Structure.analyse_and_extract

Structure.analyse_and_extract(software, fields='u', exe=None, cpus=4, license='research', output=True, save=False, return_data=True, components=None, ndof=6)[source]

Runs the analysis through the chosen FEA software / library and extracts data.

Parameters

  • software (str) – Analysis software / library to use, ‘abaqus’, ‘opensees’ or ‘ansys’.

  • fields (list, str) – Data field requests.

  • exe (str) – Full terminal command to bypass subprocess defaults.

  • cpus (int) – Number of CPU cores to use.

  • license (str) – Software license type: ‘research’, ‘student’.

  • output (bool) – Print terminal output.

  • save (bool) – Save the structure to .obj before writing.

  • return_data (bool) – Return data back into structure.results.

  • components (list) – Specific components to extract from the fields data.

Returns

None