Structure.add_elements

Structure.add_elements(elements, type, thermal=False, axes={})[source]

Adds multiple elements of the same type to structure.elements.

Parameters

  • elements (list) – List of lists of the nodes the elements are 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’ for all elements.

Returns

list – Keys of the added or existing elements.

Notes

  • Elements are numbered sequentially starting from 0.