Hi Ruochun, I have aquestion that how to output the mass, force and torque of particles into the outputfile?
Thank you! Weigang On Wednesday, July 3, 2024 at 11:35:21 AM UTC+8 Ruochun Zhang wrote: > If your input (specifically, the input of the "center" argument) is in > *float3 > *format, then it outputs a vector of* float3*s. If your input is in the > format of a vector of 3 *float*s (like {1.0, 2.0, 3.0}), then it outputs > a vector of vectors that each contain 3 *float*s. > > Ruochun > > On Wednesday, July 3, 2024 at 8:06:02 AM UTC+8 weigan...@gmail.com wrote: > >> Hi Ruochun, >> >> Thank you for your reply! Could you tell us about the data format of the >> input xyz generated by the HCPSampler? >> >> Thank you, >> Weigang >> >> On Monday, July 1, 2024 at 4:37:11 PM UTC+8 Ruochun Zhang wrote: >> >>> You can *SetVel *to simulation entities, such as particles, before the >>> simulation starts. You can for example see how it is used at line 150 of >>> *DEMdemo_GRCPrep_Part1*. >>> >>> Thank you, >>> Ruochun >>> >>> On Thursday, June 27, 2024 at 3:03:00 PM UTC+8 weigan...@gmail.com >>> wrote: >>> >>>> You are right. In fact, the scenario i would like to model is that the >>>> impact of a rock block onto a palte after a freefall. I would like to set >>>> a >>>> initial velocity for the rock block according to the freefall height. So, >>>> how to set a initial velocity? >>>> >>>> Thank you, >>>> Weigang >>>> >>>> On Thursday, June 27, 2024 at 12:54:00 PM UTC+8 Ruochun Zhang wrote: >>>> >>>>> That depends on whether we are on the same page about the concept of >>>>> prescribing velocity. You understand that when the particles come in >>>>> contact with the plate, they cannot keep whatever velocity you assigned >>>>> them before, if you respect the contact force. So you either respect the >>>>> contact force or do not respect it. By assigning a prescribed velocity to >>>>> a >>>>> family, you choose not to respect the contact force's influence on the >>>>> entities, and always enforce this velocity. >>>>> >>>>> What I understand that you wish to achieve is to ensure the particles >>>>> have a certain velocity at the moment they come in contact with the >>>>> plate. >>>>> That is not a velocity prescription. That can instead be done in some >>>>> other >>>>> ways. For example, initialize the simulation such that the particles are >>>>> touching the plate, and give the particles an initial velocity then start >>>>> the simulation. But I don't know if I understand what you wanted to do >>>>> correctly, >>>>> >>>>> Thank you, >>>>> Ruochun >>>>> >>>>> On Thursday, June 27, 2024 at 11:14:42 AM UTC+8 weigan...@gmail.com >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi Ruochun, >>>>>> >>>>>> After removing the line which prescribe the linear motion, the >>>>>> particles can contact with the plate. However, if we have to prescribe a >>>>>> velocity for the particles, where should we add this line? >>>>>> >>>>>> Thank you, >>>>>> Weigang >>>>>> >>>>>> On Friday, June 21, 2024 at 3:12:06 PM UTC+8 Ruochun Zhang wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Hi Weigang, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> This is because you prescribed the linear motion of family 1 (which >>>>>>> is for all the particles) to be -1.0. When the velocity is prescribed, >>>>>>> the >>>>>>> simulation entities won't accept the influence of physical contacts, >>>>>>> and >>>>>>> will keep the prescribed velocity no matter what. This is exactly what >>>>>>> we >>>>>>> see in the simulation. Removing that line should fix it. You probably >>>>>>> meant >>>>>>> to add an initial velocity. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Ruochun >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Friday, June 21, 2024 at 9:05:11 AM UTC+8 weigan...@gmail.com >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi Ruochun: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The script is attached below. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Thank you, >>>>>>>> Weigang >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 7:27:35 PM UTC+8 Ruochun Zhang wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I assume you are doing it via a custom force model. In that case, >>>>>>>>> this problem is very similar to the exact demo we provided (which >>>>>>>>> runs). >>>>>>>>> You have to tell us what you changed in order for us to give >>>>>>>>> suggestions. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Thank you, >>>>>>>>> Ruochun >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 6:55:10 PM UTC+8 weigan...@gmail.com >>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Hi Ruochun, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I am currently modelling the impact of a rock block against a >>>>>>>>>> plate. However, as shown below, the spheres penetrate through the >>>>>>>>>> plate >>>>>>>>>> without any contact with the plate. Could you give some suggestions? >>>>>>>>>> [image: 微信图片_20240620185350.jpg] >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Thank you, >>>>>>>>>> Weigang >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 5:02:38 PM UTC+8 Ruochun Zhang >>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Hi Weigang, >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Yes. And that's exactly what we did in the fracture demo to >>>>>>>>>>> begin with, is it not? >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Thank you, >>>>>>>>>>> Ruochun >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On Thursday, June 20, 2024 at 3:07:07 PM UTC+8 >>>>>>>>>>> weigan...@gmail.com wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Ruochun, >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Do you mean that we can add a if statements in the >>>>>>>>>>>> ForceModelWithFracture.cu to differentiate types of contacts? >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you, >>>>>>>>>>>> Weigang >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> On Thursday, June 13, 2024 at 8:30:45 PM UTC+8 Ruochun Zhang >>>>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Currently, DEM-Engine custom model functionality permits only >>>>>>>>>>>>> one script, meaning that in principal, you are writing a unified >>>>>>>>>>>>> force >>>>>>>>>>>>> model that goes for sphere-sphere, sphere-boundary, *and >>>>>>>>>>>>> *sphere-mesh. >>>>>>>>>>>>> Just think of the sphere-compressor contact as a special case, >>>>>>>>>>>>> which is the >>>>>>>>>>>>> contact between a normal sphere and an infinitely-large sphere. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> About enforcing different models for different objects, you >>>>>>>>>>>>> can associate different objects with respective family numbers, >>>>>>>>>>>>> then use if >>>>>>>>>>>>> statements to differentiate types of contacts. I talked about >>>>>>>>>>>>> this in one >>>>>>>>>>>>> of the earlier replies in this thread, please go back and have a >>>>>>>>>>>>> look. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you, >>>>>>>>>>>>> Ruochun >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thursday, June 13, 2024 at 1:31:37 PM UTC+8 >>>>>>>>>>>>> weigan...