BlockElement

class compas_model.elements.BlockElement(shape, features=None, is_support=False, frame=None, transformation=None, name=None)

Bases: Element

Class representing block elements.

Parameters:

shapecompas.datastructures.Mesh

The base shape of the block.

featureslist[BlockFeature], optional

Additional block features.

is_supportbool, optional

Flag indicating that the block is a support.

framecompas.geometry.Frame, optional

The coordinate frame of the block.

namestr, optional

The name of the element.

Attributes:

shapecompas.datastructure.Mesh

The base shape of the block.

featureslist[BlockFeature]

A list of additional block features.

is_supportbool

Flag indicating that the block is a support.

Methods

compute_aabb	Computes the Axis Aligned Bounding Box (AABB) of the geometry of the element.
compute_collision_mesh	Computes the collision geometry of the geometry of the element.
compute_elementgeometry	Compute the geometry of the element in local coordinates.
compute_modelgeometry	Compute the geometry of the element in model coordinates and taking into account the effect of interactions with connected elements.
compute_obb	Computes the Oriented Bounding Box (OBB) of the geometry of the element.
from_box

Inherited Methods

ToString	Converts the instance to a string.
add_feature	Add a feature to the list of features of the lement.
apply_features	Apply the features to the (base) geometry.
compute_contact	Computes the contact interaction of the geometry of the elements that is used in the model's add_contact method.
compute_modeltransformation	Compute the transformation to model coordinates of this element based on its position in the spatial hierarchy of the model.
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.