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[ChrisD]

Hello, I would like to insert an "ANSYS Commands" script under the  "Solution" tree in Mechanical that finds the stress at a specified node, and then inserts that value into a parameter that I can use to minimize the radius of a fillet (another parameter) to keep the stress under a certain value.  I have searched all over, but haven't been able to find the answer.  I know I have to use something like:

*GET, vm_max, NODE, 151, S, EQV

But I get a message in Solution Information that says "Requested data is not stored for noded 151".  I definitely have Von Mises stress specified as an output for plotting.

Also, I assume I have to create an output parameter first, but in the Parameters block in Workbench, the field "new output parameter" is greyed out.

Thank you!

[dlooman]

Have you issued a SET command to store some results?   If you requested stress results, the *get command looks correct.  To make the value an output parameter use a name starting with my_, like *GET, my_vm_max, NODE, 151, S, EQV.  Then you will see the parameter name in the commands object details and you can make it a parameter.

[ChrisD]

No, I didn't realize I had to use a set command (probably why I didn't get the value stored in a parameter).  However, I was able to do what I wanted without using a script by creating user-defined result and parameterizig the average value (same as max and min).  Thank you very much for your reply!

[dlooman]

Sounds good!