Karamba3D v2
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  • Welcome to Karamba3D
  • New in Karamba3D 2.2.0
  • See Scripting Guide
  • See Manual 1.3.3
  • 1: Introduction
    • 1.1 Installation
    • 1.2 Licenses
      • 1.2.1 Cloud Licenses
      • 1.2.2 Network Licenses
      • 1.2.3 Temporary Licenses
      • 1.2.4 Standalone Licenses
  • 2: Getting Started
    • 2 Getting Started
      • 2.1: Karamba3D Entities
      • 2.2: Setting up a Structural Analysis
        • 2.2.1: Define the Model Elements
        • 2.2.2: View the Model
        • 2.2.3: Add Supports
        • 2.2.4: Define Loads
        • 2.2.5: Choose an Algorithm
        • 2.2.6: Provide Cross Sections
        • 2.2.7: Specify Materials
        • 2.2.8: Retrieve Results
      • 2.3: Physical Units
      • 2.4: Quick Component Reference
  • 3: In Depth Component Reference
    • 3.0 Settings
      • 3.0.1 Settings
      • 3.0.2 License
    • 3.1: Model
      • 3.1.1: Assemble Model
      • 3.1.2: Disassemble Model
      • 3.1.3: Modify Model
      • 3.1.4: Connected Parts
      • 3.1.5: Activate Element
      • 3.1.6: Line to Beam
      • 3.1.7: Connectivity to Beam
      • 3.1.8: Index to Beam
      • 3.1.9: Mesh to Shell
      • 3.1.10: Modify Element
      • 3.1.11: Point-Mass
      • 3.1.12: Disassemble Element
      • 3.1.13: Make Beam-Set 🔷
      • 3.1.14: Orientate Element
      • 3.1.15: Dispatch Elements
      • 3.1.16: Select Elements
      • 3.1.17: Support
    • 3.2: Load
      • 3.2.1: General Loads
      • 3.2.2: Beam Loads
      • 3.2.3: Disassemble Mesh Load
      • 3.2.4: Prescribed displacements
    • 3.3: Cross Section
      • 3.3.1: Beam Cross Sections
      • 3.3.2: Shell Cross Sections
      • 3.3.3: Spring Cross Sections
      • 3.3.4: Disassemble Cross Section 🔷
      • 3.3.5: Eccentricity on Beam and Cross Section 🔷
      • 3.3.6: Modify Cross Section 🔷
      • 3.3.7: Cross Section Range Selector
      • 3.3.8: Cross Section Selector
      • 3.3.9: Cross Section Matcher
      • 3.3.10: Generate Cross Section Table
      • 3.3.11: Read Cross Section Table from File
    • 3.4: Joint
      • 3.4.1: Beam-Joints 🔷
      • 3.4.2: Beam-Joint Agent 🔷
      • 3.4.3: Line-Joint
    • 3.5: Material
      • 3.5.1: Material Properties
      • 3.5.2: Material Selection
      • 3.5.3: Read Material Table from File
      • 3.5.4: Disassemble Material 🔷
    • 3.6: Algorithms
      • 3.6.1: Analyze
      • 3.6.2: AnalyzeThII 🔷
      • 3.6.3: Analyze Nonlinear WIP
      • 3.6.4: Large Deformation Analysis
      • 3.6.5: Buckling Modes 🔷
      • 3.6.6: Eigen Modes
      • 3.6.7: Natural Vibrations
      • 3.6.8: Optimize Cross Section 🔷
      • 3.6.9: BESO for Beams
      • 3.6.10: BESO for Shells
      • 3.6.11: Optimize Reinforcement 🔷
      • 3.6.12: Tension/Compression Eliminator 🔷
    • 3.7: Results
      • 3.7.1: ModelView
      • 3.7.2: Deformation-Energy
      • 3.7.3: Element Query
      • 3.7.4: Nodal Displacements
      • 3.7.5: Principal Strains Approximation
      • 3.7.6: Reaction Forces 🔷
      • 3.7.7: Utilization of Elements 🔷
        • Examples
      • 3.7.8: BeamView
      • 3.7.9: Beam Displacements 🔷
      • 3.7.10: Beam Forces
      • 3.7.11: Node Forces
      • 3.7.12: ShellView
      • 3.7.13: Line Results on Shells
      • 3.7.14: Result Vectors on Shells
      • 3.7.15: Shell Forces
      • 3.7.16 Results at Shell Sections
    • 3.8: Export 🔷
      • 3.8.1: Export Model to DStV 🔷
      • 3.8.2 Json / Bson Export and Import
    • 3.9 Utilities
      • 3.9.1: Mesh Breps
      • 3.9.2: Closest Points
      • 3.9.3: Closest Points Multi-dimensional
      • 3.9.4: Cull Curves
      • 3.9.5: Detect Collisions
      • 3.9.6: Get Cells from Lines
      • 3.9.7: Line-Line Intersection
      • 3.9.8: Principal States Transformation 🔷
      • 3.9.9: Remove Duplicate Lines
      • 3.9.10: Remove Duplicate Points
      • 3.9.11: Simplify Model
      • 3.9.12: Element Felting 🔷
      • 3.9.13: Mapper 🔷
      • 3.9.14: Interpolate Shape 🔷
      • 3.9.15: Connecting Beams with Stitches 🔷
      • 3.9.16: User Iso-Lines and Stream-Lines
      • 3.9.17: Cross Section Properties
    • 3.10 Parametric UI
      • 3.10.1: View-Components
      • 3.10.2: Rendered View
  • Troubleshooting
    • 4.1: Miscellaneous Questions and Problems
      • 4.1.0: FAQ
      • 4.1.1: Installation Issues
      • 4.1.2: Purchases
      • 4.1.3: Licensing
      • 4.1.4: Runtime Errors
      • 4.1.5: Definitions and Components
      • 4.1.6: Default Program Settings
    • 4.2: Support
  • Appendix
    • A.1: Release Notes
      • Work in Progress Versions
      • Version 2.2.0 WIP
      • Version 1.3.3
      • Version 1.3.2 build 190919
      • Version 1.3.2 build 190731
      • Version 1.3.2 build 190709
      • Version 1.3.2
    • A.2: Background information
      • A.2.1: Basic Properties of Materials
      • A.2.2: Additional Information on Loads
      • A.2.3: Tips for Designing Statically Feasible Structures
      • A.2.4: Hints on Reducing Computation Time
      • A.2.5: Natural Vibrations, Eigen Modes and Buckling
      • A.2.6: Approach Used for Cross Section Optimization
    • A.3: Workflow Examples
    • A.4: Bibliography
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  1. 3: In Depth Component Reference
  2. 3.9 Utilities

