particle_template sphere command

Purpose

Command for defining spherical particles (examples).

Note

This command is supported by Aspherix GPU.

Syntax

particle_template [general_keywords] shape sphere keyword value

General particle_template keywords are documented here. This document only describes the specific keywords for the definition of spherical particles.

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Keyword	Description
radius	obligatory; radius of the sphere units: [length]
scale	factor for scaling up or down the radius default: 1; range: (0,∞); units: [-]

Examples

particle_template id mySpheres material steel shape sphere radius 0.001
particle_template id pts1 material sand shape sphere scale 1.5 minimum_particle_volume 1e-18
particle_template id cgSpheres material steel shape sphere radius 1e-5 coarsegraining 10

Description

Particle templates of type sphere are defined through their radius.

Related commands

particle_template command, particle_template multisphere, particle_template superquadric, particle_template convex, particle_template concave, particle_template bonded, particle_template fiber, particle_template fragments

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