COMPAS CRA

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Coupled Rigid-Block Analysis (CRA) implementation using COMPAS framework.

developed with ♥ by Gene Ting-Chun Kao

Installation

pip install compas_sandbox

Nothing else is needed on Windows, macOS (Apple Silicon and Intel) or Linux. The IPOPT 3.14.19 solver (Eclipse Public License 2.0, MUMPS linear solver, no HSL) is compiled into the package itself as the compas_sandbox._core extension module with nanobind, so solving happens in-process — no solver executables, no subprocess, no conda, and no separate solver package whose version could drift from this one. See native/README.md for how the extension is built and packaging/README.md for the IPOPT build itself.

Rhino 8

The easiest way is to let the ScriptEditor install everything for you. Start a new Python 3 script with this header and run it — on the first run Rhino installs compas_sandbox and all of its dependencies into its own environment (this takes a couple of minutes, watch the progress in the ScriptEditor console):

#! python3
# venv: compas-sandbox
# r: compas_sandbox

No extra # r: lines are needed for compas, numpy, shapely or the solver — they are dependencies of compas_sandbox and pip installs them automatically.

Ready-to-run examples for the ScriptEditor are in scripts/:

scripts/rhino_cra_cubes.py — three stacked cubes, baked as wireframe blocks with interface outlines and resultant contact forces.
scripts/rhino_cra_arch.py — a parametric masonry arch (span, rise, thickness, number of voussoirs, friction) solved and baked the same way.

Alternatively, install manually into Rhino's Python with the shell that ships with Rhino (Tools > Options > Plugins > Rhino Code > Open Shell, or ~/.rhinocode/py39-rh8/shell/open-shell on macOS):

pip install compas_sandbox

Note that Rhino 8 ships CPython 3.9, which is fully supported: solver wheels exist for CPython 3.9–3.13 on all platforms. Since the solver is a regular Python extension module rather than an executable, it is also not affected by the antivirus policies that quarantine unknown .exe files on managed Windows machines. To verify the solver in any environment, run scripts/rhino_ipopt_check.py.

To find out more about CRA, please refer to our paper in the CAD Computer-Aided Design journal: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cad.2022.103216

Coupled Rigid-Block Analysis: Stability-Aware Design of Complex Discrete-Element Assemblies

Abstract

The rigid-block equilibrium (RBE) method uses a penalty formulation to measure structural infeasibility or to guide the design of stable discrete-element assemblies from unstable geometry. However, RBE is a purely force-based formulation, and it incorrectly describes stability when complex interface geometries are involved. To overcome this issue, this paper introduces the coupled rigid-block analysis (CRA) method, a more robust approach building upon RBE’s strengths. The CRA method combines equilibrium and kinematics in a penalty formulation in a nonlinear programming problem. An extensive benchmark campaign is used to show how CRA enables accurate modelling of complex three-dimensional discrete-element assemblies formed by rigid blocks. In addition, an interactive stability-aware design process to guide user design towards structurally-sound assemblies is proposed. Finally, the potential of our method for real-world problems are demonstrated by designing complex and scaffolding-free physical models.

Please cite our work if you use CRA in your research

Paper

@article{kao2022coupled,
    title     = {Coupled Rigid-Block Analysis: Stability-Aware Design of Complex Discrete-Element Assemblies},
    author    = {Kao, Gene Ting-Chun and Iannuzzo, Antonino and Thomaszewski, Bernhard and Coros, Stelian and Van Mele, Tom and Block, Philippe},
    journal   = {Computer-Aided Design},
    volume    = {146},
    pages     = {103216},
    year      = {2022},
    publisher = {Elsevier},
    doi       = {10.1016/j.cad.2022.103216},
    url       = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cad.2022.103216}
}

Software implementation

@misc{compas-sandbox,
    title  = {{COMPAS CRA}: Coupled Rigid-Block Analysis ({CRA}) for the {COMPAS} framework},
    author = {Kao, Gene Ting-Chun},
    note   = {https://github.com/BlockResearchGroup/compas\_cra},
    year   = {2020-2022},
    doi    = {10.5281/zenodo.7043135},
    url    = {https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7043135},
}

Read the docs

https://github.com/petrasvestartas/compas_sandbox

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See examples in docs or try them in docs/examples.

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Coupled Rigid-Block Analysis: Stability-Aware Design of Complex Discrete-Element Assemblies

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