ansys.mapdl.core.Mapdl.plmap#

Mapdl.plmap(item='', nodekey='', imagkey='', **kwargs)#

Plots target and source pressures.

Mechanical APDL Command: PLMAP

Parameters:

itemstr

Items to plot:

• BOTH - Plot both target and source pressures (default).

• TARGET - Plot only the target pressures.

• SOURCE - Plot only the source pressures.

nodekeystr

If the source data contains faces (that is, surface elements were created upon the read command), set NODEkey = 1 to plot only the source nodes rather than both the nodes and the elements.

imagkeyint or str

• 0 - Plot the real pressures (default).

• 1 - Plot the imaginary pressures.

Notes

Pressures on the target faces are displayed as a color contour plot using the command psf ,PRES,,3. If the source data contains faces (that is, surface elements were created upon the read command), the source faces are also displayed using a color contour plot by default. If NODEkey = 1 or no source faces are available, the source pressures are displayed as colored node symbols ( psymb,DOT,1 command).