/// <summary>
/// Create a new (or update an existing) load in the model
/// </summary>
/// <typeparam name="TLoad">The type of load to be created</typeparam>
/// <param name="lCase">The case of which the new load is to be part</param>
/// <param name="exInfo">Optional. The execution information of the current action.
/// If an object has been created previously with matching execution information then
/// instead of creating a new item this previous one will be updated and returned instead.
/// This enables this method to be used parametrically.</param>
/// <returns>The created or updated load case.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public TLoad Load <TLoad>(LoadCase lCase, ExecutionInfo exInfo = null)
where TLoad : Load, new()
{
TLoad result = new TLoad();
result = (TLoad)Model.History.Update(exInfo, result);
result.Case = lCase;
Model.Add(result);
return(result);
}
/// <summary>
/// Get all loads in this collection that belong to the specified load case
/// </summary>
/// <param name="loadCase"></param>
/// <returns></returns>
public LoadCollection AllInCase(LoadCase loadCase)
{
var result = new LoadCollection();
foreach (Load load in this)
{
if (load.Case == loadCase)
{
result.Add(load);
}
}
return(result);
}
/// <summary>
/// Create a new (or update an existing) load case in the model
/// </summary>
/// <param name="name">The name of the load case</param>
/// <param name="exInfo">Optional. The execution information of the current action.
/// If an object has been created previously with matching execution information then
/// instead of creating a new item this previous one will be updated and returned instead.
/// This enables this method to be used parametrically.</param>
/// <returns>The created or updated load case.</returns>
public LoadCase LoadCase(string name, LoadCaseType type, ExecutionInfo exInfo = null)
{
LoadCase result = new LoadCase();
result = Model.History.Update(exInfo, result);
if (name != null)
{
result.Name = name;
}
if (result.Name == null)
{
result.Name = Model.LoadCases.NextAvailableName("Load Case", result, true);
}
result.CaseType = type;
Model.Add(result);
return(result);
}
/// <summary>
/// Create a new (or update an existing) panel load in the model
/// </summary>
/// <param name="lCase">The case of which the new load is to be part</param>
/// <param name="exInfo">Optional. The execution information of the current action.
/// If an object has been created previously with matching execution information then
/// instead of creating a new item this previous one will be updated and returned instead.
/// This enables this method to be used parametrically.</param>
/// <returns>The created or updated load case.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public PanelLoad PanelLoad(LoadCase lCase, ExecutionInfo exInfo = null)
{
return(Load <PanelLoad>(lCase, exInfo));
}
/// <summary>
/// Create a new (or update an existing) linear element point load in the model
/// </summary>
/// <param name="lCase">The case of which the new load is to be part</param>
/// <param name="exInfo">Optional. The execution information of the current action.
/// If an object has been created previously with matching execution information then
/// instead of creating a new item this previous one will be updated and returned instead.
/// This enables this method to be used parametrically.</param>
/// <returns>The created or updated load case.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public LinearElementPointLoad LinearElementPointLoad(LoadCase lCase, ExecutionInfo exInfo = null)
{
return(Load <LinearElementPointLoad>(lCase, exInfo));
}
/// <summary>
/// Create a new (or update an existing) thermal load in the model
/// </summary>
/// <param name="lCase">The case of which the new load is to be part</param>
/// <param name="exInfo">Optional. The execution information of the current action.
/// If an object has been created previously with matching execution information then
/// instead of creating a new item this previous one will be updated and returned instead.
/// This enables this method to be used parametrically.</param>
/// <returns>The created or updated load case.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public ThermalLoad ThermalLoad(LoadCase lCase, ExecutionInfo exInfo = null)
{
return(Load <ThermalLoad>(lCase, exInfo));
}
/// <summary>
/// Create a new (or update an existing) gravity load in the model
/// </summary>
/// <param name="lCase">The case of which the new load is to be part</param>
/// <param name="exInfo">Optional. The execution information of the current action.
/// If an object has been created previously with matching execution information then
/// instead of creating a new item this previous one will be updated and returned instead.
/// This enables this method to be used parametrically.</param>
/// <returns>The created or updated load case.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public GravityLoad GravityLoad(LoadCase lCase, ExecutionInfo exInfo = null)
{
return(Load <GravityLoad>(lCase, exInfo));
}
/// <summary>
/// Create a new (or update an existing) nodal load in the model
/// </summary>
/// <param name="lCase">The case of which the new load is to be part</param>
/// <param name="exInfo">Optional. The execution information of the current action.
/// If an object has been created previously with matching execution information then
/// instead of creating a new item this previous one will be updated and returned instead.
/// This enables this method to be used parametrically.</param>
/// <returns>The created or updated load case.</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public NodeLoad NodeLoad(LoadCase lCase, ExecutionInfo exInfo = null)
{
return(Load <NodeLoad>(lCase, exInfo));
}
/// <summary>
/// Add a new load case to this model, if it does not already exist within it
/// </summary>
/// <param name="loadCase">The load case to be added.</param>
/// <returns>True if the load case could be added, false if it had already
/// been added to the model.</returns>
public bool Add(LoadCase loadCase)
{
return(LoadCases.TryAdd(loadCase));
}
