New question #676507 on Yade:
https://answers.launchpad.net/yade/+question/676507

Hi there
I know that PFC version 6 has the capability of simulating angular rigid 
blocks. This is a step forward in being able to model tightly interlocked, low 
porosity assemblies and it prepare conditions to study in a more efficient and 
robust way. Rigid, convex {polyhedral in 3D; polygonal in 2D} blocks are now 
available in PFC 6. We can easily create a zero porosity initial specimen, bond 
and cut the material, and allow for failure and flow. I believe that there are 
several benefits to the rigid blocks in PFC, including: 1) ability to couple 
with FLAC3D, 2) robustness of the contact detection and resolution, 3) 
efficiency especially during flow, 4) block rounding, 5) ability to model in 2D 
and 3D with nearly the same data files, 6) Python bindings to the rigid block 
data structures.
Please compare capabilities of YADE with PFC version 6 in the above cases. Does 
YADE software have those abilities and capabilities which I mentioned in 
previous paragraph? which one of them is in YADE? what is the disadvantages of 
YADE compared to PFC (6)?

The previuos version of PFC (version 5) approach has a key shortcoming which is 
the inability to specify very low initial porosities for the choke blasted 
blasted ring material due to the spherical or clump shape of the particles. 

I wait for your useful comment and analogies


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