struct.link.model.area

Syntax

m = struct.link.model.area(p<,idof>)

struct.link.model.area(p<,idof>) = m

Get/set the area associated with the force-displacement model. This is either returned as a 1x6 matrix or as a single value representing the area in degrees-of-freedom idof if provided.

Returns:

m - a 1x6 matrix with the areas of all degrees-of-freedom, or the area of a single specific degree-of-freedom

Accepts:

m - a 1x6 matrix with the areas of all degrees-of-freedom, or the area of a single specific degree-of-freedom

Arguments:

p - a pointer to a structural link

idof - an optional integer indicating a specific degree of freedom to query, from 1 to 6