Lecture 40: Blender data-viz - Structure setup & force data | 3D Space Frame Analysis using Python and Blender | EngineeringSkills.com

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Section 1

Welcome and preliminaries

1. Introduction and course overview

03:18 (Preview)

2. What you should cover before this course

01:14 (Preview)

3. Installing Nbextensions

Section 2

Expanding from 2 to 3 dimensions

4. Section 2 overview

00:42 (Preview)

5. A quick review of transformations in 2D

6. Expanding to a 3D transformation matrix

7. The 6x6 element stiffness matrix

Section 3

Coding the third dimension

8. Section 3 overview

00:49 (Preview)

9. Visualising our 3D structure 📂

10. Adding node number annotations

11. Calculating 3D orientations and lengths

12. Building the 3D structure stiffness matrix

13. Solving for displacements, reactions and member forces

14. Visualising axial forces and the deflected shape

15. Producing text output

Section 4

Improving the user experience

16. Section 4 overview

00:40 (Preview)

17. Adding a colour map for axial forces 📂

18. Adding UI widgets for plot adjustments

Section 5

Building 3D structures in Blender

19. Section 5 overview

01:21 (Preview)

20. How can Blender help us?

21. Downloading and installing Blender

22. Blender overview and interface basics

23. Object versus edit mode

24. Basic modelling - rectilinear structures

25. Basic modelling - organic/curved structures 📂

18:26 (Preview)

Section 6

Jupyter/Blender data transfer

26. Section 6 overview

01:05 (Preview)

27. Exporting our model data from Blender 📂

28. Importing model data into our Jupyter Notebook 📂

29. Exporting structural deflections

30. Importing and visualising deflections in Blender

Section 7

Case study structures

31. Section 7 overview

00:36 (Preview)

32. Case study 1 - Transmission Tower: Modelling 📂

33. Case study 1 - Transmission Tower: Analysis 📂

34. Case study 2 - Geodesic Dome: Modelling and data export 📂

35. Case study 2 - Geodesic Dome: Analysis and data import 📂

36. Case study 3 - Gherkin-esk Tower 📂

37. Case study 4 - Space frame roof 📂

38. Course wrap up

Section 8

Course updates

39. Including self-weight in the analysis 📂

40. Blender data-viz - Structure setup & force data 📂

41. Blender data-viz - Blocking out the code 📂

42. Blender data-viz - The transformation matrix

43. Blender data-viz - Generating materials from force data

40. Blender data-viz - Structure setup & force data

Course updates

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3D Space Frame Analysis using Python and Blender

Imagine, build and analyse 3D space frames using the Direct Stiffness Method in Python

After completing this course...

You’ll understand how to apply the Direct Stiffness Method to solve 3D space frame structures.
You’ll have your own analysis programme to identify displacements, reactions and internal member forces for any 3D space frame.
You’ll be able to use Blender, a powerful open source 3D modelling software to build, visualise and export your structural models.

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41. Blender data-viz - Blocking out the code