Class Hierarchy

• mbdyn.bindings.basic_objects.BasicObject: A basic bindings object interfacing a C++ instance.
  • mbdyn.bindings.basic_objects.Element: The top class of an element.
    • mbdyn.bindings.elements.Joint: The general class for the "JOINT" group
      • mbdyn.bindings.joints.DriveHingeJoint: The interface of the DriveHingeJoint class.
        • mbdyn.bindings.joints.BindingsHingeJoint: A drive hinge joint on which the angle value can be set at every time step
    • mbdyn.bindings.elements.AutomaticStructural: The general class for the "AUTOMATICSTRUCTURAL" group
    • mbdyn.bindings.elements.Rotor: General class of the "ROTOR" group
    • mbdyn.bindings.elements.SocketStreamOutput: The general class for the "SOCKETSTREAM_OUTPUT" group
    • mbdyn.bindings.elements.Bulk: The general class for the "BULK" group
    • mbdyn.bindings.elements.AirProperties: The general class for the "AIRPROPERTIES" group
    • mbdyn.bindings.elements.Plate: The general class for the "PLATE" group
    • mbdyn.bindings.elements.Gravity: The general class for the "GRAVITY" group
    • mbdyn.bindings.elements.Hydraulic: The general class for the "HYDRAULIC" group
    • mbdyn.bindings.elements.Genel: The general class for the "GENEL" group
    • mbdyn.bindings.elements.Electric: The general class for the "ELECTRIC" group
    • mbdyn.bindings.elements.Force: The general class of the "FORCE" group
      • mbdyn.bindings.forces.StructuralForce: The communication with the MBDyn structural force.
        • mbdyn.bindings.forces.ConservativeCouple: The MBDyn conservative couple
          • mbdyn.bindings.forces.BindingsCouple: A MBDyn conservative couple on which a value can be set at each time step.
        • mbdyn.bindings.forces.ConservativeForce: The conservative force of MBDyn.
          • mbdyn.bindings.forces.BindingsForce: A MBDyn conservative force on which the value can be set at every time step.
    • mbdyn.bindings.elements.Loadable: The general class for the "LOADABLE" group
    • mbdyn.bindings.elements.Body: The general class for the "BODY" group
    • mbdyn.bindings.elements.External: The general class for the "EXTERNAL" group
    • mbdyn.bindings.elements.Beam: The general class for the "BEAM" group
    • mbdyn.bindings.elements.Aerodynamic: The general class for the "AERODYNAMIC" group
    • mbdyn.bindings.elements.ElectricBulk: The general class for the "ELECTRICBULK" group
    • mbdyn.bindings.elements.Aeromodal: The general class for the "AEROMODAL" group
    • mbdyn.bindings.elements.Driven: The general class for the "DRIVEN" group
  • mbdyn.bindings.basic_objects.Node: The top class of a node.
    • mbdyn.bindings.nodes.Abstract: The general node for the "ABSTRACT" group
    • mbdyn.bindings.nodes.Electric: The general node for the "ELECTRIC" group
    • mbdyn.bindings.nodes.Parameter: The general node for the "PARAMETER" group
    • mbdyn.bindings.nodes.Structural: The general node for the "STRUCTURAL" group.
    • mbdyn.bindings.nodes.Hydraulic: The general group for the "HYDRAULIC" group
  • mbdyn.bindings.frames.ReferenceFrame: The MBDyn reference frame that output values in the absolute reference frame.
• mbdyn.bindings.main.Groups: Gather MBDyn groups of nodes or elements.
• mbdyn.bindings.main.ProgressBar: The MBDyn progress bar.
• mbdyn.bindings.main.WraptMBDyn: The MBDyn service for Python.
• mbdyn.common.Block: The object for writing a block of arguments in the MBDyn input file
• mbdyn.common.CommonArgument: An argument used for the MBDyn input file, characterized only by a value without reference.
  • mbdyn.common.GeometricArgument: A geometric argument is whether a vector or a matrix.
• mbdyn.common.ManagerObject: This object will add a vector or a matrix attributes to others MBDyn objects (reference, node, element).
• mbdyn.control_data.ControlData: The control data of MBDyn, generated automatically by the nodes and elements information or the user's object.
• mbdyn.elts.beam.BeamSection: A section of a beam, used by the Beam3 class
• mbdyn.elts.joint.Coincidence: A joint that makes two nodes clamped to each other.
