BuilderElement Class

Represents an element which lives in the a GH definition. GrasssElement is the base class of generic containers for element data generated by the GH definition. In Assemble it gets converted to Beams, Springs,...

Inheritance Hierarchy

SystemObject
  Karamba.ElementsBuilderElement
    Karamba.ElementsBuilderElementStraightLine
    Karamba.ElementsBuilderShell

Namespace: Karamba.Elements
Assembly: KarambaCommon (in KarambaCommon.dll) Version: 1.0.0.0 (1.0.0.0)

Syntax

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[SerializableAttribute]
public abstract class BuilderElement : ICloneable

<SerializableAttribute>
Public MustInherit Class BuilderElement
	Implements ICloneable

[SerializableAttribute]
public ref class BuilderElement abstract : ICloneable

[<AbstractClassAttribute>]
[<SerializableAttribute>]
type BuilderElement =  
    class
        interface ICloneable
    end

The BuilderElement type exposes the following members.

Constructors

	Name	Description
	BuilderElement	create an element builder

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Properties

	Name	Description
	bending_stiff	setter/getter for bending stiffness (turns beams into trusses and vice versa)
	canBuckle	returns list of nodal indexes or null
	color	user defined color of the beam-set
	crosec	return cross section of the element
	Ecce	nodal eccentricity of the element
	ecce_glo	set/get eccentricity which is defined in the global coordinate system
	ecce_loc	sets/gets eccentricity which is local to the element and can be separately set for each of them. The other types of eccentricity would be either attached to a cross section or oriented globally
	hasEccent	getter for flag which is true if element eccentricity is present
	id	set/get identifier (name) of the element
	is_active	set/get activation state of the element. If not active, the elements stiffness is reduced to such a degree that it does not influence results any more (soft-kill approach). The small remaining stiffness should however suffice to keep the system from becoming numerically kinematic.
	is_valid	true if the builder element is valid
	is_visible	set/get visibility of the element: true if the element is visible on the canvas
	IsValid	true if the element is valid
	modified_height	set gets the cross section height (depth) modification factor of the this element. Can be set in a GH definition with the ModifyBeam-component
	modified_thick	set gets the cross section wall thickness modification factor of the this element. Can be set in a GH definition with the ModifyBeam-component
	nII	returns list of nodal indexes or null
	Ori	orientation of the element
	parent_ind	index of parent element from which this element may inherit its properties (material, cross section,...) A negative value signals that there is no parent;
	Pos	position of the element

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Methods

	Name	Description
	accepts	returns true if the given cross section can be applied to the element. Returns false if you test e.g. a shell cross section against a beam element.
	Clone	clone the builder-element
	Clone(ModelElement)	clone grass-element and link it to a given model element.
	Copy	copy contents of another grass-element
	disassembleElement	Disassemble an element into its constituents
	Equals	Determines whether the specified object is equal to the current object. (Inherited from Object.)
	Finalize	Allows an object to try to free resources and perform other cleanup operations before it is reclaimed by garbage collection. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetHashCode	Serves as the default hash function. (Inherited from Object.)
	GetType	Gets the Type of the current instance. (Inherited from Object.)
	MemberwiseClone	Creates a shallow copy of the current Object. (Inherited from Object.)
	parent_inds	return the indexes of all parents of the element
	snapElement	change the element if nodes snap together according to the given list of node indexes. returns true if the element was completely snapped
	ToString	Returns a string that represents the current object. (Inherited from Object.)

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Fields

	Name	Description
	_color	user defined color of the beam-set
	_eccentricity	nodal eccentricity of the element
	_id	user given identification (name) of element
	_orientation	orientation of the element
	_position	position of the element

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Reference

Karamba.Elements Namespace