How to create input and output Parameters in WB Parameter Set?

Ayush Kumar

How to create input and output Parameters in WB Parameter Set?

Ayush Kumar

my_parameter_1 = Parameters.CreateParameter(
    IsOutput=False,
    DisplayText="my_parameter")
designPoint = Parameters.GetDesignPoint(Name="0")
designPoint.SetParameterExpression(
    Parameter=my_parameter_1 ,
    Expression="P1 * 4")
my_parameter_2 = Parameters.CreateParameter(
    IsOutput=True,
    Expression="P2 / 3",
    DisplayText="my_expression")

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You can also use values in Mechanical (inputs or outputs) and write them to the WB parameters.

You have to do a bit of substitution to get the values into the command. I used the replace function of python.

Example in Mechanical using an UDF scoped to a named areas, with the area calculated from the named selection.

import wbjn

myUDF = Model.Analyses[0].Solution.Children[3]
myUDF_Loc = myUDF .Location
myUDF_Loc_Area = myUDF_Loc.PropertyByName('AreaOfFaces').StringValue
area_str = myUDF_Loc_Area.split()[0]

cmd = """returnValue(Parameters.CreateParameter(IsOutput=True,Expression="placeholder",DisplayText="Area"))""".replace('placeholder',area_str)
cmd = cmd.replace('Area','Area ' + myUDF_Loc.Name)
newP=wbjn.ExecuteCommand(ExtAPI,cmd)