In the following example, a ramp step transient condition is created. Note that the variable names are the same as used in the User Interface, making all of the time variation methods easy to define:

bc = new BoundaryCondition("Temperature");

bc.units = "Fahrenheit";

tc = new TimeCurve("Ramp Step");

tc.setValue("T1", 10);

tc.setValue("T2", 20);

tc.setValue("T3", 30);

tc.setValue("T4", 40);

tc.setValue("F1", 1000);

tc.setValue("F2", 800);

bc.setTimeCurve(tc);

a.select(9);

a.applyBoundaryCondition(bc);

A line-by-line description is given:

A boundarycondition object called “bc” is created, and is defined to be a temperature condition with units of Fahrenheit:

bc = new BoundaryCondition("Temperature");

bc.units = "Fahrenheit";

A timecurve object called “tc” is created of type Ramp Step. The subsequent lines define the parameters of the ramp step:

tc = new TimeCurve("Ramp Step");

tc.setValue("T1", 10);

tc.setValue("T2", 20);

tc.setValue("T3", 30);

tc.setValue("T4", 40);

tc.setValue("F1", 1000);

tc.setValue("F2", 800);

The boundarycondition object, bc, is defined as using the timecurve object, tc:

bc.setTimeCurve(tc);

Surface 9 is selected, and the boundary condition applied to it:

a.select(9);

a.applyBoundaryCondition(bc);