Part

class compas_fea2.model.Part

Bases: _Part

Deformable part.Base class for Parts.

Parameters:

None

Attributes:

namestr

Unique identifier. If not provided it is automatically generated. Set a name if you want a more human-readable input file.

modelcompas_fea2.model.Model

The model to which the part belongs.

nodesSet[compas_fea2.model.Node]

The nodes of the part.

nodes_countint

The number of nodes in the part.

gkey_nodeDict[str, compas_fea2.model.Node]

A dictionary that associates each node and its geometric key.

materialsSet[compas_fea2.model._Material]

All the materials associated with the part.

sectionsSet[compas_fea2.model._Section]

All the materials associated with the part.

elementsSet[compas_fea2.model._Element]

The elements of the part.

element_typesDict[compas_fea2.model._Element, List[compas_fea2.model._Element]]

The types of elements in the part grouped by their type.

element_countint

Number of elements in the part.

boundary_meshcompas.datastructures.Mesh

The outer boundary mesh of the part.

Notes

Parts are registered to a compas_fea2.model.Model.

Methods

add_beam_release	Add a compas_fea2.model._BeamEndRelease to an element in the part.
frame_from_compas_mesh	Creates a Part object from a compas Mesh by converting each edge into a BeamElement with a third orientation node.
from_boundary_mesh	Create a Part object from a 3-dimensional compas.datastructures.Mesh object representing the boundary envelope of the Part.
from_compas_gmsh	Create a Part object from a gmshModel object.

Inherited Methods

ToString	Converts the instance to a string.
add_element	Add an element to the part.
add_elements	Add multiple elements to the part.
add_group	Add a node or element group to the part.
add_groups	Add multiple groups to the part.
add_node	Add a node to the part.
add_nodes	Add multiple nodes to the part.
compute_nodal_masses	Compute the nodal mass of the part from the mass of each element.
contains_element	Verify that the part contains a specific element.
contains_material	Verify that the part contains a specific material.
contains_node	Verify that the part contains a given node.
contains_section	Verify that the part contains a specific section.
copy	Make an independent copy of the data object.
elements_by_dimension
find_adjacent_elements	Finds all elements that share at least one node with a given element.
find_boundary_faces	Finds all element faces located on the exterior boundary of the part.
find_boundary_nodes	Finds all nodes located on the exterior boundary of the part.
find_closest_nodes_to_node	Find the n closest nodes around a given node (excluding the node itself).
find_closest_nodes_to_point	Find the closest number_of_nodes nodes to a given point.
find_element_by_key	Retrieve an element in the model using its key.
find_element_by_name	Find all elements with a given name.
find_element_neighbors_by_layer	Finds element neighbors in expanding layers (rings) around a starting element.
find_elements_by_node	Finds all elements connected to a given node.
find_faces_in_polygon	Find the faces of the elements that are contained within a planar polygon.
find_faces_on_plane	Find the faces of the elements that belong to a given plane, if any.
find_group_by_name	Find all groups with a given name.
find_material_by_name	Find a material with a given name.
find_material_by_uid	Find a material with a given unique identifier.
find_materials_by_name	Find all materials with a given name.
find_node_by_key	Retrieve a node in the model using its key.
find_node_by_name	Find a node with a given name.
find_node_by_uid	Retrieve a node in the part using its unique identifier.
find_nodes_around_point	Find the nodes around a given point within a specified distance.
find_nodes_by_box	Finds all nodes within a given compas.geometry.Box.
find_nodes_in_polygon	Find the nodes of the part that are contained within a planar polygon.
find_nodes_on_plane	Find all nodes on a given plane.
find_section_by_name	Find a section with a given name.
find_section_by_uid	Find a section with a given unique identifier.
find_sections_by_name	Find all sections with a given name.
find_shortest_path_between_nodes	Finds the shortest path of nodes through the mesh between two nodes.
from_brep	Create a Part object from a BREP file.
from_compas_lines	Generate a part from a list of compas.geometry.Line.
from_compas_lines_discretized	Generate a discretized model from a list of compas.geometry.Line.
from_gmsh	Creates a Part from Ggmsh.
from_json	Construct an object of this type from a JSON file.
from_jsonstring	Construct an object of this type from a JSON string.
from_step_file	Create a Part object from a STEP file.
get_connected_components	Checks if the mesh is fully connected or consists of multiple 'islands'.
is_element_on_boundary	Check if the element belongs to the boundary mesh of the part.
remove_element	Remove an element from the part.
remove_elements	Remove multiple elements from the part.
remove_node	Remove a compas_fea2.model.Node from the part.
remove_nodes	Remove multiple compas_fea2.model.Node from the part.
sha256	Compute a hash of the data for comparison during version control using the sha256 algorithm.
shell_from_compas_mesh	Creates a Part object from a compas.datastructures.Mesh.
to_json	Convert an object to its native data representation and save it to a JSON file.
to_jsonstring	Convert an object to its native data representation and save it to a JSON string.
transform	Transform the part.
transformed	Return a transformed copy of the part.
validate_data	Validate the data against the object's data schema.