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Salamander

ADDON. Version 0.5.0. Released on 2019-Jan-02. Provides 72 components. Created by Paul Jeffries. Features 7 video tutorials.

Salamander (Structural Analysis Link And MANager for Data Entry & Retrieval) hosts structural nodes, elements, sections and so on within Rhino and allows them to be be created and modified like any other data type. They can then be exported to several different FEA packages (Robot, GSA and ETABS currently supported) for analysis.

Model

	Level Create a new level
	Assign Build-Up (AssignBuildUp) Assign panel element build-up families
	Create Panel Element In Curve (PanelInCrv) Create a new Panel Element from a border curve
	Create Column (Column) Create a new vertical linear element.
	Assign Section (AssignSect) Assign element sections
	Merge Nodes (Merge) Merge a collection of Nodes together into one node with melded properties.
	Split Node (Split) Split a node into several nodes, one for each connected element.
	Set Releases (Release) Set the end releases of a linear element
	Preview Linear Element (ElementPreview) Preview the geometry of linear element as a mesh without creating it in either the main or backing model.
	Get Nodes (Nodes) Extract the nodes from an element
	Restrain Node (Restrain) Set the restraint conditions on a node
	Generate Beam Framing (GenBeamFraming) Automatically generate a 'sensible' quadrangular beam framing arrangement between an unordered set of support positions in plan. Work in progress!
	Create Wall (Wall) Create a new vertical Panel Element.
	Generate Pratt Truss (Pratt) Generate a 2D Pratt Truss between two curves
	Create Linear Element (Element) Create a new linear element along a straight line.
	Convert to Elements (Convert) Convert 'dumb' curve, surface and mesh geometry into Salamander elements.
	Generate Simple Frame (Frame) Generate a simple orthogonal building frame with regular column spacing
	Create Node (Node) Create a new node at a specified position
	Create Panel Element (Panel) Create a new Panel Element from a set of edge vertices.
	Orientate Towards (Orientate) Set element orientation such that the relevant local axis of the element (Z-axis for linear elements, X-axis for panels) will align as closely as possible with a given vector.

Params

	Salamander Auto-Bake (AutoBake) Toggle for controlling the Salamander auto-bake global setting
	Direction A selector to choose between translational and rotational degrees of freedom in the X, Y, Z, XX, YY and ZZ directions.
	Bool6D A selector to toggle translational and rotational degrees of freedom in the X, Y, Z, XX, YY and ZZ directions.
	Get All Panel Elements (AllPanels) Retrieve all panel elements in the current model
	Linear Element A Salamander Linear Element
	Clean Model (Clean) Clean the model by removing references to deleted objects. Those objects will then no longer be available for undeletion. Can improve performance when many objects have been created and deleted.
	Element Salamander Element
	Panel Element A Salamander Panel Element
	Load Case Types (Load Case Type) A selector to choose between different load nature types.
	Section Family (Section) Salamander Section Family
	Node A Salamander Node
	Build-Up Family (BuildUp) Salamander Build-Up Family
	Material Salamander Material
	Coordinate System References (CSRef) A selector to choose between standard coordinate system references. Useful when specifying load application axes.
	Get All Linear Elements (AllLinear) Retrieve all linear elements in the current model

Sections

	CHS-Profiles Catalogue (CHS-Profiles) A selector to choose standard circular hollow section profile descriptions from the catalogue. Combine this with a 'Text to Section' component to generate a section family with this profile.
	I-Profiles Catalogue (I-Profiles) A selector to choose standard I-shaped section profile descriptions from the catalogue. Combine this with a 'Text to Section' component to generate a section family with this profile.
	Circular Hollow Section (CHS) Create a new section property with a circular hollow profile
	Angle Profiles Catalogue (Angle Profiles) A selector to choose standard angle section profile descriptions from the catalogue. Combine this with a 'Text to Section' component to generate a section family with this profile.
	I Section (IS) Create a new section property with a symmetric I-shaped profile
	Circular Section (CS) Create a new section property with a circular profile
	Channel Section (CS) Create a new section property with a channel profile
	Text To Section (Text2Sect) Create a new section property from a catalogue name or textual section description
	Angle Section (Angle) Create a new section property with a L-shaped profile
	RHS-Profiles Catalogue (RHS-Profiles) A selector to choose standard rectangular (and square) hollow section profile descriptions from the catalogue
	Get Section (Section) Retrieve an existing Section Family by name.
	Rectangular Section (RS) Create a new section property with a rectangular profile
	Channel Profiles Catalogue (Channel Profiles) A selector to choose standard channel section profile descriptions from the catalogue. Combine this with a 'Text to Section' component to generate a section family with this profile.
	Rectangular Hollow Section (RHS) Create a new section property with a rectangular hollow profile

Loading

	Vector Node Load (VectNLoad) Create a point load described as a vector applied directly to a set of nodes
	Node Load (NLoad) Create a point load applied directly to a set of nodes
	Panel Load (Pressure) Create an area load applied accross a panel element
	Load Case (LoadCase) Create a new load case
	Linear Element Load (UDL) Create a line load applied along a linear element
	Linear Element Point Load (Point Load) Create a point load applied somewhere along a linear element
	Gravity Load (Gravity) Create a gravity load applied to a set of elements
	Thermal Load Create a thermal load applied to a set of elements

Export

	Export ETABS (ETABS) Export the Salamander model to CSI ETABS via the COM interface. Requires ETABS to be installed.
	Robot Update Options (Options) Specify Robot update options
	Export GWA (GWA) Export the Salamander model to a text GWA format for import to Oasys GSA
	Save Salamander 3 File (SaveS3b) Save the model as a Salamander .s3b file
	Export Robot (Robot) Export the Salamander model to Autodesk Robot via the COM interface. Requires Robot to be installed.
	Update Robot (UpdateRobo) Sync an existing Robot model to include updates made in Salamander via the COM interface. Requires Robot to be installed.

Sets

	Get Element Selection (GetElements) Get the selection of elements in a saved set
	Save Node Selection (NodeSet) Save a selection of nodes as a named node set
	Save Element Selection (ElementSet) Save a selection of elements as a named element set
	Get Node Selection (GetNodes) Get the selection of nodes in a saved set