BuilderBeam Properties

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.