Hello, everyone!
I need a software that could pack the arbitrary shaped particles (random packing).
Particle models are prepared in CAD software (see figure for example). Now I need to fill the column (cylinder) with them.
The software is highly preferrable to be free, maybe even open-source.
I heard about Blender could pack spheres, and how about user-defined particles?
Please, advice.
Dear, Derya Varol ! Thank you for the comment.
VTK ant Paraviewe are both visualization tools, as I understand now.
How can I create geometry or mesh and create random packings? I didn't find anything in the web. If you know a solution, some details or link will be helpful.
Dear Derya Varol ! Thank you for you explanation!
But as I can see, it's not what I need. I need packng objects, not points. Packing should be governed by physics laws (objects fall into the box on other objects and take some semi-random position)
Dear Ivan,
I think that YADE. It is an extensible open-source framework for discrete numerical models, focused on Discrete Element Method.
I'm not totally sure, but it could be an option.
Best regards,
Dear Jorge Bonilla !
Thank you for the suggestion, YADE is a great tool
Unfortunately, I can't find any tip or example in Docs how to pack non-spherical particles. Seems, YADE (yade.pack module) is only packing spheres in arbitrary-shaped containers.
https://yade-dem.org/doc/yade.pack.html
Dear Ivan,
You're right. I forgot that YADE only uses spherical particles. Best regards,
Dear all, finally, we have found the solution.
It can be done in Blender using Rigid Body simulation tool.
Regards, Ivan.
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