constraints Module

Inheritance diagram of pyNastran.bdf.cards.constraints

All constraint cards are defined in this file. This includes:

  • Constraint

  • SUPORT

  • SUPORT1

  • SPC

  • SPC1

  • SPCAX

  • MPC

  • GMSPC

  • ConstraintADD

  • SPCADD

  • MPCADD

The ConstraintObject contain multiple constraints.

class pyNastran.bdf.cards.constraints.Constraint[source]

Bases: pyNastran.bdf.cards.base_card.BaseCard

common class for:

  • SUPORT / SUPORT1 / SESUP

  • GMSPC

  • MPC

  • SPC / SPC1

  • SPCAX

  • SPCOFF / SPCOFF1

class pyNastran.bdf.cards.constraints.ConstraintAdd[source]

Bases: pyNastran.bdf.cards.constraints.Constraint

common class for SPCADD, MPCADD

class pyNastran.bdf.cards.constraints.GMSPC(conid, component, entity, entity_id, comment='')[source]

Bases: pyNastran.bdf.cards.constraints.Constraint

classmethod _init_from_empty()[source]
classmethod add_card(card, comment='')[source]

Adds a GMSPC card from BDF.add_card(...)

Parameters
cardBDFCard()

a BDFCard object

commentstr; default=’’

a comment for the card

cross_reference(model: BDF) → None[source]

TODO: xref

raw_fields()[source]
safe_cross_reference(model)[source]

TODO: xref

type = 'GMSPC'
uncross_reference() → None[source]

Removes cross-reference links

write_card(size: int = 8, is_double: bool = False) → str[source]

Writes the card with the specified width and precision

Parameters
sizeint (default=8)

size of the field; {8, 16}

is_doublebool (default=False)

is this card double precision

Returns
msgstr

the string representation of the card

class pyNastran.bdf.cards.constraints.MPC(conid: int, nodes: List[int], components: List[str], coefficients: List[float], comment: str = '')[source]

Bases: pyNastran.bdf.cards.constraints.Constraint

Multipoint Constraint Defines a multipoint constraint equation of the form:

sum(A_j * u_j) = 0

where:

uj represents degree-of-freedom Cj at grid or scalar point Gj. Aj represents the scale factor

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Creates an MPC card

Parameters
conidint

Case Control MPC id

nodesList[int]

GRID/SPOINT ids

componentsList[str]

the degree of freedoms to constrain (e.g., ‘1’, ‘123’)

coefficientsList[float]

the scaling coefficients

classmethod _init_from_empty()[source]
_properties = ['node_ids']
classmethod add_card(card: BDFCard, comment='')[source]

Adds an MPC card from BDF.add_card(...)

Parameters
cardBDFCard()

a BDFCard object

commentstr; default=’’

a comment for the card

coefficients = None

Coefficient. (Real; Default = 0.0 except A1 must be nonzero.)

components = None

Component number. (Any one of the Integers 1 through 6 for grid points; blank or zero for scalar points.)

conid = None

Set identification number. (Integer > 0)

property constraints
cross_reference(model: BDF) → None[source]

Cross links the card so referenced cards can be extracted directly

Parameters
modelBDF()

the BDF object

property enforced
property gids
property gids_ref
property node_ids
nodes = None

Identification number of grid or scalar point. (Integer > 0)

object_attributes(mode='public', keys_to_skip=None, filter_properties=False)[source]

See also

pyNastran.utils.object_attributes(…)

object_methods(mode='public', keys_to_skip=None)[source]

See also

pyNastran.utils.object_methods(…)

raw_fields()[source]
safe_cross_reference(model: BDF, debug=True)[source]
type = 'MPC'
uncross_reference() → None[source]

Removes cross-reference links

validate()[source]

card checking method that should be overwritten

write_card(size: int = 8, is_double: bool = False) → str[source]

see BaseCard.write_card``

write_card_16(is_double=False)[source]
write_card_8()[source]
class pyNastran.bdf.cards.constraints.MPCADD(conid, sets, comment='')[source]

Bases: pyNastran.bdf.cards.constraints.ConstraintAdd

Defines a multipoint constraint equation of the form \(\Sigma_j A_j u_j =0\) where \(u_j\) represents degree-of-freedom \(C_j\) at grid or scalar point \(G_j\).

