plot_truss_responses_animation

opstool.vis.plotly.plot_truss_responses_animation(odb_tag=1, ele_tags=None, framerate=None, show_values=False, resp_type='axialForce', alpha=1.0, show_outline=False, line_width=1.5)

Truss response animation.

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 truss elements to be visualized. If None, all truss elements are selected.

framerate: int, default: None

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

show_values: bool, default: False

Whether to display the response value.

resp_type: str, default: “axialForce”

Response type, optional, one of [“axialForce”, “axialDefo”, “Stress”, “Strain”].

alpha: 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_outline: bool, default: False

Whether to display the outline of the model.

line_width: float, default: 1.5.

Line width of the response graph.

Returns

fig: plotly.graph_objects.Figure

You can use fig.show() to display, You can also use fig.write_html(“path/to/file.html”) to save as an HTML file, see Interactive HTML Export in Python