Structure.add_nodes_elements_from_network

Structure.add_nodes_elements_from_network(network, element_type, thermal=False, elset=None, axes={})[source]

Adds the nodes and edges of a Network to the Structure object.

Parameters
  • network (obj) – Network datastructure object.

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

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

  • elset (str) – Name of element set to create.

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

Returns

list – Keys of the created elements.