FreeBody object | ||
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Access
import visualization
session.freeBodies[name]
FreeBodyFromEdges(...)
This method creates a FreeBody object and places it in the freeBodies repository.
Path
session.FreeBodyFromEdges
Required arguments
- name
-
A string name for the free body.
- edges
-
A DisplayGroup leaf object that specifies the physical constituents of the free body.
Optional arguments
- summationLoc
-
A SymbolicConstant specifying the location of the summation point. Possible values are CENTROID, NODAL_AVERAGE and SPECIFY. The default value is CENTROID.
- summationPoint
-
A tuple of 3 floats specifying the summation point.
- componentResolution
-
A SymbolicConstant specifying the component resolution. Possible values are NORMAL_TANGENTIAL and CSYS. The default value is NORMAL_TANGENTIAL.
- csysName
-
A string specifying the name of the coordinate system.
Return value
A FreeBody object.
Exceptions
None.
FreeBodyFromFaces(...)
This method creates a FreeBody object and places it in the freeBodies repository.
Path
session.FreeBodyFromFaces
Required arguments
- name
-
A string name for the free body.
- faces
-
A DisplayGroup leaf object that specifies the physical constituents of the free body.
Optional arguments
- summationLoc
-
A SymbolicConstant specifying the location of the summation point. Possible values are CENTROID, NODAL_AVERAGE and SPECIFY. The default value is CENTROID.
- summationPoint
-
A tuple of 3 floats specifying the summation point.
- componentResolution
-
A SymbolicConstant specifying the component resolution. Possible values are NORMAL_TANGENTIAL and CSYS. The default value is NORMAL_TANGENTIAL.
- csysName
-
A string specifying the name of the coordinate system.
Return value
A FreeBody object.
Exceptions
None.
FreeBodyFromNodesElements(...)
This method creates a FreeBody object and places it in the freeBodies repository.
Path
session.FreeBodyFromNodesElements
Required arguments
- name
-
A string name for the free body.
- elements
-
A DisplayGroup leaf object that specifies the physical constituents of the free body.
- nodes
-
A DisplayGroup leaf object that specifies the physical constituents of the free body.
Optional arguments
- summationLoc
-
A SymbolicConstant specifying the location of the summation point. Possible values are CENTROID, NODAL_AVERAGE and SPECIFY. The default value is CENTROID.
- summationPoint
-
A tuple of 3 floats specifying the summation point.
- componentResolution
-
A SymbolicConstant specifying the component resolution. Possible values are NORMAL_TANGENTIAL and CSYS. The default value is NORMAL_TANGENTIAL.
- csysName
-
A string specifying the name of the coordinate system.
Return value
A FreeBody object.
Exceptions
None.
Members
The FreeBody object has no members.