elmiqr#
- Mapdl.elmiqr(ielem, key, pname='__tmpvar__', **kwargs)#
Get information about an element.
Secondary Functions: Set current element pointer to this element.
Warning
DISCLAIMER: This function is un-documented in the official ANSYS Command Reference Guide. Hence its support is limited and it use is not encouraged. Please use it with caution.
- Parameters:
- ielem
int Element number. It should be zero for key=11,
DB_NUMDEFINED,DB_NUMSELECTED,DB_MAXDEFINED,DB_MAXRECLENG, or 199- key
int information flag.
DB_SELECTED - return select status: (1)
0 - element is undefined.
-1 - element is unselected.
1 - element is selected.
DB_NUMDEFINED- return number of defined elements (12)DB_NUMSELECTED- return number of selected elements (13)DB_MAXDEFINED- return maximum element number used (14)DB_MAXRECLENG- return maximum record length (15)2 - return length (int words)
3 - return layer number (for cross reference files return number of entities)
4 - return address of first data word
5 - return length (in record type units)
6 - return compressed record number.
11 - return void percent (integer)
16 - return location of next record (this increments the next record count)
17 - pointer to start of index
18 - return type of file.
0 - integer
1 - double precision
2 - real
3 - complex
4 - character*8
7 - index
19 - return virtual type of file.
0 - fixed length (4.4 form)
1 - indexed variable length (layer data)
2 - xref data tables
3 - bitmap data (for 32 data item packed records)
4 - data tables (three dimensional arrays)
111 - return the maximum number of nodes stored for any element
123 - return the maximum number of DP contact data stored for any element
-1 - material number (
= -EL_MAT)-2 - element type (
= -EL_TYPE)-3 - real constant number (
= -EL_REAL)-4 - element section ID number (
= -EL_SECT)-5 - coordinate system number (
= -EL_CSYS)-101 - pointer to element integers etc.
- pname
str Name of the variable where the queried value is stored.
- **kwargs
Extra arguments to be passed to
Mapdl.run.
- ielem
- Returns: