Model.solidmap_solids_begin

Model.solidmap_solids_begin(collection, options, elem_size)

Indicates the beginning of a solid mapping function block that is used by the multi-solid mapping algorithm to. It must be paired with the Model.solidmap_solids_end().

The functions Model.solidmap_solids_set_density(), Model.solidmap_solids_set_elemsize(), Model.solidmap_solids_set_face_params() and Model.solidmap_solids_set_mapface() can appear in a multi-solids solidmap function block between Model.solidmap_solids_begin() and Model.solidmap_solids_end().

Parameters:

• collection (Collection) – The collection containing the solid entities to mesh.

• options (unsigned int) –

  Flags that indicate different options for solid mapping.

  Bit values are used and the value is a sum of all the options. Any bits not listed below are unused or for internal use (for example, called in other functions) and are always internally set to their required values. Setting them to 0 is recommended, but not mandatory. Valid Bit options are:

  Bit0

  Default value. Always set to 0.

  0 - Reserved, must be set to 0.

  Bit1

  New elems are organized to component. Valid values are:

  0 - New elems are organized to the solid component.

  2 - New elems are organized to the current component.

  Bit2

  Default value. Always set to 0.

  0 - Reserved, must be set to 0.

  Bit3

  Do not create elems when calling Model.solidmap_solids_end(). Valid values are:

  0 - Create elems when calling Model.solidmap_solids_end() .

  8 - Do not create elems when calling Model.solidmap_solids_end() (for expert users only).

  Bit4

  Shell elements. Valid values are:

  0 - Create layered solid elements.

  16 - Create layered shell elements.

  Bit5,6

  Method used. Valid values are:

  0 - Auto decide

  32 - Do not use the fast method

  64 - Use the fast method

  96 - Unused

  Bit8

  Extra smoothing steps. Valid values are:

  0 - No additional smoothing steps will occur.

  256 - Perform extra smoothing steps.

  Bit9,10,11

  2D elem type 1 and 2 passing to the internal call to Model.defaultremeshelems() when per face meshing parameters are not available. Valid values are:

  0 - Tria

  512 - Quad

  1024 - Mixed

  1536 - R-tria

  2048 - Quad only

  Bit13

  Remesh shell meshes. Valid values are:

  0 - Keep shell meshes on input geometry.

  8192 - Remesh shell meshes on input geometry. Solid elems on input solids are always deleted.

  Note

  Solid elems on input solids are always deleted.

  Bit14

  Internal meshing sequencing structure only. Valid values are:

  0 - Normal meshing situations.

  16384 - Create internal meshing sequencing structure only. Do not create mesh and internal meshing structure (for expert users only).

  Bit15

  Meshing parameters. Valid values are:

  0 - Do not use meshing parameters saved to the solid map attributes on the geometry.

  32768 - Use meshing parameters saved to the solid map attributes on the geometry.

  Bit16

  Peparameterization of along faces like parallelograms. Valid values are:

  0 - Make the reparameterization of along faces more orthogonal.

  65536 - Make the reparameterization of along faces more like parallelograms

  Bit17

  Saved meshing parameters. Valid values are:

  0 - Do not use per edge/face saved meshing parameters.

  131062 - Use per edge/face saved meshing parameters.

  Bit18

  Continue meshing. Valid values are:

  0 - Stop meshing when elems with negative Jacobian are generated.

  262144 - Continue meshing regardless of the elem quality.

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  Option Name	Value
  Default value. Always set to 0 (Bit0)
  New elems are organized to component (Bit1)
  Default value. Always set to 0 (Bit2)
  Do not create elems when calling 'Model.solidmap_solids_end' (Bit3)
  Shell elements (Bit4)
  Method used. Valid values are 0,32,64 and 96 (Bit5,6)
  Extra smoothing steps (Bit8)
  2D elem type. Valid values are 0,512,1024,1536 and 2048 (Bit9,10,11)
  Remesh shell meshes (Bit13)
  Internal meshing sequencing structure only (Bit14)
  Meshing parameters (Bit15)
  Peparameterization of along faces like parallelograms (Bit16)
  Saved meshing parameters (Bit17)
  Continue meshing (Bit18)
  Calculated argument value:	0

• elem_size (double) – The default element size used when the per edge/face meshing parameters are not available.

Example

Mesh the solids with IDs 32 and 41 with a default elem size of 2.0 except on edges with IDs 2 and 4 which should have an element size of 1.0

import hm
import hm.entities as ent

model = hm.Model()

model.solidmap_solids_begin(collection=hm.Collection(model,ent.Solid,[32,41]),options=0,elem_size=2.0)
model.solidmap_solids_set_elemsize(edge_collection=hm.Collection(model,ent.Line,[2,4]),elemsize=1.0)
model.solidmap_solids_end()