//get elements of certain group
public bool GetElementsOfGroup(string groupString, out GsaElement[] elementsOfGroup)
{
int[] elementsRefsOfGroup = new int[0];
GsaEntity listType = GsaEntity.ELEMENT;
gsaObject.EntitiesInList(groupString, ref listType, out elementsRefsOfGroup);
elementsOfGroup = new GsaElement[0];
gsaObject.Elements(elementsRefsOfGroup, out elementsOfGroup);
return(true);
}
//create an element
public bool CreateElement(List <Point3d> nodePositions, int elementNumber, out GsaElement element)
{
element = new GsaElement();
element.NumTopo = nodePositions.Count();
element.Ref = elementNumber;
switch (element.NumTopo)
{
case 0:
//Print("element sent in with zero nodePositions - bad news!");
return(false);
case 1:
//Print("element sent in with 1 nodePosition - bad news!");
return(false);
case 2:
//looks like we have a beam!
element.eType = (int)ElementType.BEAM;
break;
case 3:
//looks like we have a TRI3!
element.eType = (int)ElementType.TRI3;
break;
case 4:
//looks like we have a QUAD!
element.eType = (int)ElementType.QUAD4;
break;
default:
//Print("element sent in with an unrecognised number of node positions - bad news!");
return(false);
}
List <int> topo = new List <int>();
for (int i = 0; i < element.NumTopo; i++)
{
topo.Add(gsaObject.Gen_NodeAt(nodePositions[i].X, nodePositions[i].Y, nodePositions[i].Z, tolerance));
}
element.Topo = topo.ToArray();
//these are defaults - best to change these after
element.Property = 1;
element.Group = 1;
element.Color = (int)Colours.GREY;
return(true);
}
//TODO: perhaps these can be set up to work with sections and nodes too?
public bool SetElements(GsaElement singleElement, bool overwrite)
{
GsaElement[] arrayOfElements = new GsaElement[] { singleElement };
return(SetElements(arrayOfElements, overwrite));
}
