PostProcessing

class ansys.mapdl.core.post.PostProcessing(mapdl)

Post-processing using an active MAPDL session

Examples

Get all the time values after loading POST1.

>>> mapdl.post1()
>>> mapdl.post_processing.time_values
[75.00054133588232,
 75.00081189985094,
 75.00121680412036,
 75.00574491751847,
 75.03939292229019,
 75.20949687626468]

Return the number of data sets in the result file.

>>> mapdl.post_processing.nsets
1

Plot the thermal equivalent strain for the second result.

>>> mapdl.post1()
>>> mapdl.set(1, 2)
>>> mapdl.post_processing.plot_nodal_thermal_eqv_strain()

Nodal rotation in all dimensions for current result.

>>> mapdl.post1()
>>> mapdl.set(1, 1)
>>> mapdl.post_processing.nodal_rotation('ALL')
array([[0., 0., 0.],
       [0., 0., 0.],
       [0., 0., 0.],
       ...,
       [0., 0., 0.],
       [0., 0., 0.],
       [0., 0., 0.]])

Nodes corresponding to the nodal rotations.

>>> mapdl.mesh.nnum_all
array([   1,    2,    3, ..., 7215, 7216, 7217], dtype=int32)

Methods

PostProcessing.element_displacement([...])	Return element displacement.
PostProcessing.element_stress(component[, ...])	Return element component or principal stress.
PostProcessing.element_temperature([option])	Return element temperature.
PostProcessing.element_values(item[, comp, ...])	Compute the element-wise values for a given item and component.
PostProcessing.nodal_component_stress(component)	Nodal component stress.
PostProcessing.nodal_contact_friction_stress()	Nodal contact friction stress of the current result.
PostProcessing.nodal_displacement([component])	Nodal X, Y, or Z structural displacement.
PostProcessing.nodal_elastic_component_strain(...)	Elastic nodal component strain
PostProcessing.nodal_elastic_eqv_strain()	The elastic nodal equivalent strain of the current result.
PostProcessing.nodal_elastic_principal_strain(...)	Nodal elastic principal elastic strain.
PostProcessing.nodal_elastic_strain_intensity()	The elastic nodal strain intensity of the current result.
PostProcessing.nodal_eqv_stress()	The nodal equivalent stress of the current result.
PostProcessing.nodal_plastic_component_strain(...)	Plastic nodal component strain.
PostProcessing.nodal_plastic_eqv_strain()	The plastic nodal equivalent strain of the current result.
PostProcessing.nodal_plastic_principal_strain(...)	Nodal plastic principal plastic strain.
PostProcessing.nodal_plastic_strain_intensity()	The plastic nodal strain intensity of the current result.
PostProcessing.nodal_pressure()	The nodal pressure of the current result.
PostProcessing.nodal_principal_stress(component)	Nodal principal stress.
PostProcessing.nodal_rotation([component])	Nodal X, Y, or Z structural rotation
PostProcessing.nodal_stress_intensity()	The nodal stress intensity of the current result.
PostProcessing.nodal_temperature()	The nodal temperature of the current result.
PostProcessing.nodal_thermal_component_strain(...)	Thermal nodal component strain
PostProcessing.nodal_thermal_eqv_strain()	The thermal nodal equivalent strain of the current result.
PostProcessing.nodal_thermal_principal_strain(...)	Nodal thermal principal thermal strain.
PostProcessing.nodal_thermal_strain_intensity()	The thermal nodal strain intensity of the current result.
PostProcessing.nodal_total_component_strain(...)	Total nodal component strain
PostProcessing.nodal_total_eqv_strain()	The total nodal equivalent strain of the current result.
PostProcessing.nodal_total_principal_strain(...)	Total nodal principal total strain.
PostProcessing.nodal_total_strain_intensity()	The total nodal strain intensity of the current result.
PostProcessing.nodal_values(item[, comp])	Obtain the nodal values for a given item and component.
PostProcessing.nodal_voltage()	The nodal voltage of the current result.
PostProcessing.plot_element_displacement([...])	Plot element displacement.
PostProcessing.plot_element_stress(component)	Plot element component or principal stress.
PostProcessing.plot_element_temperature([...])	Plot element temperature.
PostProcessing.plot_element_values(item, comp)	Plot element values.
PostProcessing.plot_nodal_component_stress(...)	Plot nodal component stress.
PostProcessing.plot_nodal_contact_friction_stress([...])	Plot the nodal contact friction stress of the current result.
PostProcessing.plot_nodal_displacement([...])	Plot nodal displacement
PostProcessing.plot_nodal_elastic_component_strain(...)	Plot nodal elastic component strain.
PostProcessing.plot_nodal_elastic_eqv_strain([...])	Plot the elastic nodal equivalent strain of the current result.
PostProcessing.plot_nodal_elastic_principal_strain(...)	Plot elastic nodal principal strain.
PostProcessing.plot_nodal_elastic_strain_intensity([...])	Plot the elastic nodal strain intensity of the current result.
PostProcessing.plot_nodal_eqv_stress([...])	Plot nodal equivalent stress of the current result.
PostProcessing.plot_nodal_plastic_component_strain(...)	Plot nodal plastic component strain.
PostProcessing.plot_nodal_plastic_eqv_strain([...])	Plot the plastic nodal equivalent strain of the current result.
PostProcessing.plot_nodal_plastic_principal_strain(...)	Plot plastic nodal principal strain.
PostProcessing.plot_nodal_plastic_strain_intensity([...])	Plot the plastic nodal strain intensity of the current result.
PostProcessing.plot_nodal_pressure([...])	Plot nodal pressure of the current result.
PostProcessing.plot_nodal_principal_stress(...)	Plot nodal principal stress.
PostProcessing.plot_nodal_rotation(component)	Plot nodal rotation.
PostProcessing.plot_nodal_stress_intensity([...])	Plot the nodal stress intensity of the current result.
PostProcessing.plot_nodal_temperature([...])	Plot nodal temperature of the current result.
PostProcessing.plot_nodal_thermal_component_strain(...)	Plot nodal thermal component strain.
PostProcessing.plot_nodal_thermal_eqv_strain([...])	Plot the thermal nodal equivalent strain of the current result.
PostProcessing.plot_nodal_thermal_principal_strain(...)	Plot thermal nodal principal strain.
PostProcessing.plot_nodal_thermal_strain_intensity([...])	Plot the thermal nodal strain intensity of the current result.
PostProcessing.plot_nodal_total_component_strain(...)	Plot nodal total component starin.
PostProcessing.plot_nodal_total_eqv_strain([...])	Plot the total nodal equivalent strain of the current result.
PostProcessing.plot_nodal_total_principal_strain(...)	Plot total nodal principal strain.
PostProcessing.plot_nodal_total_strain_intensity([...])	Plot the total nodal strain intensity of the current result.
PostProcessing.plot_nodal_values(item, comp)	Plot nodal values
PostProcessing.plot_nodal_voltage([...])	Plot nodal voltage of the current result.

Attributes

PostProcessing.filename	Return the current result file name without extension.
PostProcessing.freq	Freqneyc associated with current result in the database.
PostProcessing.frequency_values	Return an array of the frequency values for all result sets.
PostProcessing.load_step	Current load step number
PostProcessing.nsets	Number of data sets on result file.
PostProcessing.selected_elements	Mask of the selected elements.
PostProcessing.selected_nodes	Mask of the selected nodes.
PostProcessing.step	Current step number
PostProcessing.sub_step	Current sub step number
PostProcessing.time	Time associated with current result in the database.
PostProcessing.time_values	Return an array of the time values for all result sets.