get#
- DbElems.get(ielm)#
Get element attributes and nodes.
- Parameters:
- ielm
int
Element number. Should be 0 for key=11 for the following:
- ielm
- Returns:
ansys.api.mapdl.v0.mapdl_db_pb2.getelmResponse
Element information containing the following attributes.
ielem
: Element numberelmdat
- Element data. Contains:FIELD 0 : material reference number
FIELD 1 : element type number
FIELD 2 : real constant reference number
FIELD 3 : section number
FIELD 4 : element coordinate system
FIELD 5 : death flag (0 - alive, 1 - dead)
FIELD 6 : solid model reference
FIELD 7 : coded shape key
FIELD 8 : element number
FIELD 9 : base element number (applicable to reinforcing elements only)
nnod
: Number of nodesnodes
: Node numbers belonging to the element
Examples
Return the element information of element 1.
>>> elems = mapdl.db.elems >>> elem_info = elems.info(1)
Return the nodes belonging to the element.
>>> elem_info.nodes [2, 27, 37, 8]
Return the element data.
>>> elem_info.elmdat [1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 14, 0, 0, 0]