• mbdyn.elts.joint._SetRevoluteDocumentation: An abstract class used as decorator for setting the common documentation on the RevoluteHinge and the RevolutePin classes.
• mbdyn.general.Eye: The eye matrix
• mbdyn.general.Int: A MBDyn integer for the input file
• mbdyn.general.MatrixNull: The matrix Null
• mbdyn.general.Null: The vector Null
• mbdyn.general.Real: A MBDyn real for the input file
• mbdyn.interface.application.ShowGeometry: An application supposed to show a MBDyn geometry
• mbdyn.interface.common.OrderDictionary: A dictionary that keeps in mind the order the items have been added
• mbdyn.interface.mapper.Common: The common class for a mapper
  • mbdyn.interface.mapper.Node: The node class mapper, a VTK sphere.
    • mbdyn.interface.mapper.StructuralNode: The structural node mapper
• mbdyn.interface.vectors.ReferenceFrame: A VTK reference frame able to represent a MBDyn rotation (or orientation matrix).
• mbdyn.interface.vectors.VTKCommon: The common class for a VTK object in MBDyn.
  • mbdyn.interface.vectors.Arrow: Description of an arrow mapper.
• mbdyn.interface.vectors.Vector: Description of a vector as a VTK actor
  • mbdyn.interface.vectors.CommonAxe: The top class of every axe.
    • mbdyn.interface.vectors.XAxe: The x axe, set as red.
    • mbdyn.interface.vectors.YAxe: The y axe, set as green.
    • mbdyn.interface.vectors.ZAxe: The z axe, set as blue.
• mbdyn.main.List: A list containing object with a name attribute.
• mbdyn.main.PyMBDynFile: A file containing the MBDyn results as well as the Python information for loading a pickled Simulation.
• mbdyn.preprocessing.ArgumentMethod: The method associated to an argument for the integrator
• mbdyn.preprocessing.LineArgument: An argument only displayed on one line for the integrator
• mbdyn.preprocessing.MultistepIntegrator: The MBDyn multistep integrator.
• mbdyn.quantity.Quantity3D: A physical quantity having values along 3 axis.
• mbdyn.record.RecordBase: An object that have the values of its own attributes in a dictionary ParametersToSave.
  • mbdyn.record.Record: An object that is able to save some of its attributes.
    • mbdyn.common.BasicObject: An object that will collect the values of the parameters to save.
      • mbdyn.nodes.Node: An abstract class for all the nodes.
        • mbdyn.nodes.StructuralNode: The structural node of MBDyn.
          • mbdyn.interface.nodes.StructuralNode: A structural node receiving instructions from GTK and showing its results in the VTK area.
      • mbdyn.preprocessing.SimulationBase: The base of the Simulation.
        • mbdyn.main.Simulation: The main MBDyn simulation.
      • mbdyn.groups.ItemGroup: A general interface for a Node group or an Elem group.
        • mbdyn.groups.ElementGroup: A group (or list) of elements.
        • mbdyn.groups.NodeGroup: A group (or list) of nodes.
        • mbdyn.groups.ReferenceList: A group (or list) of reference frames.
          • mbdyn.interface.groups.ReferenceList: The reference frames list
      • mbdyn.references.BasicReference: The most basic reference frame object.
        • mbdyn.references.ReferenceFrame: The reference frame interface.
          • mbdyn.interface.references.ReferenceFrame: A reference frame based in a VTK environment
      • mbdyn.elements_base.CommonElement: A common element belongs to a group and has a clas key, specific to that group, that allow to retrieve its class.
        • mbdyn.elements_base.ElementWithoutNode: Common class for the objects without node.
          • mbdyn.elements.AirProperties: The MBDyn air properties.
          • mbdyn.elements.Gravity: The MBDyn gravity object.
        • mbdyn.elements_base.ElementWithNode: Every element attached to a node.
          • mbdyn.elements.Body: A MBDyn body with a mass, a center of mass and and an inertia matrix.
          • mbdyn.elts.beam.Beam3: The beam made of 3 nodes.
            • mbdyn.interface.elements.Beam3
          • mbdyn.elts.aerodynamic.Rotor: Used to associate the aerodynamic elements.
          • mbdyn.elts.force.GeneralForce: A general force for the FORCE group of MBDyn.
