vtkwrite

SpecialPurpose.vtkwrite(fname='', item='', **kwargs)

Writes the current displacement data to a .VTK file.

Mechanical APDL Command: VTKWRITE

Parameters:

fnamestr

File name and directory path (248 characters maximum, including the characters needed for the directory path). An unspecified directory path defaults to the working directory; in this case, you can use all 248 characters for the file name. Default: Jobname.

itemstr

The output item (U, S, EPEL, or EPPL) to write to the file. Default: U.

Notes

Writes the requested data currently in memory ( Set displays ) to a .VTK file that can be read by any VTK-compatible viewer (such as ParaView).

Only data associated with the currently selected element set is written.

Support is available for the displacements of 8-node brick elements (such as SOLID185 ) only. If your model uses multiple element types, select only the 8-node elements before issuing vtkwrite.