save#
- MeshGrpc.save(filename, binary=True, force_linear=False, allowable_types=None, null_unallowed=False)#
Save the geometry as a vtk file
- Parameters:
- filename
str
,pathlib.Path
Filename of output file. Writer type is inferred from the extension of the filename.
- binarybool,
optional
If
True
, write as binary, else ASCII.- force_linearbool,
optional
This parser creates quadratic elements if available. Set this to True to always create linear elements. Defaults to False.
- allowable_types
list
,optional
Allowable element types. Defaults to all valid element types in
ansys.mapdl.reader.elements.valid_types
See
help(ansys.mapdl.reader.elements)
for available element types.- null_unallowedbool,
optional
Elements types not matching element types will be stored as empty (null) elements. Useful for debug or tracking element numbers. Default False.
- filename
Notes
Binary files write much faster than ASCII and have a smaller file size.