62.17 MPCSection object

The MPCSection object defines the properties of a multi-point constraint section.

The MPCSection object is derived from the Section object.

Access

sectionApi.sections()[name]

62.17.1 MPCSection(...)

This method creates a MPCSection object.

Path

sectionApi.MPCSection

Prototype

odb_MPCSection&
MPCSection(const odb_String& name,
           const odb_String& mpcType,
           const odb_String& userMode,
           int userType);

Required arguments

name

An odb_String specifying the repository key.

mpcType

An odb_String specifying the MPC type of the section. Possible values are "BEAM_MPC", "ELBOW_MPC", "PIN_MPC", "LINK_MPC", "TIE_MPC", and "USER_DEFINED".

Optional arguments

userMode

An odb_String specifying the mode of the MPC when it is user-defined. Possible values are "DOF_MODE" and "NODE_MODE". The default value is "DOF_MODE".
The userMode argument applies only when mpcType="USER_DEFINED".

userType

An Int specifying to differentiate between different constraint types in a user-defined MPCSection. The default value is 0.
The userType argument applies only when mpcType="USER_DEFINED".

Return value

A MPCSection object.

Exceptions

RangeError and InvalidNameError.

62.17.2 Members

The MPCSection object has members with the same names and descriptions as the arguments to the MPCSection method.

62.17.3 Corresponding analysis keywords

*MPC