NodalLoad Force Eccentricity

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Hi,

I'm trying to set force eccentricity on nodal loads via API II (Python/gRPC).

The API docs don't list it: https://apidocs.dlubal.com/source/rst_objects/rfem/loads/nodal_load.html

But looking at nodal_load_pb2.pyi in the dlubal package, the fields exist:

force_eccentricity: _common_pb2.Vector3d
force_eccentricity_x: float
force_eccentricity_y: float
force_eccentricity_z: float

I tried setting it like this:

rfem.loads.NodalLoad(
    no=1,
    load_case=10,
    nodes=[5],
    load_type=rfem.loads.NodalLoad.LOAD_TYPE_FORCE,
    coordinate_system=3,
    load_direction=rfem.loads.NodalLoad.LOAD_DIRECTION_GLOBAL_X_OR_USER_DEFINED_U_TRUE_LENGTH,
    force_magnitude=50000.0,
    force_eccentricity_z=0.35,
)

No errors, but when I check the model in RFEM the "Force Eccentricity" checkbox isn't ticked and the value isn't there.

I notice there's no has_force_eccentricity boolean like there is has_specific_direction for specific direction. Is there a flag I'm missing, or is this field not writable yet (ie not implemented in the api yet)?

Thanks

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Hi Samuel,

I tested it and where able to reproduce the issue. However since it is not shown in the documentation I wouldn't expect that it is implemented at all. I wrote a bug report (Bug ID = 586883) and passed it to the dev team. Once it has been properly implemented, we will announce it in the release notes.

Have a nice evening.

Best regards
Robert Milrath

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