finesse.model.Model.add

Model.add(obj, *, unremovable=False)

Adds an element (or sequence of elements) to the model - these can be ModelElement sub-class instances.

When the object is added, an attribute defined by obj.name is set within the model allowing access to the object just added via model.obj_name where obj_name = obj.name.

Parameters:

objSub-class of ModelElement (or sequence of)

The object(s) to add to the model.

unremovablebool, optional

When True, this object will not be able to be removed from this model

Returns:

elementModelElement

The object that was added

Raises:

Exception

If the matrix has already been built, the component has already been added to the model or obj is not of a valid type.