======Getting Started====== *[[wiki:sns:intactgh:installation|Installation]] & [[wiki:sns:intactgh:activating_migrating_license|Activating/Migrating License]] *[[wiki:sns:intactgh:supported_rhino_models|Supported Rhino Models]] *[[wiki:sns:intactgh:basic_operation|Basic Operation]] *[[wiki:sns:intactgh:basic_grasshopper|Grasshopper for New Users]] ===== Quick Start Guide ===== See the following videos to get started with Intact.Simulation Grasshopper Plugin quickly.\\ ** Note: the videos utilize Rhino 7 so there may be some minor discrepancies, but the workflow remains consistent** Download **demo files** using the link below to use our example. {{ :wiki:sns:intactgh:intact_simulation_demo_files.zip |Link to download}} \\ {{ :wiki:sns:intactgh:intact_simulation_demo_files_rhino7.zip |* Legacy * Link to download (for Rhino 7)}} ==== A. Setting Up Your First Simulation ==== === Step 1: Load your model in Rhino 3D === * Open Rhino 3D and load your design * For this quick guide, start with a B-rep (surface meshes like STL require a slightly different Step 2) * You can also open the "Bracket.3dm" file (in the demo files linked above). {{ :wiki:sns:intactgh:1-_load_model.mp4?750 |}} === Step 2: Prepare the model for simulation === * Make copies of faces that have boundary conditions to be applied * Note that the steps here are for a CAD file (Polysurfaces in Rhino). {{ :wiki:sns:intactgh:3-_prepare_model.mp4?750 |}} === Step 3: Launch Grasshopper and Intact.Simulation === * Get started by launching Grasshopper. Type "Grasshopper" in the Command entry box * You can also open the "video demo.gh" file (in the demo files linked above) within Grasshopper. {{ :wiki:sns:intactgh:2-_launch_grasshopper.mp4?750 |}} === Step 4: Add a component (Geometry and Material) === * Create a component from the design geometry and specify the appropriate material * Note you can also add blocks by double clicking on the canvas (See [[wiki:sns:intactgh:tips_and_tricks|Tips and Tricks]]) {{ :wiki:sns:intactgh:4-_component_setup.mp4?750 |}} === Step 5: Specify Boundary Condition === == Step 5a: Restraint == * Specify the faces that are fixed {{ :wiki:sns:intactgh:5-_apply_restraint.mp4?750 |}} == Step 5b: Load == * Specify the faces that are loaded as well as load type and load magnitude (pressure load in this case) * Loads are in MKS unit system (Pa for Pressure) {{ :wiki:sns:intactgh:6-_apply_load.mp4?750 |}} === Step 6: Specify Simulation Resolution === * Specify the number of elements for simulation. {{ :wiki:sns:intactgh:7-_set_simulation_resolution.mp4?750 |}} ==== B. Executing Simulation and Viewing Results ==== === Step 1: Run Simulation === * Execute simulation to solve the structural finite element problem defined previously {{ :wiki:sns:intactgh:8-_execute_simulation.mp4?750 |}} === Step 2: View Results === * Visualize the results such as displacement and stresses as the colormap {{ :wiki:sns:intactgh:8-_visualize_results.mp4?750 |}} === Step 3: Post-process (deflection) === * Scale the deformation to see the deflected shape {{ :wiki:sns:intactgh:9-_post_process_deflection_.mp4?750 |}}