Dear friends,How can I overwrite loads (or any other properties) using OpenSTAAD, every time I edit something and run my script new loads are added.
Thanks in advance.
Can you please explain your query a little bit more and attached the script?
loads and properties are duplicated when running the script multiple times. Could you try running this simple model multiple times to see what I mean?
Sub GenerateModel()
Dim cx(1) As DoubleDim cy(1) As DoubleDim cz(1) As DoubleDim Node(1) As IntegerDim N1 As IntegerDim N2 As Integer
Set suro = GetObject(, "StaadPro.OpenSTAAD")
Node(0) = suro.geometry.CreateNode(1, 0, 0, 0)Node(1) = suro.geometry.CreateNode(2, 5, 5, 0)
N1 = 1N2 = 2
Beam = suro.geometry.CreateBeam(1, N1, N2)
''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Add suppoty
'Sub CreatePinnedSupport() Dim objOpenSTAAD As Object Dim SelNodesNo As Long Dim SelNodes() As Long Dim pinnedSupport As Long Dim assignSupport As Variant
SelNodesNo = 1'Create Pinned Support pinnedSupport = suro.Support.CreateSupportPinned assignSupport = suro.Support.AssignSupportToNode(1, pinnedSupport)
'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Assign section properties
Dim TaperedProperties(6) As DoubleDim PropNo As LongDim BeamNo As Long
'Units are in meter for F1-F7 parameterTaperedProperties(0) = 0.2 'F1TaperedProperties(1) = 0.005 'F2TaperedProperties(2) = 0.8 'F3TaperedProperties(3) = 0.15 'F4TaperedProperties(4) = 0.01 'F5TaperedProperties(5) = 0.15 'F6TaperedProperties(6) = 0.01 'F7
PropNo = suro.Property.CreateTaperedIProperty(TaperedProperties)
BeamNo = 1 'MEMBER NUMBERsuro.Property.AssignBeamProperty BeamNo, PropNosuro.Property.AssignMaterialToMember "STEEL", BeamNo
''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Add load
suro.Load.CreateNewPrimaryLoad "Live"RetVal = suro.Load.AddMemberConcForce(1, 5, -26.4, 3, 0)
End Sub
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in other words; how can I delete member properties or a primary load case? I can only see how to delete loadlist