Yade

installation on mac

Asked by Jason Hsin

Hi I'm a mac user. I am recently requested by my supervisor to evaluate the YADE performance on his case study. However, I have run into problems while attempting to install YADE on my mac. I've tried parallel desktop, however, it wasn't working. Is there a way to install YADE on mac directly. Thanks

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Best Robert Caulk (rcaulk) said : 		#1

Hello,

>Is there a way to install YADE on mac directly.

As of right now, there is no out-of-the-box solution for mac or windows installation. Maybe you could compile the TPLs from sources...sounds like too much work.

>I've tried parallel desktop, however, it wasn't working.

Does that mean you tried to virtualize Ubuntu? If so, why did it not work? What software are you using for virtualization? What Linux distro are you installing on it? I ask because your best bet is to virtualize Ubuntu and install Yade there.

I recommend using Parallels or VMware for the virtualization environment.
If you use Parallels, they have a very well polished Ubuntu 14.04 LTS installation that does not require any additional driver installation. It is as easy as installing parallels, clicking Ubuntu 14.04 LTS when prompted for OS installation, then sudo apt-get install yade in the terminal. You should be able to quickly evaluate Yade this way.

Cheers,

Robert

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Jason Hsin (jasonhsin) said : 		#2

Hi Robert,

Thank you so much for the answering I've successfully installed Yade in the Parallels

Btw, Can you by any chance give me some suggestions regarding the applicability of Yade on simulating the bounding/breaking of packed particles within two fixed rigid disks and to study the friction on the interface of particles in immediate contact to the disk when moment is applied.

Thanks,

Jason

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Jason Hsin (jasonhsin) said : 		#3

Thanks Robert Caulk, that solved my question.

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Robert Caulk (rcaulk) said : 		#4

Hello Jason,

I think Yade will be fine for the kind of study you describe. Yade has built in functionality for the simulation of uniaxial compression/tension and it also considers the friction between the loading platens and the specimen. It is probably worth it for you to play around a bit and come up with more specific questions. Consider opening a new question thread when you come up with new questions.

Best,

Robert

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Jason Hsin (jasonhsin) said : 		#5

Hi Robert,

Thank you so much! I'll play around with it a bit.

Best,

Jason