def all_beams(self):
"""for each beam in the object. returns the start and end nodes.
"""
num_splines = mxs.numsplines(self.max_object)
all_beams = []
for spline_no in range(1, num_splines + 1):
num_knots = mxs.numknots(self.max_object, spline_no)
knot_pair = []
for knot_no in range(1, num_knots + 1):
pos_string = str(mxs.getKnotPoint(self.max_object, spline_no, knot_no))
pos = Node.Node(pos_string[1:-1].split(","))
knot_pair.append(pos)
all_beams.append(sorted(knot_pair))
return sorted(all_beams)
def _read_nodes(self, beam_objs):
"""get a list of nodes that form part of each beam object.
Nodes which terminate at the same place have not yet been deleted...
This is literally a list of all the knots which are at a certain point"""
knots = []
for beam_obj in beam_objs:
beam_obj = beam_obj.max_object
for spline_no in range(mxs.numsplines(beam_obj)):
spline_no += 1
for knot_no in range(mxs.numknots(beam_obj, spline_no)):
knot_no += 1
knots.append(str(mxs.getKnotPoint(beam_obj, spline_no, knot_no)))
node_list = []
for knot in knots:
node_list.append(Node.Node(knot))
return sorted(node_list)
def all_beams(self):
"""Gets a list of pairs of node objects, representing the positions of
the nodes of each beam in the beam object
"""
self._check_is_spline_shape()
self._split_lines()
num_splines = mxs.numsplines(self.max_object)
all_beams = []
for spline_no in range(1, num_splines + 1):
num_knots = mxs.numknots(self.max_object, spline_no)
knot_pair = []
for knot_no in range(1, num_knots + 1):
pos_string = str(mxs.getKnotPoint(self.max_object, spline_no, knot_no))
pos = Node.Node(pos_string)
knot_pair.append(pos)
all_beams.append(sorted(knot_pair))
return sorted(all_beams)