Model.altgapelement#

Model.altgapelement(node1, node2, propertyname, vector, orientnode, x1, x2, x3, coords, orientsys)#

Creates a node-to-node gap element (CGAP) for use with the OptiStruct solver.

Parameters:

  • node1 (Entity) – The the first node entity of the gap element.

  • node2 (Entity) – The ID the second node entity of the gap element.

  • propertyname (hwString) – The name of the property which should be assigned to the gap element. User can directly supply a Python string.

  • vector (Entity) – The object describing the vector entity associated with the gap element.

  • orientnode (Entity) – The object describing the entity associated with the gap element.

  • x1 (double) – x-component of the orientation vector.

  • x2 (double) – y-component of the orientation vector.

  • x3 (double) – z-component of the orientation vector.

  • coords (int) –

    Flag to indicate whether individual components are used in defining the orientation of the element. Valid values are:

    0 - Components are not used.

    1 - Components are used.

  • orientsys (Entity) – The object describing the system entity used to orient the gap element.

Note

Orientation of the gap element may be specified using either a vector, node, coordinate system or individual components of a vector.

Example#

Create a gap element between node with ID 10 and node with ID 25 with property * gapprop * , use node with ID 51 as orientation node#
import hm
import hm.entities as ent

model = hm.Model()

model.altgapelement(
    node1=ent.Node(model, 10),
    node2=ent.Node(model, 25),
    propertyname="gapprop",
    vector=None,
    orientnode=ent.Node(model, 51),
    x1=0.0,
    x2=0.0,
    x3=0.0,
    coords=0,
    orientsys=None,
)
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