SpringElement

class compas_fea2.model.SpringElement

Bases: _Element0D

A 0D spring element.

Notes

Link elements are used within a part. If you want to connect nodes from different parts use compas_fea2.model.connectors.RigidLinkConnector.

Inherited Methods

ToString	Converts the instance to a string.
clear_frame	Clear the local frame, reverting to GLOBAL_FRAME.
copy	Make an independent copy of the data object.
direction_cosines	Return local axes expressed as global vectors (x, y, z).
from_json	Construct an object of this type from a JSON file.
from_jsonstring	Construct an object of this type from a JSON string.
is_axis_aligned	Return True if local frame coincides with GLOBAL frame within tolerance.
outermesh
sha256	Compute a hash of the data for comparison during version control using the sha256 algorithm.
to_global_point	Convert a local point to the global frame.
to_global_vector	Convert a local vector to the global frame.
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.
to_local_point	Convert a global point to the local frame.
to_local_vector	Convert a global vector to the local frame.
transform_to	Get the transformation from this object's local frame to another frame.
validate_data	Validate the data against the object's data schema.