Create Nonlinear Dynamic Plots Example (C#)
This example shows how to a create a plot of a specific solution step of a nonlinear dynamic
study.
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// Preconditions:
// 1. Add the SOLIDWORKS Simulation as an add-in
// (in SOLIDWORKS, click Tools > Add-ins > SOLIDWORKS Simulation).
// 2. Add the SOLIDWORKS Simulation primary interop assembly as
// a reference (in the IDE's Project Explorer, right-click
// the project name, click Add Reference, click the Browse tab,
// navigate to install_dir\api\redist\CLR2,
// click SolidWorks.Interop.cosworks.dll, and click OK).
// 3. Open install_dir\Simulation\Examples\tutor1.sldprt.
//
// Postconditions:
// 1. Activates Nonlinear1 study.
// 2. Meshes and analyzes the study.
// 3. Creates displacement, stress, and strain plots
of solution step 72.
// 4. Gets the min/max values for the result plots.
// 5. Click OK to close any error dialog boxes.
//
// NOTE: Because the model is used elsewhere, do not save changes.
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using Microsoft.VisualBasic;
using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Data;
using System.Diagnostics;
using SolidWorks.Interop.sldworks;
using SolidWorks.Interop.swconst;
using SolidWorks.Interop.cosworks;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
namespace CreatePlot_NL_Dynamic_CSharp.csproj
{
partial class SolidWorksMacro
{
public void Main()
{
CosmosWorks COSMOSWORKS = default(CosmosWorks);
CwAddincallback CWAddinCallBack = default(CwAddincallback);
CWModelDoc ActDoc = default(CWModelDoc);
CWStudyManager StudyMngr = default(CWStudyManager);
CWStudy Study = default(CWStudy);
CWMesh CWMesh = default(CWMesh);
CWResults CWResult = default(CWResults);
CWPlot CWCFf = default(CWPlot);
int errCode = 0;
double el = 0;
double tl = 0;
object[] Disp = null;
object[] Stress = null;
object[] Strn = null;
const double URESMax = 11.26; //nm
const double URESMin = 0.0; //nm
const double VONMax = 0.00319; //MPa
const double VONMin = 8.95E-06; //MPa
const double MaxStrn = 3.95E-08;
const double MinStrn = 3.3E-11;
CWAddinCallBack = (CwAddincallback)swApp.GetAddInObject("CosmosWorks.CosmosWorks");
if (CWAddinCallBack == null)
ErrorMsg(swApp, "No CWAddinCallBack object", true);
COSMOSWORKS = CWAddinCallBack.CosmosWorks;
if (COSMOSWORKS == null)
ErrorMsg(swApp, "No CosmosWorks object", true);
//Get active document
ActDoc = COSMOSWORKS.ActiveDoc;
if (ActDoc == null)
ErrorMsg(swApp, "No active document", true);
//Get the Nonlinear1 study
StudyMngr = ActDoc.StudyManager;
if (StudyMngr == null)
ErrorMsg(swApp, "No study manager object", true);
StudyMngr.ActiveStudy = 1;
Study = StudyMngr.GetStudy(1);
if (Study == null)
ErrorMsg(swApp, "No study object", true);
//Mesh
CWMesh = Study.Mesh;
if (CWMesh == null)
ErrorMsg(swApp, "No mesh object", false);
CWMesh.Quality = 0;
CWMesh.GetDefaultElementSizeAndTolerance(0, out el, out tl);
errCode = Study.CreateMesh(0, el, tl);
if (errCode != 0)
ErrorMsg(swApp, "Mesh failed", true);
//Run analysis
errCode = Study.RunAnalysis();
if (errCode != 0)
ErrorMsg(swApp, "Analysis failed", true);
//Get results
CWResult = Study.Results;
if (CWResult == null)
ErrorMsg(swApp, "No result object", false);
//Create resultant displacement plot
CWCFf = CWResult.CreatePlot((int)swsPlotResultTypes_e.swsResultDisplacementOrAmplitude, (int)swsStaticResultDisplacementComponentTypes_e.swsStaticDisplacement_URES, (int)swsUnit_e.swsUnitSI, false, out errCode);
