/// <summary>
/// Build a set of specific elements by their IDs
/// </summary>
/// <param name="ids">Set of element IDs</param>
/// <returns>Set of elements</returns>
public ElementSet BuildElements(IntSet ids)
{
var elements = new ElementSet();
if (!IsValid())
{
return(elements);
}
List <ElementCreator> creators = new List <ElementCreator>();
ElementParams parameters;
foreach (int id in ids)
{
parameters.ID = id;
parameters.TypeName = db.getElementTypeName(id);
parameters.Nodes = db.getElementNodes(id);
parameters.Dim = db.getElementDim(id);
parameters.CornerNodes = db.getElementCornerNodes(id);
parameters.PropertyID = db.getElementPropertyId(id);
var creator = ElementCreator.GetElementCreatorByParams(parameters);
creators.Add(creator);
}
foreach (var creator in creators)
{
var element = creator.BuildElement();
elements.Add(element);
}
return(elements);
}
/// <summary>
/// Returns the specific creator of the element using the data contained in the passed parameters
/// </summary>
/// <param name="parameters">Element parameters</param>
/// <returns>A specific instance of the element creator</returns>
public static ElementCreator GetElementCreatorByParams(ElementParams parameters)
{
ElementCreator creator = null;
var type = parameters.TypeName;
// TODO: Hide the implementation of selecting a specific creator, so that the registration of a specific type occurs somewhere in a separate place
if (type == "CQUAD4")
{
creator = new CQUAD4Creator(parameters);
}
else if (type == "CTRIA3")
{
creator = new CTRIA3Creator(parameters);
}
else
{
throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException("Unknown type of element");
}
// TODO: Insert new type of elements
return(creator);
}