How to export results like "Transmission Loss" from the Harmonic Acoustics module?

pari
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edited June 2023 in Structures

Hello,

I want to programmatically export this result as an image (.png or .jpg). Is there a way to do it?

I am able to export the curve as points, but not the image itself. When I use the "Image" button in Ansys, it creates an image of the model itself, instead of the Transmission Loss Curve.

Thank you!

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  • pari
    pari Member Posts: 7
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    Hello Mike, thank you for the snippet. I havent tried that out, but in the meantime I tried to come up with a workaround using the Python After-post Command snippet :

    1. I simply save the x-y data of the Transmission loss in a text file in the user_files folder,
    2. I plot it using matplotlib and save the plot as a png file.
    3. Using this approach I also have the possibility of customizing my plot a little bit (for example adding peaks etc.)
    import os
    
    def GetUserFileFolder(analysis):
      '''
        Return UserDir: path of the folder
      '''
      try:
        WorkDir = analysis.WorkingDir
        UserDir = os.path.dirname(WorkDir)
        for i in range(3):
          UserDir = os.path.dirname(UserDir)
        UserDir = os.path.join(UserDir, 'user_files')
        if not os.path.exists(UserDir):
          os.makedirs(UserDir)
        return UserDir
      except:
        ExtAPI.Log.WriteMessage("Error : Exception in GetUserFileFolder()")
        return None
    
    def after_post(this, solution):# Do not edit this line
      import wbjn
      import context_menu
      import os
      import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
      import time
      import numpy as np
      from scipy.signal import find_peaks
       
      userFilePath = GetUserFileFolder(solution.Parent)
      tl_path = os.path.join(userFilePath, "tLoss_curve.txt")
      tl_curve = [x for x in solution.Children if x.Name == "Transmission Loss"][0]
       
      tl_curve.ExportToTextFile(tl_path)
       
      time.sleep(1)
       
      # Load the data from the CSV file
      data = np.genfromtxt(tl_path, skip_header=1)
       
      # Extract the frequency and transmission loss data from the CSV file
      freq = data[:,0]
      loss = data[:,1]
       
      # Detect the peaks in the transmission loss data
      peaks, _ = find_peaks(loss)
       
      # Plot only the peaks with their corresponding frequency and transmission loss values
      plt.plot(freq, loss, color='red')
      plt.plot(freq[peaks], loss[peaks], "o", markerfacecolor='red', markeredgecolor='black')
       
      for i in peaks:
        plt.text(freq[i], loss[i], f"({freq[i]:.0f}Hz, {loss[i]:.0f}dB)", fontsize=8)
       
      plt.xlabel('Frequency (Hz)')
      plt.ylabel('Transmission Loss (dB)')
      plt.title('Transmission Loss vs Frequency')
      # increase figure width
      fig = plt.gcf()
      plt.grid(True)
      fig.set_size_inches(15, 6) # 8 inches wide, 4 inches tall
       
      # save plot as png image
      plt.savefig(os.path.join(userFilePath, "tLoss_curve.png"))
      plt.show()
    

    The default Ansys Result curve looks like this:

    And my python code generates this image:


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  • Mike.Thompson
    Mike.Thompson Member, Employee Posts: 338
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    This is probably longer than it needs to be, but you can see what is going on line by line:

    #This will export the Worksheet View.  
    #You must have the view you want to export active, as this is a screen level screen capture.
    #Path to your image:
    ImgPath=r'C:\Users\mthompso\MyData\DeleteThis\test2.png'
    
    
    #routine
    import chart
    import os
    import clr
    clr.AddReference("System.Windows.Forms")
    clr.AddReference("System.Drawing")
    clr.AddReference("Ans.UI")
    clr.AddReference("Ans.Utilities")
    VersionInfo = Ansys.Utilities.ApplicationConfiguration.DefaultConfiguration.VersionInfo
    clr.AddReference("Ansys.Common.Interop."+VersionInfo.VersionString)
    import Ansys
    import time
    from System.Drawing import Bitmap, Graphics, Point, Size
    from System.Windows.Forms import (
        Application, Button, Form, FormWindowState,
        PictureBox, Screen )
    from module_base import *
    
    
    #Non-blocking sleep
    def Wait(ms):
        helper = Ansys.Common.Interop.WBControls.WBTestHelper()
        helper.Wait(ms)
    def ScreenCapture(FilePath,X1,Y1,w,h):
        #bmp = Bitmap(Screen.PrimaryScreen.Bounds.Width, Screen.PrimaryScreen.Bounds.Height) # For Full Screen
        bmp = Bitmap((w), (h))
        g = Graphics.FromImage(bmp)
        g.CopyFromScreen(X1,Y1 ,0,0, Size((w),(h))) 
        # g.CopyFromScreen(0,0,0,0, bmp.Size) # For Full Screen
        
        bmp.Save(FilePath)
        g.Dispose()
    
    
    figures = chart.Figures(0,0)
    Dummy_Control=figures.view
    figurePanel = ExtAPI.UserInterface.AttachControlToPanel(Dummy_Control, MechanicalPanelEnum.Worksheet)
    figurePanel.Hide()
    wp=figurePanel.Control.Width
    hp=figurePanel.Control.Height
    figurePanel.Close()
    figurePanel = None
    WorksheetPane=ExtAPI.UserInterface.GetPane(MechanicalPanelEnum.Worksheet)
    X1Loc=WorksheetPane.CommandContainer.WindowRect.Left
    Y1Loc=WorksheetPane.CommandContainer.WindowRect.Top
    FileName="Worksheet.png"
    Wait(100)
    ScreenCapture(ImgPath,X1Loc,Y1Loc,wp,hp)