Structure.add_element

Structure.add_element(nodes, type, thermal=False, axes={}, mass=None)[source]

Adds an element to structure.elements with centroid geometric key.

Parameters

  • nodes (list) – Nodes the element is connected to.

  • type (str) – Element type: ‘HexahedronElement’, ‘BeamElement, ‘TrussElement’ etc.

  • thermal (bool) – Thermal properties on or off.

  • axes (dict) – The local element axes ‘ex’, ‘ey’ and ‘ez’.

  • mass (float) – Element mass.

Returns

int – Key of the added or existing element.

Notes

  • Elements are numbered sequentially starting from 0.