How to show analysis results

Introduction

Would you like to show simulation results with gradient colors on a surface for structural, daylight or any analysis results? Then display colored meshes by following these steps.

Prerequisites

• You configured the frames and routes for your solution.
• You configured the relevant contents such as the model(s), control panel(s), viewer(s) and datastore.
• You have a Rhino Grasshopper definition with your solution logic.

1. Output coloured mesh

To display analysis results with gradient colors, output colored meshes.

• Create colored meshes.

  • Some plugins like Karamba3D have components that output analysis results as colored meshes.

    

  • Use the Grasshopper mesh colors component to define a colored mesh based on your analysis logic.

    
• Connect the colored mesh to the Packhunt Data Output component.

2. Define colored mesh material

To assign materials to the incoming geometries, the materials should be defined in the Viewer configuration.

• Define your materials with kind: ColouredMeshMaterial.

The configuration should look similar to the example below:

viewer:
  kind: Viewer
  materials:
    my-colored-mesh:
      kind: ColouredMeshMaterial

3. Assign materials

To define the materials the geometries are displayed with, assign materials.

• Under the Viewer to Model subscription, assign materials to the incoming geometries with the assignMaterial property.

The configuration should look similar to the example below:

viewer:
  kind: Viewer
  my-colored-mesh:
    kind: ColouredMeshMaterial
  subscribe:
    - kind: Model
      frame: main-frame
      source: model
      assignMaterials:
        geometry-1: my-colored-mesh

Configuration

See the material configuration docs and ViewerModelSubscription configuration docs for more information.