Support data

Returns information concerning a selected support.

RSA_SUPPORT_DATA (Information type, Support name)

The RSA_SUPPORT_DATA formula syntax has the following arguments:

Information type

The following types of information are available:

• ALPHA

  rotation angle of a support about Z axis

• AX

  damping coefficient AX

• AY

  damping coefficient AY

• AZ

  damping coefficient AZ

• BETA

  rotation angle of a support about Y axis

• BX

  damping coefficient BX

• BY

  damping coefficient BY

• BZ

  damping coefficient BZ

• GAMMA

  rotation angle of a support about X axis

• GLOBAL

  fixed support in the local / global system

• HX

  elastic coefficient HX

• HY

  elastic coefficient HY

• HZ

  elastic coefficient HZ

• KX

  elastic coefficient KX

• KY

  elastic coefficient KY

• KZ

  elastic coefficient KZ

• LINEAR

  linear support (linear distribution)

• NONLINEAR

  non-linear support

• RX

  fixed direction RX (0 - released, 1 - fixed)

• RY

  fixed direction RY (0 - released, 1 - fixed)

• RZ

  fixed direction RZ (0 - released, 1 - fixed)

• SURFACE

  linear support (surface distribution)

• UX

  fixed direction UX (0 - released, 1 - fixed)

• UY

  fixed direction UY (0 - released, 1 - fixed)

• UZ

  fixed direction UZ (0 - released, 1 - fixed)

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.

Support name

The following input methods are available:

• Text - type a text (any character string) and enclose it in quotation marks
• 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 supports are selected graphically in Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Professional, then the program returns information for the first support selected.

EXAMPLE

Open the RSA_FORMULAS.rtd and RSA_FORMULAS.xlsx files to get a better understanding of the example below.

Note: The files are located in C:/ProgramData/Autodesk/Examples/Results Connect/RSA.

Formula:

RSA_SUPPORT_DATA("UZ",H26) - determines if for the support with the name determined in the H26 cell the UZ direction is fixed

Result (data):

Fixed