ansys.mapdl.core.Mapdl.sph5

Mapdl.sph5(xedge1='', yedge1='', xedge2='', yedge2='', **kwargs)

Creates a spherical volume by diameter end points.

Mechanical APDL Command: SPH5

Parameters:

xedge1str

Working plane X and Y coordinates of one edge of the sphere.

yedge1str

Working plane X and Y coordinates of one edge of the sphere.

xedge2str

Working plane X and Y coordinates of the other edge of the sphere.

yedge2str

Working plane X and Y coordinates of the other edge of the sphere.

Returns:

int

Volume number of the sphere.

Notes

Defines a solid spherical volume anywhere on the working plane by specifying diameter end points. The sphere must have a spatial volume greater than zero. (that is, this volume primitive command cannot be used to create a degenerate volume as a means of creating an area.) A sphere of 360° will be defined with two areas, each consisting of a hemisphere. See the sphere and sph4 commands for other ways to create spheres.

Examples

This example creates a sphere with one point at (1, 1) and one point at (2, 2)

>>> vnum = mapdl.sph5(xedge1=1, yedge1=1, xedge2=2, yedge2=2)
>>> vnum
1