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[a.fontanella1]

HI! I'm trying to write a code (python or APDL) in Mechanical to automatically export (save in .txt or .csv) the results of a transient analysis. In particular I want to save the nodal deformation forn each time-step in the y direction of a specific node (result present in the result tree). I tried following the directions described in https://discuss.ansys.com/discussion/2161/insert-results-and-export-image-and-animation?utm_source=community-search&utm_medium=organic-search&utm_term=Export+and+ image or at https://innovationspace.ansys.com/forum/forums/topic/how-to-automatically-export-csv-or-xls-after-solving-each-design-point/ but I get the deformation in x,y and z direction in just one time step. Can anyone help me understand where I'm wrong?

[Erik Kostson]

 

 

Hi

Yes that is what happens (one time step export.). So instead :

Use this act mech. script to print results to a text file.

https://discuss.ansys.com/discussion/2544/how-can-i-using-scripting-get-displacements-as-function-of-time-at-certain-areas

All the best

Erik

 

 

[a.fontanella1]

Thanks for the reply, I realized that I need an APDL command because it is the only one that is written in the "write input" (I need it to run in MAPDL). I tried to adapt the script you gave me but I only get an empty file 

[Erik Kostson]

Hi

In that same post there is an apdl example (see link again below) .

https://discuss.ansys.com/discussion/2544/how-can-i-using-scripting-get-displacements-as-function-of-time-at-certain-areas

All the best

Erik

 

[Erik Kostson]

Closing - others might find this useful.