Fem constraint contact

[bernd]

would it be possible to reduce your problematic code to just one constraint contact without a loop?

[makkemal]

So I found the problem although Face index start at 0 the Face numbers on start at 1
Fixed now

So currently I step through compound and find closest faces for the whole compound
Now the question is if I have a face how do I check that the closest face is not part of the same sub solid ?
The compound solid is made of a number of solids I need to identify the faces that are part of the same sub solid but have the number as it is in the compound solid ?

This is going to be a very useful feature

Thanks

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import FreeCADGui, FreeCAD
import numpy as np
locations = []
#Variables
num=3 # Number of nearest neigbours to found 
Slope = 1000000.000000  # Contact stiffness
Friction = 0.300000     # Friction 
Scale = 1   # Scale


def find_index_of_nearest(array, idx,num ):
    xpoint=array[idx,0]
    ypoint=array[idx,1]
    zpoint=array[idx,2]
    distance = []
    for i in range(array.shape[0]):
        distance.append((array[i,0]-xpoint)**2 + (array[i,1]-ypoint)**2+ (array[i,2]-zpoint)**2)       
    idxmin = np.argpartition(np.array(distance), num)
    idxmin=np.array(idxmin[0:num])
    idxmin=np.delete(idxmin,np.where(idxmin==idx))  
    return idxmin

def get_all_close_surfaces(array, num):
    store = []
    for i in range(array.shape[0]):
        store.append(find_index_of_nearest(array,i,num))    
    return store


def addcontactobjects(array,geom):
    [col,row]=np.array(array.shape)
    for i in range(array.size):
        #print(i)
        FreeCAD.activeDocument().addObject("Fem::ConstraintContact","FemConstraintContact")
    idxc=0
    idxr=0
    for obj in FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.Objects:
        if (obj.isDerivedFrom('Fem::ConstraintContact')):
            objName = obj.Name
            #print(objName)
            obj.Slope = Slope
            obj.Friction = Friction
            obj.Scale = Scale
            face1='Face'+str(idxc+1)
#            print(face1)
            face2='Face'+str(array[idxc,idxr]+1)
#            print(face2)
            obj.References = [(geom,face1), (geom,face2)]    
#            print(idxc+1,array[idxc,idxr]+)
            idxr+=1
            if idxr > row-1:
                idxr = 0
                idxc+=1


try:
    for obj in FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.Objects:  # seach all objects in document
        objName = obj.Name
        objLabel = obj.Label
        try:
            if obj.Shape.Faces:  # is a face then
                print( objLabel, objName, len(obj.Shape.Faces), " face(s)")
                FreeCADGui.Selection.addSelection(FreeCAD.ActiveDocument.getObject(obj.Name))  # select the object with face
                if 'Compound' in objName: 
                    print('Getting vector list for nearest neighbours contact \n ', objName)
                    for face in range(len(obj.Shape.Faces)):  # list the face(s) of object
#                         print(face)
                         surfaceloc=np.array(obj.Shape.Faces[face].CenterOfMass)  # center point
                         locations.append(surfaceloc)
#                         print(surfaceloc)                        
                    locations = np.array(locations)
                    #print(locations.shape)
                    results = np.array(get_all_close_surfaces(locations,num))
#                    print(results)
                    addcontactobjects(results,obj)                                          
                else:
                   print("No object found to apply contact ",objName)
        except Exception:
            print("Not Shape")
except Exception:
    print("Not object")

[bernd]

could you post a simple FreeCAD file with boxes and describe the problem with exact names from the example file?

The not smart way would be to compare the goemetry of the faces for each face of corresponding solids. Than you know if it is part of the subsolid or not. You can try this def https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD/blob ... 1415-L1447

[bernd]

This is going to be a very useful feature

I do not get the point of this. What is this feature useful for?

[makkemal]

Civil engineers .....

I do not get the point of this. What is this feature useful for?

https://www.ansys.com/products/structur ... assemblies

[bernd]

wow ...

Civil engineers .....

structural engineer, but anyway, we do not need such stuff either ...

[makkemal]

I have updated the script and it seems to be working now

contact_apply_01.py

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Two test problem that work well

contact_test.FCStd

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contact_test2.FCStd

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Now I'm stuck I was thing of just adding a bottom to the ConstraintContact ui that runs this script.
But since the constraint contact was done in CPP and this is python I don't know how t link it ?

[bernd]

we could add the methods too utilities, and only add a button to the contact ui. At button click the def from utilities will be run. Or and total independent tool?

What input parameter does your code needs? What is the output or outcome?

What do I need to do to test all this? May be than I have a even better idea.
bernd

[makkemal]

What do I need to do to test all this? May be than I have a even better idea

The only input the script need is :

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Slope = 1000000.000000  # Contact stiffness
Friction = 0.300000     # Friction 

These values are applied to all contact objects generated
The default ui have these value but I guess a new ui with just these can be made ?

The solids need to be in a "compound" but adding any contact needs that
The rest is automatic

[bernd]

OK, what does it actually do.

- select a compound, run the code
- for all solids in the compound contakt constraints are generated
- with this it is not needed to make a boolean fragment mesh

If this is true I would wote for a totally independent tool in utilities with it's own icon.