plot_frame_responses_animation

opstool.vis.pyvista.plot_frame_responses_animation(odb_tag=1, ele_tags=None, resp_type='sectionForces', resp_dof='MZ', scale=1.0, show_values=False, cpos='iso', framerate=None, savefig='FrameForcesAnimation.gif', off_screen=True, line_width=1.5)[source]

Animate the responses of frame elements.

Parameters

odb_tag: Union[int, str], default: 1

Tag of output databases (ODB) to be visualized.

ele_tags: Union[int, list], default: None

The tags of frame elements to be visualized. If None, all frame elements are selected.

resp_type: str, default: “sectionforces”

Response type, optional, one of [“localForces”, “basicForces”, “basicDeformations”, “plasticDeformation”, “sectionForces”, “sectionDeformations”].

resp_dof: str, default: “MZ”

Component type corrsponding to the resp_type.

  • For localForces: [“FX”, “FY”, “FZ”, “MX”, “MY”, “MZ”]

  • For basicForces: [“N”, “MZ”, “MY”, “T”]

  • For basicDeformations: [“N”, “MZ”, “MY”, “T”]

  • For plasticDeformation: [“N”, “MZ”, “MY”, “T”]

  • For sectionForces: [“N”, “MZ”, “VY”, “MY”, “VZ”, “T”]

  • For sectionDeformations: [“N”, “MZ”, “VY”, “MY”, “VZ”, “T”]

Note

For sectionForces and sectionDeformations, not all sections include the shear dof VY and VZ. For instance, in the most commonly used 3D fiber cross-sections, only the axial force N, bending moments MZ and MY, and torsion T are available.

scale: float, default: 1.0

Scale the size of the response graph.

Note

You can adjust the scale to make the response graph more visible. A negative number will reverse the direction.

show_values: bool, default: True

Whether to display the response value.

framerate: int, default: None

Framerate for the display, i.e., the number of frames per second.

savefig: str, default: FrameForcesAnimation.gif

Path to save the animation. The suffix can be .gif or .mp4.

cpos: str, default: iso

Model display perspective, optional: “iso”, “xy”, “yx”, “xz”, “zx”, “yz”, “zy”. If 3d, defaults to “iso”. If 2d, defaults to “xy”.

off_screen: bool, default: True

Whether to display the plotting window. If True, the plotting window will not be displayed.

line_width: float, default: 1.5.

Line width of the response graph.

Returns

Plotting object of PyVista to display vtk meshes or numpy arrays. See pyvista.Plotter.

You can use Plotter.show. to display the plotting window.

You can also use Plotter.export_html. to export this plotter as an interactive scene to an HTML file.