Hi Liqing, Could you please ask questions via : launchpad questions: https://answers.launchpad.net/yade/+addquestion?
The difference is that the non-periodic version will generate spheres strictly inside a volume, while periodic conditions can give spheres crossing the edges of the periodic cell. I must say I don't completely understand your question. Bruno On 28/03/11 05:12, Liqing Jiao wrote: > Dear All, > > According to the interpretation about RandomDensePack, the explanation > in Manuals is described like this "yade.pack.randomDensePack(predicate, > radius, material=-1, dim=None, cropLayers=0, rRelFuzz=0.0, > spheresInCell=0, memoizeDb=None, useOBB=True, memoDbg=False, > color=None)[source]¶ > > Generator of random dense packing with given geometry properties, > using TriaxialTest (aperiodic) or PeriIsoCompressor (periodic). The > periodicity depens on whether the spheresInCell parameter is given." > > Even through connected with the codes in pack, I can't understand the > difference between them yet. Besides taking time, what is other > difference in terms of the physical means or the number of the > particles? May I get some help from you? Thank you! > > Cheers > Liqing -- _______________ Bruno Chareyre Associate Professor ENSE³ - Grenoble INP Lab. 3SR BP 53 - 38041, Grenoble cedex 9 - France Tél : +33 4 56 52 86 21 Fax : +33 4 76 82 70 43 ________________ _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~yade-users Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~yade-users More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
