DoubleHelixStent
class in the (WireStent.py) script, it can easily be imported for e.g. this purpose.
from examples.WireStent import DoubleHelixStent for i in [16.,32]: for j in [6,10]: for k in [25,50]: stent = DoubleHelixStent(i,40.,0.22,j,k).all() draw(stent,view='iso') pause() clear()
Obviously, generating such parametric wire stent geometries with classical CAD methodologies is feasible, though probably (very) time consuming. However, as pyFormex provides a multitude of features (such as parametric modeling, finite element pre- and postprocessing, optimization strategies, etcetera) in one sinlge consistent environment, it appearss to be the obvious way to go when studying the mechanical behavior of braided wire stents.