Transforming meshes (Translation, Rotation, Symmetry, Sewing, Merging)

Functions
def	Mirror
	Creates a symmetrical copy of mesh elements.
def	MirrorMakeMesh
	Creates a new mesh by a symmetrical copy of mesh elements.
def	MirrorObject
	Creates a symmetrical copy of the object.
def	MirrorObjectMakeMesh
	Creates a new mesh by a symmetrical copy of the object.
def	Translate
	Translates the elements.
def	TranslateMakeMesh
	Creates a new mesh of translated elements.
def	TranslateObject
	Translates the object.
def	TranslateObjectMakeMesh
	Creates a new mesh from the translated object.
def	Rotate
	Rotates the elements.
def	RotateMakeMesh
	Creates a new mesh of rotated elements.
def	RotateObject
	Rotates the object.
def	RotateObjectMakeMesh
	Creates a new mesh from the rotated object.
def	FindCoincidentNodes
	Finds groups of ajacent nodes within Tolerance.
def	FindCoincidentNodesOnPart
	Finds groups of ajacent nodes within Tolerance.
def	MergeNodes
	Merges nodes.
def	FindEqualElements
	Finds the elements built on the same nodes.
def	MergeElements
	Merges elements in each given group.
def	MergeEqualElements
	Leaves one element and removes all other elements built on the same nodes.
def	SewFreeBorders
	Sews free borders.
def	SewConformFreeBorders
	Sews conform free borders.
def	SewBorderToSide
	Sews border to side.
def	SewSideElements
	Sews two sides of a mesh.

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Function Documentation

def Mirror	(		self,
			IDsOfElements,
			Mirror,
			theMirrorType,
			Copy = 0,
			MakeGroups = False
	)		[inherited]

Creates a symmetrical copy of mesh elements.

Parameters:

IDsOfElements	list of elements ids
Mirror	is AxisStruct or geom object(point, line, plane)
theMirrorType	is POINT, AXIS or PLANE If the Mirror is a geom object this parameter is unnecessary
Copy	allows to copy element (Copy is 1) or to replace with its mirroring (Copy is 0)
MakeGroups	forces the generation of new groups from existing ones (if Copy)

Returns:

list of created groups (SMESH_GroupBase) if MakeGroups=True, empty list otherwise

def MirrorMakeMesh	(		self,
			IDsOfElements,
			Mirror,
			theMirrorType,
			MakeGroups = 0,
			NewMeshName = ""
	)		[inherited]

Creates a new mesh by a symmetrical copy of mesh elements.

Parameters:

IDsOfElements	the list of elements ids
Mirror	is AxisStruct or geom object (point, line, plane)
theMirrorType	is POINT, AXIS or PLANE If the Mirror is a geom object this parameter is unnecessary
MakeGroups	to generate new groups from existing ones
NewMeshName	a name of the new mesh to create

Returns:

instance of Mesh class

def MirrorObject	(		self,
			theObject,
			Mirror,
			theMirrorType,
			Copy = 0,
			MakeGroups = False
	)		[inherited]

Creates a symmetrical copy of the object.

Parameters:

theObject	mesh, submesh or group
Mirror	AxisStruct or geom object (point, line, plane)
theMirrorType	is POINT, AXIS or PLANE If the Mirror is a geom object this parameter is unnecessary
Copy	allows copying the element (Copy is 1) or replacing it with its mirror (Copy is 0)
MakeGroups	forces the generation of new groups from existing ones (if Copy)

Returns:

list of created groups (SMESH_GroupBase) if MakeGroups=True, empty list otherwise

def MirrorObjectMakeMesh	(		self,
			theObject,
			Mirror,
			theMirrorType,
			MakeGroups = 0,
			NewMeshName = ""
	)		[inherited]

Creates a new mesh by a symmetrical copy of the object.

Parameters:

theObject	mesh, submesh or group
Mirror	AxisStruct or geom object (point, line, plane)
theMirrorType	POINT, AXIS or PLANE If the Mirror is a geom object this parameter is unnecessary
MakeGroups	forces the generation of new groups from existing ones
NewMeshName	the name of the new mesh to create

Returns:

instance of Mesh class

def Translate	(		self,
			IDsOfElements,
			Vector,
			Copy,
			MakeGroups = False
	)		[inherited]

Translates the elements.

Parameters:

IDsOfElements	list of elements ids
Vector	the direction of translation (DirStruct or vector)
Copy	allows copying the translated elements
MakeGroups	forces the generation of new groups from existing ones (if Copy)

Returns:

list of created groups (SMESH_GroupBase) if MakeGroups=True, empty list otherwise

def TranslateMakeMesh	(		self,
			IDsOfElements,
			Vector,
			MakeGroups = False,
			NewMeshName = ""
	)		[inherited]

Creates a new mesh of translated elements.

Parameters:

IDsOfElements	list of elements ids
Vector	the direction of translation (DirStruct or vector)
MakeGroups	forces the generation of new groups from existing ones
NewMeshName	the name of the newly created mesh

Returns:

instance of Mesh class

def TranslateObject	(		self,
			theObject,
			Vector,
			Copy,
			MakeGroups = False
	)		[inherited]

Translates the object.

Parameters:

theObject	the object to translate (mesh, submesh, or group)
Vector	direction of translation (DirStruct or geom vector)
Copy	allows copying the translated elements
MakeGroups	forces the generation of new groups from existing ones (if Copy)

Returns:

list of created groups (SMESH_GroupBase) if MakeGroups=True, empty list otherwise

def TranslateObjectMakeMesh	(		self,
			theObject,
			Vector,
			MakeGroups = False,
			NewMeshName = ""
	)		[inherited]

Creates a new mesh from the translated object.

