Dim RU As RobotUnitData
projPref = Robot.Project.Preferences
RU = projPref.Units.Get(IRobotUnitType.I_UT_FORCE)
RU.E = False
RU.Name = "daN"
RU.Precision = 2
projPref.Units.Set(IRobotUnitType.I_UT_FORCE, RU)
RU = Nothing
RU = projPref.Units.Get(IRobotUnitType.I_UT_MOMENT)
RU.E = False
RU.Name = "daN*m"
RU.Precision = 2
projPref.Units.Set(IRobotUnitType.I_UT_MOMENT, RU)

I don't get any error message, but it does not work for moment, whereas it works for forces.

Re: Robot API - how to modify units

Rafal.Gaweda — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 10:23:19 GMT

Dim RUCD As RobotUnitComplexData
Set RUCD = projPref.Units.Get(I_UT_MOMENT)

RUCD.E = False
RUCD.Name = "daN"
RUCD.Name2 = "m"
RUCD.Precision = 2

projPref.Units.Set I_UT_MOMENT, RUCD

Re: Robot API - how to modify units

Anonymous — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 21:10:22 GMT

Thanks.

Re: Robot API - how to modify units

Anonymous — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 22:21:52 GMT

Hi,

Sorry to come back again to this topic which appears as solved, but there is still a problem with units in my script. In Robot, if I go to Tools>Project Preferences>Units>Force, I can see that kN changed to daN, as I wanted.

The problem is that when I calculate and then display the forces array (Results>Forces), forces are still in kN in the array. So I have to go to Tools>Project Preferences>Units>Force and quit, and then the array is updated and forces appear in daN.

So there is a kind of "refresh" problem for units.

Same problem if I want to diplay forces diagrams. Unless I open Tools>Project Preferences>Units>Force, forces are still in kN.

How can I fix this ?

Re: Robot API - how to modify units

Rafal.Gaweda — Mon, 24 Dec 2012 07:32:16 GMT

That's interesting, we have to check it.

Re: Robot API - how to modify units

Anonymous — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 14:01:42 GMT

Hi,

Any answer to my problem ?

Thanks

Re: Robot API - how to modify units

Artur.Kosakowski — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 08:09:54 GMT

~~It will not be possible for us to investigate this situation before the next week.~~

Try to add projPref.Units.Refresh at the end of your code.