if (CWCFf == null)
ErrorMsg(swApp, "Failure to create plot", false);
//Display plot of step 72
errCode = CWCFf.SetPlotStepNumber(72);
if (errCode != 0)
ErrorMsg(swApp, "Plot is not activated for the given step", true);
errCode = CWCFf.ActivatePlot();
if (errCode != 0)
ErrorMsg(swApp, "Plot is not activated", true);
//Get min/max resultant displacements from plot
Disp = (object[])CWCFf.GetMinMaxResultValues(out errCode);
if (errCode != 0)
ErrorMsg(swApp, "No displacement results", true);
if ((Convert.ToDouble(Disp[1]) < 0.95 * URESMin) | (Convert.ToDouble(Disp[1]) > 1.05 * URESMin))
{
ErrorMsg(swApp, "URES minimum % error = " + (((Convert.ToDouble(Disp[1]) - URESMin) / URESMin) * 100), false);
}
if ((Convert.ToDouble(Disp[3]) < 0.95 * URESMax) | (Convert.ToDouble(Disp[3]) > 1.05 * URESMax))
{
ErrorMsg(swApp, "URES maximum % error = " + (((Convert.ToDouble(Disp[3]) - URESMax) / URESMax) * 100), false);
}
//Create stress plot
CWCFf = CWResult.CreatePlot((int)swsPlotResultTypes_e.swsResultStress, (int)swsStaticResultNodalStressComponentTypes_e.swsStaticNodalStress_VON, (int)swsUnit_e.swsUnitSI, false, out errCode);
if (errCode != 0)
ErrorMsg(swApp, "Failure to create plot", true);
//Display plot of step 72
errCode = CWCFf.SetPlotStepNumber(72);
if (errCode != 0)
ErrorMsg(swApp, "Plot is not activated for the given step", true);
errCode = CWCFf.ActivatePlot();
if (errCode != 0)
ErrorMsg(swApp, "Plot is not activated", true);
//Get min/max von Mises stresses from plot
Stress = (object[])CWCFf.GetMinMaxResultValues(out errCode);
if (errCode != 0)
ErrorMsg(swApp, "No stress results", true);
if ((Convert.ToDouble(Stress[1]) < 0.95 * VONMin) | (Convert.ToDouble(Stress[1]) > 1.05 * VONMin))
{
ErrorMsg(swApp, " Minimum von Mises stress % error = " + (((Convert.ToDouble(Stress[1]) - VONMin) / VONMin) * 100), false);
}
if ((Convert.ToDouble(Stress[3]) < 0.95 * VONMax) | (Convert.ToDouble(Stress[3]) > 1.05 * VONMax))
{
ErrorMsg(swApp, "Maximum von Mises stress % error = " + (((Convert.ToDouble(Stress[3]) - VONMax) / VONMax) * 100), false);
}
//Create equivalent elemental strain plot
CWCFf = CWResult.CreatePlot((int)swsPlotResultTypes_e.swsResultStrain, (int)swsStaticResultElementalStrainComponentTypes_e.swsStaticElementalStrain_ESTRN, (int)swsUnit_e.swsUnitSI, true, out errCode);
if (errCode != 0)
ErrorMsg(swApp, "Failure to create plot", true);
//Display plot of step 72
errCode = CWCFf.SetPlotStepNumber(72);
if (errCode != 0)
ErrorMsg(swApp, "Plot is not activated for the given step", true);
errCode = CWCFf.ActivatePlot();
if (errCode != 0)
ErrorMsg(swApp, "Plot is not activated", true);
//Get min/max strains from plot
Strn = (object[])CWCFf.GetMinMaxResultValues(out errCode);
if (errCode != 0)
ErrorMsg(swApp, "No strain results", true);
if ((Convert.ToDouble(Strn[1]) < 0.95 * MinStrn) | (Convert.ToDouble(Strn[1]) > 1.05 * MinStrn))
{
ErrorMsg(swApp, "Minimum strain % error = " + (((Convert.ToDouble(Strn[1]) - MinStrn) / MinStrn) * 100), false);
}
if ((Convert.ToDouble(Strn[3]) < 0.95 * MaxStrn) | (Convert.ToDouble(Strn[3]) > 1.05 * MaxStrn))
{
ErrorMsg(swApp, "Maximum strain % error = " + (((Convert.ToDouble(Strn[3]) - MaxStrn) / MaxStrn) * 100), false);
}
}
public void ErrorMsg(SldWorks SwApp, string Message, bool EndTest)
{
SwApp.SendMsgToUser2(Message, 0, 0);
SwApp.RecordLine("'*** WARNING - General");
SwApp.RecordLine("'*** " + Message);
SwApp.RecordLine("");
}
public SldWorks swApp;
}
}