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[Jan Stránský <question253296@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Question #253296 on Yade changed:
https://answers.launchpad.net/yade/+question/253296

Jan Stránský posted a new comment:
Hello Dominik,


>
> in a nutshell:
> - currently, it is impossible to translate the periodic boundary box
> - in consequence, the sample has to be translated in function of the
> boundary box position
>

yes


>
> For instance, my ball mill currently turns around the direction (0, 0,
> 1) with the point (0, 0, 0). Thus, I would have to translate the mill
> geometry and change the turning point from (0, 0, 0) to (0, r, r) where
> r is the radius of the mill (to put the mill inside of the box).
>

exactly. But please have in mind that the results would be the same as with
the axis (0,0,1) :-) only the postprocessing could be a bit inconvenient..

cheers
Jan

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