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Interfaces

InterfaceDescription
ICosmosWorks Allows access to the ICOSMOSWorks interface. 
ICWBaseExcitation Allows access to the uniform or selected excitation used in dynamic studies.
ICWBeamBody Allows access to beams and trusses.
ICWBeamManager Allows access to beams, trusses, and joints.
ICWBearingLoad Allows access to bearing loads that develop between contacting cylindrical faces.
ICWBoltConnector Allows access to a bolt connector.
ICWBucklingStudyOptions Allows access to the options of a buckling study. 
ICWCentriFugalForce Allows access to the centrifugal force object used for structural studies. 
ICWContactComponent Allows access to edit, replace entities, and suppress component contact conditions in an assembly document.  
ICWContactManager Allows access to managing global contacts, component contacts, and contact sets.  
ICWContactSet Allows access to editing, replacing entities in, and suppressing or un-suppressing a contact set. 
ICWConvection Allows access to convection used for steady state and transient thermal studies only.
ICWDampingOptions Allows access to the damping options in dynamic studies.
ICWDistributedMass Allows access to the distributed mass used in structural studies.
ICWDropTestResultOptions Allows access to the options for the output of the drop test analysis.
ICWDropTestSetup Allows access to the setup of a drop test study.
ICWDropTestStudyOptions Allows access to the options of a drop test study.
ICWDynamicInitialCondition Allows access to the initial (time = 0) displacements, velocities, or accelerations in modal time history and nonlinear dynamic studies.
ICWDynamicStudyOptions Allows access to the options of a dynamic study.
ICWElasticConnector Allows access to an elastic connector.
ICWFatigueEvent Allows access to a fatigue event.
ICWFatigueStudyOptions Allows access to the options of a fatigue study.
ICWForce Allows access to the force object used by structural studies.  
ICWFrequencyStudyOptions Allows access to the options of a frequency study.
ICWGravity Allows access to gravity used by structural studies.
ICWHeatFlux Allows access to the heat flux object used for steady state and transient thermal studies only.
ICWHeatPower Allows access to heat power used for steady state and transient thermal studies only.
ICWJoints Allows access to the joints, which are the intersections of beams, in a model.
ICWLinkConnector Allows access to a link connector.
ICWLoadsAndRestraints Allows access to an existing load or restraint in a study.
ICWLoadsAndRestraintsManager Allows access to managing loads and restraints.
ICWMaterial Allows access to the material; certain materials are required for every study type.
ICWMesh Allows access to a mesh.
ICWMeshControl Allows access to a mesh control.
ICWModelDoc Allows access to the active part or assembly document.
ICWNonLinearStudyOptions Allows access to the options of a nonlinear study.
ICWPinConnector Allows access to a pin connector.
ICWPressure Allows access to pressure used for structural studies.
ICWRadiation Allows access to the radiation object used for steady state and transient thermal studies only.
ICWRemoteLoad Allows access to remote loads.
ICWRestraint Allows access to displacement restraints for structural studies.
ICWResults Allows access to the results of the analysis.
ICWRigidConnector Allows access to a rigid connector.
ICWShell Allows access to an existing shell.
ICWShellManager Allows access to shells.
ICWSolidBody Allows access to solid bodies in a study.
ICWSolidComponent Allows access to solid components in a study.
ICWSolidManager Allows access to managing solid bodies and components.
ICWSpotWeldConnector Allows access to a spot-weld connector.
ICWSpringConnector Allows access to a spring connector.
ICWStaticStudyOptions Allows access to the options of a static study.
ICWStudy Allows access to a study.
ICWStudyManager Allows access to creating new studies and getting or deleting existing studies.
ICWStudyResultOptions Allows access to the options for the results of linear dynamic and nonlinear studies.
ICWTemperature Allows access to the temperature for use with structural (static, nonlinear, buckling, and frequency), steady state, and transient thermal studies.
ICWThermalStudyOptions Allows access to the options of a thermal study.

