OpenSTAAD V8i

Load.AddSupportDisplacement

Adds SUPPORT DISPLACEMENT to node or nodes.

VB Syntax

Load.AddSupportDisplacement NodeNo, Direction, Displacement Load.AddSupportDisplacement NodeNoArray, Direction, Displacement 

Where:

NodeNo

Integer variable providing the node number.

NodeNoArray

Integer variable array providing the node numbers.

Direction

Integer variable giving the direction of displacement: X direction = 1, Y direction = 2, Z direction = 3.

Displacement

Double variable providing the magnitude of the support displacement in current units.

Return Value

(Boolean) True (1) if the function is successful, false (0) otherwise.

VB Example

'Get the application object --
'Add joint load of 2mm displacement to node 2 in global X
objOpenSTAAD.Load.AddSupportDisplacement 2, 1, 2.0

Reference Materials

Load.GetNodalLoadCount

Load.GetNodalLoads

Load.AddNodalLoad