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classmethod _init_from_empty()[source]
_properties = ['ids', 'mpc_ids']
classmethod add_card(card, comment='')[source]

Adds a MPCADD card from BDF.add_card(...)

Parameters
cardBDFCard()

a BDFCard object

commentstr; default=’’

a comment for the card

cross_reference(model: BDF) → None[source]

Cross links the card so referenced cards can be extracted directly

Parameters
modelBDF()

the BDF object

property ids
property mpc_ids
raw_fields()[source]
safe_cross_reference(model: BDF, debug=True)[source]
type = 'MPCADD'
uncross_reference() → None[source]

Removes cross-reference links

write_card(size: int = 8, is_double: bool = False) → str[source]

Writes the card with the specified width and precision

Parameters
sizeint (default=8)

size of the field; {8, 16}

is_doublebool (default=False)

is this card double precision

Returns
msgstr

the string representation of the card

write_card_16(is_double=False)[source]
class pyNastran.bdf.cards.constraints.SESUP(nodes, Cs, comment='')[source]

Bases: pyNastran.bdf.cards.constraints.SUPORT

Creates a SUPORT card, which defines free-body reaction points. This is always active.

Parameters
nodesList[int]

the nodes to release

CsList[str]

components to support at each node

commentstr; default=’’

a comment for the card

classmethod _init_from_empty()[source]
type = 'SESUP'
class pyNastran.bdf.cards.constraints.SPC(conid: int, nodes: List[int], components: List[str], enforced: List[float], comment: str = '')[source]

Bases: pyNastran.bdf.cards.constraints.Constraint

Defines enforced displacement/temperature (static analysis) velocity/acceleration (dynamic analysis).

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Creates an SPC card, which defines the degree of freedoms to be constrained

Parameters
conidint

constraint id

nodesList[int]

GRID/SPOINT ids

componentsList[str]

the degree of freedoms to constrain (e.g., ‘1’, ‘123’)

enforcedList[float]

the constrained value for the given node (typically 0.0)

commentstr; default=’’

a comment for the card

.. note:: len(nodes) == len(components) == len(enforced)
.. warning:: non-zero enforced deflection requires an SPCD as well
classmethod _init_from_empty()[source]
_properties = ['node_ids', 'constraints', 'gids_ref', 'gids']
classmethod add_card(card, comment='')[source]

Adds an SPC card from BDF.add_card(...)

Parameters
cardBDFCard()

a BDFCard object

commentstr; default=’’

a comment for the card

property constraints
cross_reference(model: BDF) → None[source]

Cross links the card so referenced cards can be extracted directly

Parameters
modelBDF()

the BDF object

property gids
property gids_ref
property node_ids
object_attributes(mode='public', keys_to_skip=None, filter_properties=False)[source]

See also

pyNastran.utils.object_attributes(…)

object_methods(mode='public', keys_to_skip=None)[source]

See also

pyNastran.utils.object_methods(…)

raw_fields()[source]
safe_cross_reference(model: BDF, debug=True)[source]
type = 'SPC'
uncross_reference() → None[source]

Removes cross-reference links

validate()[source]

card checking method that should be overwritten

write_card(size: int = 8, is_double: bool = False) → str[source]

Writes the card with the specified width and precision

Parameters
sizeint (default=8)

size of the field; {8, 16}

is_doublebool (default=False)

is this card double precision

Returns
msgstr

the string representation of the card

class pyNastran.bdf.cards.constraints.SPC1(conid: int, components: str, nodes: List[int], comment: str = '')[source]

Bases: pyNastran.bdf.cards.constraints.Constraint

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Creates an SPC1 card, which defines the degree of freedoms to be constrained to a value of 0.0

Parameters
conidint

constraint id

componentsstr

the degree of freedoms to constrain (e.g., ‘1’, ‘123’)

nodesList[int]

GRID/SPOINT ids

commentstr; default=’’

a comment for the card

classmethod _init_from_empty()[source]
_properties = ['node_ids']
classmethod add_card(card, comment='')[source]

Adds a SPC1 card from BDF.add_card(...)

