element_types#

class ansys.dpf.core.elements.element_types(*args, **kwds)#

Bases: enum.Enum

Types of elements available in a dpf’s mesh.

Overview#

General

All

Tet10

Hex20

Wedge15

Pyramid13

Tri6

TriShell6

Quad8

QuadShell8

Line3

Point1

Tet4

Hex8

Wedge6

Pyramid5

Tri3

TriShell3

Quad4

QuadShell4

Line2

NumElementTypes

Unknown

EMagLine

EMagArc

EMagCircle

Surface3

Surface4

Surface6

Surface8

Edge2

Edge3

Beam3

Beam4

GeneralPlaceholder

Polygon

Polyhedron

shape

Retrieve the shape of the element.

descriptor

Retrieve element information.

Import detail#

from ansys.dpf.core.elements import element_types

Attribute detail#

element_types.General = -2#
element_types.All = -1#
element_types.Tet10 = 0#
element_types.Hex20 = 1#
element_types.Wedge15 = 2#
element_types.Pyramid13 = 3#
element_types.Tri6 = 4#
element_types.TriShell6 = 5#
element_types.Quad8 = 6#
element_types.QuadShell8 = 7#
element_types.Line3 = 8#
element_types.Point1 = 9#
element_types.Tet4 = 10#
element_types.Hex8 = 11#
element_types.Wedge6 = 12#
element_types.Pyramid5 = 13#
element_types.Tri3 = 14#
element_types.TriShell3 = 15#
element_types.Quad4 = 16#
element_types.QuadShell4 = 17#
element_types.Line2 = 18#
element_types.NumElementTypes = 19#
element_types.Unknown = 20#
element_types.EMagLine = 21#
element_types.EMagArc = 22#
element_types.EMagCircle = 23#
element_types.Surface3 = 24#
element_types.Surface4 = 25#
element_types.Surface6 = 26#
element_types.Surface8 = 27#
element_types.Edge2 = 28#
element_types.Edge3 = 29#
element_types.Beam3 = 30#
element_types.Beam4 = 31#
element_types.GeneralPlaceholder = 32#
element_types.Polygon = 33#
element_types.Polyhedron = 34#

Method detail#

static element_types.shape(element_type)#

Retrieve the shape of the element.

Return type:

type

static element_types.descriptor(element_type)#

Retrieve element information.

This method provides access to an instance of the ElementDescriptor of the requested element to retrieve such information as the number of nodes and shape.

Parameters:

element_type (int) – Type of the elemment.

Returns:

Element descriptor instance that provides element information.

Return type:

ElementDescriptor

Examples

>>> from ansys.dpf import core as dpf
>>> from ansys.dpf.core import examples
>>> model = dpf.Model(examples.find_static_rst())
>>> elements = model.metadata.meshed_region.elements
>>> element = elements[0]
>>> type_of_element = element.type
>>> type_of_element

>>> element_descriptor = dpf.element_types.descriptor(type_of_element)
>>> element_descriptor.name
'hex20'
>>> element_descriptor.description
'Quadratic 20-nodes Hexa'