Model.loadcreateonentity

Model.loadcreateonentity(collection, config, type, comp1, comp2, comp3, comp4, comp5, comp6)

Creates a load (forces, temperature, moment, velocity, acceleration, or constraints) on nodes, fixed points (surface vertices or weld points), surface edges, and surfaces.

Parameters:

• collection (Collection) – The collection containing the entities. Valid entities are nodes, points, surface edges(lines) and surfaces.

• config (int) –

  The configuration of the load to apply. Valid values are:

  1 - Force

  2 - Moment

  3 - Constraint

  5 - Temperature

  6 - Flux

  8 - Velocity

  9 - Acceleration

• type (int) – The type assigned to the load (as defined on the “load types” panel).

• comp1 (double) – The component of the load being applied. For all configs except constraints (config=3), this component represents the load in x-direction.

• comp2 (double) – The component of the load being applied. For all configs except constraints (config=3), this component represents the load in y-direction.

• comp3 (double) – The component of the load being applied. For all configs except constraints (config=3), this component represents the load in z-direction.

• comp4 (double) – The component of the load being applied. Applicable only for constraints (config=3).

• comp5 (double) – The component of the load being applied. Applicable only for constraints (config=3).

• comp6 (double) – The component of the load being applied. Applicable only for constraints (config=3).

Note

For constraints, all of the components are active unless they are set equal to -999999.0. All of the other components of the constraints are active in the respective directions.

For pressures, to create a pressure which is normal to the element, set all components to zero.

Example

Apply a temperature of 0.0 degrees on a surface

import hm
import hm.entities as ent

model = hm.Model()

surface_collection = hm.Collection(model, ent.Surface, [12])

model.loadcreateonentity(
    collection=surface_collection,
    config=5,
    type=1,
    comp1=0.0,
    comp2=0.0,
    comp3=0.0,
    comp4=0.0,
    comp5=0.0,
    comp6=0.0,
)