I am trying write an Abaqus/Python script that will select all the elements that "belong" to a certain face. I.e. taking all the elements that have a connection to one face of a meshed cube (I will calculate the total force acting on that face for force-displacement or stress-strain curves later).
If I do it using the GUI I get:
mdb.models['Model-1'].rootAssembly.Set(elements=
mdb.models['Model-1'].rootAssembly.instances['Part-1-1'].elements.getSequenceFromMask(
mask=('[#0:5 #fff80000 #ff #f #ffe00000 #f000000f #3f',
' #0:6 #fffe #c0003f00 #3 #3fff8 #ffc00 ]', ), ), name='Set-1')
But, getSequenceFromMask does not work in a general case. I tried using findat with no luck.
Is there a way to do that?
define a face set on the part or assembly:
part.Set('facename',faces=part.faces.findAt(((1,0,0),),))
where (1,0,0) is a coordinate anywhere on the face. (Don't use a point on a edge/corner though)
then after meshing you can access the elements attached to that face, something like:
instance.sets['facename'].elements
note if you want to get those elements on the odb after running an analysis it is a little different:
instance.elementSets['FACENAME'].elements
note that the set name is upcased on the odb..
One can select an specific element from its label by using:
mdb.models['model-name'].parts['part_name'].elements.getFromLabel(lable=element_id)
This way it is not necessary to have information about the coordinate of the element. Only the element id is enough to access to it.
You are apparently using a Macro in order to get the location of your surface in order to pick the set using Python. The issue is: the Macro facility uses getSequenceFromMask() by default and isn't very user-friendly...
Fortunately, this default option can be changed! One just needs to run the following line of code:
session.journalOptions.setValues(replayGeometry=COORDINATE,recoverGeometry=COORDINATE)
Now when you record a macro using the MacroManager, you get findAt() which is what you want.
Extra TIP:
You can include this piece of code in the onCaeStartup() function in your custom_v6.env file. It will then run every time you open CAE.
C:\Program Files\Dassault Systemes\SimulationServices\V6R2018x\win_b64\SMA\site\custom_v6.env
I had this issue myself a few days ago. Maybe I'm wrong but as far as I know, there is no way to directly select particular elements. You can select them with a "Bounding Box" or a "Bounding Sphere" or you can get them by your parts/ instances faces and cells. If you need to select the elements in a more specific way then you can get them by the nodes with which they are connected. You can use the "findAt" command with these nodes and get the elements by the "getElements()" command.
That is how I solved it and it works pretty fine. If there are other ways to solve that I will be happy to hear them because this is sometimes really frustrating.
Cheers
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I have some website with many different boxes, modules, elements etc. Now I do do first printscreen, save this image as web1.png.
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Now I do next printscreen this website after last change and save as web2.png
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i want to do something as a parametric study in Abaqus, where the parameter i am changing is a part of the assembly/geometry.
Imagine the following:
A cube is hanging on 8 ropes. Each two of the 8 ropes line up in one corner of a room. the other ends of the ropes merge with the room diagonal of the cube. It's something like a cable-driven parallel robot/rope robot.
Now, i want to calculate the forces in the ropes in different positions of the cube, while only 7 of the 8 ropes are actually used. That means i have 8 simulations for each position of my cube.
I wrote a matlab script to generate the nodes and wires of the cube in different positions and angle of rotations so i can copy them into an input file for Abaqus.
Since I'm new to Abaqus scripting etc, i wonder which is the best way to make this work.
would you guys generate 8 input files for one position of the cube and calculate
them manually or is there a way to let abaqus somehow iterate different assemblys?
I guess i should wright a python script, but i don't know how to make the ropes the parameter that is changing.
Any help is appreciated!
Thanks, Tobi
In case someon is interested, i was able to do it the following way:
I created a model in abaqus till the point, i could have started the job. Then i took the .jnl file (which is created automaticaly by abaqus) and saved it as a .py file. Then i modified this script by defining every single point as a variable and every wire for the parts as tuples, consisting out of the variables. Than i made for loops and for every 9 cases unique wire definitions, which i called during the loop. During the loop also the constraints were changed and the job were started. I also made a field output request for the endnodes of the ropes (representing motors) for there coordinates and reaction force (the same nodes are the bc pinned)
Then i saved the fieldoutput in a certain simple txt file which i was able to analyse via matlab.
