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Question #191084 on Yade changed:
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Chiara Modenese gave more information on the question:
On 19/03/12 12:45, Chiara Modenese wrote:
> Question #191084 on Yade changed:
> https://answers.launchpad.net/yade/+question/191084
>
> Chiara Modenese gave more information on the question:
> On 19/03/12 12:11, Christian Jakob wrote:
> Thank you, Christian, it makes sense to me. I will try to do it in python.
> Cheers, Chiara
>> Question #191084 on Yade changed:
>> https://answers.launchpad.net/yade/+question/191084
>>
>> Christian Jakob posted a new comment:
>> Hi Chiara,
>>
>> I am also interested in how to do this in Yade.
>> I have experience how this can be done with PFC. The procedure is as follows:
>>
>> 1. Generate your packing with spheres.
>> 2. Create templates of your clumps.
>> 3. Replace spheres with clump templates (clumps should have same real volume as your spheres).
As to point 3., do you also account for the overlapping volume between 
the spheres somehow? Or do you neglect it?
>> for example I send you the fish-code of my model:
>>
>> ;make a template of a clump with 2 overlapping spheres:
>> clump template make dyad 2 radii 0.5 0.5 pos (0.25, 0.5, 0.25) (-0.25, -0.25, -0.25)
>>
>>
>> ;replace 5 percent of the spheres by clumps with my template called dyad:
>> clump replace 1 dyad 0.05
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Christian
>>

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