Model.gapelement

Model.gapelement(node1, node2, property, name)

Creates a gap element.

Parameters:

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

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

• property (hwString) – The name of the property which should be assigned to the gap element.

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

Example

Create a gap element between node 5 and node 245 with property gapprop, without an orientation vector

import hm
import hm.entities as ent

model = hm.Model()

node1 = ent.Node(model, 5)
node2 = ent.Node(model, 245)
model.gapelement(node1=node1, node2=node2, property="gapprop", name=None)