Shell Material Issue

[CyanModular]

Hello,

I’m having issues finding the correct reference for shell materials. I’m trying to automatically get and set shell material for elements via a script that imports a CSV containing material, name, group, color, and subgroup. I’ve successfully mapped the CSV data into CADwork, but I’m not sure how to correctly apply the material to elements.

[Brunner246]

Hi @CyanModular

Are those objects "simple shell elements" or multi-layer elements ?

import cadwork as cw
import element_controller as ec
import attribute_controller as ac
import material_controller as mc
import visualization_controller as vc

is_shell_obj = lambda eid: ac.is_wall(eid) or ac.is_floor(eid) or ac.is_roof(eid)
cover_elements = [eid for eid in ec.get_all_identifiable_element_ids() if is_shell_obj(eid)]

# Either material is relative to a Color Nr
vc.set_color(cover_elements, 90)

# Or set a specific material
material_id = mc.create_material("Your New Material")
ac.set_element_material(cover_elements, material_id)

# or for MLC
import multi_layer_cover_controller as mlcc

multi_layer_set_id = mlcc.create_multi_layer_by_cover_type("Your Cover Type", cw.multi_layer_cover_type.framedWall)
layer_thickness = 240.0
mlcc.add_layer(multi_layer_set_id, cw.multi_layer_type.structure, "Layer XYZ", material_id,  layer_thickness)
mlcc.set_cover_material(multi_layer_set_id, material_id) # Set the cover material to the multi-layer set

[CyanModular]

Hi @Brunner246, this would be from a multi layer element, in this case a wall.

[Brunner246]

Hi @Brunner246, this would be from a multi layer element, in this case a wall.

see example MLC

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