chrono::ChVisualShapeFEA Class Reference

Description

FEA mesh visualization.

Adds to the containing visual model a trimesh and a glyphs visual shapes.

#include <ChVisualShapeFEA.h>

Public Types
enum	DataType {   NONE, SURFACE, CONTACTSURFACES, LOADSURFACES,   NODE_DISP_NORM, NODE_DISP_X, NODE_DISP_Y, NODE_DISP_Z,   NODE_SPEED_NORM, NODE_SPEED_X, NODE_SPEED_Y, NODE_SPEED_Z,   NODE_ACCEL_NORM, NODE_ACCEL_X, NODE_ACCEL_Y, NODE_ACCEL_Z,   ELEM_STRAIN_VONMISES, ELEM_STRESS_VONMISES, ELEM_STRAIN_HYDROSTATIC, ELEM_STRESS_HYDROSTATIC,   ELEM_BEAM_MX, ELEM_BEAM_MY, ELEM_BEAM_MZ, ELEM_BEAM_TX,   ELEM_BEAM_TY, ELEM_BEAM_TZ, NODE_FIELD_VALUE, ANCF_BEAM_AX,   ANCF_BEAM_BD }
	Visualization mesh data type.
enum	GlyphType {   NONE, NODE_DOT_POS, NODE_CSYS, NODE_VECT_SPEED,   NODE_VECT_ACCEL, ELEM_TENS_STRAIN, ELEM_TENS_STRESS, ELEM_VECT_DP }
	Visualization glyph data type.

Public Member Functions
	ChVisualShapeFEA (std::shared_ptr< fea::ChMesh > fea_mesh)
fea::ChMesh &	GetMesh ()
	Access the referenced FEM mesh.
DataType	GetFEMdataType ()
	Returns the current data type to be plotted (speeds, forces, etc.).
void	SetFEMdataType (DataType mdata)
	Set the current data type to be plotted (speeds, forces, etc.).
GlyphType	GetFEMglyphType ()
	Returns the current data type to be drawn with glyphs.
void	SetFEMglyphType (GlyphType mdata)
	Set the current data type to be drawn with glyphs.
void	SetColorscaleMinMax (double min, double max)
	Set min and max values of the plotted variable for the colorscale plots.
void	SetSymbolsScale (double mscale)
	Set the scale for drawing the symbols for vectors, tensors, etc.
double	GetSymbolsScale ()
void	SetSymbolsThickness (double mthick)
	Set the thickness of symbols used for drawing the vectors, tensors, etc.
double	GetSymbolsThickness ()
void	SetBeamResolution (int mres)
	Set the resolution of beam triangulated drawing, along the beam direction (default: 8).
int	GetBeamResolution ()
void	SetBeamResolutionSection (int mres)
	Set the resolution of beam triangulated drawing, along the section (default: 10). More...
int	GetBeamResolutionSection ()
void	SetShellResolution (int mres)
	Set the resolution of shell triangulated drawing (default: 2). More...
int	GetShellResolution ()
void	SetShrinkElements (bool mshrink, double mfact)
	Set shrinkage of elements during drawing.
void	SetWireframe (bool mwireframe)
	Set as wireframe visualization.
void	SetBackfaceCull (bool mbc)
	Set backface cull speedup (default false). More...
void	SetZbufferHide (bool mhide)
	Set the Z buffer enable/disable, for visualization systems that support it (default: true). More...
void	SetDefaultMeshColor (ChColor mcolor)
	Set color for SURFACE mode (also for wireframe lines).
void	SetDefaultSymbolsColor (ChColor mcolor)
	Set color for GlyphType::NONE mode or for wireframe lines.
void	SetSmoothFaces (bool msmooth)
	Activate Gourad or Phong smoothing for faces of non-straight elements. More...
void	SetDrawInUndeformedReference (bool mdu)
	Draw the mesh in its underformed (reference) configuration.
void	Update (ChPhysicsItem *updater, const ChFrame<> &frame)
	Update the triangle visualization mesh so that it matches with the FEM mesh.

Friends
class	ChVisualModel

Member Function Documentation

SetBackfaceCull()

void chrono::ChVisualShapeFEA::SetBackfaceCull ( bool  mbc )

inline

Set backface cull speedup (default false).

Must be set true for shells and in general where already double-sided twin triangles are used.

SetBeamResolutionSection()

void chrono::ChVisualShapeFEA::SetBeamResolutionSection ( int  mres )

inline

Set the resolution of beam triangulated drawing, along the section (default: 10).

For example, in case of a circular section, this is the number of points along the circle.

SetShellResolution()

void chrono::ChVisualShapeFEA::SetShellResolution ( int  mres )

inline

Set the resolution of shell triangulated drawing (default: 2).

This value represents the number of visualization mesh vertices on each FEM element edge. The default value of 2 results in a visualization mesh constructed using only the FEM nodes.

SetSmoothFaces()

void chrono::ChVisualShapeFEA::SetSmoothFaces ( bool  msmooth )

inline

Activate Gourad or Phong smoothing for faces of non-straight elements.

Note: experimental feature.

SetZbufferHide()

void chrono::ChVisualShapeFEA::SetZbufferHide ( bool  mhide )

inline

Set the Z buffer enable/disable, for visualization systems that support it (default: true).

If hide = false, symbols will appear even if hidden by meshes/geometries.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

• /builds/uwsbel/chrono/src/chrono/assets/ChVisualShapeFEA.h
• /builds/uwsbel/chrono/src/chrono/assets/ChVisualShapeFEA.cpp