I am using Abaqus (6.13) to run FEM thermal simulations. I need to get the total external heat flux aplied on that model. My searches indicated that the only way to get it was to sum de RFLE history output on the whole model and it works fine. The problem is that I have a ~300 000 elements model and that the simple opening of the Report/XY window takes a couple of hours.
In order to simplify my exportations, I made an exporting macro with the macro manager of Abaqus. The recording starts before importing the odb in abaqus and ends after exporting the report containing the X/Y datas. This generated macro is big (~900 000 lines) so I give you here a cropped version of it:
# -*- coding: mbcs -*-
# Do not delete the following import lines
from abaqus import *
from abaqusConstants import *
import __main__
def OdbMacro1():
import section
import regionToolset
import displayGroupMdbToolset as dgm
import part
import material
import assembly
import step
import interaction
import load
import mesh
import optimization
import job
import sketch
import visualization
import xyPlot
import displayGroupOdbToolset as dgo
import connectorBehavior
import os
os.chdir(r"C:\FolderPath")
session.mdbData.summary()
o1 = session.openOdb(name='C:\FolderPath\odb.odb')
session.viewports['Viewport: 1'].setValues(displayedObject=o1)
odb = session.odbs['C:\FolderPath\odb.odb']
xy0 = xyPlot.XYDataFromHistory(odb=odb,
outputVariableName='Nodal temperature: NT11 PI: PAD-1 Node 10 in NSET PADSURF_BACK',
steps=('Step-2', ), suppressQuery=True)
xy1 = xyPlot.XYDataFromHistory(odb=odb,
outputVariableName='Nodal temperature: NT11 PI: PAD-1 Node 10053 in NSET PADSURF_BACK',
steps=('Step-2', ), suppressQuery=True)
xy2 = xyPlot.XYDataFromHistory(odb=odb,
outputVariableName='Nodal temperature: NT11 PI: PAD-1 Node 10054 in NSET PADSURF_BACK',
steps=('Step-2', ), suppressQuery=True)
xy3 = xyPlot.XYDataFromHistory(odb=odb,
outputVariableName='Nodal temperature: NT11 PI: PAD-1 Node 10055 in NSET PADSURF_BACK',
steps=('Step-2', ), suppressQuery=True)
xy4 = xyPlot.XYDataFromHistory(odb=odb,
outputVariableName='Nodal temperature: NT11 PI: PAD-1 Node 10056 in NSET PADSURF_BACK',
steps=('Step-2', ), suppressQuery=True)
xy5 = avg((xy0, xy1, xy2, xy3, xy4, ), )
session.XYData(name='x0.nt11', objectToCopy=xy5,
sourceDescription='avg((Nodal temperature: NT11 PI: PAD-1 Node 10 in NSET PADSURF_BACK, Nodal temperature: NT11 PI: PAD-1 Node 10053 in NSET PADSURF_BACK, Nodal temperature: NT11 PI: PAD-1 Node 10054 in NSET PADSURF_BACK, Nodal temperature: NT11 PI: PAD-1 Node 10055 in NSET PADSURF_BACK, Nodal temperature: NT11 PI: PAD-1 Node 10056 in NSET PADSURF_BACK, ),)')
odb = session.odbs['C:\FolderPath\odb.odb']
xy0 = xyPlot.XYDataFromHistory(odb=odb,
outputVariableName='RFLE11: RFLE11 PI: PAD-1 Node 1', steps=('Step-2',
), suppressQuery=True)
xy1 = xyPlot.XYDataFromHistory(odb=odb,
outputVariableName='RFLE11: RFLE11 PI: PAD-1 Node 2', steps=('Step-2',
), suppressQuery=True)
xy2 = xyPlot.XYDataFromHistory(odb=odb,
outputVariableName='RFLE11: RFLE11 PI: PAD-1 Node 3', steps=('Step-2',
), suppressQuery=True)
[...]
