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Element Loop

This element defines a loop command.

Annotations This is a command that repeats their content iterating the defined variable from start to end value. This command could be nested inside another loop. The step is fixed to into 1.
Diagram
Attribute Loop / @Variable Attribute Loop / @Start Attribute Loop / @End Element Node Element Section Element Member Element Surface Element Loop Element If Element Dimensions Element Polygon Element Hydrostatic Element LoadGroup Element LoadCase Element UniformPressure Element Property
Used by
Element Element Loop
Complex Type Complex Type ModelElements
Model (Element Node | Element Section | Element Member | Element Surface | Element Loop | Element If | Element Dimensions | Element Polygon | Element Hydrostatic | Element LoadGroup | Element LoadCase | Element UniformPressure | Element Property)
Children Element Dimensions, Element Hydrostatic, Element If, Element LoadCase, Element LoadGroup, Element Loop, Element Member, Element Node, Element Polygon, Element Property, Element Section, Element Surface, Element UniformPressure
Instance 
<Loop End="" Start="" Variable="">
  <Node ID="" X="" Y="" Z="">{0,unbounded}</Node>
  <Section Name="" Shape="Rectangle">{0,unbounded}</Section>
  <Member Alignment="GeometricCentroid" Attribute="Undefined" ID="" Material="" N1="" N2="" Section="">{0,unbounded}</Member>
  <Surface Alignment="Center" Attribute="Undefined" ID="" Material="" Thickness="">{0,unbounded}</Surface>
  <Loop End="" Start="" Variable="">{0,unbounded}</Loop>
  <If Condition="">{0,unbounded}</If>
  <Dimensions IsClosed="">{0,unbounded}</Dimensions>
  <Polygon>{0,unbounded}</Polygon>
  <Hydrostatic Density="" LoadConditionID="" Y="">{0,unbounded}</Hydrostatic>
  <LoadGroup Description="" ID="" Name="" Type="">{0,unbounded}</LoadGroup>
  <LoadCase Description="" ID="" Name="" Type="">{0,unbounded}</LoadCase>
  <UniformPressure Direction="" LoadConditionID="" Magnitude="" Surface="">{0,unbounded}</UniformPressure>
  <Property Element="" ID="" Name="" Value="">{0,unbounded}</Property>
</Loop>
Attributes
QName Type Use
Attribute Loop / @End xs:string required
Final value of the variable.
Attribute Loop / @Start xs:string required
Initial value of the variable.
Attribute Loop / @Variable xs:string required
Name of the variable that will be used as a reference in the following equations.
Parent topic: Structure Wizard Template Schema

Attribute Loop / @Variable

Name of the variable that will be used as a reference in the following equations.

Type xs:string
Used by
Element Element Loop

Attribute Loop / @Start

Initial value of the variable.

Type xs:string
Used by
Element Element Loop

Attribute Loop / @End

Final value of the variable.

Type xs:string
Used by
Element Element Loop