WeftKnitClass.py

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# TexGen: Geometric textile modeller.
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# Python 3 version used runpy module to execute scripts from TexGen GUI which requires import of library
from TexGen.Core import *

# Create a weft knit textile with 2 wales and courses, wale height 1, loop height 1.2 and yarn thickness 0.15
# The fifth parameter indicates whether to refine the textile to avoid intersections
WeftKnit = CTextileWeftKnit(2, 2, 1, 1.2, 1, 0.15);

numSectionPoints = 30
numSlaveNodes = 60
WeftKnit.SetResolution( numSectionPoints, numSlaveNodes )

# Setup a domain
WeftKnit.AssignDefaultDomain()

# Select knit model (only one available currently)
WeftKnit.SetLoopModel(RAVANDI_2021)

# Add the textile
AddTextile(WeftKnit)