(API) FINITE ELEMENT SELECTION BY FLOOR

[Anonymous]

Hi,

is there a way of selecting finite elements on a floor?

I've tried the following but it selects something else.

IRobotStoreyMngr currentStorey = robApp.Project.Structure.Storeys.Get(1).Name;
RobotSelection felemSelection = robApp.Project.Structure.Selections.CreateByStorey(IRobotObjectType.I_OT_FINITE_ELEMENT, currentStorey);

[Rafal.Gaweda · Accepted solution]

it seems this works correctly:

RobApp.Project.Structure.Selections.CreateByStorey(I_OT_PANEL, "Story 1")

so from panel select FEs

[Anonymous]

But in this way it is not possible to get Finite element's particular object data (i.e nodes)

Because the selection is panel objects. 

IRobotCollection panelCollection = robApp.Project.Structure.Objects.GetMany(panelSelection);
var PL = panelCollection.get(1); -> returns a panel object 
string felems = PL.FiniteElems; -> returns a string of Finite elements

It would be nice to use like below to get the nodes.

RobotSelection felemSelection = robApp.Project.Structure.Selections.CreateByStorey(IRobotObjectType.I_OT_FINITE_ELEMENT, "Story 1");

IRobotCollection felemCollection = (IRobotCollection)robApp.Project.Structure.FiniteElems.GetMany(felemSelection);

RobotFiniteElement FE = felemCollection.get(1);

RobotFiniteElementNodes nodes = FE.Nodes;

int nodeCount = nodes.Count;
nodes.Get(1);
nodes.Get(2);
nodes.Get(3);

However it seems that its not possible now...?

[Rafal.Gaweda]

robApp.Project.Structure.Selections.CreateByStorey(IRobotObjectType.I_OT_NODE, "Story 1")

This should be the easiets way, but unfortunately it does not work (like FE selection) by story 

[Rafal.Gaweda]

Getting FE nodes

Dim FEData As RobotFiniteElementData

Dim x As Double, y As Double, z As Double ' nodal coordinates to return


For i = 1 To 24
    Set FEData = RobApp.Project.Structure.FiniteElems.Get(i)

    For j = 1 To FEData.NodeCount
        NodeNumber = FEData.GetNode(j, x, y, z)
    Next j
Next i