BeamElement

class compas_model.elements.BeamElement(width=0.1, depth=0.2, length=3.0, transformation=None, features=None, name=None)

Bases: Element

Class representing a beam element with a square section, constructed from the WorldXY Frame. The beam is defined in its local frame, where the length corresponds to the Z-Axis, the depth to the Y-Axis, and the width to the X-Axis. By default, the local frame is set to WorldXY frame.

Parameters:

widthfloat

The width of the beam.

depthfloat

The depth of the beam.

lengthfloat

The length of the beam.

transformationOptional[compas.geometry.Transformation]

Transformation applied to the beam.

featuresOptional[list[compas_model.features.BeamFeature]]

Features of the beam.

nameOptional[str]

If no name is defined, the class name is given.

Attributes:

boxcompas.geometry.Box

The box geometry of the beam.

widthfloat

The width of the beam.

depthfloat

The depth of the beam.

lengthfloat

The length of the beam.

center_linecompas.geometry.Line

Line axis of the beam.

Methods

compute_aabb	Compute the axis-aligned bounding box of the element.
compute_collision_mesh	Compute the collision mesh of the element.
compute_elementgeometry	Compute the mesh shape from a box.
compute_obb	Compute the oriented bounding box of the element.
compute_point	Compute the reference point of the beam from the centroid of its geometry.
extend	Extend the beam.

Inherited Methods

ToString	Converts the instance to a string.
add_feature	Add a feature to the list of features of the element.
apply_features	Apply the features to the (base) geometry.
compute_femesh2	Computes the 2D FE analysis mesh of the element's model geometry.
compute_femesh3	Computes the 3D FE mesh of the element's model geometry.
compute_modelgeometry	Compute the geometry of the element in model coordinates and taking into account the effect of interactions with connected elements.
compute_modeltransformation	Compute the transformation to model coordinates of this element based on its position in the spatial hierarchy of the model.
contacts	Compute the contacts between this element and another element.
copy	Make an independent copy of the data object.
from_json	Construct an object of this type from a JSON file.
from_jsonstring	Construct an object of this type from a JSON string.
sha256	Compute a hash of the data for comparison during version control using the sha256 algorithm.
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	Transforms the element.
transformed	Creates a transformed copy of the element.
validate_data	Validate the data against the object's data schema.