FieldDefinition

class ansys.dpf.core.field_definition.FieldDefinition(field_definition=None, server=None)

Contains the physical and mathematical description of the field.

Parameters:

• field_definition (optional) – The default is None.

• server (ansys.dpf.core.server, optional) – Server with the channel connected to the remote or local instance. The default is None, in which case an attempt is made to use the global server.

property unit

Units of the field.

Returns:

Units of the field.

Return type:

str

property location

Field location.

Returns:

Location string, such as ansys.dpf.core.locations.nodal, ansys.dpf.core.locations.elemental or ansys.dpf.core.locations.time_freq.

Return type:

str

property name

Field name.

Return type:

str

property shell_layers

Order of the shell layers.

Returns:

shell_layers – LayerIndependent is returned for fields unrelated to layers.

Return type:

shell_layers

property dimensionality

Dimensionality

Returns:

dimensionality – Nature and size of the elementary data.

Return type:

Dimensionality

deep_copy(server=None)

Creates a deep copy of the field_definition’s data on a given server. This can be useful to pass data from one server instance to another.

Parameters:

server (DPFServer, optional) –

Returns:

field_definition_copy

Return type:

FieldDefinition