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BlockResearchGroup / compas-FoFin

Rhino plugin for form finding of tension-only, compression-only, and mixed tension-compression structures with axial forces, using constrained force-density and dynamic relaxation solvers.
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Basic work flow using CableMesh #1

Closed tomvanmele closed 1 month ago

tomvanmele commented 4 years ago

Basic use of the FormFinder tool would be to do the "structural design" of simple cablemesh structures for given boundary conditions and loads.

Steps

  1. initialize
  2. create a pattern (from lines, mesh, file)
  3. define boundary conditions (fix or "identify" vertices)
  4. set loads (dead, wind, snow, point)
  5. set constraints (vertices or edges)
  6. compute equilibrium geometry using the FD method
  7. basic modifications (move vertices, assign qs, add point loads)
  8. modify basic visualization settings