visualizing contact radius

satri
satri Altair Community Member
edited October 16 in Community Q&A

Is it possible to visualize contact radius around a particle?

What I mean by this is that I have a particle of radius R and I have defined a contact radius of 1.2R. Now, during the simulation in the GUI, I only see the particle of radius R. I want to see a faint sphere (translucent sphere) of radius 1.2R engulfing the particle of radius R.

Is it possible to do this in EDEM GUI

Please let me know

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  • jerrinjobs
    jerrinjobs
    Altair Employee
    edited October 15

    Hi Shyam

    Unfortunately, that is not possible in the EDEM GUI.

    Thanks,
    Jerrin Job

  • satri
    satri Altair Community Member
    edited October 15

    Is it possible to visualize it in any newer version, not 2022.3?

  • jerrinjobs
    jerrinjobs
    Altair Employee
    edited October 15
    Shyam Prasad V Atri said:

    Is it possible to visualize it in any newer version, not 2022.3?

    Unfortunately, no.

  • RWood
    RWood
    Altair Employee
    edited October 16
    Shyam Prasad V Atri said:

    Is it possible to visualize it in any newer version, not 2022.3?

    Hi,

    Although you can't visualise this you can import a particle template and visualise them that way, i.e. import a sphere (assuming your particles are spheres) of size 1.2R and then you can visualise these in the Analyst. 

    Cheers,

    Richard

  • satri
    satri Altair Community Member
    edited October 16
    Hello Richard

    Yes my particles are spheres, but they do not have 1.2R as their radius. Radius is only R

  • jerrinjobs
    jerrinjobs
    Altair Employee
    edited October 16
    Richard Wood_20774 said:

    Hi,

    Although you can't visualise this you can import a particle template and visualise them that way, i.e. import a sphere (assuming your particles are spheres) of size 1.2R and then you can visualise these in the Analyst. 

    Cheers,

    Richard

    That's a great suggestion / workaround !

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