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CalculateJoints Method (ICWJoints)

Calculates the joints at the free ends of structural members and at the intersection of two or more structural members.

.NET Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration) 
Sub CalculateJoints()
Visual Basic (Usage) 
Dim instance As ICWJoints
 
instance.CalculateJoints()
C# 
void CalculateJoints()
C++/CLI 
void CalculateJoints();

Example

Remarks

To calculate the joints:

  1. Begin editing.
  2. Include all selected beams or only the user-selected beams.
  3. Calculate the joints by calling this method.
  4. Optionally modify the joints by:
    1. Adding beams, removing beams, or deleting joints.
    2. Saving your modifications.
  5. Optionally display or hide a neutral axis for each beam.
  6. Optionally specify to overwrite the pinball value and specify a new pinball radius and pinball radius unit.
  7. Recalculate the joints by calling this method again. 
  8. End editing.
 

See Also

Availability

SolidWorks Simulation API 2010 SP0


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