How to command snippets to parts automatically?

Erik Kostson

Say we have a Static system, with CZM debonding and we need to account for temp. dep. on that and on the contact stiffness. We thus need to convert solid187 elements to solid227 with thermal option, say via a command snippet placed under each 3D solid flexible body only. How can that be automated using scripting?

Erik Kostson

The below script does that (assume all 3D solid flexible bodies are meshed with tet - solid187 elements):



model = ExtAPI.DataModel.Project.Model



Parts = model.Geometry.GetChildren(DataModelObjectCategory.Part,True) # get all parts



with Transaction():

    for Part in Parts:

        for Body in Part.Children:

            if (Body.GeometryType)==(GeometryType.Solid) and (Body.StiffnessBehavior)==(StiffnessBehavior.Flexible):

                cs= Body.AddCommandSnippet()

                cs.AppendText("et,typeids(1),227\n")

                cs.AppendText("keyo,typeids(1),1,11    !  structural-thermal\n")

                cs.AppendText("keyo,typeids(1),2,1          ! Weak coupling\n")