Apply Table-driven Load to Multiple Beams (VBA)

This example shows how to apply a table-driven elliptical load to multiple beams on a part.

'---------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Preconditions:
' 1. Add the SOLIDWORKS Simulation as an add-in
'    (in SOLIDWORKS, click Tools > Add-ins > SOLIDWORKS Simulation).
' 2. Add the SOLIDWORKS Simulation type library as a reference
'    (in the IDE, click Tools > References > SOLIDWORKS
'    Simulation version type library).
' 3. Open the Immediate window.
' 4. Ensure that the specified file to open exists.
'
' Postconditions:
' 1. Applies a table-driven elliptical load to the part
'    and prints its type and other force-related values
'    in the Immediate window.
' 2. To verify, examine the External Loads folder
'    in Study 3 in the Simulation tree.
' 3. Examine the Immediate window.
'
' NOTE: Because this part document is used elsewhere,
' do not save any changes when closing it.
'-------------------------------------------------------------

Option Explicit

Sub main()

   Dim swApp As SldWorks.SldWorks
   Dim swModel As SldWorks.ModelDoc2
   Dim swModelDocExt As SldWorks.ModelDocExtension
   Dim swSelMgr As SldWorks.SelectionMgr
   Dim COSMOSWORKS As Object
   Dim COSMOSObject As CosmosWorksLib.CwAddincallback
   Dim swsActDoc As CosmosWorksLib.CWModelDoc
   Dim swsStudyMngr As CosmosWorksLib.CWStudyManager
   Dim swsStudy As CosmosWorksLib.CWStudy
   Dim swsLBCMgr As CosmosWorksLib.CWLoadsAndRestraintsManager
   Dim swsCWForce As CosmosWorksLib.CWForce
   Dim beamArray As Variant
   Dim selBeam1 As Object
   Dim selBeam2 As Object
   Dim selBeam3 As Object
   Dim selBeam4 As Object
   Dim selTrimExtend1 As Object
   Dim selTrimExtend2 As Object
   Dim selTrimExtend3 As Object
   Dim selFace As Object
   Dim forceArray As Variant
   Dim data(6) As Double
   Dim rowNum As Long
   Dim distValue(3) As Double
   Dim forceValue(3) As Double
   Dim errors As Long
   Dim warnings As Long
   Dim errCode As Long
   Dim forceType As String
   Dim fileName as String   

   fileName = "C:\Program Files\SOLIDWORKS Corp\SOLIDWORKS\samples\tutorial\api\Loop.sldprt"

   ' Open document
   Set swApp = Application.SldWorks
   Set swModel = swApp.OpenDoc6(fileName, swDocPART, swOpenDocOptions_Silent, "", errors, warnings)
   Set swModelDocExt = swModel.Extension
   

   ' Get the SOLIDWORKS Simulation object
   Set COSMOSObject = swApp.GetAddInObject("SldWorks.Simulation")
   If COSMOSObject Is Nothing Then ErrorMsg swApp, "COSMOSObject object not found.", True
   Set COSMOSWORKS = COSMOSObject.COSMOSWORKS
   If COSMOSWORKS Is Nothing Then ErrorMsg swApp, "COSMOSWORKS object not found.", True
  

   ' Get active document
   Set swsActDoc = COSMOSWORKS.ActiveDoc()
   If swsActDoc Is Nothing Then ErrorMsg swApp, "No active document.", True

   ' Create new static study
   Set swsStudyMngr = swsActDoc.StudyManager()
   If swsStudyMngr Is Nothing Then ErrorMsg swApp, "StudyMngr object not there.", True
   Set swsStudy = swsStudyMngr.GetStudy(2)
   If swsStudy Is Nothing Then ErrorMsg swApp, "Study not created.", True

   Set swsLBCMgr = swsStudy.LoadsAndRestraintsManager

   Set swSelMgr = swModel.SelectionManager
   

    ' Select entities
    Call swModel.Extension.SelectByID2("Structural Member1[3]", "SOLIDBODY", 0.2669983091512, -0.4441139265177, -0.05999999999995, True, 0, Nothing, 0)
    Set selBeam1 = swSelMgr.GetSelectedObject6(1, -1)    

    Call swModel.Extension.SelectByID2("Structural Member1[1]", "SOLIDBODY", 0.5462661602309, 0.4984264234139, -0.02447052600974, True, 0, Nothing, 0)
    Set selBeam2 = swSelMgr.GetSelectedObject6(2, -1)    

