Browse result metadata#

In addition to the Simulation object being the entry point for browsing the contents of a result file, it provides important metadata, such as the analysis type and the available results.

Here is how you browse result metadata:

Instantiate the simulation object

>>> from ansys.dpf import post
>>> from ansys.dpf.post import examples
>>> simulation = post.load_simulation(examples.multishells_rst)

Browse result metadata

>>> print(simulation)
Static Mechanical Simulation.


Data Sources
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DPF  DataSources:
  Result files:
     result key: rst and path: d:\ansysdev\sandbox\pydpf-core\src\ansys\dpf\core\examples\model_with_ns.rst
  Secondary files:


DPF Model
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Static analysis
Unit system: MKS: m, kg, N, s, V, A, degC
Physics Type: Mechanical
Available results:
     -  displacement: Nodal Displacement
     -  reaction_force: Nodal Force
     -  stress: ElementalNodal Stress
     -  elemental_volume: Elemental Volume
     -  stiffness_matrix_energy: Elemental Energy-stiffness matrix
     -  artificial_hourglass_energy: Elemental Hourglass Energy
     -  thermal_dissipation_energy: Elemental thermal dissipation energy
     -  kinetic_energy: Elemental Kinetic Energy
     -  co_energy: Elemental co-energy
     -  incremental_energy: Elemental incremental energy
     -  elastic_strain: ElementalNodal Strain
     -  structural_temperature: ElementalNodal Temperature
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DPF  Meshed Region:
  7079 nodes
  4220 elements
  Unit: m
  With solid (3D) elements, shell (2D) elements, shell (3D) elements
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DPF  Time/Freq Support:
  Number of sets: 1
Cumulative     Time (s)       LoadStep       Substep
1              1.000000       1              1

PyDPF-Post supports four different analysis types for mechanical results:

Static analysis
Modal analysis
Harmonic analysis
Transient analysis

The legacy Solution object also supports thermal and electrical results.

Mesh#

From the Simulation object, you can also access the mesh:

Instantiate the simulation object

>>> from ansys.dpf import post
>>> from ansys.dpf.post import examples
>>> simulation = post.load_simulation(examples.multishells_rst)

Access the mesh

>>> mesh = simulation.mesh
>>> print(mesh)
DPF  Mesh:
  7079 nodes
  4220 elements
  Unit: m
  With solid (3D) elements, shell (2D) elements, shell (3D) elements