Panel Forces - data

Returns information concerning values of forces in structure panels.

RSA_PANEL_FORCE_DATA (Information type, Force type, Extremum type, Results parameters, Element type, Element no. (panel / node), Case no., Direction X, Direction Y, Direction Z )

The RSA_PANEL_FORCE_DATA formula syntax has the following arguments:

Information type

The following types of information are available:

• PANEL_NO

  returns a panel no.

• NODE_NO

  returns a node no.

• ELEMENT_NO

  returns a element no.

• CASE_COMPONENT_NO

  returns a number of the case component in the combination

• CASE_NO

  returns a case no.

• EXTREMUM

  returns a force value for the extremum found

Note: If you type an argument in the formula manually, enclose the text in quotation marks. You can also select or type a cell address (for example A1) which the data will be loaded from.

Force type

The following types of forces are available:

• COMPLEX_M_MISES

  Complex moment

• COMPLEX_MXX_BOTTOM_NEN

  Complex moment X bottom according to NEN

• COMPLEX_MXX_BOTTOM_WA

  Complex moment X bottom according to Wood and Armer

• COMPLEX_MXX_TOP_NEN

  Complex moment X top according to NEN

• COMPLEX_MXX_TOP_WA

  Complex moment X top according to Wood and Armer

• COMPLEX_MYY_BOTTOM_NEN

  Complex moment Y bottom according to NEN

• COMPLEX_MYY_BOTTOM_WA

  Complex moment Y bottom according to Wood and Armer

• COMPLEX_MYY_TOP_NEN

  Complex moment Y top according to NEN

• COMPLEX_MYY_TOP_WA

  Complex moment Y top according to Wood and Armer

• COMPLEX_N_MISES

  Complex membrane force

• DETAILED_MXX

  Moment XX

• DETAILED_MXY

  Moment XY

• DETAILED_MYY

  Moment YY

• DETAILED_NXX

  Membrane force XX

• DETAILED_NXY

  Membrane force XY

• DETAILED_NYY

  Membrane force YY

• DETAILED_QXX

  Shear force XX

• DETAILED_QYY

  Shear force YY

• DETAILED_RNORM

  Rotation Z

• DETAILED_RXX

  Rotation XX

• DETAILED_RYY

  Rotation YY

• PRINCIPAL_M1

  Principal moment 1

• PRINCIPAL_M1_2

  Principal moment 1-2

• PRINCIPAL_M2

  Principal moment 2

• PRINCIPAL_MAL

  Principal moment angle

• PRINCIPAL_N1

  Principal membrane force 1

• PRINCIPAL_N1_2

  Principal membrane force 1-2

• PRINCIPAL_N2

  Principal membrane force 2

• PRINCIPAL_NAL

  Principal membrane force angle

• PRINCIPAL_Q1_2

  Principal shear force 1-2

• REDUCED_HEIGHT

  Panel height

• REDUCED_LENGTH

  Cut length

• REDUCED_MY

  Reduced moment Y (MRy)

• REDUCED_MZ

  Reduced moment Z (MRz)

• REDUCED_NX

  Reduced membrane force X (NRx)

Note: If you type an argument in the formula manually, enclose the text in quotation marks. You can also select or type a cell address (for example A1) which the data will be loaded from.

Extremum type

The following types of extremum are available:

• MAX

  maximum value

• MIN

  minimum value

Note: If you type an argument in the formula manually, enclose the text in quotation marks. You can also select or type a cell address (for example A1) which the data will be loaded from.

Results parameters

The following types of extremum are available:

• SMTH_PANEL

  Smoothing within a panel

• SMTH_GLOBAL

  Global smoothing

• SMTH_SEL

  Smoothing according to the selection

• IN_CENTERS

  Results in element centers

Note: If you type an argument in the formula manually, enclose the text in quotation marks. You can also select or type a cell address (for example A1) which the data will be loaded from.

Element type

The following types of element are available:

• PANELS

  Element no. parameter points to panels

• NODES

  Element no. parameter points to nodes

Note: If you type an argument in the formula manually, enclose the text in quotation marks. You can also select or type a cell address (for example A1) which the data will be loaded from.

Element no.

The following input methods are available:

• Number - for element type PANELS, panels selection, for NODES, nodes selection.
• Cell address - select or type a cell address (for example A1) which the data will be loaded from.
• Graphical selection - select this option in the dialog or type "@".

Note: If panels are selected graphically in Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Professional, then the program returns information for the first panel selected.

Case no.

The following input methods are available:

• Text - type a text (any character string) and enclose it in quotation marks, for example: "ALL" - all cases in the project or "1 2 3" - specified list of cases
• Number - type an integer
• Cell address - select or type a cell address (for example A1) which the data will be loaded from
• Graphical selection - select this option in the dialog or type "@" (cases which are selected graphically in Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Professional are taken into account)

Division points no.

The following input methods are available:

• Number - type an integer
• Cell address - select or type a cell address (for example A1) which the data will be loaded from

Directional vector - X (optional)

Coordinate X of directional vector for local X axis.

Directional vector - Y (optional)

Coordinate Y of directional vector for local X axis.

Directional vector - Z (optional)

Coordinate Z of directional vector for local X axis.