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Make Symmetry

There are three differents ways to make the symmetry of an element:

  • Symmetry by point
  • Symmetry by line
  • Symmetry by plane

Symmetry by point

To make the symmetry of an element by point, you need to define:

  • the element
  • the symmetry center
elts = doc.makeSymmetryPoint (grid, orig)

Operations on elts: Elements

Here is an example where we make the symmetry of a grid:

Example

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# -*- coding: latin-1 -*-
# Copyright (C) 2009-2016  CEA/DEN, EDF R&D
#
# This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
# modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
# License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
# version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
#
# This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
# Lesser General Public License for more details.
#
# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
# License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307 USA
#
# See http://www.salome-platform.org/ or email : webmaster.salome@opencascade.com
#

######## Make Symmetry Point ########

import hexablock


# ======================================================= make_grid
def make_grid (doc) :

    ori  = doc.addVertex ( 0, 0, 0)
    vz   = doc.addVector ( 0, 0, 1)
    vx   = doc.addVector ( 1 ,0, 0)

    dr = 1
    da = 360
    dl = 1

    nr = 1
    na = 6
    nl = 1
    grid = doc.makeCylindrical (ori, vx,vz, dr,da,dl, nr,na,nl, False)
    #####  doc .saveVtk ("cyl_grid.vtk")
    return grid


# ======================================================= test_sym_point
def test_sym_point () :

    doc  = hexablock.addDocument ("default")
    grid = make_grid (doc)

    orig = grid.getVertex(3)
    grid2 = doc.makeSymmetryPoint (grid, orig)

    #####  doc .saveVtk ("sym_point.vtk")
    return doc
    

# ================================================================= Begin
doc = test_sym_point  ()

Result

_images/grid.png

Initial

_images/make_sym_point.png

Symmetry of a grid by point

Symmetry by line

To make the symmetry of an element by line, you need to define:

  • the element
  • a point and a direction to define the line of symmetry
elts = doc.makeSymmetryLine (grid, orig, dir)

Operations on elts: Elements

Example

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# -*- coding: latin-1 -*-
# Copyright (C) 2009-2016  CEA/DEN, EDF R&D
#
# This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
# modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
# License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
# version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
#
# This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
# Lesser General Public License for more details.
#
# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
# License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307 USA
#
# See http://www.salome-platform.org/ or email : webmaster.salome@opencascade.com
#

######## Make Symmetry Line ########

import hexablock


# ======================================================= make_grid
def make_grid (doc) :

    ori  = doc.addVertex ( 0, 0, 0)
    vz   = doc.addVector ( 0, 0, 1)
    vx   = doc.addVector ( 1 ,0, 0)

    dr = 1
    da = 360
    dl = 1

    nr = 1
    na = 6
    nl = 1
    grid = doc.makeCylindrical (ori, vx,vz, dr,da,dl, nr,na,nl, False)
    #####  doc .saveVtk ("cyl_grid.vtk")
    return grid


# ======================================================= test_sym_line
def test_sym_line () :

    doc  = hexablock.addDocument ("default")
    grid = make_grid (doc)

    orig = grid.getVertex(3)
    dir   = doc.addVector (0, 0, 1);
    grid2 = doc.makeSymmetryLine (grid, orig, dir)

    #####  doc .saveVtk ("sym_line.vtk")
    return doc


# ================================================================= Begin
doc = test_sym_line  ()

Result

_images/make_sym_line.png

Symmetry of a grid by line

Symmetry by plane

To make the symmetry of an element by plane, you need to define:

  • the element
  • a point and a direction to define the plane of symmetry
elts = doc.makeSymmetryPlane (grid, orig, dir)

Operations on elts: Elements

Example

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# -*- coding: latin-1 -*-
# Copyright (C) 2009-2016  CEA/DEN, EDF R&D
#
# This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
# modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
# License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
# version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
#
# This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
# Lesser General Public License for more details.
#
# You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
# License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307 USA
#
# See http://www.salome-platform.org/ or email : webmaster.salome@opencascade.com
#

######## Make Symmetry Plane ########

import hexablock


# ======================================================= make_grid
def make_grid (doc) :

    ori  = doc.addVertex ( 0, 0, 0)
    vz   = doc.addVector ( 0, 0, 1)
    vx   = doc.addVector ( 1 ,0, 0)

    dr = 1
    da = 360
    dl = 1

    nr = 1
    na = 6
    nl = 1
    grid = doc.makeCylindrical (ori, vx,vz, dr,da,dl, nr,na,nl, False)
    #####  doc .saveVtk ("cyl_grid.vtk")
    return grid


# ======================================================= test_sym_plane
def test_sym_plane () :

    doc  = hexablock.addDocument ("default")
    grid = make_grid (doc)

    orig = grid.getVertex(3)
    dir   = doc.addVector (0, 1, 0);
    grid2 = doc.makeSymmetryPlane (grid, orig, dir)

    #####  doc .saveVtk ("sym_plane.vtk")
    return doc

# ================================================================= Begin
doc = test_sym_plane  ()

Result

_images/make_sym_plane.png

Symmetry of a grid by plane

GUI command: Make elements by symmetry

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