Then i wrote a matlab script which created the points, attached them to the python script, copied it to a unique directory and even started the job.
This way, i was able to do geometric parametric studies in abaqus using matlab and python.
Code will be uploaded soon
I am writing script in Abaqus, where I crush circle and square with cut circle (like cheese). I need to put Contact between parts so I need Surface.
macro manager generates:
s1 = a.instances['kolo-1'].edges
side1Edges1 = s1.getSequenceFromMask(mask=('[#1 ]', ), )
a.Surface(side1Edges=side1Edges1 , name='kolkoSurf')
The problem is: getSequenceFromMask(mask=('[#1 ]', ), )
How to get this #1? Can I replace it? I searched little and there were some ideas to use: 'find', 'face', 'COORDS' but I cannot manage it.
Please help me. I dream to get an simple example how to extract this Surface using X, Y or anyway.
BR,
Wonman
You recorded the above journal using the macro manager with default journal options. Therefore, the variable side1Edges1 is defined in your journal using the getSequenceFromMask()-method. This method is the recording of the selection you performed by clicking the GUI during the recording. This means you clicked the GUI to select an edge and the result is the getSequenceFromMask()-method acting on s1 which is a set of all edges of the instance 'kolo-1'.
According to Abaqus Scripting Reference Guide 6.14 - 7.2.2 the method getSequenceFromMask() is highly efficient when a large number of objects are involved. However, this is not very helpful if your trying to customize your journal file to select another geometry element to work with. There are two solutions:
Solution: Paste the command
session.journalOptions.setValues(replayGeometry=COORDINATE, recoverGeometry=COORDINATE)
into the Abaqus command line at the bottom of Abaqus CAE to set the members replayGeometry and recoverGeometry of your JournalOptions object to COORDINATE and repeat the recording of your journal.
You can, most of the time, omit clicking the GUI again by executing your old journal after issuing the command above.
You can then save your project, preferably with a new name, and use the newly created journal.
In the new journal the command getSequenceFromMask(mask=('[#1 ]', ), ) will by replaced by a selection based on coordinates to represent your recorded GUI-click.
You can then modify the coordinates in order to customize your journal file and to select the edge you like to use in subsequent modeling steps.
Solution: Define side1Edges1 using variables you defined from Scratch in the preceding lines of your python script. I recommend using the journal file as a blueprint in which all click-events have to be replaced using well known variables, defined by yourself. For example, define a list of points myPoints = [(0,0), (0,1) ] using your own logic and then use these points as arguments of the methods e.g. myLine = mySketch.Line(point1=myPoints[0], point2=myPoints[1]), constructing new variables like myLine for the usage in subsequent modeling steps.
To get a basic understanding of the modeling workflow using the Abaqus Python API, i can recommend
Puri, G. M., 2011. Python scripts for Abaqus : learn by example, 1st Edition, also it is hardly available in most universities.
Looking at the Abaqus Benchmark Guide can be helpful, as some newer Benchmarks contain Python scripts (e.g. Fracture Mechanics).
I suppose you are creating an edge based surface. There are many ways to do it, easiest one is
Create an assembly based set ("setName") of those edges for which you want to create surface.
instance=mdb.rootAssembly.instances["InstanceName"]
set_for_surface=instance.sets["setName"].edges
assembly.Surface(side1Edges=set_for_surface, name="surf_name")
Have look at findAt() or selecting region by bounding box "getBoundingBox()". See this SO answer, which is somewhat similar.
Edit: If the set is an assembly based set, access it directly from assembly not instance. Then, use the same procedure.
mdb.rootAssembly.sets['Set_name'].edges
Late to answer but i found simpler way to select all the edges by giving coordinates:
p = mdb.models['Model-1'].parts['Part-1']
e = p.edges
edges = e.getByBoundingBox(x1,y1,z1,x2,y2,z2)
p.Set(edges=edges, name='AllPartSet')
x, y and z are two coordinates for making a box.