TopologyRibDesign object

The TopologyRibDesign object defines a topology rib design geometric restriction.

The TopologyRibDesign object is derived from the GeometricRestriction object.

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Access

        import optimization
        mdb.models[name].optimizationTasks[name].geometricRestrictions[name]
      

TopologyRibDesign(...)

This method creates a TopologyRibDesign object.

Path

          mdb.models[name].optimizationTasks[name].TopologyRibDesign
        

Required arguments

name

A String specifying the geometric restriction repository key.

ribDirection

A VertexArray object of length 2 specifying the out-of-plane growth direction of the ribs. Instead of through a Vertex, each point can be specified through a tuple of coordinates.

ribThickness

A Float specifying the average thickness of the ribs.

ribDistance

A Float specifying the average distance between the rib centers. The distance must be larger than twice the average element edge length.

region

A Region object specifying the region to which the geometric restriction is applied.

Optional arguments

csys

None or a DatumCsys object specifying the local coordinate system of the pullDirection. If csys=None, the global coordinate system is used. When this member is queried, it returns an Int indicating the identifier of the DatumCsys. The default value is None.

ribDesignCheckRegion

The SymbolicConstant RIBDESIGN_REGION or a Region object specifying the overhang check region. If the value is OVERHANG_REGION, the value of region is used as both the overhang control region and the overhang check region. The default value is RIBDESIGN_REGION.

Return value

A TopologyRibDesign object.

Exceptions

None.

setValues(...)

This method modifies the TopologyRibDesign object.

Required arguments

None.

Optional arguments

The optional arguments to setValues are the same as the arguments to the TopologyRibDesign method, except for the name argument.

Return value

None.

Exceptions

None.

Members

The TopologyRibDesign object has members with the same names and descriptions as the arguments to the TopologyRibDesign method.