BoundaryCondition (hwx.inspire)#

class BoundaryCondition#

Bases: Named

Boundary conditions are constraints necessary for the solution of a boundary value problem.

The main types of boundary condition available are force, torque, support, temperature and etc. These can be applied to points, surfaces, edges or remotely offset from a feature. The way that the model is constrained can significantly affect the results and requires special consideration.

Attribute Table#
Name	Type
`color`	`Color`
`connectionRadius`	`Double`
`connectionType`	`Enum`
`direction`	`Direction`
`distributed`	`Bool`
`feature`	`property`
`features`	`List`
`inahole`	`property`
`loadCase`	`property`
`localToPart`	`Bool`
`location`	`Location`
`mode`	`Enum`
`part`	`Reference`
`parts`	`List`
`visible`	`Bool`

Method Table#
Name	Description
`importLoads` (csvFile)	Imports boundary conditions to the active model from a csv file.
`setSystem` (self, system)	Associate system to a boundary condition.
`updatePosition` (self, m44)	Sets the design space positions of all the inspire parts to their

property distributed#

Returns whether the applied boundary condition is distributed or not.

Boundary conditions applied across the entire feature area (for faces) or length (for edges) are distributed and at a single point boundary conditions are non-distributed.

property connectionType#

The type of the connection. Valid choices are:

rigid
flexible

property part#: Returns the part on which the entity is applied graphically.

property parts#: The list of parts on which the boundary condition is applied.

property mode#

Specifies the mode of the boundary condition.

Valid choices are:

direction

components

property localToPart#

Returns or sets ‘Rotate with part’.

It makes boundary condition not to rotate or rotate along with its associated part.

property connectionRadius#: The search radius for the boundary condition.

property color#: The color assigned to the boundary condition.

property visible#: Determines whether the boundary condition is visible or not.

property feature#: Returns the feature on which the boundary condition is attached graphically.

property features#: The list of features to which the boundary condition is applied.

property inahole#: Determines if the boundary condition is applied on a hole or not.

property location#: The location of the boundary condition.

property direction#: The direction of vector the boundary condition.

property loadCase#

The loadcase this boundary condition belongs to.

It can be set to ‘current’ or any instance of LoadCase.

updatePosition(m44)#: Sets the design space positions of all the inspire parts to their position in the current analysis frame.

setSystem(system)#

Associate system to a boundary condition.

Parameters:: system (System) – System tp associate with boundary condition.