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    This document provides a tutorial for using the Fracture Modifier (FM) plugin with the Bullet Constraints Builder (BCB) addon in Blender to simulate building collapse more efficiently. It outlines the steps to load a pre-configured multi-family house model, discretize the elements, apply an earthquake acceleration time history as the collapse scenario, and use the automatic mode to execute the preprocessing, constraint building, and simulation in one run. Basic Blender and BCB knowledge is required. The FM allows larger models to be simulated faster than with standard Blender alone.

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    This document provides a tutorial for using the Fracture Modifier (FM) plugin with the Bullet Constraints Builder (BCB) addon in Blender to simulate building collapse more efficiently. It outlines the steps to load a pre-configured multi-family house model, discretize the elements, apply an earthquake acceleration time history as the collapse scenario, and use the automatic mode to execute the preprocessing, constraint building, and simulation in one run. Basic Blender and BCB knowledge is required. The FM allows larger models to be simulated faster than with standard Blender alone.

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    This document provides a tutorial for using the Fracture Modifier (FM) plugin with the Bullet Constraints Builder (BCB) addon in Blender to simulate building collapse more efficiently. It outlines the steps to load a pre-configured multi-family house model, discretize the elements, apply an earthquake acceleration time history as the collapse scenario, and use the automatic mode to execute the preprocessing, constraint building, and simulation in one run. Basic Blender and BCB knowledge is required. The FM allows larger models to be simulated faster than with standard Blender alone.

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    Technological and Methodological Solutions for Integrated Wide Area Situation

    Awareness and Survivor Localization to Support Search and Rescue Teams

    Bullet Constraints Builder


    Tutorial
    3/3
    Guide to Simulate a Multi-Family House with Fracture Modifier

    Laurea University of Applied Sciences


    Kai Kostack, Dipl. Arch. ETH Oliver Walter
    22.03.2018

    Laurea-ammattikorkeakoulu Puhelin (09) 8868 7150 [email protected] Y-tunnus 1046216-1


    Ratatie 22, 01300 Vantaa Faksi (09) 8868 7200 www.laurea.fi Kotipaikka Vantaa
    Technological and Methodological Solutions for Integrated Wide Area Situation

    List of content:

    1. INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................................... 2
    2. ABOUT THIS EXERCISE ............................................................................................................................ 2
    3. DOWNLOADS AND SOFTWARE INSTALLATION ....................................................................................... 3
    4. EXERCISE WITH THE FRACTURE MODIFIER .............................................................................................. 4

    List of abbreviations:

    Abbreviation Description
    BCB Bullet Constraints Builder
    FM Fracture Modifier
    RC Reinforced Concrete

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    1. Introduction
    The Bullet Constraints Builder (BCB) was developed from scratch during the three yearlong R&D pro-
    ject INACHUS 1at LAUREA, University of Applied Sciences 2. The focus during this time was on improv-
    ing the software, its accuracy and speed, therefore tutorials were time and again postponed. Due to
    the growing interest and requests from universities and engineers around the world, tutorials became
    indispensable. This tutorial is the last of a series of three that have been written to gradually introduce
    the BCB basics.

    BCB Tutorials:

    1. Guide for BCB Installation & Simple Collapse Simulation


    - installation instruction and introduction into a simple collapse simulation
    2. Guide to Simulate a Multi-Family House with Standard Blender
    - Introduction of the BCB fundamentals with standard Blender
    3. Guide to Simulate a Multi-Family House with Fracture Modifier
    - Introduction into a speed optimized variant with the FM

    2. About this exercise


    The tutorial 2/3 dealt with the simulation procedure with standard Blender. The simulations with
    standard Blender run relatively slow. In this present tutorial a speed optimized simulation approach is
    demonstrated that allows relatively big models to be simulated much more efficiently. For this a spe-
    cial Blender built- the Fracture Modifier (FM)- needs to be installed and used; the FM incorporates a
    better object handling method than standard Blender. For the FM download see section 3.
    This exercise also introduces an automatic mode that allows the user to execute the Preprocessing
    Tools, the constraints build-up and the simulation in one go. The automatic mode permits the user´s
    absence during much of the simulation procedure. The collapse scenario will be an earthquake. This
    exercise is recommended for all those who want to achieve simulation results fast. Basic Blender
    knowledge is required.