Parameters:

theObject	the object to translate (mesh, submesh, or group)
Vector	the direction of translation (DirStruct or geom vector)
MakeGroups	forces the generation of new groups from existing ones
NewMeshName	the name of the newly created mesh

Returns:

instance of Mesh class

def Rotate	(		self,
			IDsOfElements,
			Axis,
			AngleInRadians,
			Copy,
			MakeGroups = False
	)		[inherited]

Rotates the elements.

Parameters:

IDsOfElements	list of elements ids
Axis	the axis of rotation (AxisStruct or geom line)
AngleInRadians	the angle of rotation (in radians) or a name of variable which defines angle in degrees
Copy	allows copying the rotated elements
MakeGroups	forces the generation of new groups from existing ones (if Copy)

Returns:

list of created groups (SMESH_GroupBase) if MakeGroups=True, empty list otherwise

def RotateMakeMesh	(		self,
			IDsOfElements,
			Axis,
			AngleInRadians,
			MakeGroups = 0,
			NewMeshName = ""
	)		[inherited]

Creates a new mesh of rotated elements.

Parameters:

IDsOfElements	list of element ids
Axis	the axis of rotation (AxisStruct or geom line)
AngleInRadians	the angle of rotation (in radians) or a name of variable which defines angle in degrees
MakeGroups	forces the generation of new groups from existing ones
NewMeshName	the name of the newly created mesh

Returns:

instance of Mesh class

def RotateObject	(		self,
			theObject,
			Axis,
			AngleInRadians,
			Copy,
			MakeGroups = False
	)		[inherited]

Rotates the object.

Parameters:

theObject	the object to rotate( mesh, submesh, or group)
Axis	the axis of rotation (AxisStruct or geom line)
AngleInRadians	the angle of rotation (in radians) or a name of variable which defines angle in degrees
Copy	allows copying the rotated elements
MakeGroups	forces the generation of new groups from existing ones (if Copy)

Returns:

list of created groups (SMESH_GroupBase) if MakeGroups=True, empty list otherwise

def RotateObjectMakeMesh	(		self,
			theObject,
			Axis,
			AngleInRadians,
			MakeGroups = 0,
			NewMeshName = ""
	)		[inherited]

Creates a new mesh from the rotated object.

Parameters:

theObject	the object to rotate (mesh, submesh, or group)
Axis	the axis of rotation (AxisStruct or geom line)
AngleInRadians	the angle of rotation (in radians) or a name of variable which defines angle in degrees
MakeGroups	forces the generation of new groups from existing ones
NewMeshName	the name of the newly created mesh

Returns:

instance of Mesh class

def FindCoincidentNodes	(		self,
			Tolerance
	)		[inherited]

Finds groups of ajacent nodes within Tolerance.

Parameters:

Tolerance

the value of tolerance

Returns:

the list of groups of nodes

def FindCoincidentNodesOnPart	(		self,
			SubMeshOrGroup,
			Tolerance,
			exceptNodes = []
	)		[inherited]

Finds groups of ajacent nodes within Tolerance.

Parameters:

Tolerance	the value of tolerance
SubMeshOrGroup	SubMesh or Group
exceptNodes	list of either SubMeshes, Groups or node IDs to exclude from search

Returns:

the list of groups of nodes

def MergeNodes	(		self,
			GroupsOfNodes
	)		[inherited]

Merges nodes.

Parameters:

GroupsOfNodes

the list of groups of nodes

def FindEqualElements	(		self,
			MeshOrSubMeshOrGroup
	)		[inherited]

Finds the elements built on the same nodes.

Parameters:

MeshOrSubMeshOrGroup

Mesh or SubMesh, or Group of elements for searching

Returns:

a list of groups of equal elements

def MergeElements	(		self,
			GroupsOfElementsID
	)		[inherited]

Merges elements in each given group.

Parameters:

GroupsOfElementsID

groups of elements for merging

def MergeEqualElements

(

self

)

[inherited]

Leaves one element and removes all other elements built on the same nodes.

def SewFreeBorders	(		self,
			FirstNodeID1,
			SecondNodeID1,
			LastNodeID1,
			FirstNodeID2,
			SecondNodeID2,
			LastNodeID2,
			CreatePolygons,
			CreatePolyedrs
	)		[inherited]

Sews free borders.

Returns:

SMESH.Sew_Error

def SewConformFreeBorders	(		self,
			FirstNodeID1,
			SecondNodeID1,
			LastNodeID1,
			FirstNodeID2,
			SecondNodeID2
	)		[inherited]

Sews conform free borders.

Returns:

SMESH.Sew_Error

def SewBorderToSide	(		self,
			FirstNodeIDOnFreeBorder,
			SecondNodeIDOnFreeBorder,
			LastNodeIDOnFreeBorder,
			FirstNodeIDOnSide,
			LastNodeIDOnSide,
			CreatePolygons,
			CreatePolyedrs
	)		[inherited]

Sews border to side.

Returns:

SMESH.Sew_Error

def SewSideElements	(		self,
			IDsOfSide1Elements,
			IDsOfSide2Elements,
			NodeID1OfSide1ToMerge,
			NodeID1OfSide2ToMerge,
			NodeID2OfSide1ToMerge,
			NodeID2OfSide2ToMerge
	)		[inherited]

Sews two sides of a mesh.

The nodes belonging to Side1 are merged with the nodes of elements of Side2. The number of elements in theSide1 and in theSide2 must be equal and they should have similar nodal connectivity. The nodes to merge should belong to side borders and the first node should be linked to the second.

Returns:

SMESH.Sew_Error