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DSLoadDefinition.SetByMagnitudeAndDirection Method

Parent Object: DSLoadDefinition

Description

Specifies the direction and magnitude of this load to be defined by a magnitude value and a direction defined by an entity.

Syntax

DSLoadDefinition.SetByMagnitudeAndDirection( Magnitude As Variant, DirectionEntity As Object, NaturalEntityDirection As Boolean )

Parameters

Name Type Description
Magnitude Variant Input Variant value that specifies the magnitude of the load. This can be either a Double indicating the load in database units, a String containing a valid expression that results in either force or torque units, or a DSGraph object.
DirectionEntity Object Input entity that defines the direction of the load. Valid geometry includes planar and cylindrical faces, and linear edges.
NaturalEntityDirection Boolean Input Boolean value that specifies if the direction is the same as the natural direction of the direction entity or reversed.

Version

Introduced in version 2013

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