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I have a transient thermal model which solves at a number of times steps, the number may vary from simulation conditions. The results at each time step are stored in a solution folder.

For postprocessing I want to export the (in this case) temperature at each time step. I have created the following script. However it requires to enter the number of children manually. How can I determine the number of children, such as to remain the script untouched independent of the solution. BTW:

r1.Children 

does not work.

Script:

'''
Export all children in solution folder 'Temperature'
'''

import os

analysis=ExtAPI.DataModel.Project.Model.Analyses[0]
locationToExport = analysis.WorkingDir
# Enter number time steps
nsteps = 20
steps = list(range(2,nsteps+2))

for i in steps:
    resultsName = 'Temperature '+ str(i)
    fileName = resultsName + '.txt'
    fileToExport = os.path.join(locationToExport,fileName)
    r1=ExtAPI.DataModel.GetObjectsByName(resultsName)[0]
    r1.ExportToTextFile(fileToExport)

[ErKo]

 

 

 

 

 

Hi

It is because you are selecting on names (Getobjectbyname) and the Temperature 1 or 2 names are likely used by a temperature bc also.

To resolve this, change the names (temp. bc) to say Mytemp1,…, instead and it all works.

Or select all temperature results and loop through them and export:made this example: https://discuss.ansys.com/discussion/9888/how-to-export-temperature-results-to-text-files-using-mechanical-scripting

All the best

Erik

 

 

 

 

 

[Rohith Patchigolla]

Hi, 

If you want to be sure that you are searching by name only items of the type Grouping Folder and only those under Solution of a particular analysis, please try the below script. 

#Assuming its the first analysis in the tree
Analysis = DataModel.AnalysisList[0]
solution = Analysis.Solution
GroupName = "Temperature"
myGroup = [child for child in solution.Children if child.Name ==GroupName and child.DataModelObjectCategory == DataModelObjectCategory.TreeGroupingFolder][0]
allChildren = myGroup.Children
print(len(allChildren))