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APIaddEdgeLoad Method

Add a uniform or linear distributed load on the specified edge of planar element.
REST path: /load/element/edgeadd/[elem]/[edge]/[direction]/[loadcase]/[local]
REST verb: POST
REST body: values

Namespace: NextFEMapi
Assembly: NextFEMapi (in NextFEMapi.dll) Version: 2.6.0.0 (2.6.0.0)
Syntax
public bool addEdgeLoad(
	string elem,
	double[] values,
	int edge,
	int direction,
	string loadcase,
	bool local = false
)

Parameters

elem  String
Planar element retaining the load
values  Double
Array of nodal values. Use one value if constant.
edge  Int32
Index of the edge to be loaded. It starts from 1.
direction  Int32
Direction of the load: 1=X, 2=Y, 3=Z, 4=RX, 5=RY, 6=RZ
loadcase  String
Name of the loadcase
local  Boolean  (Optional)
Optional. True if load has been defined locally. False by default

Return Value

Boolean
True if successful
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