Use Result Helpers to compare mode shapes for solids and then shells

The Result class which instances are created by the Model gives access to helpers to request results on specific mesh and time scopings. With those helpers, working on a custom spatial and temporal subset of the model is straightforward.

from ansys.dpf import core as dpf
from ansys.dpf.core import examples

First, create a model object to establish a connection with an example result file

model = dpf.Model(examples.download_all_kinds_of_complexity_modal())
print(model)

DPF Model
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Modal analysis
Unit system: MKS: m, kg, N, s, V, A, degC
Physics Type: Mechanical
Available results:
     -  displacement: Nodal Displacement
     -  reaction_force: Nodal Force
     -  elemental_summable_miscellaneous_data: Elemental Elemental Summable Miscellaneous Data
     -  element_nodal_forces: ElementalNodal Element nodal Forces
     -  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
     -  element_euler_angles: ElementalNodal Element Euler Angles
     -  elemental_non_summable_miscellaneous_data: Elemental Elemental Non Summable Miscellaneous Data
     -  structural_temperature: ElementalNodal Structural temperature
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DPF  Meshed Region:
  2388 nodes
  1824 elements
  Unit: m
  With solid (3D) elements, shell (2D) elements, shell (3D) elements, beam (1D) elements
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DPF  Time/Freq Support:
  Number of sets: 45
Cumulative     Frequency (Hz) LoadStep       Substep
1              4800.665229    1              1
2              6472.119402    1              2
3              10094.813112   1              3
4              15408.070193   1              4
5              19935.616102   1              5
6              30659.224027   1              6
7              33485.028985   1              7
8              40514.020302   1              8
9              41144.836724   1              9
10             41696.364343   1              10
11             42568.142453   1              11
12             48803.935725   1              12
13             51557.014600   1              13
14             54829.807966   1              14
15             55121.065060   1              15
16             55481.661956   1              16
17             55779.054274   1              17
18             56346.453210   1              18
19             56598.396154   1              19
20             57504.056787   1              20
21             57768.209089   1              21
22             60135.893137   1              22
23             62336.016111   1              23
24             62809.029190   1              24
25             64186.171203   1              25
26             64911.479227   1              26
27             66488.724651   1              27
28             66728.182829   1              28
29             67521.333063   1              29
30             68699.230845   1              30
31             70108.268581   1              31
32             71432.124756   1              32
33             71784.765113   1              33
34             73189.275762   1              34
35             74862.553459   1              35
36             75051.318416   1              36
37             76335.025905   1              37
38             76631.728520   1              38
39             76956.786796   1              39
40             77754.144888   1              40
41             78460.122703   1              41
42             78721.878185   1              42
43             79330.520798   1              43
44             80301.992725   1              44
45             80835.840814   1              45

Visualize specific mode shapes

Choose the modes to visualize

modes = [1, 5, 10, 15]

Choose to split the displacement on solid/shell/beam to only focus on shell elements

disp = model.results.displacement
for mode in modes:
    fc = disp.on_time_scoping(mode).split_by_shape.eval()
    model.metadata.meshed_region.plot(fc.shell_field())

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Choose to split the displacement on solid/shell/beam to only focus on solid elements

disp = model.results.displacement
for mode in modes:
    fc = disp.on_time_scoping(mode).split_by_shape.eval()
    model.metadata.meshed_region.plot(fc.solid_field())

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