xy280068 = xyPlot.XYDataFromHistory(odb=odb,
outputVariableName='RFLE11: RFLE11 PI: SLIDER-1 Node 210034', steps=(
'Step-2', ), suppressQuery=True)
xy280069 = xyPlot.XYDataFromHistory(odb=odb,
outputVariableName='RFLE11: RFLE11 PI: SLIDER-1 Node 210035', steps=(
'Step-2', ), suppressQuery=True)
xy280070 = sum((xy0, xy1, xy2, xy3, xy4, xy5, xy6, xy7, xy8, xy9, xy10, xy11,
xy12, xy13, xy14, xy15, xy16, xy17, xy18, xy19, xy20, xy21, xy22, xy23,
xy24, xy25, xy26, xy27, xy28, xy29, xy30, xy31, xy32, xy33, xy34, xy35,
[...]
xy280057, xy280058, xy280059, xy280060, xy280061, xy280062, xy280063,
xy280064, xy280065, xy280066, xy280067, xy280068, xy280069, ), )
session.XYData(name='model.RFLE', objectToCopy=xy280070,
sourceDescription='sum((RFLE11: RFLE11 PI: PAD-1 Node 1, RFLE11: RFLE11 PI: PAD-1 Node 2, RFLE11: RFLE11 PI: PAD-1 Node 3,
[...]
RFLE11: RFLE11 PI: SLIDER-1 Node 210033, RFLE11: RFLE11 PI: SLIDER-1 Node 210034, RFLE11: RFLE11 PI: SLIDER-1 Node 210035, ),)')
odb = session.odbs['C:\FolderPath\odb.odb']
xy0 = xyPlot.XYDataFromHistory(odb=odb,
outputVariableName='Heat flux: HFLA ASSEMBLY_SLIDERSURF/ASSEMBLY_PADSURF PI: SLIDER-1 Node 5',
steps=('Step-2', ), suppressQuery=True)
xy1 = xyPlot.XYDataFromHistory(odb=odb,
outputVariableName='Heat flux: HFLA ASSEMBLY_SLIDERSURF/ASSEMBLY_PADSURF PI: SLIDER-1 Node 6',
steps=('Step-2', ), suppressQuery=True)
xy2 = xyPlot.XYDataFromHistory(odb=odb,
outputVariableName='Heat flux: HFLA ASSEMBLY_SLIDERSURF/ASSEMBLY_PADSURF PI: SLIDER-1 Node 12
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=True)
xy6000 = xyPlot.XYDataFromHistory(odb=odb,
outputVariableName='Heat flux: HFLA ASSEMBLY_SLIDERSURF/ASSEMBLY_PADSURF PI: SLIDER-1 Node 18048',
steps=('Step-2', ), suppressQuery=True)
xy6001 = sum((xy0, xy1, xy2, xy3, xy4, xy5, xy6, xy7, xy8, xy9, xy10, xy11,
xy12, xy13, xy14, xy15, xy16, xy17, xy18, xy19, xy20, xy21, xy22, xy23,
[................................................................]
xy5991, xy5992, xy5993, xy5994, xy5995, xy5996, xy5997, xy5998, xy5999,
xy6000, ), )
session.XYData(name='surf.hfla', objectToCopy=xy6001,
sourceDescription='sum((Heat flux: HFLA ASSEMBLY_SLIDERSURF/ASSEMBLY_PADSURF PI: SLIDER-1 Node 5, Heat flux: HFLA ASSEMBLY_SLIDERSURF/ASSEMBLY_PADSURF PI: SLIDER-1 Node 6, Heat flux: HFLA ASSEMBLY_SLIDERSURF/ASSEMBLY_PADSURF PI: SLIDER-1 Node 12050, Heat flux: HFLA ASSEMBLY_SLIDERSURF/ASSEMBLY_PADSURF PI: SLIDER-1 Node 12051, Heat flux: HFLA ASSEMBLY_SLIDERSURF/ASSEMBLY_PADSURF PI: SLIDER-1 Node 12052, Heat flux: HFLA ASSEMBLY_SLIDERSURF/ASSEMBLY_PADSURF PI: SLIDER-1 Node 12053, Heat flux: HFLA ASSEMBLY_SLIDERSURF/ASSEMBLY_PADSURF PI: SLIDER-1 Node 12054, Heat flux: HFLA ASSEMBLY_SLIDERSURF/ASSEMBLY_PADSURF PI: SLIDER-1 Node 12055, Heat flux: HFLA ASSEMBLY_SLIDERSURF/ASSEMBLY_PADSURF PI: SLIDER-1 Node 12056, Heat flux: HFLA