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Version: 2026R2

FieldDefinitionData

class compolyx.plot_data.FieldDefinitionData(graph, obj, parent=None, display_data=None)​

Attributes​

NameDescription
FieldDefinitionData.activeWhether the plot is active or not; an inactive plot is not updated and it does not contain data
FieldDefinitionData.active_display_dataReturns a dictionary containing display data for this plot owned by the active scene
FieldDefinitionData.all_display_dataReturns a list of all display data classes in existence for this object
FieldDefinitionData.changedStatus boolean
FieldDefinitionData.color_table
FieldDefinitionData.componentThe requested result component for a specific plot, e.g. s1 for the stress in the 1-direction
FieldDefinitionData.componentsReturn the possible component set on this plot type
FieldDefinitionData.data_scopeData scope of the plot where results will be evaluated
FieldDefinitionData.definition_id
FieldDefinitionData.description_changedStatus boolean
FieldDefinitionData.enabledWhether this object is currently enabled or not
FieldDefinitionData.eval_positionThe finite element position at which the results are given, e.g. centroid or nodal
FieldDefinitionData.field_variable_nameThe underlying field variable name
FieldDefinitionData.has_element_wiseWhether the plot offers element-wise data
FieldDefinitionData.has_ply_wiseWhether the plot offers ply-wise data
FieldDefinitionData.idID of object
FieldDefinitionData.is_dict_itemSpecifies whether the object is an item of a dict
FieldDefinitionData.is_list_itemSpecifies whether the object is an item of a list
FieldDefinitionData.link_pathRoot path of the current node in the tree for links to this object
FieldDefinitionData.lockedReturns the locked status of the plot
FieldDefinitionData.minmaxMin and max value of current data
FieldDefinitionData.minmax_last_queryMin and max value of data of last query
FieldDefinitionData.nameName of object
FieldDefinitionData.parentParent object in tree
FieldDefinitionData.ply_offset_scale_factorOffset scale factor
FieldDefinitionData.ply_wiseWhether to plot ply-wise or element-wise
FieldDefinitionData.requires_solution
FieldDefinitionData.root_pathRoot path of the current node in the tree
FieldDefinitionData.scope_entire_modelWhether the plot scope is the entire model or a subset defined by the data_scope
FieldDefinitionData.show_on_solidsWhether to plot results on solid or shell elements
FieldDefinitionData.show_ply_offsets
FieldDefinitionData.solutionSolution underlying the plot
FieldDefinitionData.solution_setSolution Set selection
FieldDefinitionData.spotNot applicable to a field definition plot
FieldDefinitionData.spotsReturn the possible spot set on this plot type
FieldDefinitionData.statusStatus of the object
FieldDefinitionData.status_changedBoolean flag which is set to true in C++ when up-to-date status of object changes
FieldDefinitionData.uidUID of object
FieldDefinitionData.updatedStatus boolean
FieldDefinitionData.uptodateWhether the plot is uptodate
FieldDefinitionData.vertexThis will throw an error if the object has been removed from the graph

Methods​

NameDescription
FieldDefinitionData.add_data_scope_entity(entity)Add 1 entity to the Data Scope of a plot
FieldDefinitionData.clear_data_scope()Cleares the complete data scope of a plot, i.e. all scope entities are removed at once
FieldDefinitionData.display_data_create([parent])Function for internal use, not meant for scripting
FieldDefinitionData.find_parent(type)Function steps up the tree and returns the first parent with given type
FieldDefinitionData.get_data([visible, selected])Get data of plot
FieldDefinitionData.get_deformations([...])Function used internally to query matching nodal deformations for a given plot
FieldDefinitionData.get_element_indices([...])Get element indices (ACP internal element numbers starting from 0) of plot
FieldDefinitionData.get_element_labels([...])Get element labels (element numbers as read from / written to mesh files) of plot
FieldDefinitionData.get_full_description()This function returns information displayed together with the legend
FieldDefinitionData.get_ply_offsets([...])Get the offset between plies and reference surface
FieldDefinitionData.obj_exists()Checks if __obj still references the C++ object (i.e. has not been reset to None by self._delete) and exists in the graph
FieldDefinitionData.remove_data_scope_entity(entity)Remove 1 entity to the Data Scope of a plot
FieldDefinitionData.serialize()Serialize to Python string
FieldDefinitionData.serialize_create_function()
FieldDefinitionData.serialize_name_and_id()Helper function to serialize name and ID
FieldDefinitionData.serialize_properties()Serialize to Python string
FieldDefinitionData.serialize_python_only_attributes()
FieldDefinitionData.update()
FieldDefinitionData.visit(visitor)Walk through the tree and let the visitor perform action on every descendant node