Access import odbAccess
session.odbs[name].steps[name].historyRegions[name].point
HistoryPoint(...)
This method creates a HistoryPoint object for a node.
Path odbAccess.HistoryPoint
Required arguments
- node
-
An
OdbMeshNode
object specifying the node for which the data are to be collected.
Return value A
HistoryPoint object.
HistoryPoint(...)
This method creates a HistoryPoint object for an
element.
Path odbAccess.HistoryPoint
Required arguments
- element
-
An
OdbMeshElement
object specifying the element for which the data are to be collected.
Optional arguments
- ipNumber
-
An Int specifying the integration point. This argument is used to define a
history output position of INTEGRATION_POINT or
ELEMENT_FACE_INTEGRATION_POINT. The default value is 0.
- sectionPoint
-
A
SectionPoint
object.
- face
-
A SymbolicConstant specifying the element face. This argument is used to
define a history output position of ELEMENT_FACE or
ELEMENT_FACE_INTEGRATION_POINT. Possible values are:
-
FACE_UNKOWN, specifying this value indicates that
no value has been specified.
-
FACE1, specifying this value indicates that
element face 1 has been specified.
-
FACE2, specifying this value indicates that
element face 2 has been specified.
-
FACE3, specifying this value indicates that
element face 3 has been specified.
-
FACE4, specifying this value indicates that
element face 4 has been specified.
-
FACE5, specifying this value indicates that
element face 5 has been specified.
-
FACE6, specifying this value indicates that
element face 6 has been specified.
-
SIDE1, specifying this value indicates that
element side 1 has been specified.
-
SIDE2, specifying this value indicates element
side 2 has been specified.
-
END1, specifying this value indicates that element
end 1 has been specified.
-
END2, specifying this value indicates that element
end 2 has been specified.
-
END3, specifying this value indicates that element
end 3 has been specified.
The default value is FACE_UNKNOWN.
- node
-
An
OdbMeshNode
object specifying the node for which the data are to be collected.
Return value A
HistoryPoint object.
HistoryPoint(...)
This method creates a HistoryPoint object for a
region.
Path odbAccess.HistoryPoint
Required arguments
- region
-
An
OdbSet
object specifying the region for which the data are to be collected.
Return value A
HistoryPoint object.
HistoryPoint(...)
This method creates a HistoryPoint object for the
OdbAssembly
object.
Path odbAccess.HistoryPoint
Required arguments
- assembly
-
An
OdbAssembly
object specifying the assembly for which the data are to be collected.
Return value A
HistoryPoint object.
HistoryPoint(...)
This method creates a HistoryPoint object for the
OdbInstance
object.
Path odbAccess.HistoryPoint
Required arguments
- instance
-
An
OdbInstance
object specifying the instance for which the data are to be collected.
Return value A
HistoryPoint object.
Members
The HistoryPoint object has members with the same names
and descriptions as the arguments to the
HistoryPoint
method.
In addition, the HistoryPoint object can have the
following members:
- ipNumber
-
An Int specifying the integration point. This argument is used to define a
history output position of INTEGRATION_POINT or
ELEMENT_FACE_INTEGRATION_POINT. The default value is 0.
- face
-
A SymbolicConstant specifying the element face. This argument is used to
define a history output position of ELEMENT_FACE or
ELEMENT_FACE_INTEGRATION_POINT. Possible values are:
-
FACE_UNKOWN, specifying this value indicates that
no value has been specified.
-
FACE1, specifying this value indicates that
element face 1 has been specified.
-
FACE2, specifying this value indicates that
element face 2 has been specified.
-
FACE3, specifying this value indicates that
element face 3 has been specified.
-
FACE4, specifying this value indicates that
element face 4 has been specified.
-
FACE5, specifying this value indicates that
element face 5 has been specified.
-
FACE6, specifying this value indicates that
element face 6 has been specified.
-
SIDE1, specifying this value indicates that
element side 1 has been specified.
-
SIDE2, specifying this value indicates element
side 2 has been specified.
-
END1, specifying this value indicates that element
end 1 has been specified.
-
END2, specifying this value indicates that element
end 2 has been specified.
-
END3, specifying this value indicates that element
end 3 has been specified.
The default value is FACE_UNKNOWN.
- position
-
A SymbolicConstant specifying the result position of the history point.
Possible values are:
-
NODAL, specifying the values calculated at the
nodes.
-
ELEMENT_NODAL, specifying the values obtained by
extrapolating results calculated at the integration points.
-
INTEGRATION_POINT, specifying the values
calculated at the integration points.
-
ELEMENT_FACE, specifying the results obtained for
surface variables such as cavity radiation that are defined for the surface
facets of an element.
-
ELEMENT_FACE_INTEGRATION_POINT, specifying the
results obtained for surface variables such as cavity radiation that are
defined for the surface facets of an element when the surface facets have
integration points.
-
WHOLE_ELEMENT, specifying the results obtained for
whole element variables.
-
WHOLE_REGION, specifying the results for an entire
region of the model.
-
WHOLE_PART_INSTANCE, specifying the results for an
entire part instance of the model.
-
WHOLE_MODEL, specifying the results for the entire
model.
- element
-
An
OdbMeshElement
object specifying the element for which the data are to be collected.
- sectionPoint
-
A
SectionPoint
object.
- region
-
An
OdbSet
object specifying the region for which the data are to be collected.
- assembly
-
An
OdbAssembly
object specifying the assembly for which the data are to be collected.
- instance
-
An
OdbInstance
object specifying the instance for which the data are to be collected.
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