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OOF.Mesh.Cross_Section.New
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Name

OOF.Mesh.Cross_Section.New — Create a new cross section on a Mesh.

Synopsis

OOF.Mesh.Cross_Section.New(name,mesh,cross_section)

Details

  • Parent Menu: OOF.Mesh.Cross_Section
  • Callback: function _newCS in module ooflib.engine.IO.meshmenu

  • Parameters:

    name
    Name of the cross section. Type: A character string, or the variable automatic.
    mesh
    Type: The path to an existing Mesh object.
    cross_section
    New cross section object. Type: An object of the MeshCrossSection class.

Description

OOF.Mesh.Cross_Section.New creates a new CrossSectionDomain, which can be used as the domain parameter of the commands in the OOF.Mesh.Analyze menu.

The name parameter assigns a name to the new cross section. Cross sections are always referred to by name after they've been created. If another cross section in the same Mesh already has the given name, the name will be made unique by appending <x>, where x is a suitable integer.

The mesh parameter specifies which Mesh the cross section will be associated with.

The cross_section parameter is a MeshCrossSection object, which defines the cross section that's being created.[22]

In the GUI, new cross sections can be created in two ways:

  1. When using the Cross Section toolbox in the graphics window, dragging the mouse on a displayed Mesh creates a new cross section.

  2. In the Analysis Page in the main OOF2 window, setting the Domain to Cross Section reveals a “New” button that brings up a dialog box in which the parameters defining a new MeshCrossSection can be entered explicitly.


[22] If you want to be picky, it's the MeshCrossSection object that creates the cross section. OOF.Mesh.Cross_Section.New only names it.

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