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Max stress node

I am trying to generate scripts to automatically create views of a model at the max stress location. I know I could read every node and check the stress of each with python but this will take a while due to the size of the model. As this feature appears in CAE is there an easy way to script this? Once I know the node I am interested in I can then utilize the location of this to generate the views I want.

Solution

  • FWIW here is the best approach I know..:

     field=frame.fieldOutputs['S'].getScalarField(componentLabel='S11')
 maxp = max([ (g.data,g.elementLabel,g.integrationPoint) for g in field.values ])

    ( 242.4324 , 10333 , 1 )

    Considering what you are doing I think the max integration point value is likely what you want. Getting the nodal average value will be a lot slower and more complicated.