ACP script example - Create 3D LookUpTable

Pernelle Marone-Hitz

I have some element sets defined in ACP:

I would like a Python script that will:

• loop on all these elements in these specific element sets
• find the centroid of these elements
• create a 3D lookup table for the centroids, and define a Fiber Volume Fraction with the value set at as the last part of the name of the element set (The "XX" value in the element set's name will define the fiber volume fraction to be used on that element: "XX" in the name defines a FVF of 0.XX).

Pernelle Marone-Hitz

ACP has introduced Python scripts:

The user can select the update mode from this menu:

Below is an example script that will create a 3D lookup table based on element sets and their names:

# Script for populating a 3dLookUpTable.
 
 
# Import necessary modules
import numpy as np
 
 
# Get list of element sets which name contains "FiberVolumeFraction"
model = db.models['ACP Model']
es_names = [es for es in model.element_sets if 'els_FiberVolumeFraction' in es]
es_fiberVolumeFraction = []
for name in es_names:
    es_fiberVolumeFraction.append(model.element_sets[name])
 
 
# Create numpy arrays to define:
# - the element coordinates for all elements in the selected element sets
# - the Fiber Volume Fraction, based on the name of the element set
fvf_array = np.empty((0,1))
elem_array = np.empty((0,3))
for es in es_fiberVolumeFraction:
    # FVF
    fvf_val = float('0.' + es.name.split('_')[-1])
    temp_array = np.full((es.size, 1), fvf_val)
    fvf_array = np.append(fvf_array,temp_array, axis = 0)
    # Element coordinates
    model.select_elements(selection='sel10', op='new', attached_to=es)
    coordinates = model.mesh_query(name = 'coordinates', position = 'centroid', selection = 'sel10')
    elem_array = np.append(elem_array,coordinates, axis = 0)
 
 
# Delete pre-existing look-up tables if it exists
lut_names = [lut for lut in model.lookup_tables if 'FVF_LookUptable' in lut]
for lut in lut_names:
    try:
        del(model.lookup_tables[lut])
    except:
        pass
 
 
# Create new 3D look-up table
table = model.create_lookup_table3d(name='FVF_LookUptable')
table.create_column(name = 'Fiber Volume Fraction', type='scalar', values=None, dimension='dimensionless')
loc = table.columns['Location']
fvf = table.columns['Fiber Volume Fraction']
loc.values = elem_array
fvf.values = fvf_array
model.lookup_tables['FVF_LookUptable'].use_default_search_radius = False
model.lookup_tables['FVF_LookUptable'].search_radius=1.0
model.field_definitions['FieldDefinition.1'].scalar_field = model.lookup_tables['FVF_LookUptable'].columns['Fiber Volume Fraction']
 
 
# Update table
table.update()

Pernelle Marone-Hitz

Also see this post for a way to do something similar in Mechanical scripting: https://discuss.ansys.com/discussion/1996/mechanical-python-code-example-write-nodal-information-to-csv-file#latest

Josef Behal

Hi I would like to read excel file in ACP, but I'm not able to import for example openpyxl module. I need to use excel because of some further calculations in it.

Is there any way how to install this package?

Pernelle Marone-Hitz

Hi @Josef Behal , please create a new post for this question. Thank you.

Josef Behal

New post -> Reading excel file in ACP using scripting — Ansys Developer

Ramkumar1213456

How you created look up table in ACP pre, could you please tell me in detail?

Pernelle Marone-Hitz

@Ramkumar1213456 I'm afraid I don't understand your question. The table is created by the script I provided. If you want to create a look-up manually I would suggest having a look at the ACP documentation, contacting your local support provider or creating a post in the community forum of the Ansys Innovation Space.