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2010/4/12 Václav Šmilauer <eudoxos@xxxxxxxx>

>
> >
> > I think it is the definition of PartialEngine that has to be stated
> > clearly. Actually, I found this definition in ForceEngine where it
> > says that a PartialEngine should act only on some bodies modyfing
> > velocity, position and so on. This definition can obviously lead to
> > some misunderstanding (as pointed out by Jerome) since, for instance,
> > TriaxialStressController is actually working only on certain bodies in
> > the simulation.That said, perhaps we should find a different
> > definition for PartialEngine. Or simply create new blocks of Engines
> > as rightly proposed by Vaclav.
>
> I was taking PartialEngine defined by its class interface:
> subscribedBodies (i.e. single list of bodies it acts on), which is not
> used by Triaxial*, Kinem* etc etc.
>
Ok

>
>
> > BTW, we have a couple of folders (I think, since I am not properly
> > using the last release), one called GlobalEngine and another one
> > called PartialEngine inside /pkg/dem/Engine. What is here the
> > meaningful of the distinction? It is just to know for future
> > commitments.
> (we need both commits and commitment from people, right! :-) )
>
Ah, I meant commits.. :))


> >  For instance in /pkg/dem/meta folder I see ViscoelasticPM files that
> > is a contact law, and in /pgk/dem/Engine/GlobalEngine other contact
> > laws, like CohesionlessMomentRotation. Which folder should go a
> > contact law into? With a contact law, I mean not only the law functor
> > lonely but say a collection of classes like in ViscoelasticPM or
> > HertzMindlin.
> Historical structure mostly. I created the "meta" directory back then
> for files comprising more things than just one type of thing (ConcretePM
> and those you mention as well). For me, I could imagine having just flat
> directory pkg/dem/*.cpp (same for pkg/common etc), as I use exclusively
> tags to nagivate through the structure anyway, almost never actual
> filenames.
>
Yes, me too. In fact, it does not really matter.
cheers

>
> v.
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