Import/Export data to/from Robot

[Anonymous]

Hello there,

Is it possible to run Robot without drawing a frame? Any API?
Is it also possible to export stresses from Robot to a spreadsheet?

Thanks!

[Grohl · Accepted solution]

If the frame means the GUI-window, then yes this is possible. There are .NET supported API for Robot. It's also an example in the SDK (VB-code) to run Robot in the background. Check out the beam example called "beam generation". It's plenty with examples here in the forum.

And yes it's possible to export stresses to Robot. I belive this could be done easily using the Robot Excel link, Results connect or with API.

[Anonymous]

By frame I mean a simple column-beam 2D structure. Can you please send me the link with those examples? I couldn't find it...

Where can I export those stresses values in Robot? Is there any option available?

[Grohl]

Ok, do you know programming at all?

Here's a link to the sdk: 

https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/robot-structural-analysis-products/downloads/caas/downloads/c...

About stresses. I assume you use Excel as spreadsheet? There are several ways to do the export of stresses.

1. You can copy/paste from a Robot table directly to Excel.

2. You can use Results Connect like I mentioned in the other post. I believe this was automatically installed with Robot 2016/2017. Link here: Results Connect

Screenshot of it here: 

3. You can use API directly. Examples can be found on this forum. Use the search function.

[Rafal.Gaweda]

https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/robot-structural-analysis-forum/useful-addins-for-robot-api/td-p/3899...