Returns information for a selected bar (bar name, GAMMA rotation angle, length, material, start point, end point, section).
RSA_BAR_DATA (Information type, Bar no.)
The RSA_BAR_DATA formula syntax has the following arguments:
Information type
The following types of information are available:
- BAR_NAME
a name of the bar (for example Bar_1)
- GAMMA
an angle that determines positions of the local axes of the bar section (gamma angle of rotation of the local system)
- LENGTH
bar length
- MATERIAL
a name of the bar material
- NODE_END
number of the end node of a bar (node no. 2)
- NODE_START
number of the start node of a bar (node no. 1)
- SECTION
a name of the label of a bar cross section (for example HEA 300)
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.
Bar 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
- Graphical selection - select this option in the dialog or type "@" Note: If bars are selected graphically in Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Professional, then the program returns information for the first bar 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_BAR_DATA("LENGTH",8) - specifies a length of the bar number 8
- RSA_BAR_DATA("SECTION","@") - specifies a section of the bar currently selected in Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Professional
- RSA_BAR_DATA("MATERIAL",H17) - specifies a name of the material for bar whose number is determined in the cell H17
Result (data):
- 2.7432 - a length for the bar no. 8
- C R 12x12 - a section for the bar no. 1 (first element selected in Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis Professional )
- CONCR - a name of the material for bar no. 25