    Simulation with the Fracture Modifier


    Step1
    Load Blender model
    Step2
    Load configuration data
    Step3
    Discretize
    Step4
    Add earthquake time history as collapse scenario
    Step5
    Turn on Automatic Mode
    Step6
    Build FM and simulate
    Table 1 Exercise diagram

    1
    INACHUS. [Online] Institute of Communication and Computer Systems: https://www.inachus.eu/
    2
    Laurea University of Applied Sciences, Wordpress. [Online]: https://inachuslaurea.wordpress.com/

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    3. Downloads and software installation


    The software, files and documents that are necessary for the exercise are listed in Table 2. The soft-
    ware is available for Microsoft Windows, Linux and MacOS systems. For detailed installation instruc-
    tions refer to tutorial 1/3, “Guide for software Installation & a simple collapse simulation”.

    Software installation for the exercise


    - Download and install the Fracture Modifier, click “download FM”
    - Download and install the BCB add-on, click “download BCB”
    Trouble Problem: Possible solution:
    shooting: Not all BCB fea- - make sure that the BCB is compatible with the installed FM version
    tures are work- - Blender should be started as administrator: right click on the program icon and Run as
    ing as expected administrator

    Documents
    - Download the Blender model with stored configuration settings click here
    - Download the earthquake pattern (use “Save page”) click here
    Table 2

    System requirement:

    Minimum Recommended
    Hard Disk: 100 GB Hard Disk: 1 TB
    Memory 4 GB RAM Memory: 8 GB RAM
    Processor: Intel Pentium III Processor: Intel Core i7-5820K or higher
    Graphics Cards: Accelerated Open GL Graphics Card: GeForce GTX 980 Ti or similiar
    Table 3

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    4. Exercise with the Fracture Modifier


    - open the Blender model with stored configuration settings, see download section 3. In this
    step 1 model the element properties are already defined, Figure 1.
    Open the Blender model

    Figure 1

    step 2 - load the configuration data, Figure 2. The element groups with strength properties will be
    loaded, the Element Group List should look as shown in Figure 3.
    Load configuration data

    Figure 2

    Figure 3

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    - click on “Preprocessing Tools” in the main BCB UI. This will open the Preprocessing tool panel
    step 3 and reveal the Preprocessing sub-steps.

    - pay attention to the field “Discretize”, Figure 4. Change the default Minimum Size Limit
    Discretize

    value to 1.50. The resulting discretization will be relatively high.

    Figure 4

    step 4 - navigate to the sub-step Ground Motion and the field CSV File at the bottom of the Prepro-
    cessing Tools, Figure 5. Browse for the file “Earthquake mag 7 accel.csv”, see download sec-
    tion 3.
    Add earthquake time story as
    collapse scenario

    Figure 5

    - This step introduces a fully automated workflow that executes the Preprocessing Tools, the
    step 5 constraints build-up and the simulation in one go. The Automatic Mode comes in handy in
    large simulations when Blender becomes non responsive during the execution of the simula-
    tion steps. This means the user´s presence is not required during a large part of the simulation
    Turn on Automatic

    process.

    - To include the Preprocessing Tools in the automatic mode make sure that the field “Run On
    Automatic Mode” in the header of the Preprocessing Tools is checked, Figure 6.
    Mode

    Figure 6

    - close the Preprocessing Tools by clicking on the Preprocessing Tools header.

    - open the BCB Global Settings tab and check the field Automatic Mode, Figure 7.

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    Figure 7

    - to close this step it is advised to save the element configuration, Figure 8. The settings can
    now be reloaded each time the Blend file is opened.

    Figure 8

    - Save the Blender model. Use this model for any subsequent simulation.

    TIP:
    -To monitor the progress of the simulation it is advised to have the system console win-
    dow open. Blender will be not responsive for some time and will appear to have crashed.
    The system monitor can also provide vital information for trouble shooting, Figure 9.

    Figure 9

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    step 6
    Build FM and simulate - select the entire model by pressing the “A”- key on your keyboard.

    - then press BuildFM, Figure 10, this will automatically execute first the Preprocessing tools
    and then the simulation.

    Figure 10

    - the collapsed model is shown in Figure 11

    Figure 11

    Trouble Problem: Possible solution:


    shooting: When pressing “Build FM” nothing happens. -Are there element groups in the Element Group List?
    -Are all elements selected when pressing “Build FM”?
    -Are all the Preprocessing tool sub-steps activated?
    -Is the Automatic Mode active?

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