Steel Design

[MaartenBW]

Hi all,

I am currently automating a design flow using the steel design Add-On in RFEM 6. I have a some questions regarding the Steel Design in combination with the RFEM Python API.

1. how do I start a 'steel design' calculation instead of a 'normal' calculation using the API. I can start normal calcaulation with the calculate all function in the intiModel.py or use the CalculateSelectedCases to run specific load cases/combinations. But i dont't see any function to start the 'steel design' calculation.
   

2. I would like to change the steel design 'input data' for certain objects. For example for 'Sections`, i would like to set what Sections to optimize using the Steel Design optimizer. Is this possible through the API?
   

3. How do I export SteelDesign result tables using via the API? for example the `Design Ratios by Section' Table.
   

4. My last question is regarding the the steel design optimizer: When I select the a Section to be optimized (as shown in question 2), it checks what Internal cross-section is best used. In this case the current corss-section for Section with id 126 was 'W 360x287' and after running the steel design optimizer, the optimum cross-section is 'W760x257'. So after the optimizer run, the text 'Optimize - current row' is replaced with the optimal cross-section.
   

This is great, but the optimal cross-section that was selected can not be used due to phisical constraints. So I would like to limit the list of cross-sections that is considered in the Steel Design optimizer. We also did not manage to do this in the RFEM 6 GUI, this was possible in the GUI of RFEM 5. Is it by any chance possible to do this using the API.

Hope these questions are clear, if you have any follow up questions, let me know.

[MaartenBW]

Update:

Regarding the 1st question. When calculate_all is called, STEEL is also ran after all load cases, load combinations and design situations. Would be great if STEEL can also be selected in the CalculateSelectedCases. Just as this is also possible in the GUI.