@gmail.com wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Ruochun, >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you for your reply. In fact, I am puzzled that there is >>>>>>>>>>>>>> not any sentence in the Fracture-Box demo to declare the >>>>>>>>>>>>>> contact model >>>>>>>>>>>>>> between spheres and the compressing plate. So, how to declare >>>>>>>>>>>>>> the contact >>>>>>>>>>>>>> model, especially for the case in which there has been another >>>>>>>>>>>>>> contact >>>>>>>>>>>>>> model, such as the ForceModelWithFracture.cu? >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you, >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Weigang >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thursday, June 13, 2024 at 12:03:52 AM UTC+8 Ruochun Zhang >>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Weigang, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Note that in general, if you use a custom force model, then >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that model alone is used, there is no fallback so I wouldn't >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> call that >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> anything has "defaulted" to Hertz–Mindlin. Specific to the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Fracture-Box >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> demo, it's just that the force model >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (ForceModelWithFracture.cu) is written >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in a way that when the bond between two particles breaks, the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "else" branch >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of that big if statement is executed, and something similar to >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hertz–Mindlin is enforced. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I said it's similar since it's not a pure spring–damper >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> model now, it's a spring–damper model with the resting location >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (zero-force >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> location) being the penetration depth the moment when the bond >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> broke. This >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> implementation avoids a potential problem with a pure >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> spring–damper model: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Without the adjusted resting location, a newly broken-away pair >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> particles would see the bond suddenly gone but there were still >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> left-over >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> penetration, therefore immediately pushing each other away with >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> high >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> velocity, resulting in non-physical results. Shout-out to Bona >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> implementing this. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you! >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ruochun >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Wednesday, June 12, 2024 at 8:33:55 PM UTC+8 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> weigan...@gmail.com wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Ruochun, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you for your great work. The demo now is runs well. I >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> have a question about the Fracture-Box demo. After the bond >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> between two >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> particles breaks, is it right that the contact model between >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> them change >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> defaultly from ForceModelWithFracture to Hertz–Mindlin model? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Weigang >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Friday, May 31, 2024 at 8:05:24 PM UTC+8 Ruochun Zhang >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Weigang, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The problem appears to be fixed now. Please pull the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> newest main branch and try the fracture demo again. I suggest >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you do a >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> clean rebuild from an empty directory, because only a force >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> model file is >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> changed and if you just "make", cmake probably thinks nothing >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> needs to be >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> done. Or you can simply manually copy the modified cu file >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> over to the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> appropriate location in the build folder. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The problem was that we left an uninitialized variable in >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the force model file. On data center cards, the compiler >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> zeros it out >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> automatically, but on consumer cards it does not. We >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> therefore missed it >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> initially. Should be all good now. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ruochun >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, May 28, 2024, 11:00 PM Ruochun Zhang < >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ruoc...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Weigang, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's not like recommending a card; rather, if you happen >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to have a data center card available (A100, A5000 etc.), you >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> can circumvent >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> this problem for now by using them. Otherwise, let's hope we >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> find a >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> solution very soon, or at least find a workaround. We'll >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> keep you posted. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ruochun >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Monday, May 27, 2024 at 7:27:10 PM UTC+8 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> weigan...@gmail.com wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Ruochun, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> My card is indeed a gaming card NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Super. Could you recommend a card? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Weigang >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Saturday, May 25, 2024 at 10:44:17 PM UTC+8 Ruochun >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Zhang wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Weigang, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I would like to answer Question 2 first. You can use >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> variables *AOwnerFamily *and *BOwnerFamily *to refer >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to clump (or owner) A's and clump B's family numbers >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> directly in the force >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> model. So you can write *if *statements that treat >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> each case accordingly. This is mentioned in the DEME >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> paper: You can check >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> out Table 2. