BeadPattern (hwx.inspire)

class BeadPattern(part, location, direction=(0, 0, 1), type=1, **kwds)

Bases: BoundaryCondition

Bead Pattern on supplied parts.

Bead patterns can be used to control the shapes of the beads. Beads are used to help meet specific design requirements such as stiffness when running a topography optimization on a surface. Use the Bead Patterns to create Linear, Circular, or Radial bead pattern tools.

Attribute Table

Name	Type
type	Int

Example

from hwx import inspire

model = inspire.newModel()
sheet = model.createSheetRectangle()
beadPat = inspire.BeadPattern(sheet, sheet.cg,direction=[1,0,0])
inspire.fitView()

print("Initial draw type:", beadPat.type)
beadPat.type = 2
print("Changed draw type:", beadPat.type)

property type

set/get bead pattern type. Allowed types are 1(Linear), 2(Circular) and 3(Radial)