Dynamo (Robot 2017 SP2)

[Anonymous]

Hello dear Mr Kosakowski

I have a question about using Dynamo for automating RSA. I modeled a simple frame in Dynamo and by using analytical bar, nodes etc, I export the frame into robot structural analysis 2017. Then after applying loads etc, Dynamo gave me some results such as max stress, max displacement or forces, using for example "Bar.forces get extreme value and position" node. I want to do something else that I don't know how to do. I want to attach an external file (e.g. excel file) to members of this frame using dynamo. This excel can be the data extracted from Structural Health Monitoring sensors such as displacement, stress or strain. And then define a threshold value for each parameters and ask dynamo to highlight the frame element for example to red color if any of data in these excel file exceeds the defined threshold value. Could you please help me? I attached dynamo and robot files in this message. Thank you so much in advance. You will help me a lot. I am a beginner in Dynamo and I need some help to increase my knowledge.

With Best Wishes

Mojtaba Valinejad

PhD Candidate of Civil Engineering

Concordia University

[Artur.Kosakowski]

Dear Mr. Valinejad,

The best place to ask for help with Dynamo is http://dynamobim.org/forums/

You should be able to change colors of any geometrical objects using these nodes

as shown on this example:

http://dynamobim.org/forums/topic/display-bygeometrycolor/

If you find your post answered press the Accept as Solution button please. This will help other users to find solutions much faster. Thank you.

[Anonymous]

Dear Mr. Kosakowski

Thank you so much for all your helps till now. To highlight those bars in Robot whose stresses exceed a value, I wrote a code in Dynamo but it didn't work. I attached its photo as well as its original Dynamo file. Could you please help me to highlight those bars whose stress exceeds the specified value to red (that is 30000000 here). Could you please help me? I already asked in Dynamo Forum but no body has replied me.

[Anonymous]

I also attach its dynamo file

[_ew]

Dear Mr. Valinejad,

To highlight an element in Dynamo UI, you need to pass to the node Display.ByGeometryColor a Dynamo geometrical object. In your case this is a line.

To achieve our goal you may need to use different results nodes to be able to map lines and analytical bars objects.

The structural analysis package for Dynamo is a labs product and the best is to ask questions related to the package in this forum  . For general  Dynamo questions, the best place is http://dynamobim.org/forums/  

Best regards

Emmanuel 

[Anonymous]

Thank u so much. I don't exactly know how to do it. Could you please show me on my Dynamo file? Thank u so much