Model.findloops

Model.findloops(collection, by_component)

Finds the closed loops in a group of elements.

Parameters:

• collection (Collection) – The collection containing the entities. Valid entities are components and elements.

• by_component (int) –

  0 - Finds closed loops by considering the entities on the collection as a whole.

  1 - Finds closed loops, by component, for the entities on the collection.

Example

Find the closed loops on all of the elements contained in the component fender

import hm
import hm.entities as ent

model = hm.Model()

comps = hm.Collection(model, ent.Component, "name=fender")

model.findloops(collection=comps, by_component=0)