shell_using_salome_GUI_model

Shell

The example represents a simple shell model, fixed on one side and loaded on the other side.

Workflow

This example shows how to use the KratosSalomePlugin to create a .mdpa file as a post-processing step to the graphical setup of the geometry and mesh in the Salome GUI.

The geometry and mesh is already created and stored in the plate_with_hole.hdf Salome file.

Geometry

Mesh

Using the Entry values of the Salome mesh objects, the .mdpa modelpart is set up in the create_mdpa.py script.

`Entry` values in the object browser

Instructions

Note: The script is executed from the working directory of Salome. Therefor it is necessary to specify absolute paths to the KratosSalomePlugin and the desired output folder in the create_mdpa.py script.

• Open the plate_with_hole.hdf in Salome
• Execute create_mdpa.py script in the Salome GUI with File-Load Script.
• The .mdpa file is created together with the other provided input files for Kratos, the simulation can be run.