from abaqusConstants import *
[docs]class AdaptiveMeshControl:
"""The AdaptiveMeshControl object is used to control various aspects of Arbitrary
Lagrangian Eularian (ALE) style adaptive smoothing and advection algorithms applied to
an ALE adaptive mesh domain.
Notes
-----
This object can be accessed by:
.. code-block:: python
import step
mdb.models[name].adaptiveMeshControls[name]
"""
def __init__(self, name: str, remapping: SymbolicConstant = SECOND_ORDER_ADVECTION,
smoothingAlgorithm: SymbolicConstant = GEOMETRY_ENHANCED,
smoothingPriority: SymbolicConstant = UNIFORM, initialFeatureAngle: float = 30,
transitionFeatureAngle: float = 30,
momentumAdvection: SymbolicConstant = ELEMENT_CENTER_PROJECTION,
meshingPredictor: SymbolicConstant = CURRENT, curvatureRefinement: float = 1,
volumetricSmoothingWeight: float = 1, laplacianSmoothingWeight: float = 0,
equipotentialSmoothingWeight: float = 0, meshConstraintAngle: float = 60,
originalConfigurationProjectionWeight: float = 1,
standardVolumetricSmoothingWeight: float = 0):
"""This method creates an AdaptiveMeshControl object.
Notes
-----
This function can be accessed by:
.. code-block:: python
mdb.models[name].AdaptiveMeshControl
Parameters
----------
name
A String specifying the name of the object.
remapping
A SymbolicConstant specifying the remapping algorithm. Possible values are
FIRST_ORDER_ADVECTION and SECOND_ORDER_ADVECTION. The default value is
SECOND_ORDER_ADVECTION.
smoothingAlgorithm
A SymbolicConstant specifying the type of smoothing algorithm to use. Possible values
are STANDARD and GEOMETRY_ENHANCED. The default value is GEOMETRY_ENHANCED.
smoothingPriority
A SymbolicConstant specifying the type of smoothing to perform. Possible values are
UNIFORM and GRADED. The default value is UNIFORM.
initialFeatureAngle
A Float specifying the initial geometric feature angle, θI, in degrees. Possible values
are 0° ≤θI≤ 180°. The default value is 30.0.
transitionFeatureAngle
A Float specifying the transitional feature angle, θT, in degrees. Possible values are
0° ≤θT≤ 180°. The default value is 30.0.
momentumAdvection
A SymbolicConstant specifying the type of momentum advection algorithm. Possible values
are ELEMENT_CENTER_PROJECTION and HALF_INDEX_SHIFT. The default value is
ELEMENT_CENTER_PROJECTION.
meshingPredictor
A SymbolicConstant specifying the nodal starting location to use for remeshing. Possible
values are CURRENT and PREVIOUS. The default value is CURRENT.
curvatureRefinement
A Float specifying the solution dependence weight, αC. Possible values are 0.0 ≤αC≤ 1.0.
The default value is 1.0.
volumetricSmoothingWeight
A Float specifying the weight used by Abaqus/Explicit for the volumetric smoothing
method. The default value is 1.0.
laplacianSmoothingWeight
A Float specifying the weight for the Laplacian smoothing method. The default value is
0.0.
equipotentialSmoothingWeight
A Float specifying the weight for the equipotential smoothing method. The default value
is 0.0.
meshConstraintAngle
A Float specifying the initial geometric feature angle, θC. Possible values are 0° ≤θC≤
180°. The default value is 60.0.
originalConfigurationProjectionWeight
A Float specifying the weight for the original configuration projection method. The
default value is 1.0.
standardVolumetricSmoothingWeight
A Float specifying the weight used by Abaqus/Standard for the volumetric smoothing
method. The default value is 0.0.
Returns
-------
An AdaptiveMeshControl object.
Raises
------
RangeError.
"""
pass
[docs] def setValues(self, remapping: SymbolicConstant = SECOND_ORDER_ADVECTION,
smoothingAlgorithm: SymbolicConstant = GEOMETRY_ENHANCED,
smoothingPriority: SymbolicConstant = UNIFORM, initialFeatureAngle: float = 30,
transitionFeatureAngle: float = 30,
momentumAdvection: SymbolicConstant = ELEMENT_CENTER_PROJECTION,
meshingPredictor: SymbolicConstant = CURRENT, curvatureRefinement: float = 1,
volumetricSmoothingWeight: float = 1, laplacianSmoothingWeight: float = 0,
equipotentialSmoothingWeight: float = 0, meshConstraintAngle: float = 60,
originalConfigurationProjectionWeight: float = 1,
standardVolumetricSmoothingWeight: float = 0):
"""This method modifies the AdaptiveMeshControl object.
Parameters
----------
remapping
A SymbolicConstant specifying the remapping algorithm. Possible values are
FIRST_ORDER_ADVECTION and SECOND_ORDER_ADVECTION. The default value is
SECOND_ORDER_ADVECTION.
smoothingAlgorithm
A SymbolicConstant specifying the type of smoothing algorithm to use. Possible values
are STANDARD and GEOMETRY_ENHANCED. The default value is GEOMETRY_ENHANCED.
smoothingPriority
A SymbolicConstant specifying the type of smoothing to perform. Possible values are
UNIFORM and GRADED. The default value is UNIFORM.
initialFeatureAngle
A Float specifying the initial geometric feature angle, θI, in degrees. Possible values
are 0° ≤θI≤ 180°. The default value is 30.0.
transitionFeatureAngle
A Float specifying the transitional feature angle, θT, in degrees. Possible values are
0° ≤θT≤ 180°. The default value is 30.0.
momentumAdvection
A SymbolicConstant specifying the type of momentum advection algorithm. Possible values
are ELEMENT_CENTER_PROJECTION and HALF_INDEX_SHIFT. The default value is
ELEMENT_CENTER_PROJECTION.
meshingPredictor
A SymbolicConstant specifying the nodal starting location to use for remeshing. Possible
values are CURRENT and PREVIOUS. The default value is CURRENT.
curvatureRefinement
A Float specifying the solution dependence weight, αC. Possible values are 0.0 ≤αC≤ 1.0.
The default value is 1.0.
volumetricSmoothingWeight
A Float specifying the weight used by Abaqus/Explicit for the volumetric smoothing
method. The default value is 1.0.
laplacianSmoothingWeight
A Float specifying the weight for the Laplacian smoothing method. The default value is
0.0.
equipotentialSmoothingWeight
A Float specifying the weight for the equipotential smoothing method. The default value
is 0.0.
meshConstraintAngle
A Float specifying the initial geometric feature angle, θC. Possible values are 0° ≤θC≤
180°. The default value is 60.0.
originalConfigurationProjectionWeight
A Float specifying the weight for the original configuration projection method. The
default value is 1.0.
standardVolumetricSmoothingWeight
A Float specifying the weight used by Abaqus/Standard for the volumetric smoothing
method. The default value is 0.0.
Raises
------
RangeError
"""
pass