32.0 Transmission tower - Modelling

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3D Space Frame Analysis using Python and Blender

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Welcome and Preliminaries

  • 1 .0 Introduction and course overview1
  • 2.0 Course prerequisites1
  • Support and Lecture Q&A (Please read!)
  • 3.0 Installing Nbextensions (optional)3

Expanding from 2 to 3 Dimensions

  • 4.0 Section overview1
  • 5.0 Review of transformations in 2D1
  • 6.0 Expanding to a 3D transformation matrix1
  • 7.0 The 6x6 element stiffness matrix1

Coding the Third Dimension

  • 8.0 Section overview1
  • 9.0 Visualising our 3D structure2
  • 10.0 Adding node number annotations1
  • 11.0 3D orientations and lengths1
  • 12.0 Building the 3D structure stiffness matrix1
  • 13.0 Solving for displacements, reactions and axial forces1
  • 14.0 Visualising axial forces & deflections1
  • 15.0 Detailed text output1
  • Jupyter Notebook - (lectures 9-15)

Improving the User Experience

  • 16.0 Section overview1
  • 17.0 Adding a colormap for axial forces1
  • 18.0 Adding UI widgets for plot adjustments1
  • Jupyter Notebook - (lectures 17 &18)

Building 3D Structures in Blender

  • 19.0 Section overview1
  • 20.0 How can Blender help us?1
  • 21.0 Downloading & installing Blender1
  • 22.0 Blender overview & interface basics1
  • 23.0 Object versus edit mode1
  • 24.0 Basic modelling - rectilinear structures1
  • 25.0 Basic modelling - organic/curved structures1
  • Blender File - (lecture 25)
  • Mid-course check-in

Jupyter/Blender Data Transfer

  • 26.0 Section overview1
  • 27.0 Exporting model data from Blender1
  • 28.0 Importing model data into our Jupyter Notebook1
  • 29.0 Exporting deflections from our Jupyter Notebook1
  • 30.0 Visualising model deflections in Blender1
  • Blender File - (lectures 27 & 30)
  • Jupyter Notebook - (lectures 28-29)

Case Study Structures

  • 31.0 Section overview1
  • 32.0 Transmission tower - Modelling1
  • Blender File - (lecture 32)
  • 33.0 Transmission tower - analysis1
  • Jupyter Notebook - (lecture 33)
  • 34.0 Geodesic dome - modelling and better data export1
  • Blender File - (lecture 34)
  • 35.0 Geodesic dome - analysis3
  • Jupyter Notebook - (lecture 35)
  • 36.0 Gherkin-esk tower1
  • Jupyter Notebook - (lecture 36)
  • Blender File - (lecture 36)
  • 37.0 Space frame structure5
  • Jupyter Notebook - (lecture 37)
  • Blender File - (lecture 37)
  • 38.0 Course wrap up & Certificate of Completion3

Course Updates

  • Jupyter Notebooks - (Lecture 39)
  • 39.0 Including self-weight in the analysis1
  • 40.0 Blender data-viz - Structure setup & force data1
  • Jupyter Notebook - (Lecture 40)
  • 41.0 Blender data-viz - Blocking out the code1
  • 42.0 Blender data-viz - The transformation matrix3
  • 43.0 Blender data-viz - Generating materials from force data1
  • Blender File - (lectures 40-43)