This module contains ElementList, ElementType and Element classes.
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class ansys.dpf.post.elements.ElementType(arg: ElementDescriptor | int)
Wrapper type to instantiate an ElementDescriptor from an int.
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property elem_type_id: element_types
Element type in the element_types enum.
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property description: str
Specifies the element geometry and integration order.
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property name: str
Short name of the element type.
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property shape: str
Can be "solid",``”shell”`` or "beam".
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property num_corner_nodes: int
Returns the number of corner nodes.
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property num_mid_nodes: int
Returns the number of middle nodes.
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property num_nodes: int
Returns the total number of nodes.
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property is_solid: bool
Whether the element is a solid.
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property is_shell: bool
Whether the element is a shell.
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property is_beam: bool
Whether the element is a beam.
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property is_quadratic: bool
Whether the element is quadratic.
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class ansys.dpf.post.elements.Element(element: Element)
Proxy class wrapping dpf.core.elements.Element.
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property node_ids: List[int]
See ansys.dpf.core.elements.Element.node_ids().
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property id: int
See ansys.dpf.core.elements.Element.id().
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property index: int
See ansys.dpf.core.elements.Element.index().
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property nodes: List[Node]
See ansys.dpf.core.elements.Element.nodes().
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property num_nodes: int
See ansys.dpf.core.elements.Element.n_nodes().
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property type_info: ElementType
Gets an element descriptor, See ansys.dpf.core.elements.Element.id().
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property type: element_types
Returns the Element Type.
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property shape: str
See ansys.dpf.core.elements.Element.shape().
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property to_node_connectivity: List[int]
See ansys.dpf.core.elements.Element.connectivity().
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class ansys.dpf.post.elements.ElementListByIndex(el_list: Elements)
Element list object using indexes as input.
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property by_id: ElementListById
Returns an equivalent list which accepts IDs as input.
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class ansys.dpf.post.elements.ElementListById(el_list: Elements)
Element list object using IDs as input.