{"id":441372,"date":"2025-09-12T14:43:55","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T14:43:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/python-script-to-export-all-children-of-a-solution-tree\/"},"modified":"2025-09-12T14:43:55","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T14:43:55","slug":"python-script-to-export-all-children-of-a-solution-tree","status":"publish","type":"topic","link":"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/forums\/topic\/python-script-to-export-all-children-of-a-solution-tree\/","title":{"rendered":"Python-Script to Export all Children of a Solution Tree"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&lt;p&gt;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. &lt;br&gt;<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/innovationspace.ansys.com\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/12-09-2025-1757687932-2025-09-12_16h32_17.png\" alt=\"\" \/>&lt;br&gt;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:&lt;\/p&gt;<\/p>\n<pre>r1.Children <\/pre>\n<p>&lt;p&gt;does not work.&lt;\/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Script:&lt;\/p&gt;<\/p>\n<pre>'''&lt;br&gt;Export all children in solution folder 'Temperature'&lt;br&gt;'''&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;import os&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;analysis=ExtAPI.DataModel.Project.Model.Analyses[0]&lt;br&gt;locationToExport = analysis.WorkingDir&lt;br&gt;# Enter number time steps&lt;br&gt;nsteps = 20&lt;br&gt;steps = list(range(2,nsteps+2))&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;for i in steps:&lt;br&gt;&nbsp; &nbsp; resultsName = 'Temperature '+ str(i)&lt;br&gt;&nbsp; &nbsp; fileName = resultsName + '.txt'&lt;br&gt;&nbsp; &nbsp; fileToExport = os.path.join(locationToExport,fileName)&lt;br&gt;&nbsp; &nbsp; r1=ExtAPI.DataModel.GetObjectsByName(resultsName)[0]&lt;br&gt;&nbsp; &nbsp; r1.ExportToTextFile(fileToExport)<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-441372","topic","type-topic","status-publish","hentry","topic-tag-python-scripting"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.10 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"I have a transient thermal model which solves at a number of times steps, the number may vary from simulation conditions. 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