Model.hmmeshsurfacetorus

Model.hmmeshsurfacetorus(quads)

Within the automeshing module, generates quad or tria elements using a surfaceless algorithm. Can only be used with model.surfacemode(mode=3) and one of the Model.surfacetorus() or Model.surfacetorusfromthreepoints() or Model.surfacetorusfull() function.

Parameters:

quads (int) – If nonzero, specifies that the created elements should be quads.

Example

Identify a region that corresponds to the upper half of a torus , and without make a surface , creates 400 elements with a density of 40.0 around the major circumference of the torus and 10.0 across the upper half

import hm
import hm.entities as ent

model = hm.Model()

model.surfacemode(mode=3)

model.surfacetorus(
    center=ent.Node(model, 17),
    major_vector=ent.Node(model, 19),
    normal_vector=ent.Node(model, 18),
    minor_radius=20.0,
    major_radius=115.0,
    major_start_angle=0.0,
    major_end_angle=360.0,
    minor_start_angle=0.0,
    minor_end_angle=180.0,
)
model.set_meshedgeparams(
    edge_index=0,
    elem_density=10.0,
    alg_type=0,
    bias_style=0,
    bias=0.0,
    min_size=0.0,
    max_size=0.0,
    chordal_dev=0.0,
    max_angle=0.0,
)
model.set_meshedgeparams(
    edge_index=1,
    elem_density=40.0,
    alg_type=0,
    bias_style=0,
    bias=0.0,
    min_size=0.0,
    max_size=0.0,
    chordal_dev=0.0,
    max_angle=0.0,
)
model.set_meshedgeparams(
    edge_index=2,
    elem_density=10.0,
    alg_type=0,
    bias_style=0,
    bias=0.0,
    min_size=0.0,
    max_size=0.0,
    chordal_dev=0.0,
    max_angle=0.0,
)
model.set_meshedgeparams(
    edge_index=3,
    elem_density=40.0,
    alg_type=0,
    bias_style=0,
    bias=0.0,
    min_size=0.0,
    max_size=0.0,
    chordal_dev=0.0,
    max_angle=0.0,
)
model.hmmeshsurfacetorus(quads=1)
model.storemeshtodatabase(elemstosurfcomp=0)
model.ameshclearsurface()