StructuralSurfaceAction

Surface load

Defines actions on surfaces – plates, walls. The surface load is defined on the whole slab automatically. If only a part of the main slab is supposed to be subject to this load, a subregion (StructuralSurfaceMemberRegion) must be defined inside the main slab.

Specification in the excel

Name of the column header	Type of data	Value example or enum definition	Required value	Description
Name	String	PF3	yes	Human readable unique name of the force
Direction	Enum	X Y Z	yes	Specifies the base direction of the load
Type	String	Standard	no	This property defines what the load is caused by, E.g. Standard, Wind, Snow, Self weight, Hoar Frost, Predefined, Plane Load, Water Pond, Water Pressure, Soil Pressure, Generated Water, Generated Soil
Force action	Enum	On 2D member On 2D member region On 2D member distribution	yes	Specifies on which type of object the load acts
Value [kN/m2]	Double	-10	yes	Specifies the size of the load in kiloNewtons per square meter.
2D Member	String	S15	yes, if Force action = On 2D member	The name of the StructuralSurfaceMember to which is the surface load related to
2D Member Region	String	R1	yes, if Force action = On 2D member region	The name of the StructuralSurfaceMemberRegion to which is the surface load related to
2D Member Distribution	String	FL1	yes, if Force action = 2D Member Distribution	The name of the StructuralSurfaceActionDistri to which is the surface load related to.
Load case	String	LC5	yes	The name of the load case to which the force belongs
Coordinate system	Enum	Global Local	yes	Defines the co-ordinate system of the member in which the load is applied
Location	Enum	Length Projection	yes	Specifies whether the load is "put directly on an inclined 2D member" or whether the "projection on plan" is defined.
Parent ID	String	67b35d84-3d04-47aa-aa4a-dc1263982320	no	Is filled for objects created be dividing curved geometry to series of straight line objects. Parent ID will ensure that curved edge is imported as straight parts to nonsupporting application, and back to original supporting application as curved geometry. To ensure successful round trip of segmented objects and their related objects, Parent ID needs to be present in both directions.
Id	String	39f238a5-01d0-45cf-a2eb-958170fd4f39	no	Unique attribute designation