DeformableSurface

Class DeformableSurface()

DeformableSurface(parent='MODEL', name='DeformableCurve_n', label='DeformableCurve_n', 
active=True, itype='MARKER', markers=None, bodies=None, points=None, end_type='NATURAL', uspan=1, vspan=1)

Three dimensional deformable surface.

Keyword Arguments

Argument	Data Type	Description	Default
name	String	The variable name.	DeformableSurface_n, for next available integer n.
label	String	The descriptive label.	DeformableSurface_n, for next available integer n.
parent	Object	The parent.	MODEL
active	Boolean	Used to activate or deactivate this entity.	True
itype	Enum	The type of deformable surface. One of BODYPT or MARKER.	MARKER
markers	Marker	The ordered list of markers that form the surface in 3D space when itype is MARKER.	None
bodies	Body	The ordered list of bodies that form the surface in 3D space when itype is BODYPT.	None
points	Point	The ordered list of points that form the surface in 3D space when itype is BODYPT.	None
end_type	Enum	The type of end condition. One of NATURAL, PARABOLIC, PERIODIC, CANTILEVER.	NATURAL
uspan	Double	The span for the u direction of the surface.	1
vspan	Double	The span for the v direction of the surface.	1
numrows	Int	Number of rows of MARKER/BODYPT in DeformableSurface.	3
numcols	Int	Number of columns of MARKER/BODYPT in DeformableSurface.	3

Examples

Create and modify attributes of a DeformableSurface.

   >>> # Import mview module
   >>> from hw import mview
   >>> #Create a body and get values
   >>> d1 = mview.DeformableSurface(name='defs_1',label='defs_1')
   >>> d1.end_type
   'NATURAL'
   >>> d1.itype
   'MARKER'
   >>> # Check all the markers assigned are global frame
   >>> d1.markers[0].name
   >>> 'Global_Frame'
   >>> # Create a marker
   >>> mrkr2 = mview.Marker(name= 'Marker_2', body=mview.Body(), origin=mview.Point(x=1, y=1, z=2))
   >>> mrkr2.name
   'Marker_2'
   >>> Change first two markers to marker 2
   >>> d1.markers = [mrkr2, mrkr2]
   >>> d1.markers[1].name
   'Marker_2'
   >>> #Change the end type to Parabolic
   >>> d1.end_type = 'PARABOLIC'
   >>> d1.end_type
   'PARABOLIC'
   >>> #Change the type to body point
   >>> d1.itype = 'BODYPT'
   'BODYPT'