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 matrix
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 stiffness matrix
13.0 Solving for displacements, reactions and axial forces
14.0 Visualising axial forces & deflections
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 adjustments
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 structures
25.0 Basic modelling - organic/curved structures
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 Jupyter Notebook
29.0 Exporting deflections from our Jupyter Notebook
30.0 Visualising model deflections in Blender
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 better data export
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 Completion
Course Updates

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

25.0 Basic modelling - organic/curved structures

🔗 Course Q&A support

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