Model.detachelements

Model.detachelements(collection, offset)

Detaches elements as a unit from the attached structure, using the specified offset value.

Parameters:

• collection (Collection) – The collection containing the entities to detach.

• offset (double) – The distance by which the elements should be offset from the attached structure.

Example

Detach element with ID 10 and one layer of adjacent elements from the remainder of the structure

import hm
import hm.entities as ent

model = hm.Model()

# Creating a collection of adjacent elements to the element with ID=10

elem_col_10=hm.Collection(model, ent.Element, [10])
elem_col=hm.CollectionByAdjacent(model, elem_col_10)

model.detachallelements(collection=elem_col, offset=0.0)