3D Space Frame Analysis using Python and Blender
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Welcome and Preliminaries
1 .0 Introduction and course overview
2.0 Course prerequisites
Support and Lecture Q&A (Please read!)
3.0 Installing Nbextensions (optional)
Expanding from 2 to 3 Dimensions
4.0 Section overview
5.0 Review of transformations in 2D
6.0 Expanding to a 3D transformation ...
7.0 The 6x6 element stiffness matrix
Coding the Third Dimension
8.0 Section overview
9.0 Visualising our 3D structure
10.0 Adding node number annotations
11.0 3D orientations and lengths
12.0 Building the 3D structure stiffn...
13.0 Solving for displacements, react...
14.0 Visualising axial forces & defle...
15.0 Detailed text output
Jupyter Notebook - (lectures 9-15)
Improving the User Experience
16.0 Section overview
17.0 Adding a colormap for axial forces
18.0 Adding UI widgets for plot adjus...
Jupyter Notebook - (lectures 17 &18)
Building 3D Structures in Blender
19.0 Section overview
20.0 How can Blender help us?
21.0 Downloading & installing Blender
22.0 Blender overview & interface basics
23.0 Object versus edit mode
24.0 Basic modelling - rectilinear st...
25.0 Basic modelling - organic/curved...
Blender File - (lecture 25)
Mid-course check-in
Jupyter/Blender Data Transfer
26.0 Section overview
27.0 Exporting model data from Blender
28.0 Importing model data into our Ju...
29.0 Exporting deflections from our J...
30.0 Visualising model deflections in...
Blender File - (lectures 27 & 30)
Jupyter Notebook - (lectures 28-29)
Case Study Structures
31.0 Section overview
32.0 Transmission tower - Modelling
Blender File - (lecture 32)
33.0 Transmission tower - analysis
Jupyter Notebook - (lecture 33)
34.0 Geodesic dome - modelling and be...
Blender File - (lecture 34)
35.0 Geodesic dome - analysis
Jupyter Notebook - (lecture 35)
36.0 Gherkin-esk tower
Jupyter Notebook - (lecture 36)
Blender File - (lecture 36)
37.0 Space frame structure
Jupyter Notebook - (lecture 37)
Blender File - (lecture 37)
38.0 Course wrap up & Certificate of ...
Course Updates
Jupyter Notebooks - (Lecture 39)
39.0 Including self-weight in the ana...
40.0 Blender data-viz - Structure set...
Jupyter Notebook - (Lecture 40)
41.0 Blender data-viz - Blocking out ...
42.0 Blender data-viz - The transform...
43.0 Blender data-viz - Generating ma...
Blender File - (lectures 40-43)
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3D Space Frame Analysis using Python and Blender
Buy now
Learn more
Welcome and Preliminaries
1 .0 Introduction and course overview
2.0 Course prerequisites
Support and Lecture Q&A (Please read!)
3.0 Installing Nbextensions (optional)
Expanding from 2 to 3 Dimensions
4.0 Section overview
5.0 Review of transformations in 2D
6.0 Expanding to a 3D transformation ...
7.0 The 6x6 element stiffness matrix
Coding the Third Dimension
8.0 Section overview
9.0 Visualising our 3D structure
10.0 Adding node number annotations
11.0 3D orientations and lengths
12.0 Building the 3D structure stiffn...
13.0 Solving for displacements, react...
14.0 Visualising axial forces & defle...
15.0 Detailed text output
Jupyter Notebook - (lectures 9-15)
Improving the User Experience
16.0 Section overview
17.0 Adding a colormap for axial forces
18.0 Adding UI widgets for plot adjus...
Jupyter Notebook - (lectures 17 &18)
Building 3D Structures in Blender
19.0 Section overview
20.0 How can Blender help us?
21.0 Downloading & installing Blender
22.0 Blender overview & interface basics
23.0 Object versus edit mode
24.0 Basic modelling - rectilinear st...
25.0 Basic modelling - organic/curved...
Blender File - (lecture 25)
Mid-course check-in
Jupyter/Blender Data Transfer
26.0 Section overview
27.0 Exporting model data from Blender
28.0 Importing model data into our Ju...
29.0 Exporting deflections from our J...
30.0 Visualising model deflections in...
Blender File - (lectures 27 & 30)
Jupyter Notebook - (lectures 28-29)
Case Study Structures
31.0 Section overview
32.0 Transmission tower - Modelling
Blender File - (lecture 32)
33.0 Transmission tower - analysis
Jupyter Notebook - (lecture 33)
34.0 Geodesic dome - modelling and be...
Blender File - (lecture 34)
35.0 Geodesic dome - analysis
Jupyter Notebook - (lecture 35)
36.0 Gherkin-esk tower
Jupyter Notebook - (lecture 36)
Blender File - (lecture 36)
37.0 Space frame structure
Jupyter Notebook - (lecture 37)
Blender File - (lecture 37)
38.0 Course wrap up & Certificate of ...
Course Updates
Jupyter Notebooks - (Lecture 39)
39.0 Including self-weight in the ana...
40.0 Blender data-viz - Structure set...
Jupyter Notebook - (Lecture 40)
41.0 Blender data-viz - Blocking out ...
42.0 Blender data-viz - The transform...
43.0 Blender data-viz - Generating ma...
Blender File - (lectures 40-43)