Hi,
I’m trying to create a finite element mesh which consists of a cylindrical part upon which several smaller cylindrical branches are attached. I’m using the python API of netgen/Ngsolve for this. However during the meshing process, the code remains stuck at a particular position and hence the meshing is not successful. I have tried a lot and could not find a solution to the problem. The situation is more difficult as there is no particular error message produced.
Below is a minimum working example of the code which I used
import numpy
from netgen.csg import *
cyl_rad = 10.0
# a list containing the end points of the cylinders [p1,p2]
dataPoints =[[[0, 0, 323.31615074619043], [40, 40, 282.9016319029166]],
[[0, 0, 484.9742261192857], [40, 40, 444.55970727601186]],
[[0, 0, 646.6323014923809], [40, 40, 606.2177826491071]],
[[0, 0, 808.2903768654761], [40, 40, 767.8758580222024]],
[[0, 0, 969.9484522385713], [40, 40, 929.5339333952975]],
[[0, 0, 1131.6065276116665], [40, 40, 1091.1920087683927]]]
def NG_cylinder(p1, p2, rad):
# A function which creates a cylinder using Netgen
pnt1 = Pnt(p1[0], p1[1], p1[2])
pnt2 = Pnt(p2[0], p2[1], p2[2])
cyl = Cylinder(pnt1, pnt2, rad)
dir1 = numpy.subtract(p1, p2)
dir2 = numpy.subtract(p2, p1)
vec1 = Vec(dir1[0], dir1[1], dir1[2])
vec2 = Vec(dir2[0], dir2[1], dir2[2])
plane1 = Plane(pnt1, vec1)
plane2 = Plane(pnt2, vec2)
return cyl * plane1 * plane2
#Initializing the geo object by creating the trunk structure
# TheStructure = NG_cylinder([0,0,200],[0,0,1200], cyl_rad*2.0)
# going through the list hence attaching each cylinder to the main branch
for i in range(0, 6):
print("i = ", i)
i_pnt = dataPoints[i]
cyl0 = NG_cylinder(i_pnt[0], i_pnt[1], cyl_rad)
TheStructure = TheStructure + cyl0
geo = CSGeometry()
geo.Add(TheStructure)
mesh = geo.GenerateMesh(maxh=10)
mesh = geo.GenerateMesh()
mesh.Export(str("Ntgn_cyls.msh"), 'Gmsh2 Format')Can anyone help me fix this error? If possible can you please explain to me what is causing the problem here? I have used Netgen in past to make similar structures and never faced this error before, so I would like to know the reason why this happened.
P.S : I need the structure meshed as a single , continuous mesh. So meshing one cylinder and copying them will not work for me. I thank you for your attention and time.