Model.linearsolids#

Model.linearsolids(collection1, collection2, align1, align2, align3, align4, align5, align6, number, biasstyle, biasing)#

Creates solid elements between two groups of plate elements.

Parameters:

  • collection1 (Collection) – The collection containing the element entities of the first group of plate elements.

  • collection2 (Collection) – The collection containing the entities entities of the second group of plate elements.

  • align1 (Entity) – The ID of the node to be used as an alignment node for the first group of elements.

  • align2 (Entity) – The node entity to be used as an alignment node for the first group of elements.

  • align3 (Entity) – The node eneity to be used as an alignment node for the first group of elements.

  • align4 (Entity) – The node entity to be used as an alignment node for the second group of elements.

  • align5 (Entity) – The node entity to be used as an alignment node for the second group of elements.

  • align6 (Entity) – The node entity to be used as an alignment node for the second group of elements.

  • number (int) – The number of solid elements to be created between the two groups of plate elements.

  • biasstyle (int) –

    The type of biasing to use. Valid values are:

    0 - Linear

    1 - Exponential

    2 - Bell curve

  • biasing (double) – The biasing factor for the mesh.

Example#

Create 8 solids with linear biasing between plates with IDs 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 and 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , with alignment node 1 being node with ID 5 and alignment node 4 being node with ID 6#
import hm
import hm.entities as ent

model = hm.Model()

model.linearsolids(
    collection1=hm.Collection(model, ent.Element, [10, 11, 12, 13]),
    collection2=hm.Collection(model, ent.Element, [20, 21, 22, 23]),
    align1=ent.Node(model, 5),
    align2=None,
    align3=None,
    align4=ent.Node(model, 6),
    align5=None,
    align6=None,
    number=8,
    biasstyle=0,
    biasing=0.0,
)
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