Mechanical

How do you transform direction stresses to a different coordinate system in DPF
In a Python Result in Mechanical I want to get stresses in a cylindrical (or any other coordinate system). Is there a built in method to transform stresses?
Postprocess stress over profile length for each layer of a solid composite model.
I have a solid composite model created in ACP. I would like to post-process the stress over the profile length for each layer, so for example along the curved line that passes through these nodes:
Import Heat Flow tabular load using APDL Commands object
I have a Heat Flow table in .csv format, with the timesteps in the first column and the load values in the second column. How can I import this load and apply it to a Face in Mechanical using APDL commands?
Retrieve and export contact pressure results using APDL Commands object
How can I export contact pressure results using APDL commands in Mechanical?
Get DPF MeshScoping from APDL component name
How can I get a mesh scoping object in DPF given an APDL component name. Use case is for Mechanical post processing where I have the APDL component name defined in a command snippet, and I want to use those node and/or element values in dpf post processing.
Postprocess force on remote point from remote displacement
How can I postprocess the force reaction on a remote displacement boundary condition ?
Export data from a chart object to text or csv using Python
Hello, I am able to access the chart object using Python, but I am not sure what function will export it to a text or csv file. I checked the list of attributes, and none of them offer the "Export" of chart data. I am guessing since the chart object has a table, there should be some way to access it. Can someone point me…
Separate value from unit
In the following piece of code: solution = ExtAPI.DataModel.Project.Model.Analyses[0].Solution # reference solution results = solution.GetChildren(DataModelObjectCategory.Result,True) # get list of results in solution time=list() for result in results: time.append(result.Time) print(time) I get both value of time and unit…
How to get value in CAD Parameters to python variable?
Hello, can you help me to get value of highlighted parameter to python variable? Thank you
How can i scope a remote point as mobile/reference location of a spring?
Hi, i am trying to create a free standing spring that is not connected to a meshed body. I created two free standing remote points and tried to scope the mobile/reference location of the spring as i do with named selections, but that doesnt work. If i scope a named selection with the same code it works perfectly fine.…
Create a Python result to plot the node ID
Do we have an example of Python result to create a new field, assign the node ids to each node and plot this back to the Mechanical model ?
How do I parametrize a layered section?
I want to parametrize the angle and thickness of the plies in the Mechanical object "Layered Section". How can I do that?
Using ACT, how can I retrieve stress results?
Using ACT, how can I retrieve stress results?
In Mechanical scripting, how can I get the current solver directory (dpXX/SYS/Mech)?
I am using Mechanical scripting and would like to get the path to the solver directory for a given analysis. I want to know the location that is opened if I right click on the analysis branch and click 'Open Solver Files Directory".
Get successive elements with max user-defined result value.
I have a user-defined result (UDR)created in Mechanical. I'd like to select an element, and based on that starting point get the successive N elements with UDR value in the depth of the solid body.
Get successive elements with max stress in depth of structure
I'd like to select an element, and based on that starting point get the successive N elements with max stress in the depth of the solid body.
Using Mechanical Scripting, how can I export images of results?
Convert PlotData of User Defined Result to a DPF field and plot it
In Mechanical scripting, how can I retrieve the data from a user-defined result and plot it as a Python Result ?
How do I export path to a text file?
How do I export path to a text file?
Where do I find all the Quantities/Units supported in WB / Mechanical?
Where do I find all the Quantities/Units supported in WB / Mechanical?
Working with legends in Mechanical scripting
Can we change legend settings through scripting in Mechanical?
How do I export Tabular data of selected result objects to a CSV?
How do I export Tabular data of selected result objects to a CSV?
Body mass modification in Mechanical ACT
(I was about to drop this in SR but maybe it will be more useful in this public space.) We have a need for modifying mass of bodies in Mechanical. That is: mass that doesn't match the material density*volume. So my question is whether there is some way to implement this either natively (enhancement request) or using ACT?…
Get Centroid or coordinates of Remote points
Hello, I automatize join connections in my assembly. I wrote a script to create remote points on each of components. Now I would like to measure the distance between the remote points and identify corresponding pairs. However I have not found any property of Remote point giving me its centroid or coordinates. Do you have…
How can I compute a curvilinear abscissa along a non-straight path in IronPython?
Say I have an edge or set of edges in Mechanical which are not straight . How can I derive an abscissa to plot some quantity against?
Using ACT, how can I define the ContactRegionSelection to create a force reaction probe based on a c
Using ACT, how can I define the ContactRegionSelection to create a force reaction probe based on a contact region?
How to export animations of all modes with Mechanical
how to export all modes, or modes based on frequency, to animation files.

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