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Compute forces on a moving mesh

Submitted by Benoit56 on Mon, 02/09/2026 - 15:38

Hi everyone,
I'm trying to adapt the example case "examples\LIGGGHTS\Tutorials_public\movingMeshGran" so that it could compute the forces and momentum on the bucket moved on the particules.

I tried :

compute force_on_particles all reduce sum fx fy fz
fix 20 all ave/time 100 1 100 c_force_on_particles[1] c_force_on_particles[2] c_force_on_particles[3] file force_particles.txt

but I guess the force are not particulary applied on the bucket

Error

Submitted by Typoir on Thu, 01/22/2026 - 05:33

Hello everyone,

label loop_growth

run ${grow_every2}

variable curr_dia2 equal ${start_dia2}+step*${grow_rate_dia2}
variable new_z1 equal ${z1}+(${curr_dia2}-${start_dia2})/2
change_box all z final 0.0 ${new_z1} units box

if "${curr_dia2} > ${end_dia2}" then
"jump SELF done_growth"
else
"jump SELF loop_growth"
endif

label done_growth

D2V — Windows GUI to convert LIGGGHTS/CFDEM dump files to VTK (for ParaView)

Submitted by Open DEM Japan on Sun, 11/02/2025 - 23:00

Hi everyone,

I made a small Windows GUI tool that converts dump files from LIGGGHTS/CFDEM into VTK files you can open directly in ParaView. It’s called D2V (dump→VTK). Source and binaries are here:
https://github.com/opendemjapan/D2V-dump2vtk

What it does

Newb error

Submitted by Hebephrenia on Mon, 10/27/2025 - 08:47

Hi
I am new user if LIGGGHTS and I am trying to do simulation but I am getting error. I am using the given error

fix cad1 all mesh/surface/stress file meshes/isgec1.stl type 1 scale 0.001 curvature 1e-05 wear finnie

CGDEMproject/LPP.git

Submitted by LSmudge on Tue, 10/07/2025 - 10:54

I am a new user and while trying to clone the LPP git it asked for my github user credentials- those failed and so I cannot get this git. I tried searching on the project page and i cannot find this repository? Am I missing something or has there been a change/update that does not require this git. The documentation emphasis its significance. Any advice

Convex vs Concave

Submitted by MichaelMcF on Fri, 09/12/2025 - 17:50

I'm doing some packing simulations on the Aspherix Solver/GUI and am running in to a puzzling problem. I have normally been modelling complex particles as Concave shapes, but have recently moved to modelling 'simpler' cylindrical, Convex, pellets.

The particles I am using are essentially the same - effectively comparing a cylinder (Convex) against the same cylinder with various sections cut out (Concave). The Concave shape is decomposed into 34 separate elements.

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