The following group of API functions supports all functionality of the FEA Mesh Tool. Structures, FEA Parts, materials, and properties can be defined and manipulated. Mesh and output file settings can be adjusted, and an FEA mesh can be generated.

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Functions
int	AddFeaStruct (const string &in geom_id, bool init_skin=true, int surfindex=0)

void	DeleteFeaStruct (const string &in geom_id, int fea_struct_ind)

string	GetFeaStructID (const string &in geom_id, int fea_struct_ind)

int	GetFeaStructIndex (const string &in struct_id)

string	GetFeaStructParentGeomID (const string &in struct_id)

string	GetFeaStructName (const string &in geom_id, int fea_struct_ind)

void	SetFeaStructName (const string &in geom_id, int fea_struct_ind, const string &in name)

void	SetFeaPartName (const string &in part_id, const string &in name)

void	SetFeaMeshVal (const string &in geom_id, int fea_struct_ind, int type, double val)

void	SetFeaMeshFileName (const string &in geom_id, int fea_struct_id, int file_type, const string &in file_name)

void	ComputeFeaMesh (const string &in geom_id, int fea_struct_ind, int file_type)

void	ComputeFeaMesh (const string &in struct_id, int file_type)

string	AddFeaPart (const string &in geom_id, int fea_struct_id, int type)

void	DeleteFeaPart (const string &in geom_id, int fea_struct_id, const string &in part_id)

string	AddFeaSubSurf (const string &in geom_id, int fea_struct_id, int type)

void	DeleteFeaSubSurf (const string &in geom_id, int fea_struct_id, const string &in ss_id)

string	AddFeaMaterial ()

string	AddFeaProperty (int property_type=0)

Detailed Description

Function Documentation

◆ AddFeaMaterial()

string AddFeaMaterial ( )

Add an FEA Material the FEA Mesh material library. Materials are available accross all Geoms and Structures.

Returns: FEA Material ID

◆ AddFeaPart()

string AddFeaPart	(	const string &in	geom_id,
		int	fea_struct_id,
		int	type
	)

Add an FEA Part to a Structure

See also: FEA_PART_TYPE

Parameters

[in]	geom_id	Parent Geom ID
[in]	fea_struct_id	FEA Structure index
[in]	type	FEA Part type enum (i.e. FEA_RIB)

Returns: FEA Part ID

◆ AddFeaProperty()

string AddFeaProperty ( int property_type = 0 )

Add aa FEA Property the FEA Mesh property library. Properties are available accross all Geoms and Structures. Currently only beam and shell properties are available. Note FEA_SHELL_AND_BEAM is not a valid property type.

See also: FEA_PART_ELEMENT_TYPE

Parameters

[in] property_type FEA Property type enum (i.e. FEA_SHELL).

Returns: FEA Property ID

◆ AddFeaStruct()

int AddFeaStruct	(	const string &in	geom_id,
		bool	init_skin = `true`,
		int	surfindex = `0`
	)

Add an FEA Structure to a specified Geom. Note, init_skin should ALWAYS be true.

Parameters

[in]	geom_id	Parent Geom ID
[in]	init_skin	Flag to initialize the FEA Structure by creating an FEA Skin from the parent Geom's OML at surfindex
[in]	surfindex	Main surface index for the FEA Structure

Returns: FEA Structure index

◆ AddFeaSubSurf()

string AddFeaSubSurf	(	const string &in	geom_id,
		int	fea_struct_id,
		int	type
	)

Add an FEA SubSurface to a Structure sa SUBSURF_TYPE

Parameters

[in]	geom_id	Parent Geom ID
[in]	fea_struct_id	FEA Structure index
[in]	type	FEA SubSurface type enum (i.e. SS_ELLIPSE)

Returns: FEA SubSurface ID

◆ ComputeFeaMesh() [1/2]

void ComputeFeaMesh	(	const string &in	geom_id,
		int	fea_struct_ind,
		int	file_type
	)

Compute an FEA Mesh for a Structure. Only a single output file can be generated with this function.

See also: SetFeaMeshFileName, FEA_EXPORT_TYPE

Parameters

[in]	geom_id	Parent Geom ID
[in]	fea_struct_ind	FEA Structure index
[in]	file_type	FEA output file type enum (i.e. FEA_EXPORT_TYPE)

◆ ComputeFeaMesh() [2/2]

void ComputeFeaMesh	(	const string &in	struct_id,
		int	file_type
	)

Compute an FEA Mesh for a Structure. Only a single output file can be generated with this function.