Enumerations

EnumerationDescription
swsAccelerationComponent_e Acceleration components
swsAccelerationUnit_e Units of acceleration
swsAnalysisStudyType_e Analysis study types
swsAngularAccelerationUnit_e Units of angular acceleration
swsAngularVelocityUnit_e Units of angular velocity
swsBaseExcitationEndEditError_e Base excitation editing errors
swsBaseExcitationType_e Uniform base excitation types
swsBeamBodyConnectionType_e Beam body connection types
swsBeamForceType_e Beam force types
swsBeamNonUniformLoadDef_e Nonuniform load definitions
swsBeamNonUniformLoadType_e Nonuniform distribution types
swsBeamStressComponent_e Beam stresses
swsBeamStressType_e Beam stress types
swsBeamType_e Beam types
swsBearingLoadEndEditError_e Bearing load editing errors
swsBoltConnectorEndEditError_e Bolt connector editing errors
swsBoltConnectorError_e Bot connector errors
swsBoltMaterialSource_e Bolt material sources
swsBoltMaterialType_e Bolt material types
swsBoltType_e Bolt types
swsCentrifugalForceEndEditError_e Centrifugal force editing errors
swsCentrifugalForceError_e Centrifugal force errors
swsConnectAnalysisDatabaseError_e Status when attempting to connect to an analysis database
swsContactComponentEndEditError_e Contact component editing errors
swsContactSetEndEditError_e Contact set editing errors
swsContactSetError_e Contact set errors
swsContactSetTypeStaticNonLinear_e Contact set types for static and nonlinear studies
swsContactSetTypeThermal_e Contact set types for thermal studies
swsContactType_e Contact sets types
swsConvectionEndEditError_e Convection editing errors
swsConvectionError_e Convection errors
swsCoordinateType_e Coordinate types
swsDampingType_e Types of damping
swsDisplacementComponent_e Displacements
swsDistributedMassError_e Errors for distributed mass loads
swsDropHeightType_e Distances between a dropped body and the rigid planar floor
swsDropTargetOrientationType_e Types of impact plane orientation for drop test studies
swsDropTargetStiffnessType_e Types of impact plane stiffness for drop test studies
swsDropTestSetUpError_e Setup errors for drop test studies
swsDropType_e Setup input types for drop test studies
swsDynamicInitialConditionError_e Errors for dynamic initial conditions
swsDynamicInitialConditionType_e Dynamic study initial condition types
swsDynamicStudySubOption_e Dynamic study sub-options
swsElasticConnectorEndEditError_e Elastic connector editing errors
swsElasticConnectorError_e Elastic connector errors
swsEnvelopePlotType_e Envelope plot types
swsFatigueAlternatingStressOption_e Options for calculating alternating stress in fatigue studies
swsFatigueCalculations_e Options for calculating fatigue in fatigue studies
swsFatigueCalculationsOption_e Options for calculating fatigue in fatigue studies
swsFatigueComponent_e Fatigue components
swsFatigueEventEndEditError_e Fatigue event editing errors
swsFatigueEventInteraction_e Types of fatigue event interactions
swsFatigueLoadHistoryCurveType_e Types of fatigue load history curves
swsFatigueLoadingType_e Types of fatigue loading
swsFatigueMeanStressCorrectionType_e Mean stress correction options for calculating alternating stresses
swsFatiguePlotType_e Types of fatigue plots
swsFatigueStudySubOption_e Amplitude options for fatigue studies
swsForceEndEditError_e Force editing errors
swsForceError_e Force errors
swsForceType_e Types of forces
swsForceUnit_e Force types
swsFrequencyStudyOption_e Frequency study options
swsFrequencyUnit_e Units of frequency
swsGapType_e Gap types
swsGaussIntegrationOrder_e Types of Gauss integration order
swsGravityEndEditError_e Gravity editing errors
swsGravityError_e Gravity errors
swsHeatFluxEndEditError_e Heat flux editing errors
swsHeatFluxError_e Heat flux errors
swsHeatPowerEndEditError_e Heat power editing errors
swsHeatPowerError_e Heat power errors
swsIncompatibleBondingOption_e Bonding contact methods for analyzing models that contain contacting surfaces with incompatible meshes
swsInterpolationType_e Types of harmonic frequency interpolations
swsLinearUnit_e Linear units
swsLinkConnectorEndEditError_e Link connector editing errors
swsLinkConnectorError_e Link connector errors
swsLoadsAndRestraintsError_e Loads and restraints errors
swsLoadsAndRestraintsManagerBearingLoadError_e Bearing load errors
swsLoadsAndRestraintsType_e Loads and restraints types
swsMaterialDataCurveError_e Material curve data errors
swsMaterialErrorWarning_e Material errors
swsMaterialFatigueSNCurveError_e Fatigue SN curve data errors
swsMaterialModelType_e Material model types
swsMaterialReferencePlaneError_e Reference plane errors for materials
swsMaterialSNCurveSource_e SN curve data errors for fatigue studies
swsMaterialSource_e Material sources
swsMaterialStressStrainCurveError_e Stress-strain curve data errors
swsMaterialTemperature_e Temperature dependencies for a material property
