Tag Archives: VBA

Extending Frame4 with on sheet formulas

Posted on 11/12/2012 by dougaj4

Still on Frame4, Julien asked if provision could be made for application of local loads, i.e. loads perpendicular to sloping members, rather than just horizontal or vertical.  This will actually be incorporated in the spreadsheet “real soon now”, but it … Continue reading →

Posted in Beam Bending, Excel, Finite Element Analysis, Frame Analysis, Newton, VBA | Tagged , , , , | 3 Comments

Frame4 Version 3.05; with support displacements

Posted on 06/12/2012 by dougaj4

Hot on the heels of Version 3.04 comes Version 3.05. A few days ago Julien asked if the Frame4 allowed for specified support deflections, to which I replied it would be added in the future.  Searching Google on the topic I … Continue reading →

Posted in Beam Bending, Excel, Finite Element Analysis, Frame Analysis, Newton, Strand7, VBA | Tagged , , , , | 7 Comments

Frame4 Version 3.04

Posted on 05/12/2012 by dougaj4

In preparation for adding 3D functionality to the Frame4 spreadsheet I have rearranged the load input sheet, and in doing so I noticed that the fixed end reaction calculation was incorrect for cases where loads were applied to one member over … Continue reading →

Posted in Excel, Finite Element Analysis, Frame Analysis, Link to dll, Newton, VBA | Tagged , , , , | 1 Comment

Automating chart scale limits – update

Posted on 25/11/2012 by dougaj4

I wrote about this function 2 1/2 years ago, and promptly forgot about it, but a few days ago brian provided an answer to a question that was raised shortly after it was first posted, concerning how to apply the function … Continue reading →

Posted in Charts, Excel, UDFs, VBA | Tagged , , , , | 13 Comments

Frame4; now with added Alglib

Posted on 16/11/2012 by dougaj4

Edit 29 Nov 2012: I have now added an xls version to the download zip file.  This also has a much smaller example model, which will solve quickly using the VBA solver, so will be more useable for anyone having … Continue reading →

Posted in AlgLib, Beam Bending, Excel, Finite Element Analysis, Frame Analysis, Link to dll, Newton, UDFs, VBA | Tagged , , , , , | 24 Comments