            • mbdyn.elts.force.Couple: The top class for the couples.
              • mbdyn.elts.force.BindingsCouple: A couple that can be set at runtime.
              • mbdyn.elts.force.ConservativeCouple: The MBDyn conservative couple
            • mbdyn.elts.force.Force: The top class of all the forces.
              • mbdyn.elts.force.BindingsForce: A force that can be set at runtime.
              • mbdyn.elts.force.ConservativeForce: The MBDyn conservative force
          • mbdyn.elts.joint.CommonJoint: The top class for joints.
            • mbdyn.elts.joint.CommonJoint2Nodes: Description of a joint associated to two nodes.
              • mbdyn.elts.joint.DriveHinge: Imposed rotation on a hinge.
                • mbdyn.elts.joint.BindingsHinge: A drive hinge joint having its angle vector set at run time.
              • mbdyn.elts.joint.Distance: Set a distance between two nodes.
              • mbdyn.elts.joint.RevoluteHinge: A pivot hinge between two nodes.
              • mbdyn.elts.joint.SphericalHinge: A spherical hinge between two nodes.
              • mbdyn.elts.joint.Prismatic: Constraint the relative rotation of two nodes.
            • mbdyn.elts.joint.Clamp: The clamp joint.
            • mbdyn.elts.joint.RevolutePin: A pivot between a built-in node clamped to the ground and the user one.
        • mbdyn.elts.aerodynamic.AerodynamicBeam: The MBDyn aerodynamic beam.
      • mbdyn.law.LinearElasticGeneric: The linear elastic generic constitutive law.
      • mbdyn.groups.CommonContainer: A base class for Nodes and Elements.
        • mbdyn.groups.Elements: The elements of the Simulation.
        • mbdyn.groups.Nodes: The nodes of the simulation.
          • mbdyn.interface.groups.Nodes: The list of nodes
• object: The most base type
  • mbdyn.bindings.progressbar.ProgressBarWidget: This is an element of ProgressBar formatting.
    • mbdyn.bindings.progressbar.ETA: Widget for the Estimated Time of Arrival
    • mbdyn.bindings.progressbar.FileTransferSpeed: Widget for showing the transfer speed (useful for file transfers).
    • mbdyn.bindings.progressbar.Percentage: Just the percentage done.
    • mbdyn.bindings.progressbar.RotatingMarker: A rotating marker for filling the bar of progress.
  • gobject.GInterface: Interface GInterface
    • atk.ImplementorIface
      • gtk.Widget: Object GtkWidget...
        • gtk.DrawingArea: Object GtkDrawingArea...
          • gtk.gtkgl.widget.DrawingArea: OpenGL-capable gtk.DrawingArea.
            • mbdyn.interface.renderWindowInteractor.GtkGLExtVTKRenderWindowInteractor: Embeds a vtkRenderWindow into a pyGTK widget and uses vtkGenericRenderWindowInteractor for the event handling.
        • gtk.Container: Object GtkContainer...
          • gtk.MenuShell: Object GtkMenuShell...
            • gtk.Menu: Object GtkMenu...
              • mbdyn.interface.common.BaseMenu: A common menu.
                • mbdyn.interface.references.ReferenceFrameMenu: The reference frame menu
                • mbdyn.interface.nodes.NodeMenu: The GTK menu for a node
                • mbdyn.interface.groups.ReferenceListMenu: The menu for the reference frames
                • mbdyn.interface.groups.NodesMenu: The menu for the list of nodes
  • mbdyn.bindings.progressbar.ProgressBarWidgetHFill: This is a variable width element of ProgressBar formatting.
    • mbdyn.bindings.progressbar.Bar: The bar of progress.
      • mbdyn.bindings.progressbar.ReverseBar: The reverse bar of progress, or bar of regress.
  • gtk.gtkgl.widget.Widget: Mixin class for OpenGL-capable widgets.
    • gtk.gtkgl.widget.DrawingArea: OpenGL-capable gtk.DrawingArea.
      • mbdyn.interface.renderWindowInteractor.GtkGLExtVTKRenderWindowInteractor: Embeds a vtkRenderWindow into a pyGTK widget and uses vtkGenericRenderWindowInteractor for the event handling.
  • list: list() -> new list list(sequence) -> new list initialized from sequence's items
    • mbdyn.quantity.CommonList: A list that can be cleaned.
