Solution- Custom Formula

disla

Hi Victor,

Is there a limit on the number of characters (columns) that can be introduced in the custom formula field?
Is there any special command in case I reach this limit to be able to continue in the next line?

Victor

It seems to fit more than about 60 000 characters. I don't know if it has a hard limit. It automatically wraps if the line is too long for the window.

disla

Thanks Victor.

¿Is it possible that for future versions a custom formula can become part of the program library, so it can be used for the rest of the models?

Victor

Do you mean that it imports with File -> Import? Or that it can be used for the loads and constraints too?

In the first case, probably. I think it's just my oversight that it doesn't get imported.

In the second case. It seems more complicated. Not sure, but can you tell my your use case?

disla

I’m working on the Stiffness Matrix in Cylindrical coordinates and it would be nice if once developed I can have available all the formulas for each component for the rest of the models without having to write them again one by one.
Maybe as you suggest, we could import a custom formulas file that would be added to the Mecway Standard ones.

Victor

You mean a way to make existing formulas available to other files?

I'll try to make them work with Import but for now, you can open the .liml file with a text editor and copy and paste them between files. A formula looks like:

  <formula name="formula" displayunit="" fieldscalar="formula">
    <unit exponents="+1+0+0+0+0">m</unit>
    <formula>sqrt(u.x^2+u.z^2)^0.5*abs(u.x)/3+z</formula>
  </formula>

disla

You mean a way to make existing formulas available to other files?

Yes