Macro Deodatis 1996 Wind Simulation Points

Macro Deodatis 1996 Wind Simulation Points
Description
This macro create simulation point according to G. Deodatis 1996. Macro version: 1.0 Last modified: 2024-04-15 LabRPS version: All Author: LabRPS
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Macro Version
1.0
Date last modified
2024-04-15
LabRPS Version(s)
All
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See also
Macro Deodatis 1996 Mean Wind Profile

This macro create simulation point according to G. Deodatis 1996. There are three simulation points created with WindLabFeatureLocationDistribution feature.

Simulation Point Distribution

Script

You can find the source code on the following Github repository: Get the code here!

Macro_Deodatis_1996_Wind_Simulation_Points.RPSMacro

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
# (c) Koffi Daniel 2024

import WindLab
import GeneralToolsGui
import WindLabObjects
from LabRPS import Vector as vec
import LabRPS
import numpy

def compute():
    installResuslt = WindLab.installPlugin("WindLabPlugin")

    doc = LabRPS.ActiveDocument
    if not doc:
       doc = LabRPS.newDocument()

    # create WindLab simulation called "Simulation"
    sim = WindLabObjects.makeSimulation(doc, "Simulation")
    
    # check if the simulation does really exist
    if not sim:
       LabRPS.Console.PrintError("The simulation does not exist.\n")
       # abord the computation 
  
    featureType = "General Distribution"
    featureGroup = "Location Distribution"
  
    # create the feature and add it to the existing simulation (you may refer to the WindLab Workbench page in 
    # case you don't understand the next line)
    genSimPoints= WindLabObjects.makeFeature("MyNewFeature", sim.Name, featureType, featureGroup)
    
    # check if the created feature is good
    if not genSimPoints:
       LabRPS.Console.PrintError("Error on creating the uniform points feature.\n")
       # abord the computation

    # create the simulation points by their coordinates
    v1 = vec(0, 0, 35)
    v2 = vec(0, 0, 40)
    v3 = vec(0, 0, 140)

    # add the points to the locations
    genSimPoints.Locations = [v1, v2, v3]

    # compute the simulation points coordinates. WindLab will internally use the "genSimPoints" feature
    simPoints = sim.computeLocationCoordinateMatrixP3()

    # now you can convert the coordinate matrix to numpy array and use it for any other purposes
    arr = numpy.asarray(simPoints)

    # you can also show the result in a table, pass False as last argument to the function to ask 
    # LabRPS to only show the data without plotting them
    GeneralToolsGui.GeneralToolsPyTool.showArray(sim.getSimulationData().numberOfSpatialPosition, 4, simPoints, False)

compute()