Diaphragm load - Load cases [SOLVED]

Hi there

I would like to hear if there is a way of accessing the option set in FEM-Design, where for example the wind load cases can be created and the horizontal load is applied directly on the diaphgram:


At the moment I cannot find a way.

Additionally, when I try to open the model where the load is applied as mentioned above (manually), I get the following error:

Thanks :smiley:

Hi @AndreiM !

I had a look at it seems that we haven’t implemented the load case type diaphgram and loading a file with a load case type as Diaphgram will fail. We will fix the bug in the next milestore. Let me know if it is urgent that I can do a special hot-fix for you :ambulance:

NOTE

As you are getting everyday more expert, I will leave a tip below :slight_smile:
Anything that can be seen in the .struxml file format can be implemented in the API. struxml store the information about the model creation.

Instead, fdscript file is used to automatize anything about calculation.

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Hi @MarcoPelle

That sounds good :slight_smile:

And thank you, but at the moment there isn’t really a rush on it as there is a way around it, so it can wait on my side.

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Hi @AndreiM! :waving_hand:

Thank you for bringing this issue to our attention! :slight_smile:

I have now added the Diaphragm load case type, so reading model files (.str, .struxml) with them should work from the next release (v24.3.0) onwards.

Since Diaphragm loads are simply point loads with a specific, software-generated load case, you need to define a diaphragm load case and then add a point load to the model. You can specify the load value, position and type (force or moment) in the PointLoad.Define component.

open_test.gh (18.8 KB)

create_test.gh (14.6 KB)

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