Load

The Load class provides a unified interface to create different types of loads and includes nested classes for specific load types.

Methods

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create

Creates all defined load cases and loads (Self-Weight, Nodal, and Beam loads) in Civil NX.

Load.create()

Complete Example

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from midas_civil import * 

#Sets the MAPI Key for Python interface 
MAPI_KEY('eyJ1ciI6IklOMjQwN0ZZVDIiLCJwZyI6ImNpdmlsIiwiY24iOiJ3X2RJMXYta4e7ce5828bf59424e786222450a') 


for j in range(6): 
    for i in range(2): 
        Node(i*10,j*2,0) 
Node.create() 
j = 0 
for k in range(6):   
    for i in range(1,2): 
        Element.Beam(i +j,i+1 +j) 

    j = j + 2 

Element.create() 
#Load Case 
Load_Case("D","SW") 
Load_Case("L","Nodal Load") 
Load_Case("USER","Test Load 1","Test Load 2","Test Load 3","Test Load 4","Test Load 5","Test Load 6") 

Load_Case.create()  #Create Load Case in Civil NX 

#Self Weight Load 

Load.SW("SW","Z",-1) 

#Nodal Load 

Load.Nodal(1,"Nodal Load","",FX=10,FY=20,FZ=-50,id=1) 
Load.Nodal(3,"Nodal Load","",MX=100,MY=20,MZ=-5,id=2) 

#Concentrated Load 

Load.Beam(1,"Test Load 1","","GZ",1,[0.3,0.5,0.7],[-20,-30,-40],"BEAM","CONLOAD") 

#UDL Load 

Load.Beam(2,"Test Load 2","",-50,"GZ") 

#Trapezoidal load 

Load.Beam(3,"Test Load 3","",0,"GZ",[0,0.3,0.7,1],[0,-20,-50,0]) 

#Concentrated Moment/Torsion 

Load.Beam(4,"Test Load 4","",0,"GZ",[0.3,0.7],[-20,-50],"BEAM","CONMOMENT") 

#Uniform Moment/Torsion 

Load.Beam(5,"Test Load 5","",0,"GZ",[0,1],[-20,-20],"BEAM","UNIMOMENT") 

#Trapezoidal Moment/Torsion 

Load.Beam(6,"Test Load 6","",0,"GZ",[0.3,0.7],[-30,-50],"BEAM","UNIMOMENT") 

#Create All load in Civil NX 
Load.create()