Yade

Yade is an extensible open-source framework for discrete numerical models, focused on Discrete Element Method. The project started as an offspring from SDEC at Grenoble University, now is being developed at multiple research institutes and has active and helpful user community.

The computation parts are written in c++ using flexible object model, allowing independent implementation of new alogrithms, interfaces with other software packages (e.g. flow simulation), data import/export routines. Python can be used to create and manipulate the simulation or for postprocessing.

First to read

Common information

• First steps. Instruction how to start YADE simple simulation
• Getting started
• Frequently asked questions (FAQ) on YADE
• Screenshots
• Screenshots and videos

Installation

• Installation. Common information
  • Installation details
  • YADE installation on Debian, Kubuntu/Ubuntu
  • YADE installation on Fedora/RedHat
  • YADE installation on Gentoo
  • YADE installation on Mac OS X
  • Required packages
  • Reported problems

New to Linux?

• New to Linux?
  • 3D graphics
  • Going further
  • Porting QGLViewer to Kubuntu

Physics

• Simple DEM explanation
• Discrete Element Method
• Lattice Geometrical Model

Yade Community

• Publications
• Contact
• News
• Release NEWS
• Authors and contributors
• Who Is Doing What
• Yade history
• Future plans

Using YADE

• Explanation how to use graphic YADE interface
• Making videos
• Using Mgpost

Development

• Coding
• Quick Bazaar tutorial
• Quick subversion tutorial
• Reference documentation (Doxygen and Epydoc))
• Development schedule
• Development Summary
• Version Numbering
• Schedule

Information on source code

• Adding plugin to the source tree
• How to add third party plugins
• Constitutive Law Howto
• Constitutive Laws
• Contacts overview
• Regressions Tests

Examples

• Simple Scene Tutorial
• Simple Scene Cpp
• Simple Scene Python

Python

• Python3Intro
• Python Primer
• Creating simple plots with python
• Script Parametric Study. Explains how to use yade-$version-multi scripts
• Script Plot Contact Direction Distribution

Articles about development and debugging

• Implicit Builds
• How to build Debian Packages

Debugging

• Introduction to debugging
• Debugging using Kdevelop
• Debugging using Valgrind
• Debugging with Backtrace
• Debugging and speed profiling
• Speed profiling using KCachegrind
• Speed profiling using TimingInfo and TimingDeltas classes

Performance and optimization

• Performance Tuning
• Triaxial Test Parallel
• Benchmark revision1253
• Benchmarks
• Insertion Sort Collider Stride
• Colliders performace

Drafts

• Examples Cleanup
• Sanitizing Contact Logic
• ScriptGenerateBoxPacking
• ScriptGenerateCylindricalPacking
• ScriptUniaxialTensionCompressionTest
• SharedMaterialProperties
• Yade_Wiki_Structure
• Pages required reworking
• Snow documentation

Other

• Logo
• Sandbox