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Tips and tricks in Robot

Artur.Kosakowski
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Tips and tricks in Robot

Artur.Kosakowski
Autodesk Support
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I'm starting a new topic where we can share all the smart ideas for making a model faster, finding mistakes easier or design something that seemed impossible with others.

 

Let me start with the link to the Build Your Robot Structural Analysis IQ! - Tips and tricks in Robot webinar.



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Editing model (e.g. changing frame bay spacing) by moving structural axes

 

 

 



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Checking for gap between elements 

 

Courtesy of @mustafahesenow (thank you for the inspiration for this topic)

 

Post 6 from https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/robot-structural-analysis-forum/checking-for-gap-between-elements/m-p...



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mustafahesenow
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Muhammed.OPERA
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Very useful topic, thank you for posting that @Artur.Kosakowski.

I'll be very thankful if you upload the full video that you corrected my model in.

 

and for you @mustafahesenow , we still waiting for your next video eagerly.


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mustafahesenow
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Hi @Muhammed.OPERA

Hopefully today Smiley Wink



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teixeiranh
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The Skyline Algorithm to check Instabilities type 3! Love it! 

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Artur.Kosakowski
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Hi @Muhammed.OPERA

 

All was actual covered during the 2nd RSA webinar: Smiley Happy

 

1. Correction to structural axes and indicated vertical planes

2. @mustafahesenow video to determine short elements so that you can merge the very close located nodes in the model created after operation in the point 1 above

3. Meshing with the regular mesh switched of



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Great video @mustafahesenow , I actually was more impressed by how you manage the windows and move them into the ribbon. There are no such videos for small efficiencies. One I love is using Alt + E + E + M to quickly initiate the copy and move command. I was surprised that you sound like such a young man Mustafa Man Surprised I expected you to sound like one of my university professors. Smiley Wink

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Grohl
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VBA code to replace envelope values with >> or << copied to Excel. Makes the replaced cells bold as well.

 

Sub Replace()
'''REPLACE SOMETHING IN CELL'''

Dim rngStartCol As Integer
Dim rngEndCol As Integer
Dim rngStartRow As Integer
Dim rngEndRow As Integer
Dim rngUsed As Range
Dim rngActive As Range
Dim rngReplace As Range
Dim strToReplace1 As String
Dim strToReplace2 As String
Dim strReplaceWith As String
Dim cell As Variant

'Finner startcelle og sluttcelle
If ActiveCell.Value <> "" Then

    rngStartCol = ActiveCell.End(xlToLeft).Column
    rngEndCol = ActiveCell.End(xlToRight).Column
    rngStartRow = ActiveCell.End(xlUp).Row
    rngEndRow = ActiveCell.End(xlDown).Row
Else
    MsgBox ("Blank cell chosen")
    Exit Sub
End If

'''Velger range basert på ytterste celler
Set rngUsed = ActiveSheet.Range(Cells(rngStartRow, rngStartCol), Cells(rngEndRow, rngEndCol))

Set rngReplace = rngUsed

strToReplace1 = ">>"
strToReplace2 = "<<"
strReplaceWith = ""

For Each cell In rngReplace
    If InStr(cell.Value, strToReplace1) > 0 Then
        cell.Font.Bold = True
    ElseIf InStr(cell.Value, strToReplace2) > 0 Then
        cell.Font.Bold = True
    End If
Next cell

rngReplace.Replace strToReplace1, strReplaceWith
rngReplace.Replace strToReplace2, strReplaceWith


End Sub

Anonymous
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Excellent topic! I've been looking for something like this since i'm just starting to use RSA.

 

I wonder, is there a way you could post some tips for complex geometry? Or point me to a source i can find it.

 

Thanks in advance!

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Muhammed.OPERA
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Very very good my friend @mustafahesenow Smiley Happy

Thank you.


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mustafahesenow
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Welcome.



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Quick trick to deal with windows:

 

assign a shortcut for the tile command, like "SHIFT+W"

 

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How to define an ellipse:

 

 



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How to extrude bars into walls

 

 



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Anonymous
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You, sir, have saved my life.

 

Thank you very much!

Artur.Kosakowski
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Smiley Happy



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Selection by a circle

 

 



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