shoeprint-analysis

NAS Engineering Project (Semester 1 Final)

This program can analyze the prints made by 3D shoeprint models across different flex angles. It can help determine the model of a shoe in a deformed print at an angle.

Installation

1. install pychrono.

2. clone this repository onto your computer

Usage

1. Store cleaned prints in data/objs

flexing

2. Change information in flexer.py to your desire

3. Run python flexer.py for each of your desired files and angles

   • It generates a .obj file named after the degrees in /data/objs

simulating

4. Change the information in test.py to your desire

5. Run python test.py to run the simulation

   • The generated .csv file will appear in /data/csvs/

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visualizing (optional)

1. Install and open ParaView

2. Open the .csv file with file > open

3. Press "apply"

4. Right-click the csv file on the left and select add filter > alphabetical > Table To Points

5. Select the TableToPoints1 node, change the x, y, and z columns to the proper ones, and press apply

   • if it didn't show up, you have to press the little eye icon next to the node

6. if you want to make a pretty elevation view, continue.

7. add a filter to TableToPoints called delaunay 2d

8. change projection plane mode to "best fit" and press apply

9. add a filter to delaunay2D1 called "elevation" and select "y axis", then press apply.

10. use the top bar to select the icon that says "-Y"