swlist#

Mapdl.swlist(ecomp='', **kwargs)[source]#

Lists spot weld sets.

APDL Command: SWLIST

Parameters:

ecomp: Name of an existing spot weld set that was previously defined using SWGEN. If Ecomp = ALL (default), all spot weld sets are listed.

Returns:

str: Str object with the command console output. This object also has the extra methods: to_list(), to_array() (only on listing commands) and to_dataframe() (only if Pandas is installed).
NOTE: If you use these methods, you might obtain a lower precision than using Mesh methods.
For more information visit Postprocessing.

Notes

This command lists spot weld node, beam, and contact pair information for all defined spot weld sets, or for the specified set. To ensure that all defined spotwelds are listed, issue CMSEL,ALL (to select all components) before issuing the SWLIST command.

When SWLIST is issued in POST1, the beam forces and moments are output. For the case of a deformable spot weld, the stresses are also output in the beam local coordinate system.