{"id":342148,"date":"2023-12-26T20:16:07","date_gmt":"2023-12-26T20:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"\/forum\/forums\/topic\/find-length-of-a-curved-edge-ansys-mechanical\/"},"modified":"2023-12-26T20:16:07","modified_gmt":"2023-12-26T20:16:07","slug":"find-length-of-a-curved-edge-ansys-mechanical","status":"closed","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/find-length-of-a-curved-edge-ansys-mechanical\/","title":{"rendered":"Find length of a curved edge ANSYS MECHANICAL"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello everyone,<\/p>\n<p>I am currently working with ANSYS Mechanical and have defined a line using named selection on a curved surface, as shown in the figure below.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/12\/26-12-2023-1703620938-mceclip0.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/12\/26-12-2023-1703621744-mceclip2.png\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"flex-1 overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-mtlmo-79elbk h-full\">\n<div class=\"react-scroll-to-bottom--css-mtlmo-1n7m0yu\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col pb-9 text-sm\">\n<div class=\"w-full text-token-text-primary\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-5\">\n<div class=\"px-4 py-2 justify-center text-base md:gap-6 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-1 text-base mx-auto gap-3 md:px-5 lg:px-1 xl:px-5 md:max-w-3xl lg:max-w-[40rem] xl:max-w-[48rem] group final-completion\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-full flex-col lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)] agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col max-w-full\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] text-message flex flex-col items-start gap-3 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5 overflow-x-auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"1d5496c1-66ff-4a8a-8528-8a4e16697a4b\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light\">\n<p>Now, I need to measure the length of this line after the simulation. While I can measure the deformation, ANSYS provides me with the deformation of &#8220;each node&#8221; on this line in &#8220;three directions&#8221;. Therefore, it is not possible to use directional deformation values to determine the new length of the curved line.<\/p>\n<p>I have located the initial length of the line in the named selection section before simulation. However, there seems to be no option for the new length after the simulation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-1 flex justify-start gap-3 empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"text-gray-400 flex self-end lg:self-center justify-center lg:justify-start mt-0 gap-1 visible\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"absolute\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>I aim to conduct a parametric study and output the length of the line as a result. I would greatly appreciate it if someone could assist me in finding a way to define the new length as an output using Python output code (in ansys mechanical), APDL command, or ANSYS Mechanical settings.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thanks a lot!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-342148","topic","type-topic","status-closed","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"acf":[],"custom_fields":[{"0":{"_bbp_subscription":["335943","170445"],"_bbp_author_ip":["23.206.193.154"]," _bbp_last_reply_id":["0"]," _bbp_likes_count":["0"],"_btv_view_count":["1056"],"_bbp_topic_status":["unanswered"],"_bbp_status":["publish"],"_bbp_topic_id":["342148"],"_bbp_forum_id":["27791"],"_bbp_engagement":["170445","335943"],"_bbp_voice_count":["2"],"_bbp_reply_count":["4"],"_bbp_last_reply_id":["342578"],"_bbp_last_active_id":["342578"],"_bbp_last_active_time":["2024-01-02 00:02:50"]},"test":"mahdi_sangboriyahoo-com"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/342148","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/topic"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/topics\/342148\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=342148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}