topic Re: Robot add-on: Contourize (API) in Robot Structural Analysis Forum

Convert panel objects generated by the Extrude tool into normal contour panels add-in

Konrad.O — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 08:19:00 GMT

WIP

A copy of the archived "Contourize is an add-on for Autodesk Robot that converts panel objects generated by the Extrude tool into normal contour panels" topic:

http://forums.autodesk.com/t5/Autodesk-Robot-Structural/Robot-add-on-Contourize-API/m-p/3358865/high...

Robot add-on: Contourize (API)

Anonymous — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 12:09:12 GMT

Contourize is an add-on for Autodesk Robot that converts panel objects generated by the Extrude tool into normal contour panels.

Major advantage of contour panels over extruded panels is that they support all normal meshing options. Extruded panels can only be meshed as s simple strip of rectangular elements.

Panel thickness is preserved even if defined indirectly as default thickness during extrude (not shown in object browser). Loads and meshes are not processed, use it before any load definitions.

Download zip archive at:

http://goo.gl/WJTEH

Use Robot add-ons dropdown menu to add the .exe to add-ons or just launch the executable file directly.

Please give your feedback on bugs/workflow.

Example:

1. Select objects and activate add-on window to update selection.

2. Launch conversion procedure.

3. Result: note the contour lines drawn on panels that are absent on extrusion objects.

Re: Robot add-on: Contourize

Rafal.Gaweda — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 10:34:58 GMT

Nice tool !

Remark: it works only for extruded lines or polylines

Re: Robot add-on: Contourize

Anonymous — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 12:09:39 GMT

Also surfaces deriving from curved polylines turn out somewhat deformed, but this looks like a generic Robot issue.

I will post the source code if anyone suggests a service or method that would get along well with MS Visual Studio. Tried Github but it seem to be just too much pain.

The main code is in the attachment.

Re: Robot add-on: Contourize (API)

Anonymous — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:05:51 GMT

Any chance to upload zip file again ? Link seems to be dead

Re: Robot add-on: Contourize (API)

Rafal.Gaweda — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 07:33:20 GMT

I hope Aleksandr will not be angry :-).

The link : goo.gl/mU8uz

Re: Robot add-on: Contourize (API)

Anonymous — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 07:51:22 GMT

Here you go:

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/712637/linkedfiles/Contourize.zip

Re: Robot add-on: Contourize (API)

Anonymous — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 07:52:00 GMT

What goes public domain, stays public domain.

Re: Robot add-on: Contourize (API)

Anonymous — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 10:03:00 GMT

Great and useful tool. Many thanks!

Re: Robot add-on: Contourize (API)

sergey.churilov — Fri, 06 Jul 2012 13:48:08 GMT

Great tool.

I have tried it in the "old" Robot (ver. 20.1.5) and it works.

As the author says, it works on panels from extruded polylines only. It doesn't work on extruded 2d objects (arc, circle..)

Re: Robot add-on: Contourize (API)

jmmarin — Tue, 11 Sep 2018 07:54:19 GMT

Hi,

although many years after...

Can someone post the addon again? The links are not active (logically...).

It would be very interesting to try this addon.

Thank you.

Re: Robot add-on: Contourize (API)

Anonymous — Tue, 11 Sep 2018 08:03:20 GMT

Hi, original author here. It's been a long time so I don't remember if the repo has all the files needed to use the plugin, but you can try the plugin Github here: https://github.com/bausk/Contourize/tree/master/Install

I will revise/update it somehere in the following months.

Re: Robot add-on: Contourize (API)

jmmarin — Tue, 11 Sep 2018 08:10:12 GMT

Hi Bauskas,

thank you for your fast reply. I will download and try it.

Regards!