algorithmic modeling for Rhino
Karamba3D is an interactive, parametric finite element program. It lets you analyze the response of 3-dimensional beam and shell structures under arbitrary loads.
Karamba3D is being developed by Clemens Preisinger in cooperation with Bollinger und Grohmann ZTGmbH in Vienna.
Download a free trial now! Licenses for educational or commercial purposes can be purchased at www.karamba3d.com/buy.
downloads, manual:
https://manual.karamba3d.com/ or
www.food4rhino.com/app/karamba3d
examples (for Karamba3D 1.3.2):
release notes:
www.grasshopper3d.com/group/karamba3d/page/new-features-and-bug-fixes
scripting guide & examples:
https://www.karamba3d.com/download/#manual
repository with unit tests:
https://github.com/karamba3d/K3D_tests
Here a beam structure based on stream-lines with bending moments:
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Hi all!
Karamba 1.2.0 is now available! The latest release contains a new solver that is twice as fast and uses less memory. New components such as the BESO for Shells and Deformation Energy have been introduced. The entire list of updates and bug-fixes can be found at http://www.grasshopper3d.com/group/karamba/page/new-features-and-bu.... Look out for some new examples coming soon.
It can be downloaded from our website or from food4rhino. Enjoy!
Your Karamba Team
New tutorials showing workflow between Karamba and Revit using Geometry Gym and Dynamo are up on our youtube and Grasshopper pages! The full definitions will follow shortly!
Dear all,
in case of questions please open new discussions (see above). They are easier to find and to follow than entries on the comment wall.
Best,
Clemens
Hi, Rafael! I did, but i didn't manage to get what i wanted. I used the prescribed displacement component with an input vector and a force acting on the points of the prescribed displacement hoping that once the amplitude of the vector is reached, the points don't move any further, but they di surpass the length of the vector...
Hi Andrei, have you had a look to the "prescribed displacement" component? I guess this one will help you out with what you want. cheers, Rafael.
Hi, Rafael,
The problem with this method is that the model won't consider internal stresses. The moving has to take place after the point is converted to a support variable.
Hi Andrei,I guess you would need to move the point that defines the aforementioned support in order to do that.
Best,
Rafael
Hi all,
Is there a way to move supports by a certain distance in a certain direction?
(say i have a shell and i want to move one of its vertexes and see what stresses appear)
Clemens,
What do you mean by placing two elements in the same spot? Wouldn't that give me two separate beams?
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