3.9.1: Mesh Breps

This component was programmed by Moritz Heimrath

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In Karamba3D the geometry of shells is represented by meshes. Each mesh face corresponds to a finite element. The element nodes determine its connectivity to the other parts of the structure. Thus point-loads, supports, point-masses and the like can only be attached to mesh vertices. When two meshes have common boundaries they need to have identical vertices there in order to be structurally connected.

The “MeshBreps”-component ensures the connectedness of meshes generated from multiple breps. It also allows you to define points on those breps where mesh vertices shall result. Fig. 3.9.1.1 shows the unified mesh based on four breps and one predefined point.

The "MeshBreps"-component assumes that surfaces to be meshed have a characteristic size larger than 5mm.

These input-plugs control mesh generation (see fig. 3.9.1.1):

"Brep"

List of breps to be joined and meshed

"IPts"

Points on breps or at their boundaries where mesh vertices shall be generated. If a point’s shortest distance to the nearest brep exceeds 0.00001m it will be discarded.

"MRes"

Target size of mesh faces in meter.

"EdgeRefinementFactor"

Multiplication factor for “MRes” that determines the target edge length of faces at brep-boundaries.

"PointReduction"

If “True” vertices in overly dense areas get culled. Such regions may result from a distorted UV-space in the underlying brep. Points closer than half of “MRes” to their next neighbor get removed.

"SStep", "SIter"

These two parameters let you control mesh relaxation. Triangular finite shell elements give better results when having sides of approximately equal length. The smoothing algorithm tries to improve the mesh in that direction: It moves each vertex towards the center of gravity of those faces it is part of. During mesh relaxation vertices always remain on the brep they belong to.

The output of the “MeshBreps”-component consists of meshes with identical vertices at common boundaries. The output of the “MeshBreps”-component consists of meshes with identical vertices at common boundaries. The “Info” output-plug provides information regarding the meshing process.

Grasshopper has no "Stop"-Button. In case the target mesh resolution ("MRes") is chosen very small the meshing algorithm may take a long time to complete.

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Fig. 3.9.1.1: Unified mesh generated from Breps using the “MeshBreps”-component