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Caba, Aaron (US)

Tue, Sep 7, 2021 8:54 PM

Seems to me it would not be difficult to check "Arg1" in a "command
object", and in parameter page set Arg1 the same value as your design
point(like "0", "1","2"...). In your APDL command your Arg1 value
can be used in the naming of your file.

That all depends on your definition of 'not difficult'. On this bi-annual foray into APDL a fun 4.5 hours ensued where I opened black screen ANSYS (shudder) to debug, closed black screen ANSYS to open WB and further debug, closed WB and opened black screen ANSYS to debug again ... wash, rinse, repeat 8 or 10 times. String concatenation, disappearing trailing spaces in strings, arbitrary length limits on some APDL variables but not others. Good times were had. Files were generated. Frosty beverages soothed away some of the pain but the mental scars will live for eternity.

Aaron C. Caba, Ph.D.
Sr. Principal R&D Engineer
BAE Systems, Inc.
4050 Peppers Ferry Road, Radford VA 24143-0100 www.baesystems.com

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Hi Aaron,

Seems to me it would not be difficult to check "Arg1" in a "command object", and in parameter page set Arg1 the same value as your design point(like "0","1","2"...).
In your APDL command your Arg1 value can be used in the naming of your file.

Jiaping Zhang
Staff Engineer
Qualcomm Technologies

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I have done this before using a Results Cell. I see this option is now missing in V2021 though.

Link the Structural Solution Cell to a Results Cell. In the Results Cell Properties, check Publish Report. Open the results cell and create the plots you are interested in then add the image a figure to put it in the report.

I'll post another reply with figures, but not sure that will go through.

As I mentioned, the option to add a results cell appears to be missing in the 2021 versions. It is now exclusive to fluids results.

Rich Alfieri
Senior Staff Mechanical Engineer
Core Technology Research
Philips

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I am simulating a piping attachment detail under several different load cases. I am using the parameters in WB to feed the different load cases to Mechanical and pick out stress and displacement results, and all that is working well.

I would also like to output stress plot(s) from each design point. Is this possible to do through the Mechanical/WB/Parameter GUI? Nothing fancy, just saving a .jpg of the stress plot. I have tried inserting a Figure object under my stress plot but it doesn't have an option to export the plot to a file.

Alternately, I can put in a command snip to grab my image and save it to a file with some APDL. But then I have to manually manage all the files, locations, names, etc. I've done this before but would like to know if there is an easier way to get what I want.

Aaron C. Caba, Ph.D.
Sr. Principal R&D Engineer II
BAE Systems, Inc. | Ordnance Systems, Inc.

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>> Seems to me it would not be difficult to check "Arg1" in a "command >> object", and in parameter page set Arg1 the same value as your design >> point(like "0", "1","2"...). In your APDL command your Arg1 value >> can be used in the naming of your file. That all depends on your definition of 'not difficult'. On this bi-annual foray into APDL a fun 4.5 hours ensued where I opened black screen ANSYS (shudder) to debug, closed black screen ANSYS to open WB and further debug, closed WB and opened black screen ANSYS to debug again ... wash, rinse, repeat 8 or 10 times. String concatenation, disappearing trailing spaces in strings, arbitrary length limits on some APDL variables but not others. Good times were had. Files were generated. Frosty beverages soothed away some of the pain but the mental scars will live for eternity. Aaron C. Caba, Ph.D. Sr. Principal R&D Engineer BAE Systems, Inc. 4050 Peppers Ferry Road, Radford VA 24143-0100 www.baesystems.com -----Original Message----- From: Jiaping Zhang <jiapzhan@qti.qualcomm.com> Sent: Tuesday, September 7, 2021 11:34 AM To: Caba, Aaron (US) <Aaron.Caba@baesystems.com> Cc: Alfieri, Richard <rich.alfieri@philips.com>; XANSYS Mailing List Home <xansys-temp@list.xansys.org> Subject: RE: [WB] [Mechanical] Export a stress plot when using design points External Email Alert This email has been sent from an account outside of the BAE Systems network. Please treat the email with caution, especially if you are requested to click on a link, decrypt/open an attachment, or enable macros. For further information on how to spot phishing, access OSI IT Policies and report phishing by forwarding mail to phishing@baesystems.com. Hi Aaron, Seems to me it would not be difficult to check "Arg1" in a "command object", and in parameter page set Arg1 the same value as your design point(like "0","1","2"...). In your APDL command your Arg1 value can be used in the naming of your file. Jiaping Zhang Staff Engineer Qualcomm Technologies -----Original Message----- From: Alfieri, Richard via Xansys <xansys-temp@list.xansys.org> Sent: Tuesday, September 7, 2021 7:39 AM To: XANSYS Mailing List Home <xansys-temp@list.xansys.org> Cc: Alfieri, Richard <rich.alfieri@philips.com> Subject: [Xansys] Re: [WB] [Mechanical] Export a stress plot when using design points WARNING: This email originated from outside of Qualcomm. Please be wary of any links or attachments, and do not enable macros. I have done this before using a Results Cell. I see this option is now missing in V2021 though. Link the Structural Solution Cell to a Results Cell. In the Results Cell Properties, check Publish Report. Open the results cell and create the plots you are interested in then add the image a figure to put it in the report. I'll post another reply with figures, but not sure that will go through. As I mentioned, the option to add a results cell appears to be missing in the 2021 versions. It is now exclusive to fluids results. Rich Alfieri Senior Staff Mechanical Engineer Core Technology Research Philips -----Original Message----- From: Caba, Aaron (US) via Xansys <xansys-temp@list.xansys.org> Sent: Friday, September 3, 2021 11:18 AM To: XANSYS Mailing List Home <xansys-temp@list.xansys.org> Cc: Caba, Aaron (US) <Aaron.Caba@baesystems.com> Subject: [Xansys] [WB] [Mechanical] Export a stress plot when using design points Caution: This e-mail originated from outside of Philips, be careful for phishing. I am simulating a piping attachment detail under several different load cases. I am using the parameters in WB to feed the different load cases to Mechanical and pick out stress and displacement results, and all that is working well. I would also like to output stress plot(s) from each design point. Is this possible to do through the Mechanical/WB/Parameter GUI? Nothing fancy, just saving a .jpg of the stress plot. I have tried inserting a Figure object under my stress plot but it doesn't have an option to export the plot to a file. Alternately, I can put in a command snip to grab my image and save it to a file with some APDL. But then I have to manually manage all the files, locations, names, etc. I've done this before but would like to know if there is an easier way to get what I want. Aaron C. Caba, Ph.D. Sr. Principal R&D Engineer II BAE Systems, Inc. | Ordnance Systems, Inc. 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Jiaping Zhang

Tue, Sep 7, 2021 10:57 PM

Hi Aaron,

Within the years lots of examples has been accumulated using command snippet, on different requirements.

For instance, the string/filename operation in command snippet, there should be ready examples(ask any ANSYS tech support) and make some modifications from there.

In fact, you don't have to open the black screen do debug as if you have the .db(tick that option under "Analysis Settings" before you solve the model), simply resume the .db and go from there. Some variables can also be printed via *Status command. Also suggest use smaller/quicker model to test the command.
Command snippet is so powerful. I recently used it and finished a similar DOE problems, for material selection. Instead of having 8 separate systems(messy), I end up with 1 system beautifully using command snippet(Thanks for the developer 1000 times who came up with this smart invention!)

Again I think it is would be really straightforward for your multi-design point problems. If you still doubt it, we can talk separately and find what the specific issue is.

Jiaping Zhang
Qualcomm Technologies

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