API on Python to modify the reference node rigid elements

[Mmelloc]

I'm having some troubles when I try to modify the reference node of a rigid element
or create a new one.
I used the "Node" property of the element object, as depicted in the following code line, where 2 is just an example:

feElem.Node(0) = 2

Quoting pyFemap:
"
# The method Node is actually a property, but must be used as a method to correctly pass the arguments
def Node(self, nVectorIndex=defaultNamedNotOptArg):
return self._oleobj_.InvokeTypes(18002, LCID, 2, (3, 0), ((3, 1),),nVectorIndex
)
"
Since one must use Node as a method, it is not possible to assign a value to it. This way, I am not being able neither to modify nor create a RBE.

Does anyone know a way around it?

 

[NRob]

" feElem.SetNode(0,2) " should do the trick.

This is a common issue writing FEMAP API through Python, since Python makes a harder distinction between how properties and methods pass arguments. Typically any time you want to write a value to a property, there is a corresponding method in the PyFemap library, of the type " [property] / Set[property] ". Take note that these "Set[property]" methods are not methods within the FEMAP API, but are purely PyFemap (Python) functions created to make Python behave syntactically similar to the FEMAP API.

Best,
Nick

 

[Mmelloc]

It did the trick! It works perfectly now.

Thank you very much, Nick!

Best regards,
Matheus

 

[rb1957]

then you should award nick's post with an LPS "great post!"

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