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APIaddSurfaceLoad Method

Add a uniformly distributed or bi-linear load on the specified face of planar element.
REST path: /load/element/surfaceadd/[elem]/[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 addSurfaceLoad(
	string elem,
	double[] values,
	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.
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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