OPS

Solid (3D)

Eight-node solid (brick) elements — geometry, material, and stress results. Loads on solids are applied through the Load domain.

27 functions

Create

AddMultipleSolids

Description

Adds multiple the solids.

Parameters

  • incidences (list): incidences.

Returns

raw: The raw return value from the underlying OpenSTAAD COM call. Refer to the official Bentley OpenSTAAD API reference for this method's exact return semantics.

Example

from openstaad import ops

s = ops.connect()
result = s.AddMultipleSolids([1, 2])
print(result)

AddSolid

Description

Adds the solid.

Parameters

  • nodeA (int): node a.
  • nodeB (int): node b.
  • nodeC (int): node c.
  • nodeD (int): node d.
  • nodeE (int): node e.
  • nodeF (int): node f.
  • nodeG (int, optional (default 0)): node g.
  • nodeH (int, optional (default 0)): node h.

Returns

raw: The raw return value from the underlying OpenSTAAD COM call. Refer to the official Bentley OpenSTAAD API reference for this method's exact return semantics.

Example

from openstaad import ops

s = ops.connect()
result = s.AddSolid(1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1)
print(result)

CreateSolid

Description

Creates the solid.

Parameters

  • solidNo (int): solid no.
  • nodeA (int): node a.
  • nodeB (int): node b.
  • nodeC (int): node c.
  • nodeD (int): node d.
  • nodeE (int): node e.
  • nodeF (int): node f.
  • nodeG (int, optional (default 0)): node g.
  • nodeH (int, optional (default 0)): node h.

Returns

None: This function does not return a value.

Example

from openstaad import ops

s = ops.connect()
s.CreateSolid(1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1)

Get

GetAllSolidNormalStresses

Description

Returns the all solid normal stresses.

Parameters

  • nSolidNo (int): n solid no.
  • nCorner (int): n corner.
  • loadCaseNo (int): load case no.

Returns

list: A list of numbers (floats).

Example

from openstaad import ops

s = ops.connect()
result = s.GetAllSolidNormalStresses(1, 1, 1)
print(result)

GetAllSolidPrincipalStresses

Description

Returns the all solid principal stresses.

Parameters

  • nSolidNo (int): n solid no.
  • nCorner (int): n corner.
  • loadCaseNo (int): load case no.

Returns

list: A list of numbers (floats).

Example

from openstaad import ops

s = ops.connect()
result = s.GetAllSolidPrincipalStresses(1, 1, 1)
print(result)

GetAllSolidShearStresses

Description

Returns the all solid shear stresses.

Parameters

  • nSolidNo (int): n solid no.
  • nCorner (int): n corner.
  • loadCaseNo (int): load case no.

Returns

list: A list of numbers (floats).

Example

from openstaad import ops

s = ops.connect()
result = s.GetAllSolidShearStresses(1, 1, 1)
print(result)

GetAllSolidVonMisesStresses

Description

Returns the all solid von mises stresses.

Parameters

  • nSolidNo (int): n solid no.
  • nCorner (int): n corner.
  • loadCaseNo (int): load case no.

Returns

float: A numeric value returned by STAAD.Pro for this call.

Example

from openstaad import ops

s = ops.connect()
result = s.GetAllSolidVonMisesStresses(1, 1, 1)
print(result)

GetIsotropicMaterialAssignedSolidCount

Description

Returns the isotropic material assigned solid count.

Parameters

  • material_name (str): material name.

Returns

raw: The raw return value from the underlying OpenSTAAD COM call. Refer to the official Bentley OpenSTAAD API reference for this method's exact return semantics.

Example

from openstaad import ops

s = ops.connect()
result = s.GetIsotropicMaterialAssignedSolidCount("value")
print(result)

GetIsotropicMaterialAssignedSolidList

Description

Returns the isotropic material assigned solid list.

Parameters

  • material_name (str): material name.

Returns

list: A list of integers.

Example

from openstaad import ops

s = ops.connect()
result = s.GetIsotropicMaterialAssignedSolidList("value")
print(result)

GetLastSolidNo

Description

Returns the last the solid no.

Parameters

None.

Returns

int: An integer value returned by STAAD.Pro for this call.

Example

from openstaad import ops

s = ops.connect()
result = s.GetLastSolidNo()
print(result)

GetNoOfSelectedSolids

Description

Returns the number of the selected solids.

Parameters

None.

Returns

int: An integer value returned by STAAD.Pro for this call.

Example

from openstaad import ops

s = ops.connect()
result = s.GetNoOfSelectedSolids()
print(result)

GetSelectedSolids

Description

Returns the selected solids.