Parameters
cardBDFCard()

a BDFCard object

commentstr; default=’’

a comment for the card

property constraints
cross_reference(model: BDF) → None[source]

Cross links the card so referenced cards can be extracted directly

Parameters
modelBDF()

the BDF object

property node_ids
raw_fields()[source]
safe_cross_reference(model: BDF, debug=True)[source]
type = 'SPC1'
uncross_reference() → None[source]

Removes cross-reference links

validate()[source]

card checking method that should be overwritten

write_card(size: int = 8, is_double: bool = False) → str[source]

Writes the card with the specified width and precision

Parameters
sizeint (default=8)

size of the field; {8, 16}

is_doublebool (default=False)

is this card double precision

Returns
msgstr

the string representation of the card

class pyNastran.bdf.cards.constraints.SPCADD(conid, sets, comment='')[source]

Bases: pyNastran.bdf.cards.constraints.ConstraintAdd

Defines a single-point constraint set as a union of single-point constraint sets defined on SPC or SPC1 entries.

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classmethod _init_from_empty()[source]
_properties = ['ids', 'spc_ids']
classmethod add_card(card, comment='')[source]

Adds a SPCADD card from BDF.add_card(...)

Parameters
cardBDFCard()

a BDFCard object

commentstr; default=’’

a comment for the card

cross_reference(model: BDF) → None[source]

Cross links the card so referenced cards can be extracted directly

Parameters
modelBDF()

the BDF object

property ids
raw_fields()[source]
safe_cross_reference(model: BDF, debug=True)[source]
property spc_ids
type = 'SPCADD'
uncross_reference() → None[source]

Removes cross-reference links

write_card(size: int = 8, is_double: bool = False) → str[source]

Writes the card with the specified width and precision

Parameters
sizeint (default=8)

size of the field; {8, 16}

is_doublebool (default=False)

is this card double precision

Returns
msgstr

the string representation of the card

write_card_16(is_double=False)[source]
class pyNastran.bdf.cards.constraints.SPCAX(conid, ringax, hid, component, enforced, comment='')[source]

Bases: pyNastran.bdf.cards.constraints.Constraint

Defines a set of single-point constraints or enforced displacements for conical shell coordinates.

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Creates an SPCAX card

Parameters
conidint

Identification number of a single-point constraint set.

ringaxint

Ring identification number. See RINGAX entry.

hidint

Harmonic identification number. (Integer >= 0)

componentint

Component identification number. (Any unique combination of the Integers 1 through 6.)

enforcedfloat

Enforced displacement value

classmethod _init_from_empty()[source]
classmethod add_card(card, comment='')[source]

Adds a SPCAX card from BDF.add_card(...)

Parameters
cardBDFCard()

a BDFCard object

commentstr; default=’’

a comment for the card

component = None

Component identification number. (Any unique combination of the Integers 1 through 6.)

conid = None

Identification number of a single-point constraint set.

cross_reference(model: BDF) → None[source]
enforced = None

Enforced displacement value

hid = None

Harmonic identification number. (Integer >= 0)

raw_fields()[source]
ringax = None

Ring identification number. See RINGAX entry.

safe_cross_reference(model)[source]
type = 'SPCAX'
uncross_reference() → None[source]

Removes cross-reference links

write_card(size: int = 8, is_double: bool = False) → str[source]

Writes the card with the specified width and precision

Parameters
sizeint (default=8)

size of the field; {8, 16}

is_doublebool (default=False)

is this card double precision

Returns
msgstr

the string representation of the card

class pyNastran.bdf.cards.constraints.SPCOFF(nodes, components, comment='')[source]

Bases: pyNastran.bdf.cards.constraints.Constraint

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classmethod _init_from_empty()[source]
classmethod add_card(card, comment='')[source]

Adds a SPCOFF card from BDF.add_card(...)

