How can I get the node/vertex coordinates for defined springs in ANSYS Mechanical using scripting?

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Abel Ramos

Hello, I think you could take the Location coordinates from reference and mobile attachments

Something like this should help you to start:

AllSprings = ExtAPI.DataModel.GetObjectsByType(DataModelObjectCategory.Spring)

for spring in AllSprings:
    print("X Ref = ",spring.ReferenceXCoordinate)
    print("Y Ref = ",spring.ReferenceYCoordinate)
    print("Z Ref = ",spring.ReferenceZCoordinate)
    print("X Mob = ",spring.MobileXCoordinate)
    print("Y Mob = ",spring.MobileZCoordinate)
    print("Z Mob = ",spring.MobileYCoordinate)

Best Regards

Erik Kostson

Just to add that the above script also works for direct attachments on nodes or vertices.

Hope this helps.

Erik

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Abel Ramos

Hello, I think you could take the Location coordinates from reference and mobile attachments

Something like this should help you to start:

AllSprings = ExtAPI.DataModel.GetObjectsByType(DataModelObjectCategory.Spring)

for spring in AllSprings:
    print("X Ref = ",spring.ReferenceXCoordinate)
    print("Y Ref = ",spring.ReferenceYCoordinate)
    print("Z Ref = ",spring.ReferenceZCoordinate)
    print("X Mob = ",spring.MobileXCoordinate)
    print("Y Mob = ",spring.MobileZCoordinate)
    print("Z Mob = ",spring.MobileYCoordinate)

Best Regards

Erik Kostson

Just to add that the above script also works for direct attachments on nodes or vertices.

Hope this helps.

Erik

TreeofWinter

Thank you for your kind reply. I have figured it out in a different way as the following:

select Connections in the Tree

sel = DataModel.GetObjectsByName('Connections')[0]

select Springs under Connections

a=sel.Children[0]
springs=a.Children # Create a list of all the springs defined

**Then ,you can use the following to write them to a csv file: **

for spring in springs:
    ratio=spring.MobileYCoordinate.Value/spring.MobileXCoordinate.Value

    if spring.MobileXCoordinate.Value<0 and spring.MobileYCoordinate.Value>0:
        theta=atan(ratio)*180/3.1415926 + 180
    elif spring.MobileXCoordinate.Value<0 and spring.MobileYCoordinate.Value<0:
        theta=atan(ratio)*180/3.1415926 - 180
    else:
        theta=atan(ratio)*180/3.1415926

    formated_X='{:5.2f}'.format(spring.MobileXCoordinate.Value)
    formated_Y='{:5.2f}'.format(spring.MobileYCoordinate.Value)
    formated_theta='{:5.2f}'.format(theta)
    writer.writerow([spring.Name,formated_X,formated_Y,formated_theta])

@Erik Kostson said:
Just to add that the above script also works for direct attachments on nodes or vertices.

Hope this helps.

Erik

TreeofWinter

Thank you for your kind reply. I have figured it out in a different way as the following:

select Connections in the Tree

sel = DataModel.GetObjectsByName('Connections')[0]

select Springs under Connections

a=sel.Children[0]
springs=a.Children # Create a list of all the springs defined

**Then ,you can use the following to write them to a csv file: **

for spring in springs:
    ratio=spring.MobileYCoordinate.Value/spring.MobileXCoordinate.Value

    if spring.MobileXCoordinate.Value<0 and spring.MobileYCoordinate.Value>0:
        theta=atan(ratio)*180/3.1415926 + 180
    elif spring.MobileXCoordinate.Value<0 and spring.MobileYCoordinate.Value<0:
        theta=atan(ratio)*180/3.1415926 - 180
    else:
        theta=atan(ratio)*180/3.1415926

    formated_X='{:5.2f}'.format(spring.MobileXCoordinate.Value)
    formated_Y='{:5.2f}'.format(spring.MobileYCoordinate.Value)
    formated_theta='{:5.2f}'.format(theta)
    writer.writerow([spring.Name,formated_X,formated_Y,formated_theta])

@Abel Ramos said:
Hello, I think you could take the Location coordinates from reference and mobile attachments

Something like this should help you to start:

AllSprings = ExtAPI.DataModel.GetObjectsByType(DataModelObjectCategory.Spring)

for spring in AllSprings:
    print("X Ref = ",spring.ReferenceXCoordinate)
    print("Y Ref = ",spring.ReferenceYCoordinate)
    print("Z Ref = ",spring.ReferenceZCoordinate)
    print("X Mob = ",spring.MobileXCoordinate)
    print("Y Mob = ",spring.MobileZCoordinate)
    print("Z Mob = ",spring.MobileYCoordinate)

Best Regards