      • mbdyn.quantity.Result: A list of results for a particular object attribute.
      • mbdyn.quantity.Results: All the possible results that will be saved during the simulation.
    • mbdyn.groups.ItemGroup: A general interface for a Node group or an Elem group.
      • mbdyn.groups.ElementGroup: A group (or list) of elements.
      • mbdyn.groups.NodeGroup: A group (or list) of nodes.
      • mbdyn.groups.ReferenceList: A group (or list) of reference frames.
        • mbdyn.interface.groups.ReferenceList: The reference frames list
    • mbdyn.bindings.frames.FramesList: The list of MBDyn reference frames.
    • mbdyn.bindings.groups.ItemGroup: An element or node group used by MBDyn.
      • mbdyn.bindings.groups.NodeGroup: The top class for all the node group
        • mbdyn.bindings.groups.Abstracts: The "ABSTRACT" node group
        • mbdyn.bindings.groups.NodeElectrics: The "ELECTRIC" node group
        • mbdyn.bindings.groups.Parameters: The "PARAMETER" node group
        • mbdyn.bindings.groups.Structurals: The "STRUCTURAL" node group
        • mbdyn.bindings.groups.NodeHydraulics: The "HYDRAULIC" node group
      • mbdyn.bindings.groups.ElementGroup: The top class for the element group
        • mbdyn.bindings.groups.Aerodynamics: The "AERODYNAMIC" element group
        • mbdyn.bindings.groups.AutomaticStructurals: The "AUTOMATICSTRUCTURAL" element group
        • mbdyn.bindings.groups.Beams: The "BEAM" element group
        • mbdyn.bindings.groups.Joints: The "JOINT" element group
        • mbdyn.bindings.groups.Drivens: The "DRIVEN" element group
        • mbdyn.bindings.groups.SocketStreamOutputs: The "SOCKETSTREAM_OUTPUT" element group
        • mbdyn.bindings.groups.AirProperties: The "AIRPROPERTIES" element group
        • mbdyn.bindings.groups.Bulks: The "BULKS" element group
        • mbdyn.bindings.groups.Loadables: The "LOADABLE" element group
        • mbdyn.bindings.groups.Aeromodals: The "AEROMODAL" element group
        • mbdyn.bindings.groups.Hydraulics: The "HYDRAULICS" element group
        • mbdyn.bindings.groups.Bodies: The "BODY" element group
        • mbdyn.bindings.groups.Externals: The "EXTERNAL" element group
        • mbdyn.bindings.groups.Gravities: The "GRAVITY" element group
        • mbdyn.bindings.groups.Electrics: The "ELECTRICS" element group
        • mbdyn.bindings.groups.Rotors: The "ROTOR" element group
        • mbdyn.bindings.groups.Forces: The "FORCE" element group
        • mbdyn.bindings.groups.Genels: The "GENEL" element group
        • mbdyn.bindings.groups.Plates: The "PLATE" element group
        • mbdyn.bindings.groups.ElectricBulks: The "ELECTRICBULK" element group
  • gobject.GObject: Object GObject...
    • gtk.Object: Object GtkObject...
      • gtk.Widget: Object GtkWidget...
        • gtk.DrawingArea: Object GtkDrawingArea...
          • gtk.gtkgl.widget.DrawingArea: OpenGL-capable gtk.DrawingArea.
            • mbdyn.interface.renderWindowInteractor.GtkGLExtVTKRenderWindowInteractor: Embeds a vtkRenderWindow into a pyGTK widget and uses vtkGenericRenderWindowInteractor for the event handling.
        • gtk.Container: Object GtkContainer...
          • gtk.MenuShell: Object GtkMenuShell...
            • gtk.Menu: Object GtkMenu...
              • mbdyn.interface.common.BaseMenu: A common menu.
                • mbdyn.interface.references.ReferenceFrameMenu: The reference frame menu
                • mbdyn.interface.nodes.NodeMenu: The GTK menu for a node
                • mbdyn.interface.groups.ReferenceListMenu: The menu for the reference frames
                • mbdyn.interface.groups.NodesMenu: The menu for the list of nodes
  • dict: dict() -> new empty dictionary.
    • mbdyn.record.ParametersToSave: A dictionary on which attributes can be added.
  • mbdyn.bindings.progressbar.ProgressBar: This is the ProgressBar class, it updates and prints the bar.