swsMaterialTemperatureCurveForPropertyError_e Temperature curve data errors for materials
swsMeshCompatibility_e Mesh compatibility
swsMeshControlError_e Mesh control errors
swsMeshControlWeightFactor_e Component weight factors for mesh control
swsMeshElementNodeLocation_e Mesh element or node locations errors
swsMesherType_e Mesher types
swsMeshFlipShellError_e Flipping shell elements errors
swsMeshQuality_e Mesh qualities
swsMeshShellNormal_e Mesh shell normal for faces
swsMeshState_e Mesh states
swsMeshType_e Mesh types
swsModeCombinationMethod_e Mode combination methods for calculating a peak response in dynamic studies
swsMomentUnit_e Units of moment
swsNonLinearOptionControlMethodType_e Nonlinear control method types
swsNonLinearOptionIntegrationMethodType_e Nonlinear integration method types
swsNonLinearOptionIterativeMethodType_e Nonlinear iterative method types
swsNonLinearStudyOptionsError_e Nonlinear study option errors
swsNoPenetrationOption_e No penetration options
swsPhaseAngleUnit_e Units for phase angle
swsPinballUnit_e Units for optimal tolerance value for non-touching structural members within a certain distance, which is also referred to as a pinball
swsPinConnectorEndEditError_e Pin connector editing errors
swsPinConnectorError_e Pin connector errors
swsPreloadForce_e Pre-load force types for bolt connectors
swsPreLoadForceType_e Pre-load force types for spring connectors
swsPressureEndEditError_e Pressure editing errors
swsPressureError_e Pressure errors
swsPressureType_e Pressure types
swsPVResultCombinationError_e Errors for result combinations of a Pressure Vessel Design study
swsPVResultCombinationType_e Types of Pressure Vessel Design study result combination
swsRadiationEndEditError_e Radiation editing errors
swsRadiationError_e Radiation errors
swsRadiationOpenSystem_e Radiation systems
swsRadiationType_e Radiation types
swsRandomVibrationAnalysisMethod_e Methods of integration for random vibration dynamic studies
swsRandomVibrationCorrelationOption_e Options for load correlation in random vibration dynamic studies
swsRemoteLoadEndEditError_e Remote load editing errors
swsRemoteLoadType_e Remote restraint or load types
swsResistanceType_e Resistance types
swsRestraintEndEditError_e Restraint editing errors
swsRestraintError_e Restraint errors
swsRestraintType_e Restraint types
swsResultOptionsSensorOption_e Data sensor options for graphs and plots
swsResultsDisplacementAndVelocityOption_e Options for displacement and velocity results
swsResultsError_e Study result errors
swsResultsRotationalDisplacementUnit_e Rotational displacement units
swsRigidConnectorEndEditError_e Rigid connector editing errors
swsRigidConnectorError_e Rigid connector errors
swsRotationUnit_e Units of angular rotation
swsRunAnalysisError_e Run analysis errors
swsSaveResultsOption_e Save results options
swsSelectionType_e Selection types
swsSetDampingRatiosError_e Errors when setting damping ratios
swsShellEndEditError_e Shell editing errors
swsShellFace_e Options for evaluating membrane and bending components of study result quantities
swsShellFormulation_e Shell formulation types
swsShellManagerError_e Shell creation errors
swsShellOffsetOption_e Shell offset options
swsShrinkFitOption_e Shrink wrap options
swsSolverType_e Solver types
swsSpotWeldConnectorEndEditError_e Spot weld connector editing errors
swsSpotWeldConnectorError_e Spot weld connector errors
swsSpringConnectorEndEditError_e Spring connector editing errors
swsSpringConnectorError_e Spring connector errors
swsSpringConnectorType_e Spring connector types
swsSpringSubType_e Spring sub-types
swsSpringType_e Spring types
swsStiffnessType_e Stiffness types
swsStrainComponent_e Strains
swsStrengthUnit_e Strength and stress units
swsStressComponent_e Stresses
swsStudyError_e Study errors
swsStudyMeshError_e Mesh study errors
swsSuppressionState_e Suppression states
swsSymmetricalBoltType_e Symmetrical bolt types
swsTableDrivenDistOption_e Table-driven distribution options
swsTableDrivenInterpolationType_e Table-driven interpolation types
swsTemperatureCurveError_e Temperature curve errors
swsTemperatureEndEditError_e Temperature editing errors
swsTemperatureError_e Temperature errors
swsTemperatureType_e Temperature types
swsTemperatureUnit_e Temperature units
swsTensileStressAreaUnit_e Tensile stress area units
swsThermalComponent_e Thermal components
swsThermalRelaxationFactor_e Thermal relaxation factors
swsThermalSolutionType_e Thermal solution types
swsThreadsPerLengthUnit_e Units of threads per length
swsTimeCurveError_e Time curve data errors
swsTimeIntegrationMethod_e Step-by-step integration methods of modal time history dynamic studies
swsUnit_e Unit systems
swsUnitSystem_e Unit systems
swsVelocityComponent_e Velocity components
swsVelocityUnit_e Velocity units
swsWallType_e Wall types

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