See also: SetFeaMeshFileName, FEA_EXPORT_TYPE

Parameters

[in]	struct_id	FEA Structure ID
[in]	file_type	FEA output file type enum (i.e. FEA_EXPORT_TYPE)

◆ DeleteFeaPart()

void DeleteFeaPart	(	const string &in	geom_id,
		int	fea_struct_id,
		const string &in	part_id
	)

Delete an FEA Part from a Structure

Parameters

[in]	geom_id	Parent Geom ID
[in]	fea_struct_id	FEA Structure index
[in]	part_id	FEA Part ID

◆ DeleteFeaStruct()

void DeleteFeaStruct	(	const string &in	geom_id,
		int	fea_struct_ind
	)

Delete an FEA Structure and all FEA Parts associated with it

Parameters

[in]	geom_id	Parent Geom ID
[in]	fea_struct_ind	FEA Structure index

◆ DeleteFeaSubSurf()

void DeleteFeaSubSurf	(	const string &in	geom_id,
		int	fea_struct_id,
		const string &in	ss_id
	)

Delete an FEA SubSurface from a Structure

Parameters

[in]	geom_id	Parent Geom ID
[in]	fea_struct_id	FEA Structure index
[in]	ss_id	FEA SubSurface ID

◆ GetFeaStructID()

string GetFeaStructID	(	const string &in	geom_id,
		int	fea_struct_ind
	)

Get the ID of an FEA Structure

Parameters

[in]	geom_id	Parent Geom ID
[in]	fea_struct_ind	FEA Structure index

Returns: FEA Structure ID

◆ GetFeaStructIndex()

int GetFeaStructIndex ( const string &in struct_id )

Get the index of an FEA Structure in its Parent Geom's Structure vector

Parameters

[in] struct_id FEA Structure ID

Returns: FEA Structure index

◆ GetFeaStructName()

string GetFeaStructName	(	const string &in	geom_id,
		int	fea_struct_ind
	)

Get the name of an FEA Structure

Parameters

[in]	geom_id	Parent Geom ID
[in]	fea_struct_ind	FEA Structure index

Returns: Name for the FEA Structure

◆ GetFeaStructParentGeomID()

string GetFeaStructParentGeomID ( const string &in struct_id )

Get the Parent Geom ID for an FEA Structure

Parameters

[in] struct_id FEA Structure ID

Returns: Parent Geom ID

◆ SetFeaMeshFileName()

void SetFeaMeshFileName	(	const string &in	geom_id,
		int	fea_struct_id,
		int	file_type,
		const string &in	file_name
	)

Set the name of a particular FEA Mesh output file for a specified Structure

Parameters

[in]	geom_id	Parent Geom ID
[in]	fea_struct_id	FEA Structure index
[in]	file_type	FEA output file type enum (i.e. FEA_EXPORT_TYPE)
[in]	file_name	Name for the output file

◆ SetFeaMeshVal()

void SetFeaMeshVal	(	const string &in	geom_id,
		int	fea_struct_ind,
		int	type,
		double	val
	)

Set the value of a particular FEA Mesh option for the specified Structure. Note, FEA Mesh makes use of enums initially created for CFD Mesh but not all CFD Mesh options are available for FEA Mesh.

See also: CFD_CONTROL_TYPE

Parameters

[in]	geom_id	Parent Geom ID
[in]	fea_struct_ind	FEA Structure index
[in]	type	FEA Mesh option type enum (i.e. CFD_MAX_EDGE_LEN)
[in]	val	Value the option is set to

◆ SetFeaPartName()

void SetFeaPartName	(	const string &in	part_id,
		const string &in	name
	)

Set the name of an FEA Part

Parameters

[in]	part_id	FEA Part ID
[in]	name	New name for the FEA Part

◆ SetFeaStructName()

void SetFeaStructName	(	const string &in	geom_id,
		int	fea_struct_ind,
		const string &in	name
	)

Set the name of an FEA Structure

Parameters

[in]	geom_id	Parent Geom ID
[in]	fea_struct_ind	FEA Structure index
[in]	name	new name for the FEA Structure

Functions

Detailed Description

Function Documentation

◆ AddFeaMaterial()

◆ AddFeaPart()

◆ AddFeaProperty()

◆ AddFeaStruct()

◆ AddFeaSubSurf()

◆ ComputeFeaMesh() [1/2]

◆ ComputeFeaMesh() [2/2]

◆ DeleteFeaPart()

◆ DeleteFeaStruct()

◆ DeleteFeaSubSurf()

◆ GetFeaStructID()

◆ GetFeaStructIndex()

◆ GetFeaStructName()

◆ GetFeaStructParentGeomID()

◆ SetFeaMeshFileName()

◆ SetFeaMeshVal()

◆ SetFeaPartName()

◆ SetFeaStructName()