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> For Question 1, the situation is more complicated. We >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are actually able to reproduce the problem you encountered >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (simulation >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> freezing), but on consumer/gaming cards only. It runs >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> perfectly on data >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> center cards and that's what we used for generating this >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> experiment, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> therefore it did not appear a problem for us. It's likely >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> due to different >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> GPU architectures running the same code differently, we'll >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> try to find a >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> solution and let you know in the following days, so stay >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> tuned. By the way, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you are using a gaming card to run the simulations, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> correct? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ruochun >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Friday, May 24, 2024 at 8:47:00 AM UTC+8 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> weigan...@gmail.com wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you for your reply! I have two questions about >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the demo "DEMdemo-Fracture-Box". >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (1) After i have run this demo for one day, there is >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> still nothing outputed. Is it fact that the DEME will run >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a long time once >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a fracture model is used? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (2) How to tell DEME the contact force models between >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> different familys? I did not see any snippet which >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> undertakes this work, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> although the demo has at least two kinds of contact force >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> model. The >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> question i really want to ask is that, if we have more >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> than three familys >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in our model and there are more than two familys consist >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of spherical >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> particles, how to tell DEME the contact force model >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> between different >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> familys, and tell DEME the contact force model between >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the particles of a >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> family in the same time. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Weigang >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 10:10:14 PM UTC+8 Ruochun >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Zhang wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No. That's because the *sphere components* in a >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> clump are just shape representations, and they have no >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> physics, only >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> material properties. If they did have interaction with >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> each other then >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> every clump would've immediately exploded upon >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> simulation starting. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ruochun >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thursday, May 23, 2024 at 12:16:32 PM UTC+8 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> weigan...@gmail.com wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Ruochun, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you for your reply! I have a question about >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the clump. Do the particles in a clump interact with >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> each other via any >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> force model? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Weigang >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Monday, May 20, 2024 at 10:26:03 PM UTC+8 Ruochun >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Zhang wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Weigang, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes. Again, DEME only cares about the position >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and radius of the initial spheres, so you can supply >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it however you want. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If you have a file that records this information using >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> your own format, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> then the easiest thing is to have your own C++ or >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Python script that reads >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it into arrays and then feeds them to the solver. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If your file shares the format with DEME's standard >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> clump output file, or >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> your file is simply the output of *WriteClumpFile*, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> then you can conveniently load clump positions and >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> orientations by *ReadClumpXyzFromCsv >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *and *ReadClumpQuatFromCsv *(examples are in >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> GRCPrep_Part1 and 2). Note that currently, sphere >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> radius cannot be read >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> from standard clump output files since it's part of >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the clump template >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> information thus not in the clump output. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ruochun >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Monday, May 20, 2024 at 12:56:56 PM UTC+8 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> weigan...@gmail.com wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hi Everyone, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I would like to generate a block which consists of >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a assembly spheres. Is it possible to generate the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> block by other code, and >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> then load it into DEM-Engine via a file containg the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> informations (such as >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> position and radius) of the spheres? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Weigang >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the Google Groups "ProjectChrono" group. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> from it, send an email to >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> projectchron...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/projectchrono/1910af21-d1e3-43dd-a779-0c229e6150a6n%40googlegroups.com >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/projectchrono/1910af21-d1e3-43dd-a779-0c229e6150a6n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> . >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ProjectChrono" group. 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