Add Gravity Load Example (VBA)

This example shows how to add a gravity load to a static study.

'------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Preconditions:
' 1. Add the SOLIDWORKS Simulation as an add-in
'    (in SOLIDWORKS, click Tools > Add-ins > SOLIDWORKS Simulation,
'     and click OK).
' 2. Add the SOLIDWORKS Simulation type library as a reference
'    (in the IDE, select Tools > References > SOLIDWORKS Simulation version type library,
'     and click OK).
' 3. Verify that the specified model document exists.
' 4. Open the Immediate window.
'
' Postconditions:
' 1. Opens the document.
' 2. Activates Ready - 8 plies.
' 3. Deletes two pressure loads from Ready - 8 plies.
' 4. Adds the Gravity-1 load to Ready - 8 plies.
' 5. Prints the Gravity-1 properties to the Immediate window.
' 6. Meshes the part.
' 7. Sets the solver type.
' 8. Analyzes Ready - 8 plies.
' 9. Inspect the Immediate window, the Simulation study tree,
'    and the graphics area.
'
' NOTE: Because this part document is used elsewhere, do not save any changes.
'-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Option Explicit

Sub main()
    Dim SwApp           As SldWorks.SldWorks
    Dim Part            As SldWorks.ModelDoc2
    Dim fileName        As String
    Dim errors          As Long
    Dim warnings        As Long
    Dim errCode         As Long
    Dim longstatus      As Long
    Dim COSMOSWORKS     As CosmosWorksLib.COSMOSWORKS
    Dim CWAddinCallBack As CosmosWorksLib.CWAddinCallBack
    Dim ActDoc          As CosmosWorksLib.CWModelDoc
    Dim StudyMngr       As CosmosWorksLib.CWStudyManager
    Dim Study           As CosmosWorksLib.CWStudy
    Dim mesh            As CosmosWorksLib.CWMesh
    Dim StaticOptions   As CosmosWorksLib.CWStaticStudyOptions
    Dim lrMgr           As CosmosWorksLib.CWLoadsAndRestraintsManager
    Dim Gravity         As CosmosWorksLib.CWGravity
    Dim dispEntity      As Object
    Dim str1            As String
    Dim var1            As Variant
    Dim xval As Double, yval As Double, zval As Double
  

    Const MeshEleSize   As Double = 1.4769
    Const MeshTol       As Double = 0.073847

    Set SwApp = Application.SldWorks

    fileName = "C:\Program Files\SOLIDWORKS Corp\SOLIDWORKS\samples\tutorial\api\tjoint.sldprt"
    Set Part = SwApp.OpenDoc6(fileName, swDocPART, 1, "", errors, warnings)

    Set CWAddinCallBack = SwApp.GetAddInObject("SldWorks.Simulation")
    Set COSMOSWORKS = CWAddinCallBack.COSMOSWORKS

    Set ActDoc = COSMOSWORKS.ActiveDoc()

    Set StudyMngr = ActDoc.StudyManager()
    StudyMngr.ActiveStudy = 1
    Set Study = StudyMngr.GetStudy(StudyMngr.ActiveStudy)

    'Use top plane for gravity direction
    str1 = "64,31,0,0,1,0,0,0,255,254,255,0,0,0,0,0,3,0,0,0"
    StringtoArray str1, var1
    Set dispEntity = Part.Extension.GetObjectByPersistReference3((var1), longstatus)
   

    Set lrMgr = Study.LoadsAndRestraintsManager
   

    'Delete pressure loads
    lrMgr.DeleteLoadsAndRestraints ("Pressure-1")
    lrMgr.DeleteLoadsAndRestraints ("Pressure-2")

    'Add gravity load
    Set Gravity = lrMgr.AddGravity(dispEntity, errCode)
    Gravity.GravityBeginEdit
    Gravity.GetGravitationalAcclerationValues xval, yval, zval
    Debug.Print "Gravity acceleration:"
    Debug.Print "  x direction: " & xval
    Debug.Print "  y direction: " & yval
    Debug.Print "  Z direction: " & zval
    Debug.Print "  Units as defined in swsUnitSystem_e: " & Gravity.Unit
    Gravity.GravityEndEdit
   

    'Mesh
    Set mesh = Study.Mesh
    mesh.MesherType = 0
    mesh.Quality = 0
    errCode = Study.CreateMesh(0, MeshEleSize, MeshTol)
   

    Set StaticOptions = Study.StaticStudyOptions
    StaticOptions.SolverType = 2
   

    'Run analysis
    errCode = Study.RunAnalysis
   

  
End Sub

Sub StringtoArray(inputSTR As String, varEntity As Variant)

   Dim PID() As Byte
   Dim i As Integer

   varEntity = Split(inputSTR, ",")

   ReDim PID(UBound(varEntity))

   For i = 0 To (UBound(varEntity) - 1)
      PID(i) = varEntity(i)
   Next i

   varEntity = PID

End Sub