Comparinson table of RFEM BHoM types

The following outlines what BHoM type that corresponds to each of the RFEM types supported

Elements

BHoM type	RFEM type	Notes	Implementation
Bar	Bar		Create Read Update Delete
Node	Node		Create Read Update Delete
FeMesh			Create Read Update Delete
RigidLink	Rigid Link	BHoM - RFEM relation: XtoX - UX; YtoY - UY; ZtoZ - UZ; XXtoXX - RX; YYtoYY - RY; ZZtoZZ - RZ	Create Read Update Delete
Panel	Panel		Create Read Update Delete
Surface	NotSupported	The RFEM adapter can not currently handle free-form panels as surfaces. Try meshing the surface and turn it into an FEMesh before pushing to RFEM.	Create Read Update Delete

Properties

BHoM type	RFEM type	Notes	Implementation
Material	Material		Create Read Update Delete
SteelSection	Standard or Parameteric Section	see Section Properties for more details	Create Read Update Delete
ConcreteSection	Parametric Section	see Section Properties for more details	Create Read Update Delete
ExplicitSection	NotImplemented		Create Read Update Delete
CableSection	NotImplemented		Create Read Update Delete
CompositeSection	NotSupported		Create Read Update Delete
ConstantThickness	Thickness - Homogeneous		Create Read Update Delete
LoadingPanelProperty	Cladding		Create Read Update Delete
Waffle	Thickness - Orthotropic		Create Read Update Delete
Ribbed	Thickness - Orthotropic		Create Read Update Delete
LinkConstraint	Rigid Link Condition		Create Read Update Delete

Section Properties

When pushing a section property, the adapter first tries to create a standard section based on the name of the section. A section property with a name that is in the RFEM Library, or that already exists in the current RFEM model, will be created as the existing section property. If the section property is not named (name="") then the name from the section profile will be used, if the profile is not named then the profile shape will be used as name in place of the missing section profile name.

Steel profiles

When pulling sections from RFEM not all parameters are available and some might be missing on the BHoM section. These parameters include:

• Corner, toe and fillet radii
• Weld size

BHoM Type	RFEM Type	Notes	Implementation
AngleProfile	NotSupported	This section can be created but is not fully supported by Robot. The section can be displayed but will have section constants set to 0	Create Read Update Delete
BoxProfile	Rectangular		Create Read Update Delete
ChannelProfile	C-Shape		Create Read Update Delete
CircleProfile	Tube - Solid		Create Read Update Delete
FabricatedBoxProfile	Box-III		Create Read Update Delete
FabricatedISectionProfile	I-monosymmetric		Create Read Update Delete
GeneralisedFabricatedBoxProfile	Box-III		Create Read Update Delete
ISectionProfile	I-bisymmetric		Create Read Update Delete
RectangleProfile	Rectanular - Solid		Create Read Update Delete
TSectionProfile	T-Shape		Create Read Update Delete
TubeProfile	Tube - Holow		Create Read Update Delete
All other profiles	NotSupported	Area, moment of inertia and other properties will still be assigned as a custom section	Create Read Update Delete

Concrete profiles

The following concrete profiles are supported in RFEM:

BHoM Type	RFEM Type	Notes	Implementation
RectangleProfile	Rectangular		Create Read Update Delete
CircleProfile	Circular		Create Read Update Delete
FabricatedISectionProfile	I-monosymmetric		Create Read Update Delete
ISectionProfile	I-bisymmetric		Create Read Update Delete
TSectionProfile	T-Shape		Create Read Update Delete
All other profiles	NotSupported or NotImplemented	Area, moment of inertia and other properties will still be assigned as a custom section	Create Read Update Delete

Loading

BHoM Type	RFEM Type	Notes	Implementation
Loadcase	Load Case	Loadcase can not have the same number as any other load case or load combination	Create Read Update Delete
LoadCombination	Load Case Combination	Load combination can not have the same number as any other load case or load combination	Create Read Update Delete
GravityLoad	Self-weight		Create Read Update Delete
PointLoad	Nodal Force		Create Read Update Delete
PointDisplacement	Imposed displacement		Create Read Update Delete
PointAcceleration	Imposed acceleration		Create Read Update Delete
PointVelocity	Imposed velocity		Create Read Update Delete
BarUniformlyDistributedLoad	Uniform load/Uniform Moment	If both the Force and Moment vector has been set, two loads will be created in Robot for one BHoM load.	Create Read Update Delete
BarVaryingDistributedLoad	Trazoidel load (2p/3p/4p)		Create Read Update Delete
BarPointLoad	Bar Force		Create Read Update Delete
BarPrestressLoad	Dilatation		Create Read Update Delete
BarTemperatureLoad	Thermal load		Create Read Update Delete
AreaUniformalyDistributedLoad	Planar load		Create Read Update Delete
AreaTemperatureLoad	NotSupported		Create Read Update Delete
GeometricalLineLoad	Linear Load 2p		Create Read Update Delete
ContourLoad	Planar load on contour		Create Read Update Delete

Results

BHoM Type	RFEM Type	Default Axis	Notes	Implementation
NodeReaction		Global		Read
NodeDisplacement		Global		Read
BarForce		Local		Read
BarDisplacement		Global		Read
BarDeformation		Local		Read
BarStress		Local		Read
BarStrain		Local		Read
MeshStress		Local		Read
MeshForce		Local		Read
MeshVonMises		Local		Read
MeshDisplacement		Global		Read
GlobalReactions		Global		Read
ModalDynamics		-		Read