Pymechanical Embedded - Animation Export
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This is probably a simple naive question. A mechanical simulation has already a "total deformation" result object. When trying to generate the animation file in .mp4 extension I can generate the file but the nodes somehow do not "move". Only the contour displacement color filed changes in the parts but without "movement" or "inflation".
On the other hand, this alternative script option can not run.
This line generates an error:
totalDeform.ExportAnimation("D:\file18.mp4",GraphicsAnimationExportFormat.MP4)
Error is:
NameError: name 'GraphicsAnimationExportFormat' is not defined
Probably I am just missing an API to use before GraphicsAnimationExportFormat.MP4
I tried using different entry points such as "Ansys.ExtAPI.Graphics.GraphicsAnimationExportFormat.MP4" with no success.
Can you please provide the correct entry point to produce an animation .mp4 file that also has nodes displacement?
Thank you.
Best Answer
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It works fine on my end. Output attached. I suggest you check that you are using Ansys compatible hardware and then contact your Ansys Technical Support provider.
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I could not reproduce the issue in 24.1. Can you share SYS-2.mechdb? My guess is that you need to adjust the result scaling so that the movement can be seen better.
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Any help?
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Thank you Landon. This is weird, I'll check that as you suggest.
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