Parameters

  • isSorted (bool, optional (default False)): is sorted.

Returns

list: A list of integers.

Example

from openstaad import ops

s = ops.connect()
result = s.GetSelectedSolids(True)
print(result)

GetSolidCount

Description

Returns the solid count.

Parameters

None.

Returns

int: An integer value returned by STAAD.Pro for this call.

Example

from openstaad import ops

s = ops.connect()
result = s.GetSolidCount()
print(result)

GetSolidIncidence

Description

Returns the solid incidence.

Parameters

  • solidNo (int): solid no.

Returns

tuple: A tuple of int values, one per output slot.

Example

from openstaad import ops

s = ops.connect()
result = s.GetSolidIncidence(1)
print(result)

GetSolidIncidence_CIS2

Description

Returns the solid incidence CIS 2.

Parameters

  • solidId (int): solid Id.

Returns

tuple: A tuple of (str, raw).

Example

from openstaad import ops

s = ops.connect()
result = s.GetSolidIncidence_CIS2(1)
print(result)

GetSolidList

Description

Returns the solid list.

Parameters

None.

Returns

list: A list of integers.

Example

from openstaad import ops

s = ops.connect()
result = s.GetSolidList()
print(result)

GetSolidMaterialName

Description

Returns the solid material name.

Parameters

  • solid_id (int): solid id.

Returns

raw: The raw return value from the underlying OpenSTAAD COM call. Refer to the official Bentley OpenSTAAD API reference for this method's exact return semantics.

Example

from openstaad import ops

s = ops.connect()
result = s.GetSolidMaterialName(1)
print(result)

GetSolidUniqueID

Description

Returns the solid unique ID.

Parameters

  • solidNo (int): solid no.

Returns

raw: The raw return value from the underlying OpenSTAAD COM call. Refer to the official Bentley OpenSTAAD API reference for this method's exact return semantics.

Example

from openstaad import ops

s = ops.connect()
result = s.GetSolidUniqueID(1)
print(result)

Set/Assign

AssignMaterialToSolid

Description

Assigns the material to solid.

Parameters

  • material_name (str): material name.
  • solid_ids (list): solid ids.

Returns

raw: The raw return value from the underlying OpenSTAAD COM call. Refer to the official Bentley OpenSTAAD API reference for this method's exact return semantics.

Example

from openstaad import ops

s = ops.connect()
result = s.AssignMaterialToSolid("value", [1, 2])
print(result)

SetSolidUniqueID

Description

Sets the solid unique ID.

Parameters

  • solidNo (int): solid no.
  • uniqueID (str): unique ID.

Returns

None: This function does not return a value.

Example

from openstaad import ops

s = ops.connect()
s.SetSolidUniqueID(1, "value")

Delete

ClearSolidSelection

Description

Clears the solid selection.

Parameters

None.

Returns

None: This function does not return a value.

Example

from openstaad import ops

s = ops.connect()
s.ClearSolidSelection()

DeleteSolid

Description

Deletes the solid.

Parameters

  • solidID (int): solid ID.

Returns

None: This function does not return a value.

Example

from openstaad import ops

s = ops.connect()
s.DeleteSolid(1)

RemoveMaterialFromSolid

Description

Removes the material from solid.

Parameters

  • solid_id_list (list): solid id list.

Returns

raw: The raw return value from the underlying OpenSTAAD COM call. Refer to the official Bentley OpenSTAAD API reference for this method's exact return semantics.

Example

from openstaad import ops

s = ops.connect()
result = s.RemoveMaterialFromSolid([1, 2])
print(result)

Select

SelectEntitiesConnectedToSolid

Description

Selects the entities connected to solid.

Parameters

  • entityType (int): entity type.
  • solidNo (int): solid no.

Returns

None: This function does not return a value.

Example

from openstaad import ops

s = ops.connect()
s.SelectEntitiesConnectedToSolid(1, 1)

SelectMultipleSolids

Description

Selects multiple the solids.

Parameters

  • solids (list): solids.

Returns

bool: True if the call succeeded, False otherwise.

Example

from openstaad import ops

s = ops.connect()
result = s.SelectMultipleSolids([1, 2])
print(result)

SelectSolid

Description

Selects the solid.

Parameters

  • solidID (int): solid ID.

Returns

bool: True if the call succeeded, False otherwise.

Example

from openstaad import ops

s = ops.connect()
result = s.SelectSolid(1)
print(result)

View

HideSolid

Description

Hides the solid.

Parameters

  • nSolid (int): n solid.

Returns

None: This function does not return a value.

Example

from openstaad import ops

s = ops.connect()
s.HideSolid(1)