ModifierBeam Class

create a bem modifier

setter/getter for bending stiffness (turns beams into trusses and vice versa)

returns list of nodal indexes or null

user defined color of the beam-set

return cross section of the element

nodal eccentricity of the element

set/get eccentricity which is defined in the global coordinate system

sets/gets eccentricity which is local to the element and can be separately set for each of them. The other types of eccentricity would be either attached to a cross section or oriented globally

getter for flag which is true if element eccentricity is present

set/get identifier (name) of the element

set/get activation state of the element. If not active, the elements stiffness is reduced to such a degree that it does not influence results any more (soft-kill approach). The small remaining stiffness should however suffice to keep the system from becoming numerically kinematic.

true if the builder element is valid

set/get visibility of the element: true if the element is visible on the canvas

true if the element is valid

set gets the cross section height (depth) modification factor of the this element. Can be set in a GH definition with the ModifyBeam-component

set gets the cross section wall thickness modification factor of the this element. Can be set in a GH definition with the ModifyBeam-component

returns list of nodal indexes or null

orientation of the element

index of parent element from which this element may inherit its properties (material, cross section,...) A negative value signals that there is no parent;

position of the element

set distance of transverse load from center of shear. Is positive if the load points towards the center of shear.

returns true if the given cross section can be applied to the element. Returns false if you test e.g. a shell cross section against a beam element.

set buckling length in local direction

return true if buckling length was set by user

(Inherited from BuilderElementStraightLine.)

sets an estimate for the buckling length in local Y-direction

clone the builder-element

clone grass-element and link it to a given model element.

copy contents of another grass-element

fill object with data from another straight line element

Disassemble an element into its constituents

Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object.

Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection.

Serves as the default hash function.

Gets the Type of the current instance.

Creates a shallow copy of the current Object.

modify the properties of the given element elem if they have been modified in the agent

return the indexes of all parents of the element

change the element if nodes snap together according to the given list of node indexes. returns true if the element was completely snapped

Returns a string that represents the current object.

user defined color of the beam-set

nodal eccentricity of the element

user given identification (name) of element

orientation of the element

position of the element

the elements cross section

joint definition applied to the beams endpoints