Parameters
cardBDFCard()

a BDFCard object

commentstr; default=’’

a comment for the card

property constraints
cross_reference(model: BDF) → None[source]

Cross links the card so referenced cards can be extracted directly

Parameters
modelBDF()

the BDF object

property node_ids
raw_fields()[source]
safe_cross_reference(model: BDF, debug=True)[source]
type = 'SPCOFF'
uncross_reference() → None[source]

Removes cross-reference links

validate()[source]

card checking method that should be overwritten

write_card(size: int = 8, is_double: bool = False) → str[source]

Writes the card with the specified width and precision

Parameters
sizeint (default=8)

size of the field; {8, 16}

is_doublebool (default=False)

is this card double precision

Returns
msgstr

the string representation of the card

class pyNastran.bdf.cards.constraints.SPCOFF1(components, nodes, comment='')[source]

Bases: pyNastran.bdf.cards.constraints.Constraint

classmethod _init_from_empty()[source]
classmethod add_card(card, comment='')[source]

Adds a SPCOFF1 card from BDF.add_card(...)

Parameters
cardBDFCard()

a BDFCard object

commentstr; default=’’

a comment for the card

property constraints
cross_reference(model: BDF) → None[source]

Cross links the card so referenced cards can be extracted directly

Parameters
modelBDF()

the BDF object

property node_ids
raw_fields()[source]
safe_cross_reference(model: BDF, debug=True)[source]
type = 'SPCOFF1'
uncross_reference() → None[source]

Removes cross-reference links

validate()[source]

card checking method that should be overwritten

write_card(size: int = 8, is_double: bool = False) → str[source]

Writes the card with the specified width and precision

Parameters
sizeint (default=8)

size of the field; {8, 16}

is_doublebool (default=False)

is this card double precision

Returns
msgstr

the string representation of the card

write_card_16(is_double=False)[source]
class pyNastran.bdf.cards.constraints.SUPORT(nodes, Cs, comment='')[source]

Bases: pyNastran.bdf.cards.constraints.Constraint

Defines determinate reaction degrees-of-freedom in a free body.

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Creates a SUPORT card, which defines free-body reaction points. This is always active.

Parameters
nodesList[int]

the nodes to release

CsList[str]

components to support at each node

commentstr; default=’’

a comment for the card

classmethod _init_from_empty()[source]
_properties = ['node_ids']
classmethod add_card(card, comment='')[source]

Adds a SUPORT card from BDF.add_card(...)

Parameters
cardBDFCard()

a BDFCard object

commentstr; default=’’

a comment for the card

cross_reference(model: BDF) → None[source]

Cross links the card so referenced cards can be extracted directly

Parameters
modelBDF()

the BDF object

property node_ids
raw_fields()[source]
safe_cross_reference(model: BDF, debug=True)[source]
type = 'SUPORT'
uncross_reference() → None[source]

Removes cross-reference links

validate()[source]

card checking method that should be overwritten

write_card(size: int = 8, is_double: bool = False) → str[source]

Writes the card with the specified width and precision

Parameters
sizeint (default=8)

size of the field; {8, 16}

is_doublebool (default=False)

is this card double precision

Returns
msgstr

the string representation of the card

class pyNastran.bdf.cards.constraints.SUPORT1(conid, nodes, Cs, comment='')[source]

Bases: pyNastran.bdf.cards.constraints.Constraint

Defines determinate reaction degrees-of-freedom (r-set) in a free body-analysis. SUPORT1 must be requested by the SUPORT1 Case Control command.

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Creates a SUPORT card, which defines free-body reaction points.

Parameters
conidint

Case Control SUPORT id

nodesList[int]

the nodes to release

CsList[str]

components to support at each node

commentstr; default=’’

a comment for the card

classmethod _init_from_empty()[source]
_properties = ['node_ids']
classmethod add_card(card, comment='')[source]

Adds a SUPORT1 card from BDF.add_card(...)

Parameters
cardBDFCard()

a BDFCard object

commentstr; default=’’

a comment for the card

add_suport1_to_set(suport1)[source]
cross_reference(model: BDF) → None[source]

Cross links the card so referenced cards can be extracted directly

Parameters
modelBDF()

the BDF object

property node_ids
raw_fields()[source]
safe_cross_reference(model: BDF, debug=True)[source]
type = 'SUPORT1'
uncross_reference() → None[source]

Removes cross-reference links

write_card(size: int = 8, is_double: bool = False) → str[source]

Writes the card with the specified width and precision

Parameters
sizeint (default=8)

size of the field; {8, 16}

is_doublebool (default=False)

is this card double precision

Returns
msgstr

the string representation of the card