Positioning

It is recommended to reposition the FE SETs with the marionette method. The text below describes the tools developed to facilitate positioning. The first step is to determine a Target Position using dummy positioning tools. The second step is to run a Positioning Simulation where cables pull the model to the target position.

Target Position

A target position can be generated using dummy positioning tools. These tools typically require a metadata (dummy tree) constructed using a selection of joints in the FE SET model. It allows users to rotate and position the models. The format of the dummy tree is compatible with LS-PrePost, Primer and ANSA. However, only the 50F model contains the dummy tree.

Positioning Simulation

Cables can be generated using a python positioning script. The user needs to edit the script to input the search path to the key-file of the FE SET model in the target position. The script requires a metadata key-file Cables_For_Positioning_FE-SET-F50.k. Please observe that this key-file needs to be in the same folder as the script, otherwise a search path needs to be specified.

The script generates a new include file (key-file) that contains the cable definitions. This include file can be used in a subsequent positioning simulation.

Scripts and metadata can be found in the scripts folder in this repository.