Model.CE_FE_1DQuality#

Model.CE_FE_1DQuality(ce_incollection, outputcollection, free1d, length_flag, length, angle_flag, angle)#

Checks the quality of 1D elements (welds) created by realizing connector entity (CE). It places all failed connectors on an output collection and highlights them.

Parameters:

  • ce_incollection (Collection) – The collection containing the displayed connector entities.

  • outputcollection (Collection) – The output collection containing the connector entities that contain FE (welds) that failed quality check criteria.

  • free1d (int) –

    Check if any connectors realized welds that are not connected to the mesh. Valid values are:

    1 - turned on.

  • length_flag (int) –

    Check if the length of FE (welds) exceeds a certain value specified by the length parameter. Valid values are:

    1 - turned on.

  • length (double) – The value of the length of the weld that should not be exceeded. Used in conjunction with length_flag.

  • angle_flag (int) –

    Check if the angle between the FE (welds) and the shell element normal exceeds the values pecified by the angle parameter. Valid values are:

    1 - turned on.

  • angle (double) – The orientation that the weld should not exceed with respect to the shell normal. A proper weld is oriented along the shell normal. Used in conjunction with angle_flag.

Example#

Check all the quality options of FE (weld elements) in a realized connector with IDs 1, 2, and 3. Let the value of length be 3.0 and the value of the angle be 12.0. The failed connectors are placed on outputcollection.#
import hm
import hm.entities as ent

model = hm.Model()

connector_collection = hm.Collection(model, ent.Connector, [1, 2, 3])
out_collection = hm.Collection(model, ent.Connector, populate=False)

model.CE_FE_1DQuality(
    ce_incollection=connector_collection,
    outputcollection=out_collection,
    free1d=1,
    length_flag=1,
    length=3.0,
    angle_flag=1,
    angle=12.0,
)