    Call swModel.Extension.SelectByID2("Structural Member1[4]", "SOLIDBODY", -0.364288009376, 0.3216654991368, -0.0596008827161, True, 0, Nothing, 0)
    Set selBeam3 = swSelMgr.GetSelectedObject6(3, -1)    

    Call swModel.Extension.SelectByID2("Structural Member1[2]", "SOLIDBODY", 1.410399123355, -0.191782066378, -0.05999999999989, True, 0, Nothing, 0)
    Set selBeam4 = swSelMgr.GetSelectedObject6(4, -1)    

    Call swModel.Extension.SelectByID2("Trim/Extend3[1]", "SOLIDBODY", 0.3090890041738, -0.1687816014703, -0.01999999999992, True, 0, Nothing, 0)
    Set selTrimExtend1 = swSelMgr.GetSelectedObject6(5, -1)    

    Call swModel.Extension.SelectByID2("Trim/Extend3[2]", "SOLIDBODY", 0.7058778550122, -0.1651708212717, -0.01943888995868, True, 0, Nothing, 0)
    Set selTrimExtend2 = swSelMgr.GetSelectedObject6(6, -1)    

    Call swModel.Extension.SelectByID2("Trim/Extend2[2]", "SOLIDBODY", 0.6681230178383, 0.1527188626094, -0.01999999999998, True, 0, Nothing, 0)
    Set selTrimExtend3 = swSelMgr.GetSelectedObject6(7, -1)    

    Call swModel.Extension.SelectByID2("", "FACE", -0.4332349164914, -0.1431037474702, -0.05999999999989, True, 0, Nothing, 0)
    Set selFace = swSelMgr.GetSelectedObject6(8, -1)    

   beamArray = Array(selBeam1, selBeam2, selBeam3, selBeam4, selTrimExtend1, selTrimExtend2, selTrimExtend3)

   ' Create the force
   data(0) = 100
   data(1) = 100#
   data(2) = 100#
   data(3) = 100#
   data(4) = 100#
   data(5) = 100#
   forceArray = data

   rowNum = 3

   distValue(0) = 10#
   distValue(1) = 50#
   distValue(2) = 100#
   

   forceValue(0) = 100#
   forceValue(1) = 0#
   forceValue(2) = 50#
   

   ' Table-driven Load: Elliptical
   Set swsCWForce = swsLBCMgr.AddForce3(swsForceTypeForceOrMoment, swsSelectionBeams, 2, swsLinear, swsPercentage, rowNum, distValue, forceValue, True, True, swsTableDrivenLoad, swsEllipticalLoad, 4, 100, (forceArray), False, False, (beamArray), selFace, True, errCode)
   forceType = "Table-driven Load: Multiple Beams"
   LoadError swApp, forceType, errCode
   Debug.Print ("  Type as defined in swsForceType_e: " & swsCWForce.forceType)
   Debug.Print ("  Phase angle: " & swsCWForce.PhaseAngle)
   Debug.Print ("  Phase unit as defined in swsPhaseAngle_e: " & swsCWForce.PhaseAngleUnit)
   Debug.Print ("  Unit as defined in swsForceUnit_e: " & swsCWForce.Unit)
   Debug.Print ("  Include nonuniform distribution (1 if nonuniform, 0 if uniform)? " & swsCWForce.IncludeNonUniformDistribution)
   Debug.Print ("  Normal force or torque value: " & swsCWForce.IncludeNonUniformDistribution)

   swModel.ClearSelection2 True
     
End Sub

Function LoadError(swApp As Object, force As String, errorCode As Long)

   Select Case errorCode
        Case 18
            ErrorMsg swApp, "You cannot apply triangular and centered-load distribution on multiple beams.", True
        Case 19
            ErrorMsg swApp, "You cannot apply a zero-intensity load.", True
        Case 20
            ErrorMsg swApp, "Invalid selection.", True
        Case 21
            ErrorMsg swApp, "The table-driven data is invalid.", True
        Case 22
            ErrorMsg swApp, "In the table-driven distance data, the distance value from the previous row cannot be greater than the distance value in the next row.", True
        Case Is <> 0
            ErrorMsg swApp, "No forces applied.", True
        Case 0
            Debug.Print (force)
   End Select
End Function

Function ErrorMsg(swApp As Object, Message As String, EndTest As Boolean)
   swApp.SendMsgToUser2 Message, 0, 0
   swApp.RecordLine "'*** WARNING - General"
   swApp.RecordLine "'*** " & Message
   swApp.RecordLine ""
   If EndTest Then
   End If
End Function