//ref
public bool CreateConnection(Beam primary, Beam secondary)
{
var beamsize = GetSecondaryBeamProfile(secondary);
//var attribute = string.Concat(code, "_", beamsize);
try
{
Tekla.Structures.Model.Connection C = new Tekla.Structures.Model.Connection();
C.Name = "Test End Plate";
C.Number = 141;
C.LoadAttributesFromFile("standard");
C.SetPrimaryObject(primary);
C.SetSecondaryObject(secondary);
if (!C.Insert())
{
Console.WriteLine("Connection Insert failed ");
return(false);
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine(C.Identifier.ID);
}
return(true);
}
catch (Exception x)
{
Console.WriteLine(x.GetBaseException().Message);
return(false);
}
}
public bool CreateConnection(Beam primary, ArrayList secondaries, int component, string code, int boltweldstype, int angletype)
{
var beamsize = GetSecondaryBeamProfile(((Beam)secondaries[0]));
var attribute = string.Concat(code, "_", beamsize);
try
{
Tekla.Structures.Model.Connection C = new Tekla.Structures.Model.Connection();
// C.Name = "Test End Plate";
C.Number = component;
C.LoadAttributesFromFile(attribute);
C.SetPrimaryObject(primary);
C.SetSecondaryObjects(secondaries);
C.PositionType = PositionTypeEnum.COLLISION_PLANE;
if (component == 141)
{
C.SetAttribute("btab5", angletype); //angle
C.SetAttribute("atab1", boltweldstype); //bolts/welds
}
//C.SetAttribute("btab5",angletype);//angle
//C.SetAttribute("atab1",boltweldstype);//bolts/welds
if (!C.Insert())
{
Console.WriteLine("Connection Insert failed ");
return(false);
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine(C.Identifier.ID);
}
return(true);
}
catch (Exception x)
{
Console.WriteLine(x.GetBaseException().Message);
return(false);
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Method that creates connection (1004) between two given objects
/// </summary>
/// <param name="PrimaryObject"></param>
/// <param name="SecondaryObject"></param>
private static void CreateBasePlate(ModelObject PrimaryObject, ModelObject SecondaryObject)
{
Connection BasePlate = new Connection();
BasePlate.Name = "Stiffened Base Plate";
BasePlate.Number = 1014;
BasePlate.LoadAttributesFromFile("standard");
BasePlate.UpVector = new Vector(0, 0, 1000);
BasePlate.PositionType = PositionTypeEnum.COLLISION_PLANE;
BasePlate.SetPrimaryObject(PrimaryObject);
BasePlate.SetSecondaryObject(SecondaryObject);
BasePlate.SetAttribute("cut", 1); //Enable anchor rods
if (!BasePlate.Insert())
{
Console.WriteLine("Insertion of stiffened base plate failed.");
}
}
public bool CreateConnection(Beam primary, Beam secondary, string code)
{
var beamsize = GetSecondaryBeamProfile(secondary);
//var attribute = string.Concat(code, "_", beamsize);
try
{
Tekla.Structures.Model.Connection C = new Tekla.Structures.Model.Connection();
C.Name = "Test End Plate";
C.Number = 143;
C.LoadAttributesFromFile("standard");
//C.LoadAttributesFromFile(attribute);
//C.UpVector = new Vector(0, 0, 1000);
//C.PositionType = PositionTypeEnum.COLLISION_PLANE;
C.SetPrimaryObject(primary);
C.SetSecondaryObject(secondary);
//C.SetAttribute("e2", 10.0);
//C.SetAttribute("e1", 10.0);
if (!C.Insert())
{
Console.WriteLine("Connection Insert failed ");
return(false);
}
else
{
Console.WriteLine(C.Identifier.ID);
}
return(true);
}
catch (Exception x)
{
Console.WriteLine(x.GetBaseException().Message);
return(false);
}
}