ASSEMBLY_SLIDERSURF/ASSEMBLY_PADSURF PI: SLIDER-1 Node 12057, Heat flux: HFLA ASSEMBLY_SLIDERSURF/ASSEMBLY_PADSURF PI: SLIDER-1 Node 12058, Heat flux: HFLA ASSEMBLY_SLIDERSURF/ASSEMBLY_PADSURF PI: SLIDER-1 Node 12059, Heat flux: HFLA ASSEMBLY_SLIDERSURF/ASSEMBLY_PADSURF PI: SLIDER-1 Node 12060, Heat flux: HFLA ASSEMBLY_SLIDERSURF/ASSEMBLY_PADSURF PI: SLIDER-1 Node 12061, Heat flux: HFLA ASSEMBLY_SLIDERSURF/ASSEMBLY_PADSURF PI: SLIDER-1 Node 12062, Heat flux: HFLA ASSEMBLY_SLIDERSURF/
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37, Heat flux: HFLA ASSEMBLY_SLIDERSURF/ASSEMBLY_PADSURF PI: SLIDER-1 Node 18038, Heat flux: HFLA ASSEMBLY_SLIDERSURF/ASSEMBLY_PADSURF PI: SLIDER-1 Node 18039, Heat flux: HFLA ASSEMBLY_SLIDERSURF/ASSEMBLY_PADSURF PI: SLIDER-1 Node 18040, Heat flux: HFLA ASSEMBLY_SLIDERSURF/ASSEMBLY_PADSURF PI: SLIDER-1 Node 18041, Heat flux: HFLA ASSEMBLY_SLIDERSURF/ASSEMBLY_PADSURF PI: SLIDER-1 Node 18042, Heat flux: HFLA ASSEMBLY_SLIDERSURF/ASSEMBLY_PADSURF PI: SLIDER-1 Node 18043, Heat flux: HFLA ASSEMBLY_SLIDERSURF/ASSEMBLY_PADSURF PI: SLIDER-1 Node 18044, Heat flux: HFLA ASSEMBLY_SLIDERSURF/ASSEMBLY_PADSURF PI: SLIDER-1 Node 18045, Heat flux: HFLA ASSEMBLY_SLIDERSURF/ASSEMBLY_PADSURF PI: SLIDER-1 Node 18046, Heat flux: HFLA ASSEMBLY_SLIDERSURF/ASSEMBLY_PADSURF PI: SLIDER-1 Node 18047, Heat flux: HFLA ASSEMBLY_SLIDERSURF/ASSEMBLY_PADSURF PI: SLIDER-1 Node 18048, ),)')
x0 = session.xyDataObjects['surf.hfla']
x1 = session.xyDataObjects['model.RFLE']
x2 = session.xyDataObjects['x0.nt11']
session.xyReportOptions.setValues(interpolation=ON)
session.writeXYReport(fileName='C:\FolderPath\report.rpt',
appendMode=OFF, xyData=(x0, x1, x2))
OdbMacro1()
I added the call to OdbMacro1 at the end, following the search results I got here and there.
I want to run that macro (or at least the useful part) outside the GUI from a python file. When I do (with "C:\Path\to\python\file\folder>abaqus python macro.py"), I get an error:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "macro.py", line 3, in <module>
from abaqus import *
File "SMAPyaModules\SMAPyaAbqPy.m\src\abaqus.py", line 15, in <module>
ImportError: abaqus module may only be imported in the Abaqus kernel process
. I don't understand what the problem is. I tried adding "import odbAccess" at the beginning of the file but I get the same error. I think I should be adding some code at the beginning but I can't get around which. Could you help me?
By the way, it is secondary, but I feel like I could simplify the function:
- Among the bunch of import at the beginning of the function I am not sure all are needed may I delete some?
- All the nodes whose history output are summed (or averaged) in the same operation form a set. Isn't there a way to use that to avoid using each individual history output in the macro?
Thank you for any lead to the answer. :)