The ConnectorForce object defines a connector force.
The ConnectorForce object is derived from the Load object.
import load mdb.models[name].loads[name]
This method creates a ConnectorForce object.
mdb.models[name].ConnectorForce
Required arguments
A String specifying the load repository key.
A String specifying the name of the step in which the load is created.
A sequence of Strings specifying the names of the connectors to which the load is applied.
Optional arguments
A Float or a Complex specifying the connector force component in the connector's local 1-direction.
Note: Although f1, f2, and f3 are optional arguments, at least one of them must be nonzero.
A Float or a Complex specifying the connector force component in the connector's local 2-direction.
A Float or a Complex specifying the connector force component in the connector's local 3-direction.
A String or the SymbolicConstant UNSET specifying the name of the amplitude reference. UNSET should be used if the load has no amplitude reference. The default value is UNSET. You should provide the amplitude argument only if it is valid for the specified step.
Return value
A ConnectorForce object.
Exceptions
This method modifies the data for an existing ConnectorForce object in the step where it is created.
Required arguments
Optional arguments
The optional arguments to setValues are the same as the arguments to the ConnectorForce method, except for the name and createStepName arguments.
Return value
Exceptions
This method modifies the propagating data for an existing ConnectorForce object in the specified step.
Required argument
A String specifying the name of the step in which the load is modified.
Optional arguments
A Float, a Complex, or the SymbolicConstant UNCHANGED specifying the connector force component in the connector's local 1-direction. UNCHANGED should be used if the connector force component is propagated from the previous analysis step.
A Float, a Complex, or the SymbolicConstant UNCHANGED specifying the connector force component in the connector's local 2-direction. UNCHANGED should be used if the connector force component is propagated from the previous analysis step.
A Float, a Complex, or the SymbolicConstant UNCHANGED specifying the connector force component in the connector's local 3-direction. UNCHANGED should be used if the connector force component is propagated from the previous analysis step.
A String or a SymbolicConstant specifying the name of the amplitude reference. Possible values for the SymbolicConstant are UNCHANGED and FREED. UNCHANGED should be used if the amplitude is propagated from the previous analysis step. FREED should be used if the load is changed to have no amplitude reference. You should provide the amplitude argument only if it is valid for the specified step.
Return value
Exceptions
The ConnectorForce object can have the following members:
A String specifying the load repository key.
A tuple of Strings specifying the names of the connectors to which the load is applied.
A Region object specifying the region to which the load is applied.